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 1.108.17

सर्वेषामनुरूपाश्च कृता दारा महीपते ।
धृतराष्ट्रेण समये समीक्ष्य विधिवत्तदा ॥ १७ ॥

sarveṣāmanurūpāśca kṛtā dārā mahīpate |
dhṛtarāṣṭreṇa samaye samīkṣya vidhivattadā || 17 ||

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

...'The king, having thus wept in sorrow, with a sigh looked at his two wives Kunti and Madri, and addressing them said, 'Let the princess of Kosala (my mother), Vidura, the king with...

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

Sarva, Anurupa, Krita, Dara, Mahipati, Dhritarashtra, Samaye, Samaya, Samikshya, Vidhivat, Tada,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.108.17). 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: “sarveṣāmanurūpāśca kṛtā dārā mahīpate
  • sarveṣām -
  • sarva (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    sarva (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • anurūpāś -
  • anurūpa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    anurūpā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kṛtā* -
  • kṛta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    kṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    kṛ -> kṛta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ -> kṛtā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb]
  • dārā* -
  • dāra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    dārā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • mahīpate -
  • mahīpati (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “dhṛtarāṣṭreṇa samaye samīkṣya vidhivattadā
  • dhṛtarāṣṭreṇa -
  • dhṛtarāṣṭra (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • samaye -
  • samaye (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    samaya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    samayā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    sam (verb class 10)
    [present middle first single]
  • samīkṣya -
  • samīkṣya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    samīkṣya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vidhivat -
  • vidhivat (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • tadā -
  • tadā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tadā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.108.17

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 1.108.17 in Kannada sript:
ಸರ್ವೇಷಾಮನುರೂಪಾಶ್ಚ ಕೃತಾ ದಾರಾ ಮಹೀಪತೇ ।
ಧೃತರಾಷ್ಟ್ರೇಣ ಸಮಯೇ ಸಮೀಕ್ಷ್ಯ ವಿಧಿವತ್ತದಾ ॥ 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 1.108.17 in Bengali sript:
সর্বেষামনুরূপাশ্চ কৃতা দারা মহীপতে ।
ধৃতরাষ্ট্রেণ সমযে সমীক্ষ্য বিধিবত্তদা ॥ 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 1.108.17 in Gujarati sript:
સર્વેષામનુરૂપાશ્ચ કૃતા દારા મહીપતે ।
ધૃતરાષ્ટ્રેણ સમયે સમીક્ષ્ય વિધિવત્તદા ॥ 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 1.108.17 in Malayalam sript:
സര്വേഷാമനുരൂപാശ്ച കൃതാ ദാരാ മഹീപതേ ।
ധൃതരാഷ്ട്രേണ സമയേ സമീക്ഷ്യ വിധിവത്തദാ ॥ ൧൭ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 1.108.17 in Telugu sript:
సర్వేషామనురూపాశ్చ కృతా దారా మహీపతే ।
ధృతరాష్ట్రేణ సమయే సమీక్ష్య విధివత్తదా ॥ ౧౭ ॥

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