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 1.47.1

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सूत उवाच ।
एवमुक्त्वा ततः श्रीमान्मन्त्रिभिश्चानुमोदितः ।
आरुरोह प्रतिज्ञां स सर्पसत्राय पार्थिवः ।
ब्रह्मन्भरतशार्दूलो राजा पारिक्षितस्तदा ॥ १ ॥

sūta uvāca |
evamuktvā tataḥ śrīmānmantribhiścānumoditaḥ |
āruroha pratijñāṃ sa sarpasatrāya pārthivaḥ |
brahmanbharataśārdūlo rājā pārikṣitastadā || 1 ||

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

...have we told you, O king, all that we have seen and heard. And having heard it, O tiger among kings, ordain that which should follow.' "Sauti continued, 'King Janamejaya, having listened...
English translation by Kisari Mohan Ganguly (2013) Read online Buy now!

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (1.47.1). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Suta, Evam, Eva, Uktva, Tatah, Tad, Tata, Shrimat, Mantri, Mantrin, Uma, Udita, Aru, Oha, Pratijna, Sarpasatra, Parthiva, Raja, Rajan, Raj, Parikshit, Parikshita, Tada,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.47.1). 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: “sūta uvāca ”
sūta* -
sūta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√su -> sūta (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √su class 1 verb], [nominative single from √su class 2 verb]

√sū -> sūta (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √sū class 6 verb]

√sū -> sūta (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √sū class 2 verb]
uvāca -
√vac (verb class 2)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]

√vac (verb class 3)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
Line 2: “evamuktvā tataḥ śrīmānmantribhiścānumoditaḥ ”
evam -
evam (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

evam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

eva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

evā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
uktvā -
uktvā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

√vac -> uktvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √vac]

√vac -> uktvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √vac]
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]

sā (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
śrīmān -
śrīmat (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
mantribhiś -
mantri (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

mantrin (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

mantrin (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]

mantrī (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
cān -
ca (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
umo -
uma (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

umā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√u (verb class 1)

[perfect active first plural]

√u (verb class 2)

[perfect active first plural]

√u (verb class 5)

[perfect active first plural]
uditaḥ -
udita (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√vad -> udita (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √vad class 1 verb]
Line 3: “āruroha pratijñāṃ sa sarpasatrāya pārthivaḥ ”
ārur -
āru (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

āru (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√ār (verb class 4)

[perfect active third plural]
oha -
oha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

oha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√uh (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
pratijñām -
pratijñā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
sa -
sa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
sarpasatrāya -
sarpasatra (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

sarpasatra (noun, neuter)

[dative single]
pārthivaḥ -
pārthiva (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 4: “brahmanbharataśārdūlo rājā pārikṣitastadā ”
Cannot analyse brahmanbharataśārdūlo*rā
rājā -
rājā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

rājan (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

rāj (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

rāj (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
pārikṣitas -
pārikṣit (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

pārikṣita (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
tadā -
tadā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

tadā (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tadā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tadā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.47.1

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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The Mahabharata in Kannada (Set of 32 Volumes)
by Bharatha Darshana Bangalore (2003)

ಶ್ರೇಮಹಭಾರತ [ಮಹಾಭಾರತ]; 13907 pages;

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Preview of verse 1.47.1 in Kannada sript:
ಸೂತ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಏವಮುಕ್ತ್ವಾ ತತಃ ಶ್ರೀಮಾನ್ಮನ್ತ್ರಿಭಿಶ್ಚಾನುಮೋದಿತಃ ।
ಆರುರೋಹ ಪ್ರತಿಜ್ಞಾಂ ಸ ಸರ್ಪಸತ್ರಾಯ ಪಾರ್ಥಿವಃ ।
ಬ್ರಹ್ಮನ್ಭರತಶಾರ್ದೂಲೋ ರಾಜಾ ಪಾರಿಕ್ಷಿತಸ್ತದಾ ॥ ೧ ॥

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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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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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 1.47.1 in Bengali sript:
সূত উবাচ ।
এবমুক্ত্বা ততঃ শ্রীমান্মন্ত্রিভিশ্চানুমোদিতঃ ।
আরুরোহ প্রতিজ্ঞাং স সর্পসত্রায পার্থিবঃ ।
ব্রহ্মন্ভরতশার্দূলো রাজা পারিক্ষিতস্তদা ॥ ১ ॥

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 1.47.1 in Gujarati sript:
સૂત ઉવાચ ।
એવમુક્ત્વા તતઃ શ્રીમાન્મન્ત્રિભિશ્ચાનુમોદિતઃ ।
આરુરોહ પ્રતિજ્ઞાં સ સર્પસત્રાય પાર્થિવઃ ।
બ્રહ્મન્ભરતશાર્દૂલો રાજા પારિક્ષિતસ્તદા ॥ ૧ ॥

Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)

1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]

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Preview of verse 1.47.1 in Malayalam sript:
സൂത ഉവാച ।
ഏവമുക്ത്വാ തതഃ ശ്രീമാന്മന്ത്രിഭിശ്ചാനുമോദിതഃ ।
ആരുരോഹ പ്രതിജ്ഞാം സ സര്പസത്രായ പാര്ഥിവഃ ।
ബ്രഹ്മന്ഭരതശാര്ദൂലോ രാജാ പാരിക്ഷിതസ്തദാ ॥ ൧ ॥

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 1.47.1 in Telugu sript:
సూత ఉవాచ ।
ఏవముక్త్వా తతః శ్రీమాన్మన్త్రిభిశ్చానుమోదితః ।
ఆరురోహ ప్రతిజ్ఞాం స సర్పసత్రాయ పార్థివః ।
బ్రహ్మన్భరతశార్దూలో రాజా పారిక్షితస్తదా ॥ ౧ ॥

Last Updated: 16 September, 2021