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 1.203.28

तस्या गात्रे निपतिता तेषां दृष्टिर्महात्मनाम् ।
सर्वेषामेव भूयिष्ठमृते देवं पितामहम् ॥ २८ ॥

tasyā gātre nipatitā teṣāṃ dṛṣṭirmahātmanām |
sarveṣāmeva bhūyiṣṭhamṛte devaṃ pitāmaham || 28 ||

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

...their ascetic austerities, began to emit vapour from every part of their bodies. And beholding the severity of their austerities, the celestials became alarmed. The gods began to cause...

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

Gatri, Gatra, Nipatita, Tad, Drishti, Mahatman, Mahatmana, Sarva, Eva, Bhuyishtham, Bhuyishtha, Rite, Rita, Riti, Deva, Pitamaha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.203.28). 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: “tasyā gātre nipatitā teṣāṃ dṛṣṭirmahātmanām
  • tasyā* -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • gātre -
  • gātṛ (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    gātra (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    gātra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    gātrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • nipatitā -
  • nipatitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • teṣām -
  • tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • dṛṣṭir -
  • dṛṣṭi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • mahātmanām -
  • mahātman (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    mahātman (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    mahātmanā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “sarveṣāmeva bhūyiṣṭhamṛte devaṃ pitāmaham
  • sarveṣām -
  • sarva (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    sarva (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • eva -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhūyiṣṭham -
  • bhūyiṣṭham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    bhūyiṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bhūyiṣṭha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    bhūyiṣṭhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ṛte -
  • ṛte (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ṛte (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ṛta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ṛta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    ṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ṛti (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    ṛti (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • devam -
  • deva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    deva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    devā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    devan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
  • pitāmaham -
  • pitāmaha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.203.28

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 1.203.28 in Kannada sript:
ತಸ್ಯಾ ಗಾತ್ರೇ ನಿಪತಿತಾ ತೇಷಾಂ ದೃಷ್ಟಿರ್ಮಹಾತ್ಮನಾಮ್ ।
ಸರ್ವೇಷಾಮೇವ ಭೂಯಿಷ್ಠಮೃತೇ ದೇವಂ ಪಿತಾಮಹಮ್ ॥ ೨೮ ॥

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 1.203.28 in Bengali sript:
তস্যা গাত্রে নিপতিতা তেষাং দৃষ্টির্মহাত্মনাম্ ।
সর্বেষামেব ভূযিষ্ঠমৃতে দেবং পিতামহম্ ॥ ২৮ ॥

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 1.203.28 in Gujarati sript:
તસ્યા ગાત્રે નિપતિતા તેષાં દૃષ્ટિર્મહાત્મનામ્ ।
સર્વેષામેવ ભૂયિષ્ઠમૃતે દેવં પિતામહમ્ ॥ ૨૮ ॥

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 1.203.28 in Malayalam sript:
തസ്യാ ഗാത്രേ നിപതിതാ തേഷാം ദൃഷ്ടിര്മഹാത്മനാമ് ।
സര്വേഷാമേവ ഭൂയിഷ്ഠമൃതേ ദേവം പിതാമഹമ് ॥ ൨൮ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 1.203.28 in Telugu sript:
తస్యా గాత్రే నిపతితా తేషాం దృష్టిర్మహాత్మనామ్ ।
సర్వేషామేవ భూయిష్ఠమృతే దేవం పితామహమ్ ॥ ౨౮ ॥

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