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 1.3.167

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तत्र च मया दृष्टे स्त्रियौ तन्त्रेऽधिरोप्य पटं वयन्त्यौ ।
तस्मिंश्च तन्त्रे कृष्णाः सिताश्च तन्तवः ।
किं तत् ॥ १६७ ॥

tatra ca mayā dṛṣṭe striyau tantre'dhiropya paṭaṃ vayantyau |
tasmiṃśca tantre kṛṣṇāḥ sitāśca tantavaḥ |
kiṃ tat || 167 ||

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

...been said, 'He who bestows instruction contrary to usage and he who receives it contrary to usage, one of the two dies, and enmity springs up between the two.—I, therefore, who have received...
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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 (1.3.167). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tatra, Maya, Drishta, Drishti, Stri, Tantra, Tantri, Adhi, Ropya, Pata, Vayanti, Tad, Krishna, Sita, Tantu, Kim, Tat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.3.167). 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: “tatra ca mayā dṛṣṭe striyau tantre'dhiropya paṭaṃ vayantyau ”
tatra -
tatra (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

tatra (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tatra (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
mayā* -
maya (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

mayā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
dṛṣṭe -
dṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

dṛṣṭa (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

dṛṣṭā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

dṛṣṭi (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

√dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]

√dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √dṛś class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √dṛś class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √dṛś class 1 verb], [locative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]

√dṛś -> dṛṣṭā (participle, feminine)

[nominative dual from √dṛś class 1 verb], [vocative single from √dṛś class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √dṛś class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √dṛś class 1 verb]
striyau -
strī (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
tantre' -
tantra (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

tantrā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

tantri (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]
adhi -
adhi (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

adhi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

adhī (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

adhī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]

adhī (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

ropya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√ruh -> ropya (participle, masculine)

[compound from √ruh]

√ruh -> ropya (participle, neuter)

[compound from √ruh]

√ruh -> ropya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √ruh]

√rup -> ropya (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √rup class 4 verb]

√rup -> ropya (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √rup class 4 verb]

√ruh -> ropya (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √ruh]

√ruh -> ropya (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √ruh]
paṭam -
paṭa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

paṭa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
vayantyau -
vayantī (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

√vay -> vayantī (participle, feminine)

[nominative dual from √vay class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √vay class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √vay class 1 verb]
Line 2: “tasmiṃśca tantre kṛṣṇāḥ sitāśca tantavaḥ ”
tasmiṃś -
tad (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
tantre -
tantra (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

tantrā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

tantri (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]
kṛṣṇāḥ -
kṛṣṇa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

kṛṣṇā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
sitāś -
sita (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

sitā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

√sā -> sita (participle, masculine)

[nominative plural from √sā class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √sā class 4 verb]

√sā -> sitā (participle, feminine)

[nominative plural from √sā class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √sā class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √sā class 4 verb]

√si -> sita (participle, masculine)

[nominative plural from √si class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √si class 5 verb], [nominative plural from √si class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √si class 9 verb]

√si -> sitā (participle, feminine)

[nominative plural from √si class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √si class 5 verb], [accusative plural from √si class 5 verb], [nominative plural from √si class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √si class 9 verb], [accusative plural from √si class 9 verb]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
tantavaḥ -
tantu (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
Line 3: “kiṃ tat ”
kim -
kim (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

kim (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kim (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
tat -
tat (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tad (noun, neuter)

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

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.3.167

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 1.3.167 in Kannada sript:
ತತ್ರ ಚ ಮಯಾ ದೃಷ್ಟೇ ಸ್ತ್ರಿಯೌ ತನ್ತ್ರೇಽಧಿರೋಪ್ಯ ಪಟಂ ವಯನ್ತ್ಯೌ ।
ತಸ್ಮಿಂಶ್ಚ ತನ್ತ್ರೇ ಕೃಷ್ಣಾಃ ಸಿತಾಶ್ಚ ತನ್ತವಃ ।
ಕಿಂ ತತ್ ॥ ೧೬೭ ॥

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 1.3.167 in Bengali sript:
তত্র চ মযা দৃষ্টে স্ত্রিযৌ তন্ত্রেঽধিরোপ্য পটং বযন্ত্যৌ ।
তস্মিংশ্চ তন্ত্রে কৃষ্ণাঃ সিতাশ্চ তন্তবঃ ।
কিং তত্ ॥ ১৬৭ ॥

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 1.3.167 in Gujarati sript:
તત્ર ચ મયા દૃષ્ટે સ્ત્રિયૌ તન્ત્રેઽધિરોપ્ય પટં વયન્ત્યૌ ।
તસ્મિંશ્ચ તન્ત્રે કૃષ્ણાઃ સિતાશ્ચ તન્તવઃ ।
કિં તત્ ॥ ૧૬૭ ॥

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

1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]

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Preview of verse 1.3.167 in Malayalam sript:
തത്ര ച മയാ ദൃഷ്ടേ സ്ത്രിയൌ തന്ത്രേഽധിരോപ്യ പടം വയന്ത്യൌ ।
തസ്മിംശ്ച തന്ത്രേ കൃഷ്ണാഃ സിതാശ്ച തന്തവഃ ।
കിം തത് ॥ ൧൬൭ ॥

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 1.3.167 in Telugu sript:
తత్ర చ మయా దృష్టే స్త్రియౌ తన్త్రేఽధిరోప్య పటం వయన్త్యౌ ।
తస్మింశ్చ తన్త్రే కృష్ణాః సితాశ్చ తన్తవః ।
కిం తత్ ॥ ౧౬౭ ॥

Last Updated: 16 September, 2021