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 1.174.10

स हि वेदार्थतत्त्वज्ञस्तेषां गुरुरुदारधीः ।
तेन धर्मविदा पार्था याज्याः सर्वविदा कृताः ॥ १० ॥

sa hi vedārthatattvajñasteṣāṃ gururudāradhīḥ |
tena dharmavidā pārthā yājyāḥ sarvavidā kṛtāḥ || 10 ||

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

...sacrifices, all influenced by the desire of saving the Rakshasas. And, O you bull of the Bharata race, Pulastya then, seeing that many Rakshasas had already been slain, told these words...

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

Vedartha, Tattvajna, Tad, Guru, Udaradhi, Tena, Dharmavid, Dharmavida, Partha, Yaji, Yajya, Sarvavid, Sarvavida, Krita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.174.10). 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: “sa hi vedārthatattvajñasteṣāṃ gururudāradhīḥ
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • vedārtha -
  • vedārtha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tattvajñas -
  • tattvajña (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • teṣām -
  • tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • gurur -
  • guru (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • udāradhīḥ -
  • udāradhī (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    udāradhī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “tena dharmavidā pārthā yājyāḥ sarvavidā kṛtāḥ
  • tena -
  • tena (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    tan (verb class 8)
    [perfect active second plural]
    tan (verb class 4)
    [perfect active second plural]
    tan (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • dharmavidā -
  • dharmavid (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    dharmavid (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    dharmavidā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • pārthā* -
  • pārtha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • yājyāḥ -
  • yāji (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    yājya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    yājyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    yaj -> yājya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √yaj class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √yaj class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √yaj], [vocative plural from √yaj]
    yaj -> yājyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √yaj class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √yaj class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √yaj class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √yaj], [vocative plural from √yaj], [accusative plural from √yaj]
  • sarvavidā -
  • sarvavid (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    sarvavid (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    sarvavidā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • kṛtāḥ -
  • kṛta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    kṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    kṛ -> kṛta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ -> kṛtā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.174.10

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 1.174.10 in Kannada sript:
ಸ ಹಿ ವೇದಾರ್ಥತತ್ತ್ವಜ್ಞಸ್ತೇಷಾಂ ಗುರುರುದಾರಧೀಃ ।
ತೇನ ಧರ್ಮವಿದಾ ಪಾರ್ಥಾ ಯಾಜ್ಯಾಃ ಸರ್ವವಿದಾ ಕೃತಾಃ ॥ 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 1.174.10 in Bengali sript:
স হি বেদার্থতত্ত্বজ্ঞস্তেষাং গুরুরুদারধীঃ ।
তেন ধর্মবিদা পার্থা যাজ্যাঃ সর্ববিদা কৃতাঃ ॥ 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 1.174.10 in Gujarati sript:
સ હિ વેદાર્થતત્ત્વજ્ઞસ્તેષાં ગુરુરુદારધીઃ ।
તેન ધર્મવિદા પાર્થા યાજ્યાઃ સર્વવિદા કૃતાઃ ॥ 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 1.174.10 in Malayalam sript:
സ ഹി വേദാര്ഥതത്ത്വജ്ഞസ്തേഷാം ഗുരുരുദാരധീഃ ।
തേന ധര്മവിദാ പാര്ഥാ യാജ്യാഃ സര്വവിദാ കൃതാഃ ॥ ൧൦ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 1.174.10 in Telugu sript:
స హి వేదార్థతత్త్వజ్ఞస్తేషాం గురురుదారధీః ।
తేన ధర్మవిదా పార్థా యాజ్యాః సర్వవిదా కృతాః ॥ ౧౦ ॥

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