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 1.53.35

सूत उवाच ।
हन्त ते कथयिष्यामि महदाख्यानमुत्तमम् ।
कृष्णद्वैपायनमतं महाभारतमादितः ॥ ३५ ॥

sūta uvāca |
hanta te kathayiṣyāmi mahadākhyānamuttamam |
kṛṣṇadvaipāyanamataṃ mahābhāratamāditaḥ || 35 ||

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

...with his followers and relatives in great joy. And the king with the approval of his Sadasyas, gave the Rishi a golden seat as Indra did to Vrihaspati. And when the Rishi, capable of granting...

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

Suta, Hanta, Tad, Yushmad, Mahada, Akhyana, Uttamam, Uttama, Krishnadvaipayana, Tap, Mahabharata, Aditah, Adita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.53.35). 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]
    -> sūta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √ class 6 verb]
    -> sūta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √ 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: “hanta te kathayiṣyāmi mahadākhyānamuttamam
  • hanta -
  • hanta (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    hanta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    hanta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • kathayiṣyāmi -
  • kath (verb class 10)
    [future active first single]
  • mahadā -
  • mahada (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mahada (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mahadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ākhyānam -
  • ākhyāna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • uttamam -
  • uttamam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    uttama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    uttama (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    uttamā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 3: “kṛṣṇadvaipāyanamataṃ mahābhāratamāditaḥ
  • kṛṣṇadvaipāyanam -
  • kṛṣṇadvaipāyana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • a -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tam -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    tap (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    tap (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • mahābhāratam -
  • mahābhārata (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    mahābhārata (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • āditaḥ -
  • āditaḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ad -> ādita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √ad]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.53.35

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 1.53.35 in Kannada sript:
ಸೂತ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಹನ್ತ ತೇ ಕಥಯಿಷ್ಯಾಮಿ ಮಹದಾಖ್ಯಾನಮುತ್ತಮಮ್ ।
ಕೃಷ್ಣದ್ವೈಪಾಯನಮತಂ ಮಹಾಭಾರತಮಾದಿತಃ ॥ ೩೫ ॥

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 1.53.35 in Bengali sript:
সূত উবাচ ।
হন্ত তে কথযিষ্যামি মহদাখ্যানমুত্তমম্ ।
কৃষ্ণদ্বৈপাযনমতং মহাভারতমাদিতঃ ॥ ৩৫ ॥

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 1.53.35 in Gujarati sript:
સૂત ઉવાચ ।
હન્ત તે કથયિષ્યામિ મહદાખ્યાનમુત્તમમ્ ।
કૃષ્ણદ્વૈપાયનમતં મહાભારતમાદિતઃ ॥ ૩૫ ॥

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 1.53.35 in Malayalam sript:
സൂത ഉവാച ।
ഹന്ത തേ കഥയിഷ്യാമി മഹദാഖ്യാനമുത്തമമ് ।
കൃഷ്ണദ്വൈപായനമതം മഹാഭാരതമാദിതഃ ॥ ൩൫ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 1.53.35 in Telugu sript:
సూత ఉవాచ ।
హన్త తే కథయిష్యామి మహదాఖ్యానముత్తమమ్ ।
కృష్ణద్వైపాయనమతం మహాభారతమాదితః ॥ ౩౫ ॥

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