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 1.187.15

तच्छ्रुत्वा द्रुपदो राजा कुन्तीपुत्रस्य भाषितम् ।
विगर्हयामास तदा धृतराष्ट्रं जनेश्वरम् ॥ १५ ॥

tacchrutvā drupado rājā kuntīputrasya bhāṣitam |
vigarhayāmāsa tadā dhṛtarāṣṭraṃ janeśvaram || 15 ||

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

...think, is their mother. And around her also sat three other foremost of men each of whom was like unto fire. And the couple of heroes having approached her paid homage unto her feet, and...

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

Tat, Tad, Drupada, Raja, Rajan, Raj, Kunti, Putra, Bhashita, Vigarha, Amasa, Tada, Dhritarashtra, Janeshvara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.187.15). 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: “tacchrutvā drupado rājā kuntīputrasya bhāṣitam
  • tacch -
  • tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • śrutvā -
  • śru -> śrutvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √śru]
  • drupado* -
  • drupada (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • rājā -
  • rājā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    rājan (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    rāj (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    rāj (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • kuntī -
  • kuntī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    kunti (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • putrasya -
  • putra (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    putra (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • bhāṣitam -
  • bhāṣita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bhāṣita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    bhāṣitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “vigarhayāmāsa tadā dhṛtarāṣṭraṃ janeśvaram
  • vigarhayā -
  • vigarhā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • amāsa -
  • amāsa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    amāsa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tadā* -
  • tadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tada (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • dhṛtarāṣṭram -
  • dhṛtarāṣṭra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dhṛtarāṣṭrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • janeśvaram -
  • janeśvara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.187.15

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 1.187.15 in Kannada sript:
ತಚ್ಛ್ರುತ್ವಾ ದ್ರುಪದೋ ರಾಜಾ ಕುನ್ತೀಪುತ್ರಸ್ಯ ಭಾಷಿತಮ್ ।
ವಿಗರ್ಹಯಾಮಾಸ ತದಾ ಧೃತರಾಷ್ಟ್ರಂ ಜನೇಶ್ವರಮ್ ॥ ೧೫ ॥

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 1.187.15 in Bengali sript:
তচ্ছ্রুত্বা দ্রুপদো রাজা কুন্তীপুত্রস্য ভাষিতম্ ।
বিগর্হযামাস তদা ধৃতরাষ্ট্রং জনেশ্বরম্ ॥ ১৫ ॥

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 1.187.15 in Gujarati sript:
તચ્છ્રુત્વા દ્રુપદો રાજા કુન્તીપુત્રસ્ય ભાષિતમ્ ।
વિગર્હયામાસ તદા ધૃતરાષ્ટ્રં જનેશ્વરમ્ ॥ ૧૫ ॥

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 1.187.15 in Malayalam sript:
തച്ഛ്രുത്വാ ദ്രുപദോ രാജാ കുന്തീപുത്രസ്യ ഭാഷിതമ് ।
വിഗര്ഹയാമാസ തദാ ധൃതരാഷ്ട്രം ജനേശ്വരമ് ॥ ൧൫ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 1.187.15 in Telugu sript:
తచ్ఛ్రుత్వా ద్రుపదో రాజా కున్తీపుత్రస్య భాషితమ్ ।
విగర్హయామాస తదా ధృతరాష్ట్రం జనేశ్వరమ్ ॥ ౧౫ ॥

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