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 1.73.1

वैशंपायन उवाच ।
कृतविद्ये कचे प्राप्ते हृष्टरूपा दिवौकसः ।
कचादधीत्य तां विद्यां कृतार्था भरतर्षभ ॥ १ ॥

vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca |
kṛtavidye kace prāpte hṛṣṭarūpā divaukasaḥ |
kacādadhītya tāṃ vidyāṃ kṛtārthā bharatarṣabha || 1 ||

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

...salvation). Between him that performs without fatigue sacrifices every month for a hundred years, and him that never feels angry at anything, he that feels not wrath is certainly the...

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

Vaishampayana, Kritavidya, Kaca, Prapta, Prapti, Hrishtarupa, Divaukas, Divaukasa, Adhitya, Vidya, Kritartha, Bharatarshabha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.73.1). 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: “vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca
  • vaiśampāyana* -
  • vaiśampāyana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • 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: “kṛtavidye kace prāpte hṛṣṭarūpā divaukasaḥ
  • kṛtavidye -
  • kṛtavidya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    kṛtavidya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    kṛtavidyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • kace -
  • kaca (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    kacā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    kac (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • prāpte -
  • prāpta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    prāpta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    prāptā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    prāpti (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • hṛṣṭarūpā* -
  • hṛṣṭarūpa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    hṛṣṭarūpā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • divaukasaḥ -
  • divaukas (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    divaukasa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 3: “kacādadhītya tāṃ vidyāṃ kṛtārthā bharatarṣabha
  • kacād -
  • kaca (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • adhītya -
  • adhītya (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • tām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • vidyām -
  • vidyā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    vid (verb class 2)
    [optative active first single]
  • kṛtārthā* -
  • kṛtārtha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    kṛtārthā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • bharatarṣabha -
  • bharatarṣabha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.73.1

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 1.73.1 in Kannada sript:
ವೈಶಂಪಾಯನ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಕೃತವಿದ್ಯೇ ಕಚೇ ಪ್ರಾಪ್ತೇ ಹೃಷ್ಟರೂಪಾ ದಿವೌಕಸಃ ।
ಕಚಾದಧೀತ್ಯ ತಾಂ ವಿದ್ಯಾಂ ಕೃತಾರ್ಥಾ ಭರತರ್ಷಭ ॥ ೧ ॥

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 1.73.1 in Bengali sript:
বৈশংপাযন উবাচ ।
কৃতবিদ্যে কচে প্রাপ্তে হৃষ্টরূপা দিবৌকসঃ ।
কচাদধীত্য তাং বিদ্যাং কৃতার্থা ভরতর্ষভ ॥ ১ ॥

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 1.73.1 in Gujarati sript:
વૈશંપાયન ઉવાચ ।
કૃતવિદ્યે કચે પ્રાપ્તે હૃષ્ટરૂપા દિવૌકસઃ ।
કચાદધીત્ય તાં વિદ્યાં કૃતાર્થા ભરતર્ષભ ॥ ૧ ॥

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 1.73.1 in Malayalam sript:
വൈശംപായന ഉവാച ।
കൃതവിദ്യേ കചേ പ്രാപ്തേ ഹൃഷ്ടരൂപാ ദിവൌകസഃ ।
കചാദധീത്യ താം വിദ്യാം കൃതാര്ഥാ ഭരതര്ഷഭ ॥ ൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 1.73.1 in Telugu sript:
వైశంపాయన ఉవాచ ।
కృతవిద్యే కచే ప్రాప్తే హృష్టరూపా దివౌకసః ।
కచాదధీత్య తాం విద్యాం కృతార్థా భరతర్షభ ॥ ౧ ॥

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