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 1.129.18

अभविष्यः स्थिरो राज्ये यदि हि त्वं पुरा नृप ।
ध्रुवं प्राप्स्याम च वयं राज्यमप्यवशे जने ॥ १८ ॥

abhaviṣyaḥ sthiro rājye yadi hi tvaṃ purā nṛpa |
dhruvaṃ prāpsyāma ca vayaṃ rājyamapyavaśe jane || 18 ||

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

...Arjuna, give me now the preceptorial fee in the presence of these your cousins and relatives.' When Arjuna, on hearing this, pledged his word that he would give what the preceptor demanded...

English translation by Kisari Mohan Ganguly (2013) Read online Buy now!

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (1.129.18). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Sthira, Rajya, Yadi, Yad, Tva, Yushmad, Pura, Nripa, Dhruvam, Dhruva, Pra, Ama, Vaya, Asmad, Api, Apya, Avasha, Jana, Jani,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.129.18). 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: “abhaviṣyaḥ sthiro rājye yadi hi tvaṃ purā nṛpa
  • abhaviṣyaḥ -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [conditional active second single]
  • sthiro* -
  • sthira (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • rājye -
  • rājya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    rājya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    rājyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    rāj -> rājya (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [locative single from √rāj]
    rāj -> rājya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √rāj class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √rāj class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √rāj class 1 verb], [locative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √rāj], [vocative dual from √rāj], [accusative dual from √rāj], [locative single from √rāj]
    rāj -> rājyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √rāj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √rāj class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √rāj class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √rāj], [vocative single from √rāj], [vocative dual from √rāj], [accusative dual from √rāj]
    rāj (verb class 1)
    [present passive first single]
    rāj (verb class 0)
    [present passive first single]
  • yadi -
  • yadi (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    yadi (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yadi (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • tvam -
  • tva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tva (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • purā* -
  • pura (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    purā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • nṛpa -
  • nṛpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “dhruvaṃ prāpsyāma ca vayaṃ rājyamapyavaśe jane
  • dhruvam -
  • dhruvam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    dhruva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dhruva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    dhruvā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • prā -
  • pra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    pra (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
    prā (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • āpsyā -
  • āp (verb class 5)
    [aorist middle first single]
  • āma -
  • āma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    āma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vayam -
  • vaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vayā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative dual]
  • rājyam -
  • rājya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    rājya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    rājyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    rāj -> rājya (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √rāj]
    rāj -> rājya (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √rāj]
    rāj -> rājyā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √rāj]
    rāj -> rājya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [accusative single from √rāj]
    rāj -> rājya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [accusative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [nominative single from √rāj], [accusative single from √rāj]
  • apya -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    apya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • avaśe -
  • avaśa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    avaśa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    avaśā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • jane -
  • jana (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    jana (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    janā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    jani (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    jan (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
    jan (verb class 2)
    [present middle first single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.129.18

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 1.129.18 in Kannada sript:
ಅಭವಿಷ್ಯಃ ಸ್ಥಿರೋ ರಾಜ್ಯೇ ಯದಿ ಹಿ ತ್ವಂ ಪುರಾ ನೃಪ ।
ಧ್ರುವಂ ಪ್ರಾಪ್ಸ್ಯಾಮ ಚ ವಯಂ ರಾಜ್ಯಮಪ್ಯವಶೇ ಜನೇ ॥ ೧೮ ॥

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 1.129.18 in Bengali sript:
অভবিষ্যঃ স্থিরো রাজ্যে যদি হি ত্বং পুরা নৃপ ।
ধ্রুবং প্রাপ্স্যাম চ বযং রাজ্যমপ্যবশে জনে ॥ ১৮ ॥

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 1.129.18 in Gujarati sript:
અભવિષ્યઃ સ્થિરો રાજ્યે યદિ હિ ત્વં પુરા નૃપ ।
ધ્રુવં પ્રાપ્સ્યામ ચ વયં રાજ્યમપ્યવશે જને ॥ ૧૮ ॥

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 1.129.18 in Malayalam sript:
അഭവിഷ്യഃ സ്ഥിരോ രാജ്യേ യദി ഹി ത്വം പുരാ നൃപ ।
ധ്രുവം പ്രാപ്സ്യാമ ച വയം രാജ്യമപ്യവശേ ജനേ ॥ ൧൮ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 1.129.18 in Telugu sript:
అభవిష్యః స్థిరో రాజ్యే యది హి త్వం పురా నృప ।
ధ్రువం ప్రాప్స్యామ చ వయం రాజ్యమప్యవశే జనే ॥ ౧౮ ॥

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