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 1.3.97

स कदाचित्तमुपाध्यायमाहोत्तङ्कः ।
आज्ञापयतु भवान् ।
किं ते प्रियमुपहरामि गुर्वर्थमिति ॥ ९७ ॥

sa kadācittamupādhyāyamāhottaṅkaḥ |
ājñāpayatu bhavān |
kiṃ te priyamupaharāmi gurvarthamiti || 97 ||

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

...Because in getting up from the ditch you have opened the water-course, thenceforth shalt you be called Uddalaka as a mark of your preceptor’s favour. And because my words have been obeyed...

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

Kadacit, Upadhyaya, Aho, Ahan, Uttanka, Ajna, Bhava, Bhavant, Kim, Tad, Yushmad, Priyam, Pri, Priya, Upa, Gurvartha, Iti,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.3.97). 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 kadācittamupādhyāyamāhottaṅkaḥ
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kadācit -
  • kadācit (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
  • tam -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • upādhyāyam -
  • upādhyāya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    upādhyāyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • āho -
  • āho (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    āhan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    āhan (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    ah (verb class 5)
    [perfect active third single]
  • uttaṅkaḥ -
  • uttaṅka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “ājñāpayatu bhavān
  • ājñā -
  • ājñā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • āpayatu -
  • āp (verb class 0)
    [imperative active third single]
    i (verb class 0)
    [imperative active third single]
  • bhavān -
  • bhava (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    bhavant (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 3: “kiṃ te priyamupaharāmi gurvarthamiti
  • kim -
  • kim (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kim (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • priyam -
  • priyam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    priya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    priya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    priyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    prī (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    prī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • upa -
  • upa (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    upa (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    upa (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    upa (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • harāmi -
  • hṛ (verb class 1)
    [present active first single]
  • gurvartham -
  • gurvartha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    gurvartha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    gurvarthā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • 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 1.3.97

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 1.3.97 in Kannada sript:
ಸ ಕದಾಚಿತ್ತಮುಪಾಧ್ಯಾಯಮಾಹೋತ್ತಙ್ಕಃ ।
ಆಜ್ಞಾಪಯತು ಭವಾನ್ ।
ಕಿಂ ತೇ ಪ್ರಿಯಮುಪಹರಾಮಿ ಗುರ್ವರ್ಥಮಿತಿ ॥ ೯೭ ॥

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 1.3.97 in Bengali sript:
স কদাচিত্তমুপাধ্যাযমাহোত্তঙ্কঃ ।
আজ্ঞাপযতু ভবান্ ।
কিং তে প্রিযমুপহরামি গুর্বর্থমিতি ॥ ৯৭ ॥

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 1.3.97 in Gujarati sript:
સ કદાચિત્તમુપાધ્યાયમાહોત્તઙ્કઃ ।
આજ્ઞાપયતુ ભવાન્ ।
કિં તે પ્રિયમુપહરામિ ગુર્વર્થમિતિ ॥ ૯૭ ॥

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 1.3.97 in Malayalam sript:
സ കദാചിത്തമുപാധ്യായമാഹോത്തങ്കഃ ।
ആജ്ഞാപയതു ഭവാന് ।
കിം തേ പ്രിയമുപഹരാമി ഗുര്വര്ഥമിതി ॥ ൯൭ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 1.3.97 in Telugu sript:
స కదాచిత్తముపాధ్యాయమాహోత్తఙ్కః ।
ఆజ్ఞాపయతు భవాన్ ।
కిం తే ప్రియముపహరామి గుర్వర్థమితి ॥ ౯౭ ॥

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