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 1.173.10

दृष्ट्वा गृहीतं भर्तारमथ ब्राह्मण्यभाषत ।
शृणु राजन्वचो मह्यं यत्त्वां वक्ष्यामि सुव्रत ॥ १० ॥

dṛṣṭvā gṛhītaṃ bhartāramatha brāhmaṇyabhāṣata |
śṛṇu rājanvaco mahyaṃ yattvāṃ vakṣyāmi suvrata || 10 ||

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

...been excited by (adequate) cause, becomes incapable of duly compassing the three ends of life (viz., religion, profit and pleasure). The wrath that kings desirous of subjugating the...

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

Grihita, Bhartri, Atha, Brahmani, Brahmanya, Rajan, Rajat, Vaca, Vacas, Mahya, Asmad, Suvrata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.173.10). 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: “dṛṣṭvā gṛhītaṃ bhartāramatha brāhmaṇyabhāṣata
  • dṛṣṭvā -
  • dṛś -> dṛṣṭvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √dṛś]
  • gṛhītam -
  • gṛhīta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    gṛhīta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    gṛhītā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    grah -> gṛhīta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √grah class 9 verb]
    grah -> gṛhīta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √grah class 9 verb], [accusative single from √grah class 9 verb]
  • bhartāram -
  • bhartṛ (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • atha -
  • atha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • brāhmaṇya -
  • brāhmaṇī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    brāhmaṇya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    brāhmaṇya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • abhāṣata -
  • bhāṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperfect middle third single]
  • Line 2: “śṛṇu rājanvaco mahyaṃ yattvāṃ vakṣyāmi suvrata
  • śṛṇu -
  • śru (verb class 5)
    [imperative active second single]
  • rājan -
  • rājan (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    rāj -> rājat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √rāj class 1 verb]
  • vaco* -
  • vacas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vacas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vaca (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • mahyam -
  • mahya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    mahya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    mahyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    mah -> mahya (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √mah]
    mah -> mahya (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √mah]
    mah -> mahyā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √mah]
    mah -> mahya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √mah class 10 verb], [accusative single from √mah]
    mah -> mahya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √mah class 10 verb], [accusative single from √mah class 10 verb], [nominative single from √mah], [accusative single from √mah]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single]
  • yattvā -
  • yat -> yattvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √yat]
  • am -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • vakṣyāmi -
  • vac (verb class 2)
    [future active first single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [future active first single]
    vah (verb class 1)
    [future active first single]
  • suvrata -
  • suvrata (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    suvrata (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.173.10

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 1.173.10 in Kannada sript:
ದೃಷ್ಟ್ವಾ ಗೃಹೀತಂ ಭರ್ತಾರಮಥ ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣ್ಯಭಾಷತ ।
ಶೃಣು ರಾಜನ್ವಚೋ ಮಹ್ಯಂ ಯತ್ತ್ವಾಂ ವಕ್ಷ್ಯಾಮಿ ಸುವ್ರತ ॥ ೧೦ ॥

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 1.173.10 in Bengali sript:
দৃষ্ট্বা গৃহীতং ভর্তারমথ ব্রাহ্মণ্যভাষত ।
শৃণু রাজন্বচো মহ্যং যত্ত্বাং বক্ষ্যামি সুব্রত ॥ ১০ ॥

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 1.173.10 in Gujarati sript:
દૃષ્ટ્વા ગૃહીતં ભર્તારમથ બ્રાહ્મણ્યભાષત ।
શૃણુ રાજન્વચો મહ્યં યત્ત્વાં વક્ષ્યામિ સુવ્રત ॥ ૧૦ ॥

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 1.173.10 in Malayalam sript:
ദൃഷ്ട്വാ ഗൃഹീതം ഭര്താരമഥ ബ്രാഹ്മണ്യഭാഷത ।
ശൃണു രാജന്വചോ മഹ്യം യത്ത്വാം വക്ഷ്യാമി സുവ്രത ॥ ൧൦ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 1.173.10 in Telugu sript:
దృష్ట్వా గృహీతం భర్తారమథ బ్రాహ్మణ్యభాషత ।
శృణు రాజన్వచో మహ్యం యత్త్వాం వక్ష్యామి సువ్రత ॥ ౧౦ ॥

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