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 1.132.17

दग्धानेवं स्वके गेहे दग्धा इति ततो जनाः ।
ज्ञातयो वा वदिष्यन्ति पाण्डवार्थाय कर्हिचित् ॥ १७ ॥

dagdhānevaṃ svake gehe dagdhā iti tato janāḥ |
jñātayo vā vadiṣyanti pāṇḍavārthāya karhicit || 17 ||

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

...by the jackal. And the wolf fled, contracting his body into the smallest dimensions. It was then that the mongoose came. And, O king, the jackal, seeing him come, said, 'By the might...

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

Dagdha, Evam, Eva, Svaka, Geha, Iti, Tatah, Tad, Tata, Jana, Jnati, Var, Vadishyat, Vadishyanti, Pandava, Artha, Karhi, Cit,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.132.17). 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: “dagdhānevaṃ svake gehe dagdhā iti tato janāḥ
  • dagdhān -
  • dagdha (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • evam -
  • evam (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    evam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    evā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • svake -
  • svaka (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    svaka (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    svakā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • gehe -
  • geha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    gehā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • dagdhā* -
  • dagdha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    dagdhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • tato* -
  • tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    tata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tan -> tata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
  • janāḥ -
  • jana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    janā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “jñātayo vadiṣyanti pāṇḍavārthāya karhicit
  • jñātayo* -
  • jñāti (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • vā* -
  • vār (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vār (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    va (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vadiṣyanti -
  • vad -> vadiṣyat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √vad class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √vad class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √vad class 1 verb]
    vad -> vadiṣyantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √vad class 1 verb]
    vad (verb class 1)
    [future active third plural]
  • pāṇḍavā -
  • pāṇḍava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pāṇḍava (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • arthāya -
  • artha (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    artha (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • karhi -
  • karhi (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • cit -
  • cit (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cit (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cit (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.132.17

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 1.132.17 in Kannada sript:
ದಗ್ಧಾನೇವಂ ಸ್ವಕೇ ಗೇಹೇ ದಗ್ಧಾ ಇತಿ ತತೋ ಜನಾಃ ।
ಜ್ಞಾತಯೋ ವಾ ವದಿಷ್ಯನ್ತಿ ಪಾಣ್ಡವಾರ್ಥಾಯ ಕರ್ಹಿಚಿತ್ ॥ 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 1.132.17 in Bengali sript:
দগ্ধানেবং স্বকে গেহে দগ্ধা ইতি ততো জনাঃ ।
জ্ঞাতযো বা বদিষ্যন্তি পাণ্ডবার্থায কর্হিচিত্ ॥ 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 1.132.17 in Gujarati sript:
દગ્ધાનેવં સ્વકે ગેહે દગ્ધા ઇતિ તતો જનાઃ ।
જ્ઞાતયો વા વદિષ્યન્તિ પાણ્ડવાર્થાય કર્હિચિત્ ॥ 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 1.132.17 in Malayalam sript:
ദഗ്ധാനേവം സ്വകേ ഗേഹേ ദഗ്ധാ ഇതി തതോ ജനാഃ ।
ജ്ഞാതയോ വാ വദിഷ്യന്തി പാണ്ഡവാര്ഥായ കര്ഹിചിത് ॥ ൧൭ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 1.132.17 in Telugu sript:
దగ్ధానేవం స్వకే గేహే దగ్ధా ఇతి తతో జనాః ।
జ్ఞాతయో వా వదిష్యన్తి పాణ్డవార్థాయ కర్హిచిత్ ॥ ౧౭ ॥

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