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 1.88.1

वसुमना उवाच ।
पृच्छामि त्वां वसुमना रौशदश्विर्यद्यस्ति लोको दिवि मह्यं नरेन्द्र ।
यद्यन्तरिक्षे प्रथितो महात्मन्क्षेत्रज्ञं त्वां तस्य धर्मस्य मन्ये ॥ १ ॥

vasumanā uvāca |
pṛcchāmi tvāṃ vasumanā rauśadaśviryadyasti loko divi mahyaṃ narendra |
yadyantarikṣe prathito mahātmankṣetrajñaṃ tvāṃ tasya dharmasya manye || 1 ||

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

...left us behind?' "Yayati answered, 'This Usinara’s son had given all he possessed for attaining to the region of Brahman. Therefore, is he the foremost among us. Besides, Sivi’s liberality...

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

Vasumanas, Tva, Yushmad, Ushat, Ashvin, Adya, Asti, Loka, Div, Divi, Mahya, Asmad, Narendra, Yadi, Yad, Antariksha, Prathita, Mahatman, Kshetrajna, Tad, Dharma, Manya, Mani,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.88.1). 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: “vasumanā uvāca
  • vasumanā* -
  • vasumanas (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: “pṛcchāmi tvāṃ vasumanā rauśadaśviryadyasti loko divi mahyaṃ narendra
  • pṛcchāmi -
  • praś (verb class 6)
    [present active first single]
  • tvām -
  • tvā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative single]
  • vasumanā* -
  • vasumanas (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ra -
  • ra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • uśad -
  • uśat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    uśat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vaś -> uśat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √vaś class 2 verb], [vocative single from √vaś class 2 verb], [accusative single from √vaś class 2 verb]
  • aśvi -
  • aśvin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    aśvin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • rya -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    rai (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
  • adya -
  • adya (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    adya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    adya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ad (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • asti -
  • asti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    astī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    astī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    astī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [present active third single]
  • loko* -
  • loka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • divi -
  • divi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    divī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    div (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • mahyam -
  • mahya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    mahya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    mahyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    mah -> mahya (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √mah]
    mah -> mahya (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √mah]
    mah -> mahyā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √mah]
    mah -> mahya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √mah class 10 verb], [accusative single from √mah]
    mah -> mahya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √mah class 10 verb], [accusative single from √mah class 10 verb], [nominative single from √mah], [accusative single from √mah]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single]
  • narendra -
  • narendra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 3: “yadyantarikṣe prathito mahātmankṣetrajñaṃ tvāṃ tasya dharmasya manye
  • yadya -
  • yadi (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    yadi (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yadi (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • antarikṣe -
  • antarikṣa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • prathito* -
  • prathita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    prath -> prathita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √prath class 1 verb], [nominative single from √prath class 10 verb], [nominative single from √prath]
  • mahātman -
  • mahātman (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    mahātman (noun, neuter)
    [vocative single]
  • kṣetrajñam -
  • kṣetrajña (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kṣetrajña (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kṣetrajñā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tvām -
  • tvā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative single]
  • tasya -
  • tas -> tasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √tas]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    tas (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • dharmasya -
  • dharma (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
  • manye -
  • manya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    manya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    manyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    manī (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    man (verb class 4)
    [present middle first single], [present passive first single]
    man (verb class 8)
    [present passive first single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.88.1

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;

Buy now!
Cover of edition (2003)

The Mahabharata in Kannada (Set of 32 Volumes)
by Bharatha Darshana Bangalore (2003)

ಶ್ರೇಮಹಭಾರತ [ಮಹಾಭಾರತ]; 13907 pages;

Buy now!

Preview of verse 1.88.1 in Kannada sript:
ವಸುಮನಾ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಪೃಚ್ಛಾಮಿ ತ್ವಾಂ ವಸುಮನಾ ರೌಶದಶ್ವಿರ್ಯದ್ಯಸ್ತಿ ಲೋಕೋ ದಿವಿ ಮಹ್ಯಂ ನರೇನ್ದ್ರ ।
ಯದ್ಯನ್ತರಿಕ್ಷೇ ಪ್ರಥಿತೋ ಮಹಾತ್ಮನ್ಕ್ಷೇತ್ರಜ್ಞಂ ತ್ವಾಂ ತಸ್ಯ ಧರ್ಮಸ್ಯ ಮನ್ಯೇ ॥ ೧ ॥

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.]

Buy now!
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.

Buy now!
Cover of Bengali edition

The Mahabharata in Bengali (Two Volumes)
by Akshay Library, Kolkata (2019)

3049 pages; [মহাভারত] [মহার্ষী বদভ্যাস (Maharishi Vedvyas)]

Buy now!

Preview of verse 1.88.1 in Bengali sript:
বসুমনা উবাচ ।
পৃচ্ছামি ত্বাং বসুমনা রৌশদশ্বির্যদ্যস্তি লোকো দিবি মহ্যং নরেন্দ্র ।
যদ্যন্তরিক্ষে প্রথিতো মহাত্মন্ক্ষেত্রজ্ঞং ত্বাং তস্য ধর্মস্য মন্যে ॥ ১ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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 1.88.1 in Gujarati sript:
વસુમના ઉવાચ ।
પૃચ્છામિ ત્વાં વસુમના રૌશદશ્વિર્યદ્યસ્તિ લોકો દિવિ મહ્યં નરેન્દ્ર ।
યદ્યન્તરિક્ષે પ્રથિતો મહાત્મન્ક્ષેત્રજ્ઞં ત્વાં તસ્ય ધર્મસ્ય મન્યે ॥ ૧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]

Buy now!

Preview of verse 1.88.1 in Malayalam sript:
വസുമനാ ഉവാച ।
പൃച്ഛാമി ത്വാം വസുമനാ രൌശദശ്വിര്യദ്യസ്തി ലോകോ ദിവി മഹ്യം നരേന്ദ്ര ।
യദ്യന്തരിക്ഷേ പ്രഥിതോ മഹാത്മന്ക്ഷേത്രജ്ഞം ത്വാം തസ്യ ധര്മസ്യ മന്യേ ॥ ൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

Buy now!

Preview of verse 1.88.1 in Telugu sript:
వసుమనా ఉవాచ ।
పృచ్ఛామి త్వాం వసుమనా రౌశదశ్విర్యద్యస్తి లోకో దివి మహ్యం నరేన్ద్ర ।
యద్యన్తరిక్షే ప్రథితో మహాత్మన్క్షేత్రజ్ఞం త్వాం తస్య ధర్మస్య మన్యే ॥ ౧ ॥

Like what you read? Consider supporting this website: