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 1.2.195

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श्लोकाः सप्तशतं चात्र पञ्चसप्ततिरुच्यते ।
संख्यया भारताख्यानं कर्त्रा ह्यत्र महात्मना ।
प्रणीतं सज्जनमनोवैक्लव्याश्रुप्रवर्तकम् ॥ १९५ ॥

ślokāḥ saptaśataṃ cātra pañcasaptatirucyate |
saṃkhyayā bhāratākhyānaṃ kartrā hyatra mahātmanā |
praṇītaṃ sajjanamanovaiklavyāśrupravartakam || 195 ||

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

...Duryodhana of the embassy of Krishna who had come to solicit peace for the benefit of both parties. Here has been recited the story of Damvodvava; then the story of the high-souled Matuli...
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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 (1.2.195). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shloka, Saptashata, Pancasaptati, Ucyat, Sankhya, Bharatakhyana, Kartri, Atra, Mahatman, Mahatmana, Pranita, Sajjana, Ano, Ana, Anas, Anu, Vaiklavya, Ashru, Pravartaka,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.2.195). 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: “ślokāḥ saptaśataṃ cātra pañcasaptatirucyate ”
ślokāḥ -
śloka (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
saptaśatam -
saptaśata (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

saptaśata (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

saptaśatā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
cāt -
ca (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
ra -
ra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
pañcasaptatir -
pañcasaptati (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
ucyate -
√uc -> ucyat (participle, masculine)

[dative single from √uc class 4 verb]

√uc -> ucyat (participle, neuter)

[dative single from √uc class 4 verb]

√vac (verb class 2)

[present passive third single]

√vac (verb class 3)

[present passive third single]
Line 2: “saṃkhyayā bhāratākhyānaṃ kartrā hyatra mahātmanā ”
saṅkhyayā -
saṅkhyā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]
bhāratākhyānam -
bhāratākhyāna (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

bhāratākhyāna (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
kartrā -
kartṛ (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]
hya -
hi (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
atra -
atra (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

atra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

atra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
mahātmanā -
mahātman (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

mahātman (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

mahātmanā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
Line 3: “praṇītaṃ sajjanamanovaiklavyāśrupravartakam ”
praṇītam -
praṇīta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

praṇīta (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

praṇītā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
sajjanam -
sajjana (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

sajjana (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

sajjanā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
ano -
ano (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

anas (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

ana (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

anu (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

anu (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]
vaiklavyā -
vaiklavya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
aśru -
aśru (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
pravartakam -
pravartaka (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

pravartaka (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.2.195

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

ಶ್ರೇಮಹಭಾರತ [ಮಹಾಭಾರತ]; 13907 pages;

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Preview of verse 1.2.195 in Kannada sript:
ಶ್ಲೋಕಾಃ ಸಪ್ತಶತಂ ಚಾತ್ರ ಪಞ್ಚಸಪ್ತತಿರುಚ್ಯತೇ ।
ಸಂಖ್ಯಯಾ ಭಾರತಾಖ್ಯಾನಂ ಕರ್ತ್ರಾ ಹ್ಯತ್ರ ಮಹಾತ್ಮನಾ ।
ಪ್ರಣೀತಂ ಸಜ್ಜನಮನೋವೈಕ್ಲವ್ಯಾಶ್ರುಪ್ರವರ್ತಕಮ್ ॥ ೧೯೫ ॥

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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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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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 1.2.195 in Bengali sript:
শ্লোকাঃ সপ্তশতং চাত্র পঞ্চসপ্ততিরুচ্যতে ।
সংখ্যযা ভারতাখ্যানং কর্ত্রা হ্যত্র মহাত্মনা ।
প্রণীতং সজ্জনমনোবৈক্লব্যাশ্রুপ্রবর্তকম্ ॥ ১৯৫ ॥

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 1.2.195 in Gujarati sript:
શ્લોકાઃ સપ્તશતં ચાત્ર પઞ્ચસપ્તતિરુચ્યતે ।
સંખ્યયા ભારતાખ્યાનં કર્ત્રા હ્યત્ર મહાત્મના ।
પ્રણીતં સજ્જનમનોવૈક્લવ્યાશ્રુપ્રવર્તકમ્ ॥ ૧૯૫ ॥

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

1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]

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Preview of verse 1.2.195 in Malayalam sript:
ശ്ലോകാഃ സപ്തശതം ചാത്ര പഞ്ചസപ്തതിരുച്യതേ ।
സംഖ്യയാ ഭാരതാഖ്യാനം കര്ത്രാ ഹ്യത്ര മഹാത്മനാ ।
പ്രണീതം സജ്ജനമനോവൈക്ലവ്യാശ്രുപ്രവര്തകമ് ॥ ൧൯൫ ॥

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 1.2.195 in Telugu sript:
శ్లోకాః సప్తశతం చాత్ర పఞ్చసప్తతిరుచ్యతే ।
సంఖ్యయా భారతాఖ్యానం కర్త్రా హ్యత్ర మహాత్మనా ।
ప్రణీతం సజ్జనమనోవైక్లవ్యాశ్రుప్రవర్తకమ్ ॥ ౧౯౫ ॥

Last Updated: 16 September, 2021