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 1.195.18

ते हि सर्वे स्थिता धर्मे सर्वे चैवैकचेतसः ।
अधर्मेण निरस्ताश्च तुल्ये राज्ये विशेषतः ॥ १८ ॥

te hi sarve sthitā dharme sarve caivaikacetasaḥ |
adharmeṇa nirastāśca tulye rājye viśeṣataḥ || 18 ||

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

...the presence of Vidura! We have now found you alone, and will, therefore, say all we like! What is this that you have, O monarch, desired to do? Dost you regard the prosperity of your foes...

English translation by Kisari Mohan Ganguly (2013) Read online Buy now!

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (1.195.18). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tad, Yushmad, Sarva, Sthita, Dharma, Ekacetas, Adharma, Nirasta, Tulya, Rajya, Visheshatah, Visheshatas,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.195.18). 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: “te hi sarve sthitā dharme sarve caivaikacetasaḥ
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • sarve -
  • sarva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [locative single]
    sarva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    sarvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • sthitā* -
  • sthita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sthitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    sthā -> sthita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √sthā class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √sthā class 1 verb]
    sthā -> sthitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √sthā class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √sthā class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √sthā class 1 verb]
  • dharme -
  • dharma (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    dharmā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • sarve -
  • sarva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [locative single]
    sarva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    sarvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aivai -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • ekacetasaḥ -
  • ekacetas (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    ekacetas (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • Line 2: “adharmeṇa nirastāśca tulye rājye viśeṣataḥ
  • adharmeṇa -
  • adharma (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • nirastāś -
  • nirasta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    nirastā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tulye -
  • tulya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    tulya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    tulyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tul -> tulya (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √tul class 10 verb]
    tul -> tulya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √tul class 10 verb], [vocative dual from √tul class 10 verb], [accusative dual from √tul class 10 verb], [locative single from √tul class 10 verb]
    tul -> tulyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √tul class 10 verb], [vocative single from √tul class 10 verb], [vocative dual from √tul class 10 verb], [accusative dual from √tul class 10 verb]
  • rājye -
  • rājya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    rājya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    rājyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    rāj -> rājya (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [locative single from √rāj]
    rāj -> rājya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √rāj class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √rāj class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √rāj class 1 verb], [locative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √rāj], [vocative dual from √rāj], [accusative dual from √rāj], [locative single from √rāj]
    rāj -> rājyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √rāj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √rāj class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √rāj class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √rāj], [vocative single from √rāj], [vocative dual from √rāj], [accusative dual from √rāj]
    rāj (verb class 1)
    [present passive first single]
    rāj (verb class 0)
    [present passive first single]
  • viśeṣataḥ -
  • viśeṣataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    viśeṣatas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.195.18

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 1.195.18 in Kannada sript:
ತೇ ಹಿ ಸರ್ವೇ ಸ್ಥಿತಾ ಧರ್ಮೇ ಸರ್ವೇ ಚೈವೈಕಚೇತಸಃ ।
ಅಧರ್ಮೇಣ ನಿರಸ್ತಾಶ್ಚ ತುಲ್ಯೇ ರಾಜ್ಯೇ ವಿಶೇಷತಃ ॥ ೧೮ ॥

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 1.195.18 in Bengali sript:
তে হি সর্বে স্থিতা ধর্মে সর্বে চৈবৈকচেতসঃ ।
অধর্মেণ নিরস্তাশ্চ তুল্যে রাজ্যে বিশেষতঃ ॥ ১৮ ॥

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 1.195.18 in Gujarati sript:
તે હિ સર્વે સ્થિતા ધર્મે સર્વે ચૈવૈકચેતસઃ ।
અધર્મેણ નિરસ્તાશ્ચ તુલ્યે રાજ્યે વિશેષતઃ ॥ ૧૮ ॥

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 1.195.18 in Malayalam sript:
തേ ഹി സര്വേ സ്ഥിതാ ധര്മേ സര്വേ ചൈവൈകചേതസഃ ।
അധര്മേണ നിരസ്താശ്ച തുല്യേ രാജ്യേ വിശേഷതഃ ॥ ൧൮ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 1.195.18 in Telugu sript:
తే హి సర్వే స్థితా ధర్మే సర్వే చైవైకచేతసః ।
అధర్మేణ నిరస్తాశ్చ తుల్యే రాజ్యే విశేషతః ॥ ౧౮ ॥

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