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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 1.81.1
वैशंपायन उवाच ।
एवं स नाहुषो राजा ययातिः पुत्रमीप्सितम् ।
राज्येऽभिषिच्य मुदितो वानप्रस्थोऽभवन्मुनिः ॥ १ ॥
vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca |
evaṃ sa nāhuṣo rājā yayātiḥ putramīpsitam |
rājye'bhiṣicya mudito vānaprastho'bhavanmuniḥ || 1 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...their religious merit always increases. I myself had great religious merit, but all that, however, is gone. I will scarcely be able to regain it even by my best exertions. Beholding...
English translation by Kisari Mohan Ganguly (2013) Read online Buy now!
Glossary of Sanskrit terms
Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (1.81.1). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Vaishampayana, Evam, Eva, Nahusha, Raja, Yayati, Putra, Ipsita, Rajya, Abhishicya, Mudita, Vanaprastha, Muni,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.81.1). 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* -
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vaiśampāyana (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- uvāca -
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√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: “evaṃ sa nāhuṣo rājā yayātiḥ putramīpsitam ”
- evam -
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evam (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]evam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]eva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]eva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]evā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- sa -
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sa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- nāhuṣo* -
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nāhuṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- rājā* -
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rāja (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]rājā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- yayātiḥ -
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yayāti (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- putram -
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putra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]putra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]putrā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- īpsitam -
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īpsita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]īpsita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]īpsitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√āp -> īpsita (participle, masculine)[adverb from √āp]√āp -> īpsita (participle, neuter)[adverb from √āp]√āp -> īpsitā (participle, feminine)[adverb from √āp]√āp -> īpsita (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √āp]√āp -> īpsita (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √āp], [accusative single from √āp]
- Line 3: “rājye'bhiṣicya mudito vānaprastho'bhavanmuniḥ ”
- rājye' -
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rājya (noun, masculine)[locative single]rājya (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]rājyā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√rāj -> rājya (participle, masculine)[locative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [locative single from √rāj]√rāj -> rājya (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √rāj class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √rāj class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √rāj class 1 verb], [locative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √rāj], [vocative dual from √rāj], [accusative dual from √rāj], [locative single from √rāj]√rāj -> rājyā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √rāj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √rāj class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √rāj class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √rāj], [vocative single from √rāj], [vocative dual from √rāj], [accusative dual from √rāj]√rāj (verb class 1)[present passive first single]√rāj (verb class 0)[present passive first single]
- abhiṣicya -
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abhiṣicya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]abhiṣicya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- mudito* -
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mudita (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√mud -> mudita (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √mud class 1 verb]√mud -> mudita (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √mud class 10 verb]
- vānaprastho' -
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vānaprastha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- abhavan -
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√bhū (verb class 1)[imperfect active third single], [imperfect active third plural]
- muniḥ -
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muni (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.81.1
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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The Mahabharata in Kannada (Set of 32 Volumes)
by Bharatha Darshana Bangalore (2003)
ಶ್ರೇಮಹಭಾರತ [ಮಹಾಭಾರತ]; 13907 pages;
Buy now!Preview of verse 1.81.1 in Kannada sript:
ವೈಶಂಪಾಯನ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಏವಂ ಸ ನಾಹುಷೋ ರಾಜಾ ಯಯಾತಿಃ ಪುತ್ರಮೀಪ್ಸಿತಮ್ ।
ರಾಜ್ಯೇಽಭಿಷಿಚ್ಯ ಮುದಿತೋ ವಾನಪ್ರಸ್ಥೋಽಭವನ್ಮುನಿಃ ॥ ೧ ॥
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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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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The Mahabharata in Bengali (Two Volumes)
by Akshay Library, Kolkata (2019)
3049 pages; [মহাভারত] [মহার্ষী বদভ্যাস (Maharishi Vedvyas)]
Buy now!Preview of verse 1.81.1 in Bengali sript:
বৈশংপাযন উবাচ ।
এবং স নাহুষো রাজা যযাতিঃ পুত্রমীপ্সিতম্ ।
রাজ্যেঽভিষিচ্য মুদিতো বানপ্রস্থোঽভবন্মুনিঃ ॥ ১ ॥
Mahabharat in Gujarati (20 Volumes)
by Dinkar Joshi (દિનકર જોશી) (2010)
14252 pages; [મહાભારત] [Publisher: Pravin Prakashan Pvt. Ltd, Rajkot]
Buy now!Preview of verse 1.81.1 in Gujarati sript:
વૈશંપાયન ઉવાચ ।
એવં સ નાહુષો રાજા યયાતિઃ પુત્રમીપ્સિતમ્ ।
રાજ્યેઽભિષિચ્ય મુદિતો વાનપ્રસ્થોઽભવન્મુનિઃ ॥ ૧ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 1.81.1 in Malayalam sript:
വൈശംപായന ഉവാച ।
ഏവം സ നാഹുഷോ രാജാ യയാതിഃ പുത്രമീപ്സിതമ് ।
രാജ്യേഽഭിഷിച്യ മുദിതോ വാനപ്രസ്ഥോഽഭവന്മുനിഃ ॥ ൧ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 1.81.1 in Telugu sript:
వైశంపాయన ఉవాచ ।
ఏవం స నాహుషో రాజా యయాతిః పుత్రమీప్సితమ్ ।
రాజ్యేఽభిషిచ్య ముదితో వానప్రస్థోఽభవన్మునిః ॥ ౧ ॥