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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 1.177.22
एते वेत्स्यन्ति विक्रान्तास्त्वदर्थं लक्ष्यमुत्तमम् ।
विध्येत य इमं लक्ष्यं वरयेथाः शुभेऽद्य तम् ॥ २२ ॥
ete vetsyanti vikrāntāstvadarthaṃ lakṣyamuttamam |
vidhyeta ya imaṃ lakṣyaṃ varayethāḥ śubhe'dya tam || 22 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...resembled the peaks of the Himavat. And in those seven-storied houses of various sizes dwelt the monarchs invited by Drupada whose persons were adorned with every ornament and who were possessed...
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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 (1.177.22). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Eta, Etad, Eti, Esha, Vetsyat, Vetsyanti, Vikranta, Tvadartham, Lakshya, Uttamam, Uttama, Yah, Yat, Idam, Shubha, Shubh, Adya,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.177.22). 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: “ete vetsyanti vikrāntāstvadarthaṃ lakṣyamuttamam ”
- ete -
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eta (noun, masculine)[locative single]eta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]etā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]etad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]eti (noun, feminine)[vocative single]eṣā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]eṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]
- vetsyanti -
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√vid -> vetsyat (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √vid class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √vid class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √vid class 2 verb]√vid -> vetsyantī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √vid class 2 verb]√vid -> vetsyat (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √vid class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √vid class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √vid class 6 verb]√vid -> vetsyantī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √vid class 6 verb]√vyadh -> vetsyat (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √vyadh class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √vyadh class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √vyadh class 4 verb]√vyadh -> vetsyantī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √vyadh class 4 verb]√vid (verb class 2)[future active third plural]√vid (verb class 6)[future active third plural]√vyadh (verb class 4)[future active third plural]
- vikrāntās -
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vikrānta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]vikrāntā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- tvadartham -
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tvadartham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- lakṣyam -
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lakṣya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]lakṣya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]lakṣyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√lakṣ -> lakṣya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √lakṣ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √lakṣ class 10 verb]√lakṣ -> lakṣya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √lakṣ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √lakṣ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √lakṣ class 10 verb], [accusative single from √lakṣ class 10 verb]
- uttamam -
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uttamam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]uttama (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]uttama (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]uttamā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “vidhyeta ya imaṃ lakṣyaṃ varayethāḥ śubhe'dya tam ”
- vidhyeta -
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√vidh (verb class 1)[optative passive third single]√vidh (verb class 6)[optative passive third single]√vyadh (verb class 4)[optative active second plural], [optative passive third single]
- ya*i -
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ya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]yā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative plural]yat (pronoun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yā (pronoun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
- im -
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i (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- imam -
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idam (pronoun, masculine)[accusative single]
- lakṣyam -
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lakṣya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]lakṣya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]lakṣyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√lakṣ -> lakṣya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √lakṣ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √lakṣ class 10 verb]√lakṣ -> lakṣya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √lakṣ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √lakṣ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √lakṣ class 10 verb], [accusative single from √lakṣ class 10 verb]
- varayethāḥ -
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√vṛ (verb class 0)[optative middle second single]
- śubhe' -
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śubha (noun, masculine)[locative single]śubha (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]śubhā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]śubh (noun, feminine)[dative single]√śubh (verb class 6)[present middle first single]
- adya -
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adya (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]adya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]adya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tam -
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ta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tā (noun, feminine)[adverb]tan (noun, masculine)[adverb]sa (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.177.22
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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The Mahabharata in Kannada (Set of 32 Volumes)
by Bharatha Darshana Bangalore (2003)
ಶ್ರೇಮಹಭಾರತ [ಮಹಾಭಾರತ]; 13907 pages;
Buy now!Preview of verse 1.177.22 in Kannada sript:
ಏತೇ ವೇತ್ಸ್ಯನ್ತಿ ವಿಕ್ರಾನ್ತಾಸ್ತ್ವದರ್ಥಂ ಲಕ್ಷ್ಯಮುತ್ತಮಮ್ ।
ವಿಧ್ಯೇತ ಯ ಇಮಂ ಲಕ್ಷ್ಯಂ ವರಯೇಥಾಃ ಶುಭೇಽದ್ಯ ತಮ್ ॥ ೨೨ ॥
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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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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The Mahabharata in Bengali (Two Volumes)
by Akshay Library, Kolkata (2019)
3049 pages; [মহাভারত] [মহার্ষী বদভ্যাস (Maharishi Vedvyas)]
Buy now!Preview of verse 1.177.22 in Bengali sript:
এতে বেত্স্যন্তি বিক্রান্তাস্ত্বদর্থং লক্ষ্যমুত্তমম্ ।
বিধ্যেত য ইমং লক্ষ্যং বরযেথাঃ শুভেঽদ্য তম্ ॥ ২২ ॥
Mahabharat in Gujarati (20 Volumes)
by Dinkar Joshi (દિનકર જોશી) (2010)
14252 pages; [મહાભારત] [Publisher: Pravin Prakashan Pvt. Ltd, Rajkot]
Buy now!Preview of verse 1.177.22 in Gujarati sript:
એતે વેત્સ્યન્તિ વિક્રાન્તાસ્ત્વદર્થં લક્ષ્યમુત્તમમ્ ।
વિધ્યેત ય ઇમં લક્ષ્યં વરયેથાઃ શુભેઽદ્ય તમ્ ॥ ૨૨ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 1.177.22 in Malayalam sript:
ഏതേ വേത്സ്യന്തി വിക്രാന്താസ്ത്വദര്ഥം ലക്ഷ്യമുത്തമമ് ।
വിധ്യേത യ ഇമം ലക്ഷ്യം വരയേഥാഃ ശുഭേഽദ്യ തമ് ॥ ൨൨ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 1.177.22 in Telugu sript:
ఏతే వేత్స్యన్తి విక్రాన్తాస్త్వదర్థం లక్ష్యముత్తమమ్ ।
విధ్యేత య ఇమం లక్ష్యం వరయేథాః శుభేఽద్య తమ్ ॥ ౨౨ ॥