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 1.188.22

ततो द्वैपायनस्तस्मै नरेन्द्राय महात्मने ।
आचख्यौ तद्यथा धर्मो बहूनामेकपत्निता ॥ २२ ॥

tato dvaipāyanastasmai narendrāya mahātmane |
ācakhyau tadyathā dharmo bahūnāmekapatnitā || 22 ||

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

...of men sat with perfect fearlessness on those costly seats one after another according to the order of their ages. After those heroes were seated, well-dressed servants male and female,...

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

Tatah, Tad, Tata, Dvaipayana, Narendra, Mahatman, Mahatmana, Tat, Yatha, Dharma, Bahu, Ekapatnita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.188.22). 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: “tato dvaipāyanastasmai narendrāya mahātmane
  • tato* -
  • 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]
  • dvaipāyanas -
  • dvaipāyana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tasmai -
  • tad (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
  • narendrāya -
  • narendra (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
  • mahātmane -
  • mahātman (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    mahātman (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    mahātmanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Line 2: “ācakhyau tadyathā dharmo bahūnāmekapatnitā
  • ā -
  • ā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    ā (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • cakhyau -
  • khyā (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • tad -
  • tad (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • yathā -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • dharmo* -
  • dharma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bahūnām -
  • bahu (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    bahu (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • ekapatnitā -
  • ekapatnitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.188.22

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 1.188.22 in Kannada sript:
ತತೋ ದ್ವೈಪಾಯನಸ್ತಸ್ಮೈ ನರೇನ್ದ್ರಾಯ ಮಹಾತ್ಮನೇ ।
ಆಚಖ್ಯೌ ತದ್ಯಥಾ ಧರ್ಮೋ ಬಹೂನಾಮೇಕಪತ್ನಿತಾ ॥ ೨೨ ॥

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 1.188.22 in Bengali sript:
ততো দ্বৈপাযনস্তস্মৈ নরেন্দ্রায মহাত্মনে ।
আচখ্যৌ তদ্যথা ধর্মো বহূনামেকপত্নিতা ॥ ২২ ॥

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 1.188.22 in Gujarati sript:
તતો દ્વૈપાયનસ્તસ્મૈ નરેન્દ્રાય મહાત્મને ।
આચખ્યૌ તદ્યથા ધર્મો બહૂનામેકપત્નિતા ॥ ૨૨ ॥

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 1.188.22 in Malayalam sript:
തതോ ദ്വൈപായനസ്തസ്മൈ നരേന്ദ്രായ മഹാത്മനേ ।
ആചഖ്യൌ തദ്യഥാ ധര്മോ ബഹൂനാമേകപത്നിതാ ॥ ൨൨ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 1.188.22 in Telugu sript:
తతో ద్వైపాయనస్తస్మై నరేన్ద్రాయ మహాత్మనే ।
ఆచఖ్యౌ తద్యథా ధర్మో బహూనామేకపత్నితా ॥ ౨౨ ॥

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