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 1.102.1

वैशंपायन उवाच ।
तेषु त्रिषु कुमारेषु जातेषु कुरुजाङ्गलम् ।
कुरवोऽथ कुरुक्षेत्रं त्रयमेतदवर्धत ॥ १ ॥

vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca |
teṣu triṣu kumāreṣu jāteṣu kurujāṅgalam |
kuravo'tha kurukṣetraṃ trayametadavardhata || 1 ||

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

...have a sister named Madri celebrated for her beauty and endued with every virtue; I would chose her for Pandu. You are, O king, in every respect worthy of an alliance with us, and we...

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

Vaishampayana, Tad, Tri, Kumara, Jata, Kurujangala, Kurava, Kuru, Atha, Kurukshetra, Traya, Etad,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.102.1). 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: “teṣu triṣu kumāreṣu jāteṣu kurujāṅgalam
  • teṣu -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
  • triṣu -
  • tri (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
  • kumāreṣu -
  • kumāra (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    kumāra (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • jāteṣu -
  • jāta (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    jāta (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
    jan -> jāta (participle, masculine)
    [locative plural from √jan class 1 verb], [locative plural from √jan class 2 verb], [locative plural from √jan class 3 verb], [locative plural from √jan class 4 verb]
    jan -> jāta (participle, neuter)
    [locative plural from √jan class 1 verb], [locative plural from √jan class 2 verb], [locative plural from √jan class 3 verb], [locative plural from √jan class 4 verb]
  • kurujāṅgalam -
  • kurujāṅgala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kurujāṅgala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 3: “kuravo'tha kurukṣetraṃ trayametadavardhata
  • kuravo' -
  • kurava (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kuru (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    kuru (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • atha -
  • atha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • kurukṣetram -
  • kurukṣetra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kurukṣetra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • trayam -
  • traya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    traya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • etad -
  • etad (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    etad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    etad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • avardhata -
  • vṛdh (verb class 1)
    [imperfect middle third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.102.1

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 1.102.1 in Kannada sript:
ವೈಶಂಪಾಯನ ಉವಾಚ ।
ತೇಷು ತ್ರಿಷು ಕುಮಾರೇಷು ಜಾತೇಷು ಕುರುಜಾಙ್ಗಲಮ್ ।
ಕುರವೋಽಥ ಕುರುಕ್ಷೇತ್ರಂ ತ್ರಯಮೇತದವರ್ಧತ ॥ 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 1.102.1 in Bengali sript:
বৈশংপাযন উবাচ ।
তেষু ত্রিষু কুমারেষু জাতেষু কুরুজাঙ্গলম্ ।
কুরবোঽথ কুরুক্ষেত্রং ত্রযমেতদবর্ধত ॥ 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 1.102.1 in Gujarati sript:
વૈશંપાયન ઉવાચ ।
તેષુ ત્રિષુ કુમારેષુ જાતેષુ કુરુજાઙ્ગલમ્ ।
કુરવોઽથ કુરુક્ષેત્રં ત્રયમેતદવર્ધત ॥ 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 1.102.1 in Malayalam sript:
വൈശംപായന ഉവാച ।
തേഷു ത്രിഷു കുമാരേഷു ജാതേഷു കുരുജാങ്ഗലമ് ।
കുരവോഽഥ കുരുക്ഷേത്രം ത്രയമേതദവര്ധത ॥ ൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 1.102.1 in Telugu sript:
వైశంపాయన ఉవాచ ।
తేషు త్రిషు కుమారేషు జాతేషు కురుజాఙ్గలమ్ ।
కురవోఽథ కురుక్షేత్రం త్రయమేతదవర్ధత ॥ ౧ ॥

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