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 1.25.22

तं दृष्ट्वावेष्टितकरः पतत्येष गजो जलम् ।
दन्तहस्ताग्रलाङ्गूलपादवेगेन वीर्यवान् ॥ २२ ॥

taṃ dṛṣṭvāveṣṭitakaraḥ patatyeṣa gajo jalam |
dantahastāgralāṅgūlapādavegena vīryavān || 22 ||

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

...fourth section in the Astika Parva of the Adi Parva. "Sauti said, 'Then that bird of great strength and energy and capable of going at will to every place repaired to his mother’s side...

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

Aveshtita, Karas, Kara, Patat, Esha, Gaja, Jala, Dantahasta, Agra, Langula, Padu, Viryavat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.25.22). 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: “taṃ dṛṣṭvāveṣṭitakaraḥ patatyeṣa gajo jalam
  • 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]
  • dṛṣṭvā -
  • dṛś -> dṛṣṭvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √dṛś]
  • āveṣṭita -
  • āveṣṭita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    āveṣṭita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • karaḥ -
  • karas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    kara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • patatye -
  • patat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    patat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    pat -> patat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √pat class 1 verb]
    pat -> patat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √pat class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √pat class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √pat class 1 verb], [locative single from √pat class 1 verb]
    pat (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • eṣa -
  • eṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    eṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single], [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
    iṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • gajo* -
  • gaja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • jalam -
  • jala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    jala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    jalā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “dantahastāgralāṅgūlapādavegena vīryavān
  • dantahastā -
  • dantahasta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dantahasta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • agra -
  • agra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    agra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • lāṅgūla -
  • lāṅgūla (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pādave -
  • pādu (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
  • gena -
  • ga (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    ga (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • vīryavān -
  • vīryavat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.25.22

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 1.25.22 in Kannada sript:
ತಂ ದೃಷ್ಟ್ವಾವೇಷ್ಟಿತಕರಃ ಪತತ್ಯೇಷ ಗಜೋ ಜಲಮ್ ।
ದನ್ತಹಸ್ತಾಗ್ರಲಾಙ್ಗೂಲಪಾದವೇಗೇನ ವೀರ್ಯವಾನ್ ॥ ೨೨ ॥

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 1.25.22 in Bengali sript:
তং দৃষ্ট্বাবেষ্টিতকরঃ পতত্যেষ গজো জলম্ ।
দন্তহস্তাগ্রলাঙ্গূলপাদবেগেন বীর্যবান্ ॥ ২২ ॥

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 1.25.22 in Gujarati sript:
તં દૃષ્ટ્વાવેષ્ટિતકરઃ પતત્યેષ ગજો જલમ્ ।
દન્તહસ્તાગ્રલાઙ્ગૂલપાદવેગેન વીર્યવાન્ ॥ ૨૨ ॥

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 1.25.22 in Malayalam sript:
തം ദൃഷ്ട്വാവേഷ്ടിതകരഃ പതത്യേഷ ഗജോ ജലമ് ।
ദന്തഹസ്താഗ്രലാങ്ഗൂലപാദവേഗേന വീര്യവാന് ॥ ൨൨ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 1.25.22 in Telugu sript:
తం దృష్ట్వావేష్టితకరః పతత్యేష గజో జలమ్ ।
దన్తహస్తాగ్రలాఙ్గూలపాదవేగేన వీర్యవాన్ ॥ ౨౨ ॥

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