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 1.100.1

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वैशंपायन उवाच ।
ततः सत्यवती काले वधूं स्नातामृतौ तदा ।
संवेशयन्ती शयने शनकैर्वाक्यमब्रवीत् ॥ १ ॥

vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca |
tataḥ satyavatī kāle vadhūṃ snātāmṛtau tadā |
saṃveśayantī śayane śanakairvākyamabravīt || 1 ||

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

...cities Hastinapura was the first. Pandu became king, for Dhritarashtra, owing to the blindness, and Vidura, for his birth by a Sudra woman, did not obtain the kingdom. One day Bhishma...
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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 (1.100.1). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vaishampayana, Tatah, Tad, Tata, Satyavat, Satyavati, Kale, Kala, Vadhu, Snata, Snat, Rita, Riti, Ritu, Tada, Samvesha, Yat, Yanti, Shayana, Shanakaih, Shanaka, Vakya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.100.1). 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: “tataḥ satyavatī kāle vadhūṃ snātāmṛtau tadā ”
tataḥ -
tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tataḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tad (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]

tata (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√tan -> tata (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]

sa (noun, masculine)

[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]

sā (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
satyavatī -
satyavatī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]

satyavat (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
kāle -
kāle (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kāla (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

kāla (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

kālā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
vadhūm -
vadhū (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
snātām -
snātā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

√snā -> snātā (participle, feminine)

[accusative single from √snā class 2 verb], [accusative single from √snā class 4 verb]

√snā -> snāt (participle, masculine)

[genitive plural from √snā class 2 verb]

√snā -> snāt (participle, neuter)

[genitive plural from √snā class 2 verb]

√snā (verb class 2)

[imperative active third dual]
ṛtau -
ṛta (noun, masculine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

ṛti (noun, feminine)

[locative single]

ṛti (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ṛtu (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
tadā -
tadā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

tadā (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tadā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tadā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
Line 3: “saṃveśayantī śayane śanakairvākyamabravīt ”
saṃveśa -
saṃveśa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
yantī -
yat (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

yanti (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

√i -> yat (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √i class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √i class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √i class 2 verb]
śayane -
śayana (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

śayana (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

śayanā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
śanakair -
śanakaiḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

śanaka (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]
vākyam -
vākya (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

√vac -> vākya (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 3 verb]

√vac -> vākya (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 2 verb], [nominative single from √vac class 3 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 3 verb]

√vak -> vākya (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √vak class 1 verb]

√vak -> vākya (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √vak class 1 verb], [accusative single from √vak class 1 verb]
abravīt -
√brū (verb class 2)

[imperfect active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.100.1

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 1.100.1 in Kannada sript:
ವೈಶಂಪಾಯನ ಉವಾಚ ।
ತತಃ ಸತ್ಯವತೀ ಕಾಲೇ ವಧೂಂ ಸ್ನಾತಾಮೃತೌ ತದಾ ।
ಸಂವೇಶಯನ್ತೀ ಶಯನೇ ಶನಕೈರ್ವಾಕ್ಯಮಬ್ರವೀತ್ ॥ 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 1.100.1 in Bengali sript:
বৈশংপাযন উবাচ ।
ততঃ সত্যবতী কালে বধূং স্নাতামৃতৌ তদা ।
সংবেশযন্তী শযনে শনকৈর্বাক্যমব্রবীত্ ॥ 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 1.100.1 in Gujarati sript:
વૈશંપાયન ઉવાચ ।
તતઃ સત્યવતી કાલે વધૂં સ્નાતામૃતૌ તદા ।
સંવેશયન્તી શયને શનકૈર્વાક્યમબ્રવીત્ ॥ ૧ ॥

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

1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]

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Preview of verse 1.100.1 in Malayalam sript:
വൈശംപായന ഉവാച ।
തതഃ സത്യവതീ കാലേ വധൂം സ്നാതാമൃതൌ തദാ ।
സംവേശയന്തീ ശയനേ ശനകൈര്വാക്യമബ്രവീത് ॥ ൧ ॥

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 1.100.1 in Telugu sript:
వైశంపాయన ఉవాచ ।
తతః సత్యవతీ కాలే వధూం స్నాతామృతౌ తదా ।
సంవేశయన్తీ శయనే శనకైర్వాక్యమబ్రవీత్ ॥ ౧ ॥

Last Updated: 16 September, 2021