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 1.176.1

वैशंपायन उवाच ।
एवमुक्ताः प्रयातास्ते पाण्डवा जनमेजय ।
राज्ञा दक्षिणपाञ्चालान्द्रुपदेनाभिरक्षितान् ॥ १ ॥

vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca |
evamuktāḥ prayātāste pāṇḍavā janamejaya |
rājñā dakṣiṇapāñcālāndrupadenābhirakṣitān || 1 ||

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

...connected with him. I have not been gratified yet. Be propitious unto us, O you best of kings! Liberate my husband.' The monarch, however, without listening to her cries cruelly...

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

Vaishampayana, Evam, Eva, Ukta, Prayata, Tad, Yushmad, Pandava, Janamejaya, Rajan, Dakshinapancala, Drupada, Abhirakshita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.176.1). 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: “evamuktāḥ prayātāste pāṇḍavā janamejaya
  • 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]
  • uktāḥ -
  • ukta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    uktā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    vac -> ukta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √vac class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √vac class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √vac class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √vac class 3 verb]
    vac -> uktā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √vac class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √vac class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √vac class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √vac class 3 verb], [accusative plural from √vac class 3 verb]
  • prayātās -
  • prayāta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    prayātā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • pāṇḍavā* -
  • pāṇḍava (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • janamejaya -
  • janamejaya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 3: “rājñā dakṣiṇapāñcālāndrupadenābhirakṣitān
  • rājñā -
  • rājan (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • dakṣiṇapāñcālān -
  • dakṣiṇapāñcāla (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • drupadenā -
  • drupada (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    drupada (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • abhirakṣitān -
  • abhirakṣita (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.176.1

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 1.176.1 in Kannada sript:
ವೈಶಂಪಾಯನ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಏವಮುಕ್ತಾಃ ಪ್ರಯಾತಾಸ್ತೇ ಪಾಣ್ಡವಾ ಜನಮೇಜಯ ।
ರಾಜ್ಞಾ ದಕ್ಷಿಣಪಾಞ್ಚಾಲಾನ್ದ್ರುಪದೇನಾಭಿರಕ್ಷಿತಾನ್ ॥ 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 1.176.1 in Bengali sript:
বৈশংপাযন উবাচ ।
এবমুক্তাঃ প্রযাতাস্তে পাণ্ডবা জনমেজয ।
রাজ্ঞা দক্ষিণপাঞ্চালান্দ্রুপদেনাভিরক্ষিতান্ ॥ 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 1.176.1 in Gujarati sript:
વૈશંપાયન ઉવાચ ।
એવમુક્તાઃ પ્રયાતાસ્તે પાણ્ડવા જનમેજય ।
રાજ્ઞા દક્ષિણપાઞ્ચાલાન્દ્રુપદેનાભિરક્ષિતાન્ ॥ 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 1.176.1 in Malayalam sript:
വൈശംപായന ഉവാച ।
ഏവമുക്താഃ പ്രയാതാസ്തേ പാണ്ഡവാ ജനമേജയ ।
രാജ്ഞാ ദക്ഷിണപാഞ്ചാലാന്ദ്രുപദേനാഭിരക്ഷിതാന് ॥ ൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 1.176.1 in Telugu sript:
వైశంపాయన ఉవాచ ।
ఏవముక్తాః ప్రయాతాస్తే పాణ్డవా జనమేజయ ।
రాజ్ఞా దక్షిణపాఞ్చాలాన్ద్రుపదేనాభిరక్షితాన్ ॥ ౧ ॥

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