Mahabharata [sanskrit]

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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 1.178.1

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वैशंपायन उवाच ।
तेऽलंकृताः कुण्डलिनो युवानः परस्परं स्पर्धमानाः समेताः ।
अस्त्रं बलं चात्मनि मन्यमानाः सर्वे समुत्पेतुरहंकृतेन ॥ १ ॥

vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca |
te'laṃkṛtāḥ kuṇḍalino yuvānaḥ parasparaṃ spardhamānāḥ sametāḥ |
astraṃ balaṃ cātmani manyamānāḥ sarve samutpeturahaṃkṛtena || 1 ||

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

...possessed with the desire of excelling one another. And the inhabitants of the city and the country who had come to behold Krishna and taken their seats on the excellent platforms erected...
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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 (1.178.1). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vaishampayana, Tad, Yushmad, Alankrita, Kundalin, Yuvan, Yuvana, Parasparam, Paraspara, Spardhamana, Sameta, Astra, Bala, Mani, Manyamana, Sarva, Samud, Ahankrita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.178.1). 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: “te'laṃkṛtāḥ kuṇḍalino yuvānaḥ parasparaṃ spardhamānāḥ sametāḥ ”
te' -
ta (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ta (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

tā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

tad (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

sā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[dative single], [genitive single]
alaṅkṛtāḥ -
alaṅkṛta (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

alaṅkṛtā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
kuṇḍalino* -
kuṇḍalin (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

kuṇḍalin (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
yuvānaḥ -
yuvan (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

√yu -> yuvāna (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √yu class 2 verb]

yuvāna (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
parasparam -
parasparam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

paraspara (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

paraspara (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

parasparā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
spardhamānāḥ -
√spṛdh -> spardhamāna (participle, masculine)

[nominative plural from √spṛdh class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √spṛdh class 1 verb]

√spṛdh -> spardhamānā (participle, feminine)

[nominative plural from √spṛdh class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √spṛdh class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √spṛdh class 1 verb]

√spardh -> spardhamāna (participle, masculine)

[nominative plural from √spardh class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √spardh class 1 verb]

√spardh -> spardhamānā (participle, feminine)

[nominative plural from √spardh class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √spardh class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √spardh class 1 verb]

spardhamāna (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
sametāḥ -
sameta (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

sametā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
Line 3: “astraṃ balaṃ cātmani manyamānāḥ sarve samutpeturahaṃkṛtena ”
astram -
astra (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
balam -
bala (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

bala (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

balā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
cāt -
ca (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
mani -
manī (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

manī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]

manī (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
manyamānāḥ -
√man -> manyamāna (participle, masculine)

[nominative plural from √man class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √man class 4 verb], [nominative plural from √man class 8 verb], [vocative plural from √man class 8 verb]

√man -> manyamānā (participle, feminine)

[nominative plural from √man class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √man class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √man class 4 verb], [nominative plural from √man class 8 verb], [vocative plural from √man class 8 verb], [accusative plural from √man class 8 verb]
sarve -
sarva (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [locative single]

sarva (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

sarvā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
samut -
samud (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]

samud (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
petur -
√pat (verb class 1)

[perfect active third plural]

√pat (verb class 4)

[perfect active third plural]
ahaṅkṛtena -
ahaṅkṛta (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

ahaṅkṛta (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.178.1

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;

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Preview of verse 1.178.1 in Kannada sript:
ವೈಶಂಪಾಯನ ಉವಾಚ ।
ತೇಽಲಂಕೃತಾಃ ಕುಣ್ಡಲಿನೋ ಯುವಾನಃ ಪರಸ್ಪರಂ ಸ್ಪರ್ಧಮಾನಾಃ ಸಮೇತಾಃ ।
ಅಸ್ತ್ರಂ ಬಲಂ ಚಾತ್ಮನಿ ಮನ್ಯಮಾನಾಃ ಸರ್ವೇ ಸಮುತ್ಪೇತುರಹಂಕೃತೇನ ॥ ೧ ॥

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)]

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Preview of verse 1.178.1 in Bengali sript:
বৈশংপাযন উবাচ ।
তেঽলংকৃতাঃ কুণ্ডলিনো যুবানঃ পরস্পরং স্পর্ধমানাঃ সমেতাঃ ।
অস্ত্রং বলং চাত্মনি মন্যমানাঃ সর্বে সমুত্পেতুরহংকৃতেন ॥ ১ ॥

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 1.178.1 in Gujarati sript:
વૈશંપાયન ઉવાચ ।
તેઽલંકૃતાઃ કુણ્ડલિનો યુવાનઃ પરસ્પરં સ્પર્ધમાનાઃ સમેતાઃ ।
અસ્ત્રં બલં ચાત્મનિ મન્યમાનાઃ સર્વે સમુત્પેતુરહંકૃતેન ॥ ૧ ॥

Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)

1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]

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Preview of verse 1.178.1 in Malayalam sript:
വൈശംപായന ഉവാച ।
തേഽലംകൃതാഃ കുണ്ഡലിനോ യുവാനഃ പരസ്പരം സ്പര്ധമാനാഃ സമേതാഃ ।
അസ്ത്രം ബലം ചാത്മനി മന്യമാനാഃ സര്വേ സമുത്പേതുരഹംകൃതേന ॥ ൧ ॥

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 1.178.1 in Telugu sript:
వైశంపాయన ఉవాచ ।
తేఽలంకృతాః కుణ్డలినో యువానః పరస్పరం స్పర్ధమానాః సమేతాః ।
అస్త్రం బలం చాత్మని మన్యమానాః సర్వే సముత్పేతురహంకృతేన ॥ ౧ ॥

Last Updated: 16 September, 2021