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 1.111.20

तस्मिन्दृष्टे फले तात प्रयत्नं कर्तुमर्हसि ।
अपत्यं गुणसंपन्नं लब्ध्वा प्रीतिमवाप्स्यसि ॥ २० ॥

tasmindṛṣṭe phale tāta prayatnaṃ kartumarhasi |
apatyaṃ guṇasaṃpannaṃ labdhvā prītimavāpsyasi || 20 ||

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

...that usage, so lenient to women, has the sanction of antiquity. The present practice, however (of women’s being confined to one husband for life) has been established but lately. I shall...

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

Tad, Drishta, Drishti, Phala, Phali, Tata, Prayatna, Kartu, Apatya, Gunasampanna, Priti, Ava,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.111.20). 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: “tasmindṛṣṭe phale tāta prayatnaṃ kartumarhasi
  • tasmin -
  • tad (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • dṛṣṭe -
  • dṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    dṛṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    dṛṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    dṛṣṭi (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]
    dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √dṛś class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √dṛś class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √dṛś class 1 verb], [locative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]
    dṛś -> dṛṣṭā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √dṛś class 1 verb], [vocative single from √dṛś class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √dṛś class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √dṛś class 1 verb]
  • phale -
  • phala (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    phala (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    phalā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    phali (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • tāta -
  • tāta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • prayatnam -
  • prayatna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    prayatnā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • kartum -
  • kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √kṛ]
    kartu (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    kartu (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • arhasi -
  • arh (verb class 1)
    [present active second single]
  • Line 2: “apatyaṃ guṇasaṃpannaṃ labdhvā prītimavāpsyasi
  • apatyam -
  • apatya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    pat (verb class 4)
    [imperfect active first single]
  • guṇasampannam -
  • guṇasampanna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    guṇasampanna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    guṇasampannā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • labdhvā -
  • labh -> labdhvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √labh]
  • prītim -
  • prīti (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • avā -
  • ava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    o (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [instrumental single]
    u (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    av (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
    u (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
    ava (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
    avā (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • āpsyasi -
  • āp (verb class 5)
    [future active second single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.111.20

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 1.111.20 in Kannada sript:
ತಸ್ಮಿನ್ದೃಷ್ಟೇ ಫಲೇ ತಾತ ಪ್ರಯತ್ನಂ ಕರ್ತುಮರ್ಹಸಿ ।
ಅಪತ್ಯಂ ಗುಣಸಂಪನ್ನಂ ಲಬ್ಧ್ವಾ ಪ್ರೀತಿಮವಾಪ್ಸ್ಯಸಿ ॥ ೨೦ ॥

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 1.111.20 in Bengali sript:
তস্মিন্দৃষ্টে ফলে তাত প্রযত্নং কর্তুমর্হসি ।
অপত্যং গুণসংপন্নং লব্ধ্বা প্রীতিমবাপ্স্যসি ॥ ২০ ॥

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 1.111.20 in Gujarati sript:
તસ્મિન્દૃષ્ટે ફલે તાત પ્રયત્નં કર્તુમર્હસિ ।
અપત્યં ગુણસંપન્નં લબ્ધ્વા પ્રીતિમવાપ્સ્યસિ ॥ ૨૦ ॥

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 1.111.20 in Malayalam sript:
തസ്മിന്ദൃഷ്ടേ ഫലേ താത പ്രയത്നം കര്തുമര്ഹസി ।
അപത്യം ഗുണസംപന്നം ലബ്ധ്വാ പ്രീതിമവാപ്സ്യസി ॥ ൨൦ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 1.111.20 in Telugu sript:
తస్మిన్దృష్టే ఫలే తాత ప్రయత్నం కర్తుమర్హసి ।
అపత్యం గుణసంపన్నం లబ్ధ్వా ప్రీతిమవాప్స్యసి ॥ ౨౦ ॥

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