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 1.134.1

वैशंपायन उवाच ।
ततः सर्वाः प्रकृतयो नगराद्वारणावतात् ।
सर्वमङ्गलसंयुक्ता यथाशास्त्रमतन्द्रिताः ॥ १ ॥

vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca |
tataḥ sarvāḥ prakṛtayo nagarādvāraṇāvatāt |
sarvamaṅgalasaṃyuktā yathāśāstramatandritāḥ || 1 ||

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

...to conceal his own emotions before the spies of his enemies. Like a fisherman who becomes prosperous by catching and killing fish, a king can never grow prosperous without tearing the vitals...

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

Vaishampayana, Tatah, Tad, Tata, Saru, Sarva, Prakriti, Nagara, Varanavata, Sarvamangala, Samyukta, Yathashastram, Atandrita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.134.1). 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: “vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca
  • vaiśampāyana* -
  • vaiśampāyana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • uvāca -
  • vac (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • Line 2: “tataḥ sarvāḥ prakṛtayo nagarādvāraṇāvatāt
  • tataḥ -
  • 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]
  • sarvāḥ -
  • saru (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    sarva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sarvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • prakṛtayo* -
  • prakṛti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • nagarād -
  • nagarāt (adverb)
    [adverb]
    nagara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    nagara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • vāraṇāvatāt -
  • vāraṇāvata (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • Line 3: “sarvamaṅgalasaṃyuktā yathāśāstramatandritāḥ
  • sarvamaṅgala -
  • sarvamaṅgala (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sarvamaṅgala (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • saṃyuktā* -
  • saṃyukta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    saṃyuktā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • yathāśāstram -
  • yathāśāstram (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • atandritāḥ -
  • atandrita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    atandritā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.134.1

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 1.134.1 in Kannada sript:
ವೈಶಂಪಾಯನ ಉವಾಚ ।
ತತಃ ಸರ್ವಾಃ ಪ್ರಕೃತಯೋ ನಗರಾದ್ವಾರಣಾವತಾತ್ ।
ಸರ್ವಮಙ್ಗಲಸಂಯುಕ್ತಾ ಯಥಾಶಾಸ್ತ್ರಮತನ್ದ್ರಿತಾಃ ॥ ೧ ॥

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 1.134.1 in Bengali sript:
বৈশংপাযন উবাচ ।
ততঃ সর্বাঃ প্রকৃতযো নগরাদ্বারণাবতাত্ ।
সর্বমঙ্গলসংযুক্তা যথাশাস্ত্রমতন্দ্রিতাঃ ॥ ১ ॥

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 1.134.1 in Gujarati sript:
વૈશંપાયન ઉવાચ ।
તતઃ સર્વાઃ પ્રકૃતયો નગરાદ્વારણાવતાત્ ।
સર્વમઙ્ગલસંયુક્તા યથાશાસ્ત્રમતન્દ્રિતાઃ ॥ ૧ ॥

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 1.134.1 in Malayalam sript:
വൈശംപായന ഉവാച ।
തതഃ സര്വാഃ പ്രകൃതയോ നഗരാദ്വാരണാവതാത് ।
സര്വമങ്ഗലസംയുക്താ യഥാശാസ്ത്രമതന്ദ്രിതാഃ ॥ ൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 1.134.1 in Telugu sript:
వైశంపాయన ఉవాచ ।
తతః సర్వాః ప్రకృతయో నగరాద్వారణావతాత్ ।
సర్వమఙ్గలసంయుక్తా యథాశాస్త్రమతన్ద్రితాః ॥ ౧ ॥

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