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 1.188.20

वैशंपायन उवाच ।
तत उत्थाय भगवान्व्यासो द्वैपायनः प्रभुः ।
करे गृहीत्वा राजानं राजवेश्म समाविशत् ॥ २० ॥

vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca |
tata utthāya bhagavānvyāso dvaipāyanaḥ prabhuḥ |
kare gṛhītvā rājānaṃ rājaveśma samāviśat || 20 ||

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

...garments, eyes like unto those of mighty bulls, broad shoulders, and long-hanging arms like unto the bodies of mighty snakes, the king, and the king’s ministers, and the king’s son, 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 (1.188.20). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vaishampayana, Tatah, Tad, Tata, Utthaya, Uttha, Bhagavat, Vyasa, Dvaipayana, Prabhu, Kari, Kara, Grihitva, Rajan, Rajana, Rajaveshman, Sama,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.188.20). 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: “tata utthāya bhagavānvyāso dvaipāyanaḥ prabhuḥ
  • tata* -
  • tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    tata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tan -> tata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
  • utthāya -
  • utthāya (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    uttha (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    uttha (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • bhagavān -
  • bhagavat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vyāso* -
  • vyāsa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • dvaipāyanaḥ -
  • dvaipāyana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • prabhuḥ -
  • prabhu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    prabhu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 3: “kare gṛhītvā rājānaṃ rājaveśma samāviśat
  • kare -
  • kari (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    kari (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    kara (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    kara (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    kṛ (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • gṛhītvā -
  • gṛhītvā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    grah -> gṛhītvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √grah]
  • rājānam -
  • rājāna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    rājāna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    rājan (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • rājaveśma -
  • rājaveśman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • samā -
  • sama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sama (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    samā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    sam (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
    samā (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • aviśat -
  • viś (verb class 6)
    [imperfect active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.188.20

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 1.188.20 in Kannada sript:
ವೈಶಂಪಾಯನ ಉವಾಚ ।
ತತ ಉತ್ಥಾಯ ಭಗವಾನ್ವ್ಯಾಸೋ ದ್ವೈಪಾಯನಃ ಪ್ರಭುಃ ।
ಕರೇ ಗೃಹೀತ್ವಾ ರಾಜಾನಂ ರಾಜವೇಶ್ಮ ಸಮಾವಿಶತ್ ॥ ೨೦ ॥

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 1.188.20 in Bengali sript:
বৈশংপাযন উবাচ ।
তত উত্থায ভগবান্ব্যাসো দ্বৈপাযনঃ প্রভুঃ ।
করে গৃহীত্বা রাজানং রাজবেশ্ম সমাবিশত্ ॥ ২০ ॥

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 1.188.20 in Gujarati sript:
વૈશંપાયન ઉવાચ ।
તત ઉત્થાય ભગવાન્વ્યાસો દ્વૈપાયનઃ પ્રભુઃ ।
કરે ગૃહીત્વા રાજાનં રાજવેશ્મ સમાવિશત્ ॥ ૨૦ ॥

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 1.188.20 in Malayalam sript:
വൈശംപായന ഉവാച ।
തത ഉത്ഥായ ഭഗവാന്വ്യാസോ ദ്വൈപായനഃ പ്രഭുഃ ।
കരേ ഗൃഹീത്വാ രാജാനം രാജവേശ്മ സമാവിശത് ॥ ൨൦ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 1.188.20 in Telugu sript:
వైశంపాయన ఉవాచ ।
తత ఉత్థాయ భగవాన్వ్యాసో ద్వైపాయనః ప్రభుః ।
కరే గృహీత్వా రాజానం రాజవేశ్మ సమావిశత్ ॥ ౨౦ ॥

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