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 1.17.29

ततः सुरैर्विजयमवाप्य मन्दरः स्वमेव देशं गमितः सुपूजितः ।
विनाद्य खं दिवमपि चैव सर्वशस्ततो गताः सलिलधरा यथागतम् ॥ २९ ॥

tataḥ surairvijayamavāpya mandaraḥ svameva deśaṃ gamitaḥ supūjitaḥ |
vinādya khaṃ divamapi caiva sarvaśastato gatāḥ saliladharā yathāgatam || 29 ||

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

...despair, and got themselves prepared for entering into hostilities with the gods for the possession of Lakshmi and Amrita. Thereupon Narayana called his bewitching Maya (illusive power)...

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

Tatah, Tad, Tata, Sura, Vijaya, Avapya, Mandara, Sva, Eva, Desha, Gamita, Supujita, Kham, Kha, Div, Diva, Api, Sarvashah, Gata, Saliladhara, Yathagata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.17.29). 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: “tataḥ surairvijayamavāpya mandaraḥ svameva deśaṃ gamitaḥ supūjitaḥ
  • tataḥ -
  • 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]
  • surair -
  • sura (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    sura (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • vijayam -
  • vijaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vijaya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vijayā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • avāpya -
  • avāpya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    avāpya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mandaraḥ -
  • mandara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • svam -
  • sva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    svan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    svan (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
    sva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • eva -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • deśam -
  • deśa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    deśā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • gamitaḥ -
  • gamita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    gam -> gamita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √gam]
  • supūjitaḥ -
  • supūjita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “vinādya khaṃ divamapi caiva sarvaśastato gatāḥ saliladharā yathāgatam
  • vinādya -
  • kham -
  • kham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    khā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • divam -
  • diva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    divan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    divā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    div (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • sarvaśas -
  • sarvaśaḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • 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]
  • gatāḥ -
  • gata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    gatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • saliladharā* -
  • saliladhara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • yathāgatam -
  • yathāgata (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    yathāgata (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    yathāgatā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.17.29

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 1.17.29 in Kannada sript:
ತತಃ ಸುರೈರ್ವಿಜಯಮವಾಪ್ಯ ಮನ್ದರಃ ಸ್ವಮೇವ ದೇಶಂ ಗಮಿತಃ ಸುಪೂಜಿತಃ ।
ವಿನಾದ್ಯ ಖಂ ದಿವಮಪಿ ಚೈವ ಸರ್ವಶಸ್ತತೋ ಗತಾಃ ಸಲಿಲಧರಾ ಯಥಾಗತಮ್ ॥ ೨೯ ॥

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 1.17.29 in Bengali sript:
ততঃ সুরৈর্বিজযমবাপ্য মন্দরঃ স্বমেব দেশং গমিতঃ সুপূজিতঃ ।
বিনাদ্য খং দিবমপি চৈব সর্বশস্ততো গতাঃ সলিলধরা যথাগতম্ ॥ ২৯ ॥

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 1.17.29 in Gujarati sript:
તતઃ સુરૈર્વિજયમવાપ્ય મન્દરઃ સ્વમેવ દેશં ગમિતઃ સુપૂજિતઃ ।
વિનાદ્ય ખં દિવમપિ ચૈવ સર્વશસ્તતો ગતાઃ સલિલધરા યથાગતમ્ ॥ ૨૯ ॥

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 1.17.29 in Malayalam sript:
തതഃ സുരൈര്വിജയമവാപ്യ മന്ദരഃ സ്വമേവ ദേശം ഗമിതഃ സുപൂജിതഃ ।
വിനാദ്യ ഖം ദിവമപി ചൈവ സര്വശസ്തതോ ഗതാഃ സലിലധരാ യഥാഗതമ് ॥ ൨൯ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 1.17.29 in Telugu sript:
తతః సురైర్విజయమవాప్య మన్దరః స్వమేవ దేశం గమితః సుపూజితః ।
వినాద్య ఖం దివమపి చైవ సర్వశస్తతో గతాః సలిలధరా యథాగతమ్ ॥ ౨౯ ॥

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