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 1.122.17

वेत्स्यामीषीकया वीटां तामिषीकामथान्यया ।
तामन्यया समायोगो वीटाया ग्रहणे मम ॥ १७ ॥

vetsyāmīṣīkayā vīṭāṃ tāmiṣīkāmathānyayā |
tāmanyayā samāyogo vīṭāyā grahaṇe mama || 17 ||

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

...poor man and a rich man, between an unlettered hind and a man of letters, between a coward and a hero. Why dost you, therefore, desire, the revival of our former friendship? O you of...

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

Ishika, Vita, Atha, Anya, Tama, Samayoga, Grahana, Grahani, Asmad,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.122.17). 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: “vetsyāmīṣīkayā vīṭāṃ tāmiṣīkāmathānyayā
  • vetsyāmī -
  • vid (verb class 2)
    [future active first single]
    vid (verb class 6)
    [future active first single]
    vyadh (verb class 4)
    [future active first single]
  • iṣīkayā -
  • iṣīkā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • vīṭām -
  • vīṭā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • tām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • iṣīkām -
  • iṣīkā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • athā -
  • athā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    atha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • anyayā -
  • anyā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • Line 2: “tāmanyayā samāyogo vīṭāyā grahaṇe mama
  • tāma -
  • tāma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nyayā -
  • samāyogo* -
  • samāyoga (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vīṭāyā* -
  • vīṭā (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • grahaṇe -
  • grahaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    grahaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    grahaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    grahaṇi (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • mama -
  • asmad (pronoun, none)
    [genitive single]
    (verb class 2)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 3)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 4)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.122.17

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 1.122.17 in Kannada sript:
ವೇತ್ಸ್ಯಾಮೀಷೀಕಯಾ ವೀಟಾಂ ತಾಮಿಷೀಕಾಮಥಾನ್ಯಯಾ ।
ತಾಮನ್ಯಯಾ ಸಮಾಯೋಗೋ ವೀಟಾಯಾ ಗ್ರಹಣೇ ಮಮ ॥ 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 1.122.17 in Bengali sript:
বেত্স্যামীষীকযা বীটাং তামিষীকামথান্যযা ।
তামন্যযা সমাযোগো বীটাযা গ্রহণে মম ॥ 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 1.122.17 in Gujarati sript:
વેત્સ્યામીષીકયા વીટાં તામિષીકામથાન્યયા ।
તામન્યયા સમાયોગો વીટાયા ગ્રહણે મમ ॥ 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 1.122.17 in Malayalam sript:
വേത്സ്യാമീഷീകയാ വീടാം താമിഷീകാമഥാന്യയാ ।
താമന്യയാ സമായോഗോ വീടായാ ഗ്രഹണേ മമ ॥ ൧൭ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 1.122.17 in Telugu sript:
వేత్స్యామీషీకయా వీటాం తామిషీకామథాన్యయా ।
తామన్యయా సమాయోగో వీటాయా గ్రహణే మమ ॥ ౧౭ ॥

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