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 1.81.9

वैशंपायन उवाच ।
हन्त ते कथयिष्यामि ययातेरुत्तरां कथाम् ।
दिवि चेह च पुण्यार्थां सर्वपापप्रणाशिनीम् ॥ ९ ॥

vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca |
hanta te kathayiṣyāmi yayāteruttarāṃ kathām |
divi ceha ca puṇyārthāṃ sarvapāpapraṇāśinīm || 9 ||

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

...all crawling animals, vermin, the fish in the water, stones, grass, wood—in fact, all created things, when they are freed from the effects of their acts, are united with the Supreme Soul...

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

Vaishampayana, Hanta, Tad, Yushmad, Yayati, Uttara, Katha, Div, Divi, Punya, Artha, Sarvapapa, Pranashini,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.81.9). 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: “hanta te kathayiṣyāmi yayāteruttarāṃ kathām
  • hanta -
  • hanta (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    hanta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    hanta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • kathayiṣyāmi -
  • kath (verb class 10)
    [future active first single]
  • yayāter -
  • yayāti (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • uttarām -
  • uttarā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • kathām -
  • kathā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 3: “divi ceha ca puṇyārthāṃ sarvapāpapraṇāśinīm
  • divi -
  • divi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    divī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    div (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • ceha -
  • cah (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • puṇyā -
  • puṇya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    puṇya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    puṇ -> puṇya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √puṇ]
    puṇyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    puṇ -> puṇya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √puṇ class 10 verb]
    puṇ -> puṇya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √puṇ class 10 verb]
    puṇ -> puṇyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √puṇ class 10 verb]
  • arthā -
  • artha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    artha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    arth (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • am -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • sarvapāpa -
  • sarvapāpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sarvapāpa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • praṇāśinīm -
  • praṇāśinī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.81.9

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 1.81.9 in Kannada sript:
ವೈಶಂಪಾಯನ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಹನ್ತ ತೇ ಕಥಯಿಷ್ಯಾಮಿ ಯಯಾತೇರುತ್ತರಾಂ ಕಥಾಮ್ ।
ದಿವಿ ಚೇಹ ಚ ಪುಣ್ಯಾರ್ಥಾಂ ಸರ್ವಪಾಪಪ್ರಣಾಶಿನೀಮ್ ॥ ೯ ॥

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 1.81.9 in Bengali sript:
বৈশংপাযন উবাচ ।
হন্ত তে কথযিষ্যামি যযাতেরুত্তরাং কথাম্ ।
দিবি চেহ চ পুণ্যার্থাং সর্বপাপপ্রণাশিনীম্ ॥ ৯ ॥

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 1.81.9 in Gujarati sript:
વૈશંપાયન ઉવાચ ।
હન્ત તે કથયિષ્યામિ યયાતેરુત્તરાં કથામ્ ।
દિવિ ચેહ ચ પુણ્યાર્થાં સર્વપાપપ્રણાશિનીમ્ ॥ ૯ ॥

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 1.81.9 in Malayalam sript:
വൈശംപായന ഉവാച ।
ഹന്ത തേ കഥയിഷ്യാമി യയാതേരുത്തരാം കഥാമ് ।
ദിവി ചേഹ ച പുണ്യാര്ഥാം സര്വപാപപ്രണാശിനീമ് ॥ ൯ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 1.81.9 in Telugu sript:
వైశంపాయన ఉవాచ ।
హన్త తే కథయిష్యామి యయాతేరుత్తరాం కథామ్ ।
దివి చేహ చ పుణ్యార్థాం సర్వపాపప్రణాశినీమ్ ॥ ౯ ॥

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