Mahabharata [sanskrit]

699,462 words | ISBN-10: 812150094X | ISBN-13: 9788121500944

The Sanskrit edition of the Mahabharata, one of the largest epic poems ever written, consisting of 100,000 metrical verses. Consisting of 18 books, the Mahabharata details the history and legends concerning ancient India (Bharata), including a major battle campaign involving the Kauravas and the Pandavas, also known as the Kurukshetra War. This portion also contains the Bhagavad-Gita. Alternative titles: Mahābhārata (महाभारत).

Verse 1.2.176

नवमं पर्व निर्दिष्टमेतदद्भुतमर्थवत् ।
एकोनषष्टिरध्यायास्तत्र संख्याविशारदैः ॥ १७६ ॥

navamaṃ parva nirdiṣṭametadadbhutamarthavat |
ekonaṣaṣṭiradhyāyāstatra saṃkhyāviśāradaiḥ || 176 ||

Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.

...having obtained a boon went towards the west. These are all included in the third Parva called Aranyaka, consisting of two hundred and sixty-nine sections. The number of slokas is eleven...

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Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (1.2.176). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Navama, Parvan, Nirdishta, Etad, Adbhuta, Arthavat, Ekona, Shashtih, Shashti, Adhyaya, Tatra, Sankhya, Visharada,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.2.176). If the system was successful in segmenting the sentence, you will see of which words it is made up of, generally consisting of Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Participles and Indeclinables. Click on the link to show all possible derivations of the word.

  • Line 1: “navamaṃ parva nirdiṣṭametadadbhutamarthavat
  • navamam -
  • navama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    navama (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    navamā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • parva -
  • parvan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    parv (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • nirdiṣṭam -
  • nirdiṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nirdiṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    nirdiṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • etad -
  • etad (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    etad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    etad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • adbhutam -
  • adbhuta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    adbhuta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    adbhutā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • arthavat -
  • arthavat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    arthavat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “ekonaṣaṣṭiradhyāyāstatra saṃkhyāviśāradaiḥ
  • ekona -
  • ekona (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ekona (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ṣaṣṭir -
  • ṣaṣṭiḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ṣaṣṭi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • adhyāyās -
  • adhyāya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • tatra -
  • tatra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tatra (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • saṅkhyā -
  • saṅkhyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • viśāradaiḥ -
  • viśārada (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    viśārada (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.2.176

Cover of edition (2013)

The complete Mahabharata (12 Volumes)
by Kisari Mohan Ganguly (2013)

4900 pages; [Publisher: Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers Pvt. Ltd.] ISBN: ‎ 812150094X or 9788121500944;

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Cover of edition (2003)

The Mahabharata in Kannada (Set of 32 Volumes)
by Bharatha Darshana Bangalore (2003)

ಶ್ರೇಮಹಭಾರತ [ಮಹಾಭಾರತ]; 13907 pages;

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Preview of verse 1.2.176 in Kannada sript:
ನವಮಂ ಪರ್ವ ನಿರ್ದಿಷ್ಟಮೇತದದ್ಭುತಮರ್ಥವತ್ ।
ಏಕೋನಷಷ್ಟಿರಧ್ಯಾಯಾಸ್ತತ್ರ ಸಂಖ್ಯಾವಿಶಾರದೈಃ ॥ ೧೭೬ ॥

Cover of edition (2008)

The Complete Mahabharata (9 volumes)
by M. N. Dutt (2008)

6415 pages; Sanskrit Text with English Translation; [Edited By: Dr. Ishwar Chandra Sharma & Dr. O.N. Bimali] [Publisher: Parimal Publication Pvt. Ltd.]

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Cover of edition (2017)

Mahabharata (Hindi Translation, Six Volumes)
by Sahityacharya Pandit Ramnarayandutt Shastri Pandey "Ram" (2017)

7350 pages; [महाभारत] [Publisher: Gita Press, Gorakhpur] 44 Color and Black/white illustrations.

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Cover of Bengali edition

The Mahabharata in Bengali (Two Volumes)
by Akshay Library, Kolkata (2019)

3049 pages; [মহাভারত] [মহার্ষী বদভ্যাস (Maharishi Vedvyas)]

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Preview of verse 1.2.176 in Bengali sript:
নবমং পর্ব নির্দিষ্টমেতদদ্ভুতমর্থবত্ ।
একোনষষ্টিরধ্যাযাস্তত্র সংখ্যাবিশারদৈঃ ॥ ১৭৬ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

Mahabharat in Gujarati (20 Volumes)
by Dinkar Joshi (દિનકર જોશી) (2010)

14252 pages; [મહાભારત] [Publisher: Pravin Prakashan Pvt. Ltd, Rajkot]

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Preview of verse 1.2.176 in Gujarati sript:
નવમં પર્વ નિર્દિષ્ટમેતદદ્ભુતમર્થવત્ ।
એકોનષષ્ટિરધ્યાયાસ્તત્ર સંખ્યાવિશારદૈઃ ॥ ૧૭૬ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)

1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]

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Preview of verse 1.2.176 in Malayalam sript:
നവമം പര്വ നിര്ദിഷ്ടമേതദദ്ഭുതമര്ഥവത് ।
ഏകോനഷഷ്ടിരധ്യായാസ്തത്ര സംഖ്യാവിശാരദൈഃ ॥ ൧൭൬ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)

7248pages

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Preview of verse 1.2.176 in Telugu sript:
నవమం పర్వ నిర్దిష్టమేతదద్భుతమర్థవత్ ।
ఏకోనషష్టిరధ్యాయాస్తత్ర సంఖ్యావిశారదైః ॥ ౧౭౬ ॥

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