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 1.212.2

वासुदेवाभ्यनुज्ञातः कथयित्वेतिकृत्यताम् ।
कृष्णस्य मतमाज्ञाय प्रययौ भरतर्षभः ॥ २ ॥

vāsudevābhyanujñātaḥ kathayitvetikṛtyatām |
kṛṣṇasya matamājñāya prayayau bharatarṣabhaḥ || 2 ||

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

...shapes (after our transformation)?' As we were thinking of it, in almost a moment, O Bharata, we beheld even the eminent celestial Rishi Narada. Beholding that Rishi of immeasurable...

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

Vasudeva, Abhyanujnata, Itikritya, Krishna, Mata, Ajnaya, Bharatarshabha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.212.2). 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: “vāsudevābhyanujñātaḥ kathayitvetikṛtyatām
  • vāsudevā -
  • vāsudeva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vāsudeva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vāsudevā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • abhyanujñātaḥ -
  • abhyanujñāta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kathayitve -
  • kath -> kathayitvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kath]
  • itikṛtya -
  • itikṛtya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    itikṛtya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “kṛṣṇasya matamājñāya prayayau bharatarṣabhaḥ
  • kṛṣṇasya -
  • kṛṣṇa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    kṛṣṇa (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • matam -
  • mata (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    mata (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    matā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    man -> mata (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √man class 4 verb], [accusative single from √man class 8 verb]
    man -> mata (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √man class 4 verb], [accusative single from √man class 4 verb], [nominative single from √man class 8 verb], [accusative single from √man class 8 verb]
  • ājñāya -
  • ājñāya (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • prayayau -
  • bharatarṣabhaḥ -
  • bharatarṣabha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.212.2

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 1.212.2 in Kannada sript:
ವಾಸುದೇವಾಭ್ಯನುಜ್ಞಾತಃ ಕಥಯಿತ್ವೇತಿಕೃತ್ಯತಾಮ್ ।
ಕೃಷ್ಣಸ್ಯ ಮತಮಾಜ್ಞಾಯ ಪ್ರಯಯೌ ಭರತರ್ಷಭಃ ॥ ೨ ॥

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 1.212.2 in Bengali sript:
বাসুদেবাভ্যনুজ্ঞাতঃ কথযিত্বেতিকৃত্যতাম্ ।
কৃষ্ণস্য মতমাজ্ঞায প্রযযৌ ভরতর্ষভঃ ॥ ২ ॥

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 1.212.2 in Gujarati sript:
વાસુદેવાભ્યનુજ્ઞાતઃ કથયિત્વેતિકૃત્યતામ્ ।
કૃષ્ણસ્ય મતમાજ્ઞાય પ્રયયૌ ભરતર્ષભઃ ॥ ૨ ॥

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 1.212.2 in Malayalam sript:
വാസുദേവാഭ്യനുജ്ഞാതഃ കഥയിത്വേതികൃത്യതാമ് ।
കൃഷ്ണസ്യ മതമാജ്ഞായ പ്രയയൌ ഭരതര്ഷഭഃ ॥ ൨ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 1.212.2 in Telugu sript:
వాసుదేవాభ్యనుజ్ఞాతః కథయిత్వేతికృత్యతామ్ ।
కృష్ణస్య మతమాజ్ఞాయ ప్రయయౌ భరతర్షభః ॥ ౨ ॥

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