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 1.49.20

तं वै नृपवरं गत्वा दीक्षितं जनमेजयम् ।
वाग्भिर्मङ्गलयुक्ताभिस्तोषयिष्येऽद्य मातुल ।
यथा स यज्ञो नृपतेर्निर्वर्तिष्यति सत्तम ॥ २० ॥

taṃ vai nṛpavaraṃ gatvā dīkṣitaṃ janamejayam |
vāgbhirmaṅgalayuktābhistoṣayiṣye'dya mātula |
yathā sa yajño nṛpaternirvartiṣyati sattama || 20 ||

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

...with speed to Janamejaya’s sacrifice blessed with every merit. And Astika having gone thither, beheld the excellent sacrificial compound with numerous Sadasyas on it whose splendour was...

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

Nripa, Varam, Vara, Dikshita, Janamejaya, Vac, Mangala, Yukta, Adya, Matula, Yatha, Yajna, Nripati, Nih, Vartishyat, Sattama,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.49.20). 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: “taṃ vai nṛpavaraṃ gatvā dīkṣitaṃ janamejayam
  • 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]
  • vai -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
  • nṛpa -
  • nṛpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • varam -
  • varam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    vara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    varā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • gatvā -
  • gam -> gatvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √gam]
    gam -> gatvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √gam]
    gam -> gatvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √gam]
  • dīkṣitam -
  • dīkṣita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dīkṣ -> dīkṣita (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √dīkṣ]
    dīkṣ -> dīkṣita (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √dīkṣ]
    dīkṣ -> dīkṣitā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √dīkṣ]
    dīkṣ -> dīkṣita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √dīkṣ]
    dīkṣ -> dīkṣita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √dīkṣ], [accusative single from √dīkṣ]
  • janamejayam -
  • janamejaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “vāgbhirmaṅgalayuktābhistoṣayiṣye'dya mātula
  • vāgbhir -
  • vāc (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • maṅgala -
  • maṅgala (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    maṅgala (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yuktābhis -
  • yuktā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental plural]
    yuj -> yuktā (participle, feminine)
    [instrumental plural from √yuj class 7 verb]
  • toṣayiṣye' -
  • tuṣ (verb class 0)
    [future middle first single]
  • adya -
  • adya (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    adya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    adya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mātula -
  • mātula (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mātula (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 3: “yathā sa yajño nṛpaternirvartiṣyati sattama
  • yathā -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • yajño* -
  • yajña (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • nṛpater -
  • nṛpati (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • nir -
  • niḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    niḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ni (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    ni (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    nis (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • vartiṣyati -
  • vṛt -> vartiṣyat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √vṛt class 1 verb]
    vṛt -> vartiṣyat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √vṛt class 1 verb]
    vṛt (verb class 1)
    [future active third single]
  • sattama -
  • sattama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sattama (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.49.20

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 1.49.20 in Kannada sript:
ತಂ ವೈ ನೃಪವರಂ ಗತ್ವಾ ದೀಕ್ಷಿತಂ ಜನಮೇಜಯಮ್ ।
ವಾಗ್ಭಿರ್ಮಙ್ಗಲಯುಕ್ತಾಭಿಸ್ತೋಷಯಿಷ್ಯೇಽದ್ಯ ಮಾತುಲ ।
ಯಥಾ ಸ ಯಜ್ಞೋ ನೃಪತೇರ್ನಿರ್ವರ್ತಿಷ್ಯತಿ ಸತ್ತಮ ॥ 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 1.49.20 in Bengali sript:
তং বৈ নৃপবরং গত্বা দীক্ষিতং জনমেজযম্ ।
বাগ্ভির্মঙ্গলযুক্তাভিস্তোষযিষ্যেঽদ্য মাতুল ।
যথা স যজ্ঞো নৃপতের্নির্বর্তিষ্যতি সত্তম ॥ 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 1.49.20 in Gujarati sript:
તં વૈ નૃપવરં ગત્વા દીક્ષિતં જનમેજયમ્ ।
વાગ્ભિર્મઙ્ગલયુક્તાભિસ્તોષયિષ્યેઽદ્ય માતુલ ।
યથા સ યજ્ઞો નૃપતેર્નિર્વર્તિષ્યતિ સત્તમ ॥ 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 1.49.20 in Malayalam sript:
തം വൈ നൃപവരം ഗത്വാ ദീക്ഷിതം ജനമേജയമ് ।
വാഗ്ഭിര്മങ്ഗലയുക്താഭിസ്തോഷയിഷ്യേഽദ്യ മാതുല ।
യഥാ സ യജ്ഞോ നൃപതേര്നിര്വര്തിഷ്യതി സത്തമ ॥ ൨൦ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 1.49.20 in Telugu sript:
తం వై నృపవరం గత్వా దీక్షితం జనమేజయమ్ ।
వాగ్భిర్మఙ్గలయుక్తాభిస్తోషయిష్యేఽద్య మాతుల ।
యథా స యజ్ఞో నృపతేర్నిర్వర్తిష్యతి సత్తమ ॥ ౨౦ ॥

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