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 1.159.22

तस्मादेवं विजानीहि कुरूणां वंशवर्धन ।
ब्राह्मणप्रमुखं राज्यं शक्यं पालयितुं चिरम् ॥ २२ ॥

tasmādevaṃ vijānīhi kurūṇāṃ vaṃśavardhana |
brāhmaṇapramukhaṃ rājyaṃ śakyaṃ pālayituṃ ciram || 22 ||

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

...Sankara (Mahadeva), who became propitious unto her and said unto that illustrious damsel, 'Ask you the boon you desirest! Blest be you! I am Sankara prepared to give you what you will...

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

Tasmat, Tad, Evam, Eva, Vijani, Vija, Kuru, Vamshavardhana, Brahmana, Pramukha, Rajya, Shakya, Ciram, Cira,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.159.22). 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: “tasmādevaṃ vijānīhi kurūṇāṃ vaṃśavardhana
  • tasmād -
  • tasmāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single]
  • 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]
  • vijānī -
  • vijāni (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vijāni (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vijāni (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vija (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    vij (verb class 6)
    [imperative active first single]
  • ihi -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second single]
  • kurūṇām -
  • kuru (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
    kuru (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • vaṃśavardhana -
  • vaṃśavardhana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vaṃśavardhana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “brāhmaṇapramukhaṃ rājyaṃ śakyaṃ pālayituṃ ciram
  • brāhmaṇa -
  • brāhmaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    brāhmaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pramukham -
  • pramukha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pramukha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    pramukhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • 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]
  • śakyam -
  • śakya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śakya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śakyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    śak -> śakya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √śak class 5 verb]
    śak -> śakya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √śak class 5 verb], [accusative single from √śak class 5 verb]
  • pālayitum -
  • pāl -> pālayitum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √pāl]
    -> pālayitum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √]
  • ciram -
  • ciram (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    cira (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    cira (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    cirā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.159.22

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 1.159.22 in Kannada sript:
ತಸ್ಮಾದೇವಂ ವಿಜಾನೀಹಿ ಕುರೂಣಾಂ ವಂಶವರ್ಧನ ।
ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣಪ್ರಮುಖಂ ರಾಜ್ಯಂ ಶಕ್ಯಂ ಪಾಲಯಿತುಂ ಚಿರಮ್ ॥ ೨೨ ॥

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 1.159.22 in Bengali sript:
তস্মাদেবং বিজানীহি কুরূণাং বংশবর্ধন ।
ব্রাহ্মণপ্রমুখং রাজ্যং শক্যং পালযিতুং চিরম্ ॥ ২২ ॥

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 1.159.22 in Gujarati sript:
તસ્માદેવં વિજાનીહિ કુરૂણાં વંશવર્ધન ।
બ્રાહ્મણપ્રમુખં રાજ્યં શક્યં પાલયિતું ચિરમ્ ॥ ૨૨ ॥

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 1.159.22 in Malayalam sript:
തസ്മാദേവം വിജാനീഹി കുരൂണാം വംശവര്ധന ।
ബ്രാഹ്മണപ്രമുഖം രാജ്യം ശക്യം പാലയിതും ചിരമ് ॥ ൨൨ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 1.159.22 in Telugu sript:
తస్మాదేవం విజానీహి కురూణాం వంశవర్ధన ।
బ్రాహ్మణప్రముఖం రాజ్యం శక్యం పాలయితుం చిరమ్ ॥ ౨౨ ॥

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