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 1.154.2

सोऽभिषेक्तुं गतो गङ्गां पूर्वमेवागतां सतीम् ।
ददर्शाप्सरसं तत्र घृताचीमाप्लुतामृषिः ॥ २ ॥

so'bhiṣektuṃ gato gaṅgāṃ pūrvamevāgatāṃ satīm |
dadarśāpsarasaṃ tatra ghṛtācīmāplutāmṛṣiḥ || 2 ||

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

...excellent and I like to follow it too. When I have to choose between the death of a Brahmana and that of my own, I would prefer the latter. The killing of a Brahmana is the highest sin,...

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

Gat, Gata, Ganga, Purvam, Purva, Eva, Agata, Sati, Apsaras, Apsarasa, Tatra, Ghritaci, Apluta, Rishi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.154.2). 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: “so'bhiṣektuṃ gato gaṅgāṃ pūrvamevāgatāṃ satīm
  • Cannot analyse so'bhiṣektum*ga
  • gato* -
  • gat (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    gat (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    gata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • gaṅgām -
  • gaṅgā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • pūrvam -
  • pūrvam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    pūrva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pūrva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • evā -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    evā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • agatām -
  • agatā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    ag (verb class 1)
    [imperative active third dual], [imperative middle third single]
  • satīm -
  • satī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “dadarśāpsarasaṃ tatra ghṛtācīmāplutāmṛṣiḥ
  • dadarśā -
  • dṛś (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • apsarasam -
  • apsarasa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    apsarasa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    apsarasā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    apsaras (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • tatra -
  • tatra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tatra (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • ghṛtācīm -
  • ghṛtācī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • āplutām -
  • āplutā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • ṛṣiḥ -
  • ṛṣi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.154.2

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 1.154.2 in Kannada sript:
ಸೋಽಭಿಷೇಕ್ತುಂ ಗತೋ ಗಙ್ಗಾಂ ಪೂರ್ವಮೇವಾಗತಾಂ ಸತೀಮ್ ।
ದದರ್ಶಾಪ್ಸರಸಂ ತತ್ರ ಘೃತಾಚೀಮಾಪ್ಲುತಾಮೃಷಿಃ ॥ ೨ ॥

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 1.154.2 in Bengali sript:
সোঽভিষেক্তুং গতো গঙ্গাং পূর্বমেবাগতাং সতীম্ ।
দদর্শাপ্সরসং তত্র ঘৃতাচীমাপ্লুতামৃষিঃ ॥ ২ ॥

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 1.154.2 in Gujarati sript:
સોઽભિષેક્તું ગતો ગઙ્ગાં પૂર્વમેવાગતાં સતીમ્ ।
દદર્શાપ્સરસં તત્ર ઘૃતાચીમાપ્લુતામૃષિઃ ॥ ૨ ॥

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 1.154.2 in Malayalam sript:
സോഽഭിഷേക്തും ഗതോ ഗങ്ഗാം പൂര്വമേവാഗതാം സതീമ് ।
ദദര്ശാപ്സരസം തത്ര ഘൃതാചീമാപ്ലുതാമൃഷിഃ ॥ ൨ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 1.154.2 in Telugu sript:
సోఽభిషేక్తుం గతో గఙ్గాం పూర్వమేవాగతాం సతీమ్ ।
దదర్శాప్సరసం తత్ర ఘృతాచీమాప్లుతామృషిః ॥ ౨ ॥

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