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 1.86.1

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अष्टक उवाच ।
चरन्गृहस्थः कथमेति देवान्कथं भिक्षुः कथमाचार्यकर्मा ।
वानप्रस्थः सत्पथे संनिविष्टो बहून्यस्मिन्संप्रति वेदयन्ति ॥ १ ॥

aṣṭaka uvāca |
carangṛhasthaḥ kathameti devānkathaṃ bhikṣuḥ kathamācāryakarmā |
vānaprasthaḥ satpathe saṃniviṣṭo bahūnyasminsaṃprati vedayanti || 1 ||

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

...decked with a celestial garland. Your splendour is great! Whence dost you come and where dost you go? Whose messenger art you? Art you going down into the Earth?' "Yayati said, 'Fallen...
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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 (1.86.1). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Ashtaka, Katham, Katha, Deva, Bhikshu, Acari, Acarin, Acarya, Akarman, Vanaprastha, Satpatha, Samnivishta, Bahu, Idam, Samprati, Vedayat, Vedayanti,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.86.1). 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: “aṣṭaka uvāca ”
aṣṭaka* -
aṣṭaka (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: “carangṛhasthaḥ kathameti devānkathaṃ bhikṣuḥ kathamācāryakarmā ”
Cannot analyse carangṛhasthaḥ*ka
katham -
katham (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

katham (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kathā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

katha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

katha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
eti -
eti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

√i (verb class 2)

[present active third single]
devān -
deva (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
katham -
katham (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

katham (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kathā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

katha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

katha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
bhikṣuḥ -
bhikṣu (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
katham -
katham (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

katham (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kathā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

katha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

katha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
ācārya -
ācārī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]

ācārin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single]

ācārin (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

ācārya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
akarmā -
akarman (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 3: “vānaprasthaḥ satpathe saṃniviṣṭo bahūnyasminsaṃprati vedayanti ”
vānaprasthaḥ -
vānaprastha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
satpathe -
satpatha (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
saṃniviṣṭo* -
saṃniviṣṭa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
bahūnya -
bahu (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
asmin -
idam (pronoun, masculine)

[locative single]

idam (pronoun, neuter)

[locative single]
samprati -
samprati (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

samprati (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

samprati (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

sampratī (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

sampratī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]

sampratī (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

samprati (Preverb)

[Preverb]
vedayanti -
√vid -> vedayantī (participle, feminine)

[adverb from √vid]

√vid -> vedayantī (participle, feminine)

[adverb from √vid]

√vid -> vedayat (participle, neuter)

[nominative plural from √vid], [vocative plural from √vid], [accusative plural from √vid]

√vid -> vedayantī (participle, feminine)

[vocative single from √vid]

√vid -> vedayat (participle, neuter)

[nominative plural from √vid], [vocative plural from √vid], [accusative plural from √vid]

√vid -> vedayantī (participle, feminine)

[vocative single from √vid]

√vid (verb class 0)

[present active third plural]

√vid (verb class 0)

[present active third plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.86.1

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;

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Preview of verse 1.86.1 in Kannada sript:
ಅಷ್ಟಕ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಚರನ್ಗೃಹಸ್ಥಃ ಕಥಮೇತಿ ದೇವಾನ್ಕಥಂ ಭಿಕ್ಷುಃ ಕಥಮಾಚಾರ್ಯಕರ್ಮಾ ।
ವಾನಪ್ರಸ್ಥಃ ಸತ್ಪಥೇ ಸಂನಿವಿಷ್ಟೋ ಬಹೂನ್ಯಸ್ಮಿನ್ಸಂಪ್ರತಿ ವೇದಯನ್ತಿ ॥ 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)]

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Preview of verse 1.86.1 in Bengali sript:
অষ্টক উবাচ ।
চরন্গৃহস্থঃ কথমেতি দেবান্কথং ভিক্ষুঃ কথমাচার্যকর্মা ।
বানপ্রস্থঃ সত্পথে সংনিবিষ্টো বহূন্যস্মিন্সংপ্রতি বেদযন্তি ॥ ১ ॥

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 1.86.1 in Gujarati sript:
અષ્ટક ઉવાચ ।
ચરન્ગૃહસ્થઃ કથમેતિ દેવાન્કથં ભિક્ષુઃ કથમાચાર્યકર્મા ।
વાનપ્રસ્થઃ સત્પથે સંનિવિષ્ટો બહૂન્યસ્મિન્સંપ્રતિ વેદયન્તિ ॥ ૧ ॥

Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)

1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]

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Preview of verse 1.86.1 in Malayalam sript:
അഷ്ടക ഉവാച ।
ചരന്ഗൃഹസ്ഥഃ കഥമേതി ദേവാന്കഥം ഭിക്ഷുഃ കഥമാചാര്യകര്മാ ।
വാനപ്രസ്ഥഃ സത്പഥേ സംനിവിഷ്ടോ ബഹൂന്യസ്മിന്സംപ്രതി വേദയന്തി ॥ ൧ ॥

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 1.86.1 in Telugu sript:
అష్టక ఉవాచ ।
చరన్గృహస్థః కథమేతి దేవాన్కథం భిక్షుః కథమాచార్యకర్మా ।
వానప్రస్థః సత్పథే సంనివిష్టో బహూన్యస్మిన్సంప్రతి వేదయన్తి ॥ ౧ ॥

Last Updated: 16 September, 2021