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 1.88.7

ययातिरुवाच ।
न त्वं वाचा हृदयेनापि विद्वन्परीप्समानान्नावमंस्था नरेन्द्र ।
तेनानन्ता दिवि लोकाः श्रितास्ते विद्युद्रूपाः स्वनवन्तो महान्तः ॥ ७ ॥

yayātiruvāca |
na tvaṃ vācā hṛdayenāpi vidvanparīpsamānānnāvamaṃsthā narendra |
tenānantā divi lokāḥ śritāste vidyudrūpāḥ svanavanto mahāntaḥ || 7 ||

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

...horses and elephants and kine and gold all kinds of wealth, along with a hundred Arbudas of excellent milch cows. Both the earth and the firmament exist owing to my truth and virtue; fire...

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

Yayati, Tva, Yushmad, Vaca, Hridaya, Api, Vidvan, Vidvas, Ana, Stha, Narendra, Tena, Anta, Div, Divi, Loka, Shrita, Tad, Vidyudrupa, Svanavat, Mahat, Mahanta,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.88.7). 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: “yayātiruvāca
  • yayātir -
  • yayāti (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: “na tvaṃ vācā hṛdayenāpi vidvanparīpsamānānnāvamaṃsthā narendra
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tvam -
  • tva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tva (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • vācā* -
  • vācā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    vāca (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • hṛdayenā -
  • hṛdaya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    hṛdaya (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • vidvan -
  • vidvan (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    vidvan (noun, neuter)
    [vocative single]
    vidvas (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    vid -> vidvas (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √vid class 2 verb]
  • parīpsam -
  • parīpsā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ānānn -
  • āna (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • āvam -
  • au (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    au (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    av (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active first single]
    u (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active first single]
    u (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first single]
  • aṃ -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • sthā* -
  • stha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sthā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    sthā (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [nominative plural], [vocative single], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • narendra -
  • narendra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 3: “tenānantā divi lokāḥ śritāste vidyudrūpāḥ svanavanto mahāntaḥ
  • tenān -
  • tena (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • antā* -
  • anta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    antā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • divi -
  • divi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    divī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    div (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • lokāḥ -
  • loka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • śritās -
  • śrita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    śritā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    śri -> śrita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √śri class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √śri class 1 verb]
    śri -> śritā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √śri class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √śri class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √śri class 1 verb]
  • 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]
  • vidyudrūpāḥ -
  • vidyudrūpa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • svanavanto* -
  • svanavat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • mahāntaḥ -
  • mahat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    mahānta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.88.7

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 1.88.7 in Kannada sript:
ಯಯಾತಿರುವಾಚ ।
ನ ತ್ವಂ ವಾಚಾ ಹೃದಯೇನಾಪಿ ವಿದ್ವನ್ಪರೀಪ್ಸಮಾನಾನ್ನಾವಮಂಸ್ಥಾ ನರೇನ್ದ್ರ ।
ತೇನಾನನ್ತಾ ದಿವಿ ಲೋಕಾಃ ಶ್ರಿತಾಸ್ತೇ ವಿದ್ಯುದ್ರೂಪಾಃ ಸ್ವನವನ್ತೋ ಮಹಾನ್ತಃ ॥ ೭ ॥

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 1.88.7 in Bengali sript:
যযাতিরুবাচ ।
ন ত্বং বাচা হৃদযেনাপি বিদ্বন্পরীপ্সমানান্নাবমংস্থা নরেন্দ্র ।
তেনানন্তা দিবি লোকাঃ শ্রিতাস্তে বিদ্যুদ্রূপাঃ স্বনবন্তো মহান্তঃ ॥ ৭ ॥

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 1.88.7 in Gujarati sript:
યયાતિરુવાચ ।
ન ત્વં વાચા હૃદયેનાપિ વિદ્વન્પરીપ્સમાનાન્નાવમંસ્થા નરેન્દ્ર ।
તેનાનન્તા દિવિ લોકાઃ શ્રિતાસ્તે વિદ્યુદ્રૂપાઃ સ્વનવન્તો મહાન્તઃ ॥ ૭ ॥

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 1.88.7 in Malayalam sript:
യയാതിരുവാച ।
ന ത്വം വാചാ ഹൃദയേനാപി വിദ്വന്പരീപ്സമാനാന്നാവമംസ്ഥാ നരേന്ദ്ര ।
തേനാനന്താ ദിവി ലോകാഃ ശ്രിതാസ്തേ വിദ്യുദ്രൂപാഃ സ്വനവന്തോ മഹാന്തഃ ॥ ൭ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 1.88.7 in Telugu sript:
యయాతిరువాచ ।
న త్వం వాచా హృదయేనాపి విద్వన్పరీప్సమానాన్నావమంస్థా నరేన్ద్ర ।
తేనానన్తా దివి లోకాః శ్రితాస్తే విద్యుద్రూపాః స్వనవన్తో మహాన్తః ॥ ౭ ॥

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