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 1.3.20

स एकं शिष्यमारुणिं पाञ्चाल्यं प्रेषयामास ।
गच्छ केदारखण्डं बधानेति ॥ २० ॥

sa ekaṃ śiṣyamāruṇiṃ pāñcālyaṃ preṣayāmāsa |
gaccha kedārakhaṇḍaṃ badhāneti || 20 ||

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

...by Bhishma, the son of Bhagirathi. This Parva treats of rules in detail and of Dharma and Artha; then the rules of charity and its merits; then the qualifications of donees, and the supreme...

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

Sah, Eka, Shishya, Aruni, Pancalya, Presha, Yama, Yaman, Gaccha, Kedarakhanda, Iti,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.3.20). 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: “sa ekaṃ śiṣyamāruṇiṃ pāñcālyaṃ preṣayāmāsa
  • sa* -
  • saḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ekam -
  • eka (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    eka (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • śiṣyam -
  • śiṣya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śiṣya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śiṣyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    śās -> śiṣya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √śās class 2 verb]
    śās -> śiṣya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √śās class 2 verb], [accusative single from √śās class 2 verb]
    śiṣ -> śiṣya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √śiṣ class 10 verb]
    śiṣ -> śiṣya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √śiṣ class 10 verb], [accusative single from √śiṣ class 10 verb]
  • āruṇim -
  • āruṇi (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • pāñcālyam -
  • pāñcālya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pāñcālya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    pāñcālyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • preṣa -
  • preṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    preṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • yāmā -
  • yāma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yāman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    yāma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yāmā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [imperative active first plural]
  • asa -
  • asan (noun, neuter)
    [compound]
  • Line 2: “gaccha kedārakhaṇḍaṃ badhāneti
  • gaccha -
  • gaccha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    gam (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • kedārakhaṇḍam -
  • kedārakhaṇḍa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • badhāne -
  • bandh (verb class 9)
    [imperative active second single]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.3.20

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 1.3.20 in Kannada sript:
ಸ ಏಕಂ ಶಿಷ್ಯಮಾರುಣಿಂ ಪಾಞ್ಚಾಲ್ಯಂ ಪ್ರೇಷಯಾಮಾಸ ।
ಗಚ್ಛ ಕೇದಾರಖಣ್ಡಂ ಬಧಾನೇತಿ ॥ ೨೦ ॥

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 1.3.20 in Bengali sript:
স একং শিষ্যমারুণিং পাঞ্চাল্যং প্রেষযামাস ।
গচ্ছ কেদারখণ্ডং বধানেতি ॥ ২০ ॥

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 1.3.20 in Gujarati sript:
સ એકં શિષ્યમારુણિં પાઞ્ચાલ્યં પ્રેષયામાસ ।
ગચ્છ કેદારખણ્ડં બધાનેતિ ॥ ૨૦ ॥

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 1.3.20 in Malayalam sript:
സ ഏകം ശിഷ്യമാരുണിം പാഞ്ചാല്യം പ്രേഷയാമാസ ।
ഗച്ഛ കേദാരഖണ്ഡം ബധാനേതി ॥ ൨൦ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 1.3.20 in Telugu sript:
స ఏకం శిష్యమారుణిం పాఞ్చాల్యం ప్రేషయామాస ।
గచ్ఛ కేదారఖణ్డం బధానేతి ॥ ౨౦ ॥

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