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 1.4.7

तस्मिन्नध्यासति गुरावासनं परमार्चितम् ।
ततो वक्ष्यसि यत्त्वां स प्रक्ष्यति द्विजसत्तमः ॥ ७ ॥

tasminnadhyāsati gurāvāsanaṃ paramārcitam |
tato vakṣyasi yattvāṃ sa prakṣyati dvijasattamaḥ || 7 ||

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

...said unto him, 'I am unable to revoke my curse. For my wrath even now has not been appeased. But you knowest not this. For a Brahmana’s heart is soft as new-churned butter, even though...

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

Tad, Adhi, Asat, Asati, Guru, Asana, Parama, Arcita, Tatah, Tata, Prakshyat, Dvijasattama,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.4.7). 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: “tasminnadhyāsati gurāvāsanaṃ paramārcitam
  • tasminn -
  • tad (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • adhyā -
  • adhi (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    adhī (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]
    adhī (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • asati -
  • asatī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    asat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    asat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • gurāvā -
  • guru (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • āsanam -
  • āsana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    āsanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • paramā -
  • parama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    parama (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    paramā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • arcitam -
  • arcita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    arcita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    arcitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    ṛc -> arcita (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √ṛc]
    ṛc -> arcita (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √ṛc]
    ṛc -> arcitā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √ṛc]
    ṛc -> arcita (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √ṛc]
    ṛc -> arcita (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √ṛc]
    ṛc -> arcitā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √ṛc]
    ṛc -> arcita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √ṛc]
    ṛc -> arcita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √ṛc], [accusative single from √ṛc]
    ṛc -> arcita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √ṛc]
    ṛc -> arcita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √ṛc], [accusative single from √ṛc]
  • Line 2: “tato vakṣyasi yattvāṃ sa prakṣyati dvijasattamaḥ
  • tato* -
  • tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    tata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tan -> tata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
  • vakṣyasi -
  • vac (verb class 2)
    [future active second single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [future active second single]
    vah (verb class 1)
    [future active second single]
  • yattvā -
  • yat -> yattvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √yat]
  • am -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • prakṣyati -
  • praś -> prakṣyat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √praś class 6 verb]
    praś -> prakṣyat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √praś class 6 verb]
    praś (verb class 6)
    [future active third single]
  • dvijasattamaḥ -
  • dvijasattama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.4.7

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 1.4.7 in Kannada sript:
ತಸ್ಮಿನ್ನಧ್ಯಾಸತಿ ಗುರಾವಾಸನಂ ಪರಮಾರ್ಚಿತಮ್ ।
ತತೋ ವಕ್ಷ್ಯಸಿ ಯತ್ತ್ವಾಂ ಸ ಪ್ರಕ್ಷ್ಯತಿ ದ್ವಿಜಸತ್ತಮಃ ॥ ೭ ॥

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 1.4.7 in Bengali sript:
তস্মিন্নধ্যাসতি গুরাবাসনং পরমার্চিতম্ ।
ততো বক্ষ্যসি যত্ত্বাং স প্রক্ষ্যতি দ্বিজসত্তমঃ ॥ ৭ ॥

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 1.4.7 in Gujarati sript:
તસ્મિન્નધ્યાસતિ ગુરાવાસનં પરમાર્ચિતમ્ ।
તતો વક્ષ્યસિ યત્ત્વાં સ પ્રક્ષ્યતિ દ્વિજસત્તમઃ ॥ ૭ ॥

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 1.4.7 in Malayalam sript:
തസ്മിന്നധ്യാസതി ഗുരാവാസനം പരമാര്ചിതമ് ।
തതോ വക്ഷ്യസി യത്ത്വാം സ പ്രക്ഷ്യതി ദ്വിജസത്തമഃ ॥ ൭ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 1.4.7 in Telugu sript:
తస్మిన్నధ్యాసతి గురావాసనం పరమార్చితమ్ ।
తతో వక్ష్యసి యత్త్వాం స ప్రక్ష్యతి ద్విజసత్తమః ॥ ౭ ॥

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