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 1.96.1

वैशंपायन उवाच ।
हते चित्राङ्गदे भीष्मो बाले भ्रातरि चानघ ।
पालयामास तद्राज्यं सत्यवत्या मते स्थितः ॥ १ ॥

vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca |
hate citrāṅgade bhīṣmo bāle bhrātari cānagha |
pālayāmāsa tadrājyaṃ satyavatyā mate sthitaḥ || 1 ||

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

...grief at the loss of her son, Bhishma addressed her again and said, 'O Queen, turn not your eyes away from virtue. O, destroy us not. Breach of truth by a Kshatriya is never applauded...

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

Vaishampayana, Hata, Hati, Citrangada, Bhishma, Bala, Bali, Bhratri, Agha, Tad, Tat, Rajya, Satyavati, Mata, Mati, Sthita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.96.1). 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: “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: “hate citrāṅgade bhīṣmo bāle bhrātari cānagha
  • hate -
  • hata (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    hata (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    hatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    hati (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    han -> hata (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √han class 1 verb], [locative single from √han class 2 verb]
    han -> hata (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √han class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √han class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √han class 1 verb], [locative single from √han class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √han class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √han class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √han class 2 verb], [locative single from √han class 2 verb]
    han -> hatā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √han class 1 verb], [vocative single from √han class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √han class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √han class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √han class 2 verb], [vocative single from √han class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √han class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √han class 2 verb]
    han (verb class 2)
    [present middle third single]
  • citrāṅgade -
  • citrāṅgada (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    citrāṅgada (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    citrāṅgadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • bhīṣmo* -
  • bhīṣma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bāle -
  • bāla (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bāla (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    bālā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    bāli (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    bāli (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • bhrātari -
  • bhrātṛ (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • cān -
  • ca (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • agha -
  • agha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    agha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 3: “pālayāmāsa tadrājyaṃ satyavatyā mate sthitaḥ
  • pālayāmā -
  • pāl (verb class 10)
    [imperative active first plural]
    (verb class 0)
    [imperative active first plural]
  • asa -
  • asan (noun, neuter)
    [compound]
  • tad -
  • tad (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • rājyam -
  • rājya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    rājya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    rājyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    rāj -> rājya (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √rāj]
    rāj -> rājya (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √rāj]
    rāj -> rājyā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √rāj]
    rāj -> rājya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [accusative single from √rāj]
    rāj -> rājya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [accusative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [nominative single from √rāj], [accusative single from √rāj]
  • satyavatyā* -
  • satyavatī (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • mate -
  • mata (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    mata (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    matā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    mati (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    mati (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    man -> mata (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √man class 4 verb], [locative single from √man class 8 verb]
    man -> mata (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √man class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √man class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √man class 4 verb], [locative single from √man class 4 verb], [nominative dual from √man class 8 verb], [vocative dual from √man class 8 verb], [accusative dual from √man class 8 verb], [locative single from √man class 8 verb]
    man -> matā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √man class 4 verb], [vocative single from √man class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √man class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √man class 4 verb], [nominative dual from √man class 8 verb], [vocative single from √man class 8 verb], [vocative dual from √man class 8 verb], [accusative dual from √man class 8 verb]
  • sthitaḥ -
  • sthita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    sthā -> sthita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √sthā class 1 verb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.96.1

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;

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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 1.96.1 in Kannada sript:
ವೈಶಂಪಾಯನ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಹತೇ ಚಿತ್ರಾಙ್ಗದೇ ಭೀಷ್ಮೋ ಬಾಲೇ ಭ್ರಾತರಿ ಚಾನಘ ।
ಪಾಲಯಾಮಾಸ ತದ್ರಾಜ್ಯಂ ಸತ್ಯವತ್ಯಾ ಮತೇ ಸ್ಥಿತಃ ॥ 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.]

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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 1.96.1 in Bengali sript:
বৈশংপাযন উবাচ ।
হতে চিত্রাঙ্গদে ভীষ্মো বালে ভ্রাতরি চানঘ ।
পালযামাস তদ্রাজ্যং সত্যবত্যা মতে স্থিতঃ ॥ 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]

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Preview of verse 1.96.1 in Gujarati sript:
વૈશંપાયન ઉવાચ ।
હતે ચિત્રાઙ્ગદે ભીષ્મો બાલે ભ્રાતરિ ચાનઘ ।
પાલયામાસ તદ્રાજ્યં સત્યવત્યા મતે સ્થિતઃ ॥ ૧ ॥

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 1.96.1 in Malayalam sript:
വൈശംപായന ഉവാച ।
ഹതേ ചിത്രാങ്ഗദേ ഭീഷ്മോ ബാലേ ഭ്രാതരി ചാനഘ ।
പാലയാമാസ തദ്രാജ്യം സത്യവത്യാ മതേ സ്ഥിതഃ ॥ ൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 1.96.1 in Telugu sript:
వైశంపాయన ఉవాచ ।
హతే చిత్రాఙ్గదే భీష్మో బాలే భ్రాతరి చానఘ ।
పాలయామాస తద్రాజ్యం సత్యవత్యా మతే స్థితః ॥ ౧ ॥

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