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 1.199.22

कृत्वा तु कुशलप्रश्नं सर्वेण नगरेण ते ।
समाविशन्त वेश्मानि धृतराष्ट्रस्य शासनात् ॥ २२ ॥

kṛtvā tu kuśalapraśnaṃ sarveṇa nagareṇa te |
samāviśanta veśmāni dhṛtarāṣṭrasya śāsanāt || 22 ||

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

...Pandavas to Hastinapura. After the heroes will have been permitted (by Drupada), to come hither, let Duhsasana and Vikarna go out with a handsome train to receive them. And when they will...

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

Kritva, Kritvan, Kushalaprashna, Sarva, Nagara, Tad, Yushmad, Sama, Veshman, Dhritarashtra, Shasana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.199.22). 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: “kṛtvā tu kuśalapraśnaṃ sarveṇa nagareṇa te
  • kṛtvā -
  • kṛtvā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛtvan (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • kuśalapraśnam -
  • kuśalapraśna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • sarveṇa -
  • sarva (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    sarva (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • nagareṇa -
  • nagara (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    nagara (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • 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]
  • Line 2: “samāviśanta veśmāni dhṛtarāṣṭrasya śāsanāt
  • 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]
  • aviśanta -
  • viś (verb class 6)
    [imperfect middle third plural]
  • veśmāni -
  • veśman (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • dhṛtarāṣṭrasya -
  • dhṛtarāṣṭra (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
  • śāsanāt -
  • śāsana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    śāsana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.199.22

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 1.199.22 in Kannada sript:
ಕೃತ್ವಾ ತು ಕುಶಲಪ್ರಶ್ನಂ ಸರ್ವೇಣ ನಗರೇಣ ತೇ ।
ಸಮಾವಿಶನ್ತ ವೇಶ್ಮಾನಿ ಧೃತರಾಷ್ಟ್ರಸ್ಯ ಶಾಸನಾತ್ ॥ 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 1.199.22 in Bengali sript:
কৃত্বা তু কুশলপ্রশ্নং সর্বেণ নগরেণ তে ।
সমাবিশন্ত বেশ্মানি ধৃতরাষ্ট্রস্য শাসনাত্ ॥ 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 1.199.22 in Gujarati sript:
કૃત્વા તુ કુશલપ્રશ્નં સર્વેણ નગરેણ તે ।
સમાવિશન્ત વેશ્માનિ ધૃતરાષ્ટ્રસ્ય શાસનાત્ ॥ 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 1.199.22 in Malayalam sript:
കൃത്വാ തു കുശലപ്രശ്നം സര്വേണ നഗരേണ തേ ।
സമാവിശന്ത വേശ്മാനി ധൃതരാഷ്ട്രസ്യ ശാസനാത് ॥ ൨൨ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 1.199.22 in Telugu sript:
కృత్వా తు కుశలప్రశ్నం సర్వేణ నగరేణ తే ।
సమావిశన్త వేశ్మాని ధృతరాష్ట్రస్య శాసనాత్ ॥ ౨౨ ॥

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