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 1.77.19

शर्मिष्ठोवाच ।
समावेतौ मतौ राजन्पतिः सख्याश्च यः पतिः ।
समं विवाहमित्याहुः सख्या मेऽसि पतिर्वृतः ॥ १९ ॥

śarmiṣṭhovāca |
samāvetau matau rājanpatiḥ sakhyāśca yaḥ patiḥ |
samaṃ vivāhamityāhuḥ sakhyā me'si patirvṛtaḥ || 19 ||

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

...and summoning his eldest son Yadu who was also the most accomplished, addressed him thus, 'Dear child, from the curse of Kavya called also Usanas, decrepitude and wrinkles and whiteness...

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

Sharmishtha, Sama, Eta, Eti, Esha, Mata, Mati, Matu, Rajan, Rajat, Pati, Sakhi, Yah, Samam, Vivaha, Iti, Itya, Asmad, Asi, Vrit, Vrita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.77.19). 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: “śarmiṣṭhovāca
  • śarmiṣṭho -
  • śarmiṣṭhā (noun, feminine)
    [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: “samāvetau matau rājanpatiḥ sakhyāśca yaḥ patiḥ
  • samāve -
  • sama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • etau -
  • eta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    eti (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    eṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • matau -
  • mata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    mati (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    mati (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    man -> mata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative dual from √man class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √man class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √man class 4 verb], [nominative dual from √man class 8 verb], [vocative dual from √man class 8 verb], [accusative dual from √man class 8 verb]
    matu (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    matu (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • rājan -
  • rājan (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    rāj -> rājat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √rāj class 1 verb]
  • patiḥ -
  • pati (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    pati (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sakhyāś -
  • sakhī (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yaḥ -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • patiḥ -
  • pati (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    pati (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 3: “samaṃ vivāhamityāhuḥ sakhyā me'si patirvṛtaḥ
  • samam -
  • samam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sama (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    samā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • vivāham -
  • vivāha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vivāha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ityā -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]
    itya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    itya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    i -> itya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √i]
    ityā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    i -> itya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> itya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> ityā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb]
  • āhuḥ -
  • ah (verb class 5)
    [perfect active third plural]
  • sakhyā* -
  • sakhī (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • 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]
  • asi -
  • asi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    asi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    asī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [present active second single]
  • patir -
  • pati (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    pati (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vṛtaḥ -
  • vṛt (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    vṛt (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    vṛta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    vṛ -> vṛta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √vṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √vṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √vṛ class 9 verb]
    vṛ -> vṛta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √vṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √vṛ class 9 verb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.77.19

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 1.77.19 in Kannada sript:
ಶರ್ಮಿಷ್ಠೋವಾಚ ।
ಸಮಾವೇತೌ ಮತೌ ರಾಜನ್ಪತಿಃ ಸಖ್ಯಾಶ್ಚ ಯಃ ಪತಿಃ ।
ಸಮಂ ವಿವಾಹಮಿತ್ಯಾಹುಃ ಸಖ್ಯಾ ಮೇಽಸಿ ಪತಿರ್ವೃತಃ ॥ ೧೯ ॥

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 1.77.19 in Bengali sript:
শর্মিষ্ঠোবাচ ।
সমাবেতৌ মতৌ রাজন্পতিঃ সখ্যাশ্চ যঃ পতিঃ ।
সমং বিবাহমিত্যাহুঃ সখ্যা মেঽসি পতির্বৃতঃ ॥ ১৯ ॥

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 1.77.19 in Gujarati sript:
શર્મિષ્ઠોવાચ ।
સમાવેતૌ મતૌ રાજન્પતિઃ સખ્યાશ્ચ યઃ પતિઃ ।
સમં વિવાહમિત્યાહુઃ સખ્યા મેઽસિ પતિર્વૃતઃ ॥ ૧૯ ॥

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 1.77.19 in Malayalam sript:
ശര്മിഷ്ഠോവാച ।
സമാവേതൌ മതൌ രാജന്പതിഃ സഖ്യാശ്ച യഃ പതിഃ ।
സമം വിവാഹമിത്യാഹുഃ സഖ്യാ മേഽസി പതിര്വൃതഃ ॥ ൧൯ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 1.77.19 in Telugu sript:
శర్మిష్ఠోవాచ ।
సమావేతౌ మతౌ రాజన్పతిః సఖ్యాశ్చ యః పతిః ।
సమం వివాహమిత్యాహుః సఖ్యా మేఽసి పతిర్వృతః ॥ ౧౯ ॥

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