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 1.189.36

वैशंपायन उवाच ।
ततो व्यासः परमोदारकर्मा शुचिर्विप्रस्तपसा तस्य राज्ञः ।
चक्षुर्दिव्यं प्रददौ तान्स सर्वान्राजापश्यत्पूर्वदेहैर्यथावत् ॥ ३६ ॥

vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca |
tato vyāsaḥ paramodārakarmā śucirviprastapasā tasya rājñaḥ |
cakṣurdivyaṃ pradadau tānsa sarvānrājāpaśyatpūrvadehairyathāvat || 36 ||

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

...both usage and the Vedas. O best of Brahmanas, nowhere have I seen many men having one wife. The illustrious ones also of former ages never had such a usage amongst them. The wise should...

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

Vaishampayana, Tatah, Tad, Tata, Vyasa, Paramoda, Ara, Shuci, Vipra, Tapas, Rajan, Cakshurda, Vya, Prada, Sarva, Raja, Raj, Apashyat, Purvadeha, Yathavat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.189.36). 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: “tato vyāsaḥ paramodārakarmā śucirviprastapasā tasya rājñaḥ
  • 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]
  • vyāsaḥ -
  • vyāsa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • paramodā -
  • paramoda (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    paramoda (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ara -
  • ara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
    (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
    (verb class 5)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
  • karmā -
  • śucir -
  • śuci (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    śuci (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • vipras -
  • vipra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tapasā -
  • tapas (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • tasya -
  • tas -> tasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √tas]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    tas (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • rājñaḥ -
  • rājan (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • Line 3: “cakṣurdivyaṃ pradadau tānsa sarvānrājāpaśyatpūrvadehairyathāvat
  • cakṣurdi -
  • cakṣurdā (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • vyam -
  • vya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • prada -
  • prada (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prada (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dau -
  • da (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • tān -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sarvān -
  • sarva (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • rājā -
  • rāja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    rājan (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    rājā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    rāj (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    rāj (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    rāj (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • apaśyat -
  • apaśyat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    apaśyat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • pūrvadehair -
  • pūrvadeha (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • yathāvat -
  • yathāvat (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.189.36

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 1.189.36 in Kannada sript:
ವೈಶಂಪಾಯನ ಉವಾಚ ।
ತತೋ ವ್ಯಾಸಃ ಪರಮೋದಾರಕರ್ಮಾ ಶುಚಿರ್ವಿಪ್ರಸ್ತಪಸಾ ತಸ್ಯ ರಾಜ್ಞಃ ।
ಚಕ್ಷುರ್ದಿವ್ಯಂ ಪ್ರದದೌ ತಾನ್ಸ ಸರ್ವಾನ್ರಾಜಾಪಶ್ಯತ್ಪೂರ್ವದೇಹೈರ್ಯಥಾವತ್ ॥ ೩೬ ॥

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 1.189.36 in Bengali sript:
বৈশংপাযন উবাচ ।
ততো ব্যাসঃ পরমোদারকর্মা শুচির্বিপ্রস্তপসা তস্য রাজ্ঞঃ ।
চক্ষুর্দিব্যং প্রদদৌ তান্স সর্বান্রাজাপশ্যত্পূর্বদেহৈর্যথাবত্ ॥ ৩৬ ॥

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 1.189.36 in Gujarati sript:
વૈશંપાયન ઉવાચ ।
તતો વ્યાસઃ પરમોદારકર્મા શુચિર્વિપ્રસ્તપસા તસ્ય રાજ્ઞઃ ।
ચક્ષુર્દિવ્યં પ્રદદૌ તાન્સ સર્વાન્રાજાપશ્યત્પૂર્વદેહૈર્યથાવત્ ॥ ૩૬ ॥

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 1.189.36 in Malayalam sript:
വൈശംപായന ഉവാച ।
തതോ വ്യാസഃ പരമോദാരകര്മാ ശുചിര്വിപ്രസ്തപസാ തസ്യ രാജ്ഞഃ ।
ചക്ഷുര്ദിവ്യം പ്രദദൌ താന്സ സര്വാന്രാജാപശ്യത്പൂര്വദേഹൈര്യഥാവത് ॥ ൩൬ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 1.189.36 in Telugu sript:
వైశంపాయన ఉవాచ ।
తతో వ్యాసః పరమోదారకర్మా శుచిర్విప్రస్తపసా తస్య రాజ్ఞః ।
చక్షుర్దివ్యం ప్రదదౌ తాన్స సర్వాన్రాజాపశ్యత్పూర్వదేహైర్యథావత్ ॥ ౩౬ ॥

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