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 1.101.7

तमपृच्छंस्ततो राजंस्तथावृत्तं तपोधनम् ।
कतरेण पथा याता दस्यवो द्विजसत्तम ।
तेन गच्छामहे ब्रह्मन्पथा शीघ्रतरं वयम् ॥ ७ ॥

tamapṛcchaṃstato rājaṃstathāvṛttaṃ tapodhanam |
katareṇa pathā yātā dasyavo dvijasattama |
tena gacchāmahe brahmanpathā śīghrataraṃ vayam || 7 ||

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

...Vasusena (born with wealth) because he was born with a natural armour and ear-rings. And endued as he was born with great strength, as he grew up, he became skilled in all weapons. Possessed...

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

Tama, Pricchat, Tatah, Tad, Tata, Rajan, Rajat, Tatha, Avritta, Tapodhana, Katara, Patha, Yata, Dasyu, Dvijasattama, Tena, Shighratara, Vaya, Asmad,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.101.7). 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: “tamapṛcchaṃstato rājaṃstathāvṛttaṃ tapodhanam
  • tama -
  • tama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tama (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pṛcchaṃs -
  • praś -> pṛcchat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √praś class 6 verb], [vocative single from √praś class 6 verb]
    pṛcchat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • tato* -
  • 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]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
  • rājaṃs -
  • rājan (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    rāj -> rājat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √rāj class 1 verb]
  • tathā -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tatha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tatha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • avṛttam -
  • avṛtta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    avṛtta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    avṛttā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tapodhanam -
  • tapodhana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    tapodhana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tapodhanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “katareṇa pathā yātā dasyavo dvijasattama
  • katareṇa -
  • katara (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    katara (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • pathā* -
  • patha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • yātā* -
  • yāta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    yātā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    -> yāta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √ class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √ class 2 verb]
    -> yātā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √ class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √ class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √ class 2 verb]
  • dasyavo* -
  • dasyu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • dvijasattama -
  • dvijasattama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 3: “tena gacchāmahe brahmanpathā śīghrataraṃ vayam
  • tena -
  • tena (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    tan (verb class 8)
    [perfect active second plural]
    tan (verb class 4)
    [perfect active second plural]
    tan (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • gacchāmahe -
  • gam (verb class 1)
    [present middle first plural]
  • Cannot analyse brahmanpathā*śī
  • śīghrataram -
  • śīghratara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śīghratara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śīghratarā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • vayam -
  • vaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vayā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative dual]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.101.7

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 1.101.7 in Kannada sript:
ತಮಪೃಚ್ಛಂಸ್ತತೋ ರಾಜಂಸ್ತಥಾವೃತ್ತಂ ತಪೋಧನಮ್ ।
ಕತರೇಣ ಪಥಾ ಯಾತಾ ದಸ್ಯವೋ ದ್ವಿಜಸತ್ತಮ ।
ತೇನ ಗಚ್ಛಾಮಹೇ ಬ್ರಹ್ಮನ್ಪಥಾ ಶೀಘ್ರತರಂ ವಯಮ್ ॥ 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 1.101.7 in Bengali sript:
তমপৃচ্ছংস্ততো রাজংস্তথাবৃত্তং তপোধনম্ ।
কতরেণ পথা যাতা দস্যবো দ্বিজসত্তম ।
তেন গচ্ছামহে ব্রহ্মন্পথা শীঘ্রতরং বযম্ ॥ 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 1.101.7 in Gujarati sript:
તમપૃચ્છંસ્તતો રાજંસ્તથાવૃત્તં તપોધનમ્ ।
કતરેણ પથા યાતા દસ્યવો દ્વિજસત્તમ ।
તેન ગચ્છામહે બ્રહ્મન્પથા શીઘ્રતરં વયમ્ ॥ 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 1.101.7 in Malayalam sript:
തമപൃച്ഛംസ്തതോ രാജംസ്തഥാവൃത്തം തപോധനമ് ।
കതരേണ പഥാ യാതാ ദസ്യവോ ദ്വിജസത്തമ ।
തേന ഗച്ഛാമഹേ ബ്രഹ്മന്പഥാ ശീഘ്രതരം വയമ് ॥ ൭ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 1.101.7 in Telugu sript:
తమపృచ్ఛంస్తతో రాజంస్తథావృత్తం తపోధనమ్ ।
కతరేణ పథా యాతా దస్యవో ద్విజసత్తమ ।
తేన గచ్ఛామహే బ్రహ్మన్పథా శీఘ్రతరం వయమ్ ॥ ౭ ॥

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