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 1.65.22

गुणैर्दिव्यैरप्सरसां मेनके त्वं विशिष्यसे ।
श्रेयो मे कुरु कल्याणि यत्त्वां वक्ष्यामि तच्छृणु ॥ २२ ॥

guṇairdivyairapsarasāṃ menake tvaṃ viśiṣyase |
śreyo me kuru kalyāṇi yattvāṃ vakṣyāmi tacchṛṇu || 22 ||

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

...Rishi, she then began to sport before him. And just at that time Marut robbed her of her garments that were white as the Moon. And she thereupon ran, as if in great bashfulness, to...

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

Guna, Divya, Apsaras, Apsarasa, Menaka, Tva, Yushmad, Vishishya, Vishis, Asi, Shreyah, Shreyas, Shreya, Asmad, Kalyani, Kalyanin, Tat, Tad,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.65.22). 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: “guṇairdivyairapsarasāṃ menake tvaṃ viśiṣyase
  • guṇair -
  • guṇa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • divyair -
  • divya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    divya (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • apsarasām -
  • apsaras (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
    apsarasā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • menake -
  • menakā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • tvam -
  • tva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tva (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • viśiṣya -
  • viśiṣya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    viśiṣya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    viśis (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • ase -
  • asi (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    asi (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “śreyo me kuru kalyāṇi yattvāṃ vakṣyāmi tacchṛṇu
  • śreyo* -
  • śreyaḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    śreyas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    śreyas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    śrā -> śreya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √śrā class 1 verb], [nominative single from √śrā class 2 verb], [nominative single from √śrā class 4 verb]
    śrai -> śreya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √śrai class 1 verb], [nominative single from √śrai class 2 verb], [nominative single from √śrai class 4 verb]
    śri -> śreya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √śri class 1 verb]
    śrī -> śreya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √śrī class 9 verb]
  • me -
  • ma (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ma (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • kuru -
  • kuru (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    kuru (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    kṛ (verb class 8)
    [imperative active second single]
  • kalyāṇi -
  • kalyāṇī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    kalyāṇin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    kalyāṇin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • yattvā -
  • yat -> yattvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √yat]
  • am -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • vakṣyāmi -
  • vac (verb class 2)
    [future active first single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [future active first single]
    vah (verb class 1)
    [future active first single]
  • tacch -
  • tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • śṛṇu -
  • śru (verb class 5)
    [imperative active second single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.65.22

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 1.65.22 in Kannada sript:
ಗುಣೈರ್ದಿವ್ಯೈರಪ್ಸರಸಾಂ ಮೇನಕೇ ತ್ವಂ ವಿಶಿಷ್ಯಸೇ ।
ಶ್ರೇಯೋ ಮೇ ಕುರು ಕಲ್ಯಾಣಿ ಯತ್ತ್ವಾಂ ವಕ್ಷ್ಯಾಮಿ ತಚ್ಛೃಣು ॥ 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 1.65.22 in Bengali sript:
গুণৈর্দিব্যৈরপ্সরসাং মেনকে ত্বং বিশিষ্যসে ।
শ্রেযো মে কুরু কল্যাণি যত্ত্বাং বক্ষ্যামি তচ্ছৃণু ॥ 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 1.65.22 in Gujarati sript:
ગુણૈર્દિવ્યૈરપ્સરસાં મેનકે ત્વં વિશિષ્યસે ।
શ્રેયો મે કુરુ કલ્યાણિ યત્ત્વાં વક્ષ્યામિ તચ્છૃણુ ॥ 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 1.65.22 in Malayalam sript:
ഗുണൈര്ദിവ്യൈരപ്സരസാം മേനകേ ത്വം വിശിഷ്യസേ ।
ശ്രേയോ മേ കുരു കല്യാണി യത്ത്വാം വക്ഷ്യാമി തച്ഛൃണു ॥ ൨൨ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 1.65.22 in Telugu sript:
గుణైర్దివ్యైరప్సరసాం మేనకే త్వం విశిష్యసే ।
శ్రేయో మే కురు కల్యాణి యత్త్వాం వక్ష్యామి తచ్ఛృణు ॥ ౨౨ ॥

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