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 1.122.40

शिष्या इति ददौ राजन्द्रोणाय विधिपूर्वकम् ।
स च शिष्यान्महेष्वासः प्रतिजग्राह कौरवान् ॥ ४० ॥

śiṣyā iti dadau rājandroṇāya vidhipūrvakam |
sa ca śiṣyānmaheṣvāsaḥ pratijagrāha kauravān || 40 ||

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

...he used to come unto his preceptor at the same time with his preceptor’s son. And accordingly the intelligent son of Pritha, that foremost of all men possessing a knowledge of weapons, had...

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

Shishya, Iti, Dad, Dada, Dadi, Rajan, Rajat, Drona, Vidhipurvaka, Maheshvasa, Prati, Kaurava,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.122.40). 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: “śiṣyā iti dadau rājandroṇāya vidhipūrvakam
  • śiṣyā* -
  • śiṣya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    śiṣyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    śās -> śiṣya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √śās class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √śās class 2 verb]
    śās -> śiṣyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √śās class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √śās class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √śās class 2 verb]
    śiṣ -> śiṣya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √śiṣ class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √śiṣ class 10 verb]
    śiṣ -> śiṣyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √śiṣ class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √śiṣ class 10 verb], [accusative plural from √śiṣ class 10 verb]
    śās (verb class 2)
    [optative active second single], [benedictive active second single]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • dadau -
  • dad (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    dada (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    dadi (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    dadi (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    (verb class 4)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    dai (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    de (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • rājan -
  • rājan (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    rāj -> rājat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √rāj class 1 verb]
  • droṇāya -
  • droṇa (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    droṇa (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • vidhipūrvakam -
  • vidhipūrvaka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vidhipūrvaka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “sa ca śiṣyānmaheṣvāsaḥ pratijagrāha kauravān
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śiṣyān -
  • śiṣya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative plural], [ablative single]
    śiṣya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    śās -> śiṣya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative plural from √śās class 2 verb], [ablative single from √śās class 2 verb]
    śās -> śiṣya (participle, neuter)
    [ablative single from √śās class 2 verb]
    śiṣ -> śiṣya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative plural from √śiṣ class 10 verb], [ablative single from √śiṣ class 10 verb]
    śiṣ -> śiṣya (participle, neuter)
    [ablative single from √śiṣ class 10 verb]
    śās (verb class 2)
    [optative active third single], [benedictive active third single]
  • maheṣvāsaḥ -
  • maheṣvāsa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • prati -
  • prati (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    prati (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    pratī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    pratī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    pratī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    prati (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • jagrāha -
  • grah (verb class 9)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • kauravān -
  • kaurava (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.122.40

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 1.122.40 in Kannada sript:
ಶಿಷ್ಯಾ ಇತಿ ದದೌ ರಾಜನ್ದ್ರೋಣಾಯ ವಿಧಿಪೂರ್ವಕಮ್ ।
ಸ ಚ ಶಿಷ್ಯಾನ್ಮಹೇಷ್ವಾಸಃ ಪ್ರತಿಜಗ್ರಾಹ ಕೌರವಾನ್ ॥ ೪೦ ॥

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 1.122.40 in Bengali sript:
শিষ্যা ইতি দদৌ রাজন্দ্রোণায বিধিপূর্বকম্ ।
স চ শিষ্যান্মহেষ্বাসঃ প্রতিজগ্রাহ কৌরবান্ ॥ ৪০ ॥

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 1.122.40 in Gujarati sript:
શિષ્યા ઇતિ દદૌ રાજન્દ્રોણાય વિધિપૂર્વકમ્ ।
સ ચ શિષ્યાન્મહેષ્વાસઃ પ્રતિજગ્રાહ કૌરવાન્ ॥ ૪૦ ॥

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 1.122.40 in Malayalam sript:
ശിഷ്യാ ഇതി ദദൌ രാജന്ദ്രോണായ വിധിപൂര്വകമ് ।
സ ച ശിഷ്യാന്മഹേഷ്വാസഃ പ്രതിജഗ്രാഹ കൌരവാന് ॥ ൪൦ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 1.122.40 in Telugu sript:
శిష్యా ఇతి దదౌ రాజన్ద్రోణాయ విధిపూర్వకమ్ ।
స చ శిష్యాన్మహేష్వాసః ప్రతిజగ్రాహ కౌరవాన్ ॥ ౪౦ ॥

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