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 1.2.203

तथा पात्रविशेषाश्च दानानां च परो विधिः ।
आचारविधियोगश्च सत्यस्य च परा गतिः ॥ २०३ ॥

tathā pātraviśeṣāśca dānānāṃ ca paro vidhiḥ |
ācāravidhiyogaśca satyasya ca parā gatiḥ || 203 ||

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

...also composed in this by the great Rishi is six thousand, six hundred and ninety-eight. [Parva 6] "Then is recited the Bhishma Parva replete with wonderful incidents. In this has been...

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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 (1.2.203). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tatha, Patri, Patra, Avishesha, Dana, Parah, Para, Vidhi, Acara, Vidhiyoga, Satya, Gati,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.2.203). 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: “tathā pātraviśeṣāśca dānānāṃ ca paro vidhiḥ
  • tathā -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • pātra -
  • pātṛ (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    pātṛ (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    pātra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pātra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • aviśeṣāś -
  • aviśeṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    aviśeṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dānānām -
  • dāna (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    dāna (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • paro* -
  • paraḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    para (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vidhiḥ -
  • vidhi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    vidhi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “ācāravidhiyogaśca satyasya ca parā gatiḥ
  • ācāra -
  • ācāra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vidhiyogaś -
  • vidhiyoga (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • satyasya -
  • satya (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    satya (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • parā* -
  • para (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    parā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • gatiḥ -
  • gati (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    gati (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.2.203

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 1.2.203 in Kannada sript:
ತಥಾ ಪಾತ್ರವಿಶೇಷಾಶ್ಚ ದಾನಾನಾಂ ಚ ಪರೋ ವಿಧಿಃ ।
ಆಚಾರವಿಧಿಯೋಗಶ್ಚ ಸತ್ಯಸ್ಯ ಚ ಪರಾ ಗತಿಃ ॥ ೨೦೩ ॥

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 1.2.203 in Bengali sript:
তথা পাত্রবিশেষাশ্চ দানানাং চ পরো বিধিঃ ।
আচারবিধিযোগশ্চ সত্যস্য চ পরা গতিঃ ॥ ২০৩ ॥

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 1.2.203 in Gujarati sript:
તથા પાત્રવિશેષાશ્ચ દાનાનાં ચ પરો વિધિઃ ।
આચારવિધિયોગશ્ચ સત્યસ્ય ચ પરા ગતિઃ ॥ ૨૦૩ ॥

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 1.2.203 in Malayalam sript:
തഥാ പാത്രവിശേഷാശ്ച ദാനാനാം ച പരോ വിധിഃ ।
ആചാരവിധിയോഗശ്ച സത്യസ്യ ച പരാ ഗതിഃ ॥ ൨൦൩ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 1.2.203 in Telugu sript:
తథా పాత్రవిశేషాశ్చ దానానాం చ పరో విధిః ।
ఆచారవిధియోగశ్చ సత్యస్య చ పరా గతిః ॥ ౨౦౩ ॥

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