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 1.38.15

सोऽभिगम्य ततः शीघ्रं नरेन्द्रं कुरुवर्धनम् ।
विवेश भवनं राज्ञः पूर्वं द्वाःस्थैर्निवेदितः ॥ १५ ॥

so'bhigamya tataḥ śīghraṃ narendraṃ kuruvardhanam |
viveśa bhavanaṃ rājñaḥ pūrvaṃ dvāḥsthairniveditaḥ || 15 ||

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

...your father bearing a dead snake? O best of all the Munis, your father too had done nothing to deserve this treatment, and it is for this that I am particularly sorry as if the punishment...

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

Sah, Abhigamya, Tatah, Tad, Tata, Shighram, Shighra, Narendra, Vardhana, Bhavana, Rajan, Purvam, Purva, Dvahstha, Nivedita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.38.15). 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: “so'bhigamya tataḥ śīghraṃ narendraṃ kuruvardhanam
  • so' -
  • saḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    so (noun, feminine)
    [compound]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • abhigamya -
  • abhigamya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    abhigamya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • 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]
  • śīghram -
  • śīghram (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    śīghra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śīghra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śīghrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • narendram -
  • narendra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • kuru -
  • kuru (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    kuru (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    kṛ (verb class 8)
    [imperative active second single]
  • vardhanam -
  • vardhana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vardhana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vardhanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “viveśa bhavanaṃ rājñaḥ pūrvaṃ dvāḥsthairniveditaḥ
  • viveśa -
  • viś (verb class 6)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    viś (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • bhavanam -
  • bhavana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bhavana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • rājñaḥ -
  • rājan (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • pūrvam -
  • pūrvam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    pūrva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pūrva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • dvāḥsthair -
  • dvāḥstha (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    dvāḥstha (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • niveditaḥ -
  • nivedita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.38.15

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 1.38.15 in Kannada sript:
ಸೋಽಭಿಗಮ್ಯ ತತಃ ಶೀಘ್ರಂ ನರೇನ್ದ್ರಂ ಕುರುವರ್ಧನಮ್ ।
ವಿವೇಶ ಭವನಂ ರಾಜ್ಞಃ ಪೂರ್ವಂ ದ್ವಾಃಸ್ಥೈರ್ನಿವೇದಿತಃ ॥ ೧೫ ॥

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 1.38.15 in Bengali sript:
সোঽভিগম্য ততঃ শীঘ্রং নরেন্দ্রং কুরুবর্ধনম্ ।
বিবেশ ভবনং রাজ্ঞঃ পূর্বং দ্বাঃস্থৈর্নিবেদিতঃ ॥ ১৫ ॥

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 1.38.15 in Gujarati sript:
સોઽભિગમ્ય તતઃ શીઘ્રં નરેન્દ્રં કુરુવર્ધનમ્ ।
વિવેશ ભવનં રાજ્ઞઃ પૂર્વં દ્વાઃસ્થૈર્નિવેદિતઃ ॥ ૧૫ ॥

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 1.38.15 in Malayalam sript:
സോഽഭിഗമ്യ തതഃ ശീഘ്രം നരേന്ദ്രം കുരുവര്ധനമ് ।
വിവേശ ഭവനം രാജ്ഞഃ പൂര്വം ദ്വാഃസ്ഥൈര്നിവേദിതഃ ॥ ൧൫ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 1.38.15 in Telugu sript:
సోఽభిగమ్య తతః శీఘ్రం నరేన్ద్రం కురువర్ధనమ్ ।
వివేశ భవనం రాజ్ఞః పూర్వం ద్వాఃస్థైర్నివేదితః ॥ ౧౫ ॥

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