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 1.94.17

तस्मिन्कुरुपतिश्रेष्ठे राजराजेश्वरे सति ।
श्रिता वागभवत्सत्यं दानधर्माश्रितं मनः ॥ १७ ॥

tasminkurupatiśreṣṭhe rājarājeśvare sati |
śritā vāgabhavatsatyaṃ dānadharmāśritaṃ manaḥ || 17 ||

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

...meditation in celibacy). If I die sonless, I shall yet attain to regions of perennial bliss in heaven!' "Vaisampayana continued, 'Upon these words of the son of Ganga, the hair on the fisherman...

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

Tad, Pat, Pati, Patin, Shreshtha, Rajarajeshvara, Sat, Sati, Shrita, Vac, Satyam, Satya, Danadharma, Ashrita, Mana, Manas,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.94.17). 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: “tasminkurupatiśreṣṭhe rājarājeśvare sati
  • tasmin -
  • tad (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • kuru -
  • kuru (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    kuru (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    kṛ (verb class 8)
    [imperative active second single]
  • pati -
  • pati (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    pati (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    patī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    patī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    patī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    patin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    patin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    pat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    pat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • śreṣṭhe -
  • śreṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    śreṣṭha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    śreṣṭhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • rājarājeśvare -
  • rājarājeśvara (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    rājarājeśvara (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • sati -
  • satī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    sati (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    sat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    sat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • Line 2: “śritā vāgabhavatsatyaṃ dānadharmāśritaṃ manaḥ
  • śritā* -
  • 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]
  • vāg -
  • vāc (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • abhavat -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • satyam -
  • satyam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    satya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    satya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    satyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • dānadharmā -
  • dānadharma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • aśritam -
  • aśrita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    aśrita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    aśritā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • manaḥ -
  • manas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    mana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.94.17

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 1.94.17 in Kannada sript:
ತಸ್ಮಿನ್ಕುರುಪತಿಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠೇ ರಾಜರಾಜೇಶ್ವರೇ ಸತಿ ।
ಶ್ರಿತಾ ವಾಗಭವತ್ಸತ್ಯಂ ದಾನಧರ್ಮಾಶ್ರಿತಂ ಮನಃ ॥ ೧೭ ॥

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 1.94.17 in Bengali sript:
তস্মিন্কুরুপতিশ্রেষ্ঠে রাজরাজেশ্বরে সতি ।
শ্রিতা বাগভবত্সত্যং দানধর্মাশ্রিতং মনঃ ॥ ১৭ ॥

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 1.94.17 in Gujarati sript:
તસ્મિન્કુરુપતિશ્રેષ્ઠે રાજરાજેશ્વરે સતિ ।
શ્રિતા વાગભવત્સત્યં દાનધર્માશ્રિતં મનઃ ॥ ૧૭ ॥

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 1.94.17 in Malayalam sript:
തസ്മിന്കുരുപതിശ്രേഷ്ഠേ രാജരാജേശ്വരേ സതി ।
ശ്രിതാ വാഗഭവത്സത്യം ദാനധര്മാശ്രിതം മനഃ ॥ ൧൭ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 1.94.17 in Telugu sript:
తస్మిన్కురుపతిశ్రేష్ఠే రాజరాజేశ్వరే సతి ।
శ్రితా వాగభవత్సత్యం దానధర్మాశ్రితం మనః ॥ ౧౭ ॥

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