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 1.47.22

श्वेताः कृष्णाश्च नीलाश्च स्थविराः शिशवस्तथा ।
रुवन्तो भैरवान्नादान्पेतुर्दीप्ते विभावसौ ॥ २२ ॥

śvetāḥ kṛṣṇāśca nīlāśca sthavirāḥ śiśavastathā |
ruvanto bhairavānnādānpeturdīpte vibhāvasau || 22 ||

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

...indicate that this sacrifice will not be completed, a Brahmana becoming the reason thereof.' Hearing this, the king, before his installation, gave orders to his gate-keepers not to admit...

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

Shveta, Krishna, Nila, Sthavira, Shishu, Tatha, Ruvat, Bhairava, Ada, Dipta, Dipti, Vibhavasu,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.47.22). 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: “śvetāḥ kṛṣṇāśca nīlāśca sthavirāḥ śiśavastathā
  • śvetāḥ -
  • śveta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    śvetā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • kṛṣṇāś -
  • kṛṣṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    kṛṣṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nīlāś -
  • nīla (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    nīlā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sthavirāḥ -
  • sthavira (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sthavirā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • śiśavas -
  • śiśu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    śiśu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • tathā -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “ruvanto bhairavānnādānpeturdīpte vibhāvasau
  • ruvanto* -
  • ru -> ruvat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √ru class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √ru class 2 verb]
  • bhairavānn -
  • bhairava (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • ādān -
  • āda (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • petur -
  • pat (verb class 1)
    [perfect active third plural]
    pat (verb class 4)
    [perfect active third plural]
  • dīpte -
  • dīpta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    dīpta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    dīptā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    dīpti (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    dīpti (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • vibhāvasau -
  • vibhāvasu (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    vibhāvasu (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.47.22

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 1.47.22 in Kannada sript:
ಶ್ವೇತಾಃ ಕೃಷ್ಣಾಶ್ಚ ನೀಲಾಶ್ಚ ಸ್ಥವಿರಾಃ ಶಿಶವಸ್ತಥಾ ।
ರುವನ್ತೋ ಭೈರವಾನ್ನಾದಾನ್ಪೇತುರ್ದೀಪ್ತೇ ವಿಭಾವಸೌ ॥ 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 1.47.22 in Bengali sript:
শ্বেতাঃ কৃষ্ণাশ্চ নীলাশ্চ স্থবিরাঃ শিশবস্তথা ।
রুবন্তো ভৈরবান্নাদান্পেতুর্দীপ্তে বিভাবসৌ ॥ 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 1.47.22 in Gujarati sript:
શ્વેતાઃ કૃષ્ણાશ્ચ નીલાશ્ચ સ્થવિરાઃ શિશવસ્તથા ।
રુવન્તો ભૈરવાન્નાદાન્પેતુર્દીપ્તે વિભાવસૌ ॥ 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 1.47.22 in Malayalam sript:
ശ്വേതാഃ കൃഷ്ണാശ്ച നീലാശ്ച സ്ഥവിരാഃ ശിശവസ്തഥാ ।
രുവന്തോ ഭൈരവാന്നാദാന്പേതുര്ദീപ്തേ വിഭാവസൌ ॥ ൨൨ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 1.47.22 in Telugu sript:
శ్వేతాః కృష్ణాశ్చ నీలాశ్చ స్థవిరాః శిశవస్తథా ।
రువన్తో భైరవాన్నాదాన్పేతుర్దీప్తే విభావసౌ ॥ ౨౨ ॥

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