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 1.33.20

सम्यक्सद्धर्ममूला हि व्यसने शान्तिरुत्तमा ।
अधर्मोत्तरता नाम कृत्स्नं व्यापादयेज्जगत् ॥ २० ॥

samyaksaddharmamūlā hi vyasane śāntiruttamā |
adharmottaratā nāma kṛtsnaṃ vyāpādayejjagat || 20 ||

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

...That man who would listen to this story, or read it out to an assembly of good Brahmanas, must surely go to heaven, acquiring great merit from the recitation of (the feats of) Garuda.'"...

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

Samyak, Saddharma, Mula, Vyasana, Shanti, Uttama, Adharmottarata, Naman, Kritsna,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.33.20). 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: “samyaksaddharmamūlā hi vyasane śāntiruttamā
  • samyak -
  • samyak (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • saddharma -
  • saddharma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mūlā* -
  • mūla (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    mūlā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • vyasane -
  • vyasana (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • śāntir -
  • śānti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    śānti (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • uttamā -
  • uttamā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “adharmottaratā nāma kṛtsnaṃ vyāpādayejjagat
  • adharmottaratā* -
  • adharmottaratā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • nāma -
  • nāman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • kṛtsnam -
  • kṛtsna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kṛtsna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kṛtsnā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Cannot analyse vyāpādayejjagat

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.33.20

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 1.33.20 in Kannada sript:
ಸಮ್ಯಕ್ಸದ್ಧರ್ಮಮೂಲಾ ಹಿ ವ್ಯಸನೇ ಶಾನ್ತಿರುತ್ತಮಾ ।
ಅಧರ್ಮೋತ್ತರತಾ ನಾಮ ಕೃತ್ಸ್ನಂ ವ್ಯಾಪಾದಯೇಜ್ಜಗತ್ ॥ ೨೦ ॥

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 1.33.20 in Bengali sript:
সম্যক্সদ্ধর্মমূলা হি ব্যসনে শান্তিরুত্তমা ।
অধর্মোত্তরতা নাম কৃত্স্নং ব্যাপাদযেজ্জগত্ ॥ ২০ ॥

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 1.33.20 in Gujarati sript:
સમ્યક્સદ્ધર્મમૂલા હિ વ્યસને શાન્તિરુત્તમા ।
અધર્મોત્તરતા નામ કૃત્સ્નં વ્યાપાદયેજ્જગત્ ॥ ૨૦ ॥

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 1.33.20 in Malayalam sript:
സമ്യക്സദ്ധര്മമൂലാ ഹി വ്യസനേ ശാന്തിരുത്തമാ ।
അധര്മോത്തരതാ നാമ കൃത്സ്നം വ്യാപാദയേജ്ജഗത് ॥ ൨൦ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 1.33.20 in Telugu sript:
సమ్యక్సద్ధర్మమూలా హి వ్యసనే శాన్తిరుత్తమా ।
అధర్మోత్తరతా నామ కృత్స్నం వ్యాపాదయేజ్జగత్ ॥ ౨౦ ॥

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