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 1.196.24

मिषतः सर्वलोकस्य स्थास्यते त्वयि तद्ध्रुवम् ।
अतोऽन्यथा चेद्विहितं यतमानो न लप्स्यसे ॥ २४ ॥

miṣataḥ sarvalokasya sthāsyate tvayi taddhruvam |
ato'nyathā cedvihitaṃ yatamāno na lapsyase || 24 ||

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

...never be disunited who have all taken to a common wife. Nor can we succeed in estranging Krishna from the Pandavas by any spies of ours. She chose them as her lords when they were in adversity...

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

Mishat, Sarvaloka, Sthasyat, Yushmad, Tad, Tat, Dhruvam, Dhruva, Atah, Anyatha, Ced, Vihita, Yatamana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.196.24). 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: “miṣataḥ sarvalokasya sthāsyate tvayi taddhruvam
  • miṣataḥ -
  • miṣ -> miṣat (participle, masculine)
    [accusative plural from √miṣ class 6 verb], [ablative single from √miṣ class 6 verb], [genitive single from √miṣ class 6 verb]
    miṣ -> miṣat (participle, neuter)
    [ablative single from √miṣ class 6 verb], [genitive single from √miṣ class 6 verb]
    miṣ (verb class 6)
    [present active third dual]
  • sarvalokasya -
  • sarvaloka (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
  • sthāsyate -
  • sthā -> sthāsyat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
    sthā -> sthāsyat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
    sthā (verb class 1)
    [future middle third single]
  • tvayi -
  • yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [locative single]
  • tad -
  • tad (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • dhruvam -
  • dhruvam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    dhruva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dhruva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    dhruvā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “ato'nyathā cedvihitaṃ yatamāno na lapsyase
  • ato' -
  • ataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • anyathā -
  • anyathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    anyathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ced -
  • ced (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ced (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • vihitam -
  • vihita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vihita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vihitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • yatamāno* -
  • yat -> yatamāna (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √yat class 1 verb]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • lapsyase -
  • labh (verb class 1)
    [future middle second single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.196.24

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 1.196.24 in Kannada sript:
ಮಿಷತಃ ಸರ್ವಲೋಕಸ್ಯ ಸ್ಥಾಸ್ಯತೇ ತ್ವಯಿ ತದ್ಧ್ರುವಮ್ ।
ಅತೋಽನ್ಯಥಾ ಚೇದ್ವಿಹಿತಂ ಯತಮಾನೋ ನ ಲಪ್ಸ್ಯಸೇ ॥ ೨೪ ॥

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 1.196.24 in Bengali sript:
মিষতঃ সর্বলোকস্য স্থাস্যতে ত্বযি তদ্ধ্রুবম্ ।
অতোঽন্যথা চেদ্বিহিতং যতমানো ন লপ্স্যসে ॥ ২৪ ॥

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 1.196.24 in Gujarati sript:
મિષતઃ સર્વલોકસ્ય સ્થાસ્યતે ત્વયિ તદ્ધ્રુવમ્ ।
અતોઽન્યથા ચેદ્વિહિતં યતમાનો ન લપ્સ્યસે ॥ ૨૪ ॥

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 1.196.24 in Malayalam sript:
മിഷതഃ സര്വലോകസ്യ സ്ഥാസ്യതേ ത്വയി തദ്ധ്രുവമ് ।
അതോഽന്യഥാ ചേദ്വിഹിതം യതമാനോ ന ലപ്സ്യസേ ॥ ൨൪ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 1.196.24 in Telugu sript:
మిషతః సర్వలోకస్య స్థాస్యతే త్వయి తద్ధ్రువమ్ ।
అతోఽన్యథా చేద్విహితం యతమానో న లప్స్యసే ॥ ౨౪ ॥

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