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 1.75.23

वैशंपायन उवाच ।
प्रतिश्रुते दासभावे दुहित्रा वृषपर्वणः ।
देवयानी नृपश्रेष्ठ पितरं वाक्यमब्रवीत् ॥ २३ ॥

vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca |
pratiśrute dāsabhāve duhitrā vṛṣaparvaṇaḥ |
devayānī nṛpaśreṣṭha pitaraṃ vākyamabravīt || 23 ||

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

...I have not yet chosen a husband. O, what has happened, what should I do? How am I to obtain the fruition of my wishes? Devayani has become mother. My youth is doomed 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 (1.75.23). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vaishampayana, Pratishrut, Pratishruta, Pratishruti, Dasabhava, Duhitri, Vrishaparvan, Devayani, Nripashreshtha, Pitri, Vakya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.75.23). 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: “pratiśrute dāsabhāve duhitrā vṛṣaparvaṇaḥ
  • pratiśrute -
  • pratiśrut (noun, feminine)
    [dative single]
    pratiśruta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    pratiśruta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    pratiśrutā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    pratiśruti (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • dāsabhāve -
  • dāsabhāva (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • duhitrā -
  • duhitṛ (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • vṛṣaparvaṇaḥ -
  • vṛṣaparvan (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    vṛṣaparvan (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • Line 3: “devayānī nṛpaśreṣṭha pitaraṃ vākyamabravīt
  • devayānī -
  • devayānī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • nṛpaśreṣṭha -
  • nṛpaśreṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pitaram -
  • pitṛ (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • vākyam -
  • vākya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vac -> vākya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 3 verb]
    vac -> vākya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 2 verb], [nominative single from √vac class 3 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 3 verb]
    vak -> vākya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √vak class 1 verb]
    vak -> vākya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √vak class 1 verb], [accusative single from √vak class 1 verb]
  • abravīt -
  • brū (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.75.23

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 1.75.23 in Kannada sript:
ವೈಶಂಪಾಯನ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಪ್ರತಿಶ್ರುತೇ ದಾಸಭಾವೇ ದುಹಿತ್ರಾ ವೃಷಪರ್ವಣಃ ।
ದೇವಯಾನೀ ನೃಪಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠ ಪಿತರಂ ವಾಕ್ಯಮಬ್ರವೀತ್ ॥ ೨೩ ॥

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 1.75.23 in Bengali sript:
বৈশংপাযন উবাচ ।
প্রতিশ্রুতে দাসভাবে দুহিত্রা বৃষপর্বণঃ ।
দেবযানী নৃপশ্রেষ্ঠ পিতরং বাক্যমব্রবীত্ ॥ ২৩ ॥

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 1.75.23 in Gujarati sript:
વૈશંપાયન ઉવાચ ।
પ્રતિશ્રુતે દાસભાવે દુહિત્રા વૃષપર્વણઃ ।
દેવયાની નૃપશ્રેષ્ઠ પિતરં વાક્યમબ્રવીત્ ॥ ૨૩ ॥

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 1.75.23 in Malayalam sript:
വൈശംപായന ഉവാച ।
പ്രതിശ്രുതേ ദാസഭാവേ ദുഹിത്രാ വൃഷപര്വണഃ ।
ദേവയാനീ നൃപശ്രേഷ്ഠ പിതരം വാക്യമബ്രവീത് ॥ ൨൩ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 1.75.23 in Telugu sript:
వైశంపాయన ఉవాచ ।
ప్రతిశ్రుతే దాసభావే దుహిత్రా వృషపర్వణః ।
దేవయానీ నృపశ్రేష్ఠ పితరం వాక్యమబ్రవీత్ ॥ ౨౩ ॥

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