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 1.184.17

कच्चिच्च यक्ष्ये परमप्रतीतः संयुज्य पार्थेन नरर्षभेण ।
ब्रवीहि तत्त्वेन महानुभावः कोऽसौ विजेता दुहितुर्ममाद्य ॥ १७ ॥

kaccicca yakṣye paramapratītaḥ saṃyujya pārthena nararṣabheṇa |
bravīhi tattvena mahānubhāvaḥ ko'sau vijetā duhiturmamādya || 17 ||

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

...followed by Krishna, on coming at last out of that throng, looked like the full moon and the sun emerging from the clouds. "Meanwhile Kunti seeing that her sons were late in returning from...

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

Yakshya, Parama, Pratita, Partha, Nara, Rishabha, Tattva, Mahanubhava, Kah, Asi, Asu, Adah, Vijetri, Duhitri, Asmad, Mama, Adya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.184.17). 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: “kaccicca yakṣye paramapratītaḥ saṃyujya pārthena nararṣabheṇa
  • Cannot analyse kaccicca*ya
  • yakṣye -
  • yakṣya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    yakṣya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    yakṣyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    yakṣ -> yakṣya (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √yakṣ class 1 verb], [locative single from √yakṣ class 10 verb]
    yakṣ -> yakṣya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √yakṣ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √yakṣ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √yakṣ class 1 verb], [locative single from √yakṣ class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √yakṣ class 10 verb], [vocative dual from √yakṣ class 10 verb], [accusative dual from √yakṣ class 10 verb], [locative single from √yakṣ class 10 verb]
    yakṣ -> yakṣyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √yakṣ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √yakṣ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √yakṣ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √yakṣ class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √yakṣ class 10 verb], [vocative single from √yakṣ class 10 verb], [vocative dual from √yakṣ class 10 verb], [accusative dual from √yakṣ class 10 verb]
    yaj (verb class 1)
    [future middle first single]
    yakṣ (verb class 1)
    [present passive first single]
    yakṣ (verb class 10)
    [present passive first single]
  • parama -
  • parama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    parama (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pratītaḥ -
  • pratīta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • saṃyujya -
  • pārthena -
  • pārtha (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    pārtha (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • narar -
  • nara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    narā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ṛṣabheṇa -
  • ṛṣabha (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • Line 2: “bravīhi tattvena mahānubhāvaḥ ko'sau vijetā duhiturmamādya
  • bravīhi -
  • brū (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second single]
  • tattvena -
  • tattva (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • mahānubhāvaḥ -
  • mahānubhāva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ko' -
  • kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    ku (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • asau -
  • asi (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    asi (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    asu (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    adaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    adaḥ (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • vijetā -
  • vijetṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • duhitur -
  • duhitṛ (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • mamā -
  • asmad (pronoun, none)
    [genitive single]
    mamā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 3)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 4)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • adya -
  • adya (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    adya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    adya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.184.17

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 1.184.17 in Kannada sript:
ಕಚ್ಚಿಚ್ಚ ಯಕ್ಷ್ಯೇ ಪರಮಪ್ರತೀತಃ ಸಂಯುಜ್ಯ ಪಾರ್ಥೇನ ನರರ್ಷಭೇಣ ।
ಬ್ರವೀಹಿ ತತ್ತ್ವೇನ ಮಹಾನುಭಾವಃ ಕೋಽಸೌ ವಿಜೇತಾ ದುಹಿತುರ್ಮಮಾದ್ಯ ॥ ೧೭ ॥

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 1.184.17 in Bengali sript:
কচ্চিচ্চ যক্ষ্যে পরমপ্রতীতঃ সংযুজ্য পার্থেন নরর্ষভেণ ।
ব্রবীহি তত্ত্বেন মহানুভাবঃ কোঽসৌ বিজেতা দুহিতুর্মমাদ্য ॥ ১৭ ॥

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 1.184.17 in Gujarati sript:
કચ્ચિચ્ચ યક્ષ્યે પરમપ્રતીતઃ સંયુજ્ય પાર્થેન નરર્ષભેણ ।
બ્રવીહિ તત્ત્વેન મહાનુભાવઃ કોઽસૌ વિજેતા દુહિતુર્મમાદ્ય ॥ ૧૭ ॥

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 1.184.17 in Malayalam sript:
കച്ചിച്ച യക്ഷ്യേ പരമപ്രതീതഃ സംയുജ്യ പാര്ഥേന നരര്ഷഭേണ ।
ബ്രവീഹി തത്ത്വേന മഹാനുഭാവഃ കോഽസൌ വിജേതാ ദുഹിതുര്മമാദ്യ ॥ ൧൭ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 1.184.17 in Telugu sript:
కచ్చిచ్చ యక్ష్యే పరమప్రతీతః సంయుజ్య పార్థేన నరర్షభేణ ।
బ్రవీహి తత్త్వేన మహానుభావః కోఽసౌ విజేతా దుహితుర్మమాద్య ॥ ౧౭ ॥

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