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 1.214.20

आविवेशतुरापूर्णं रत्नैरुच्चावचैः शुभैः ।
यथोपजोषं सर्वश्च जनश्चिक्रीड भारत ॥ २० ॥

āviveśaturāpūrṇaṃ ratnairuccāvacaiḥ śubhaiḥ |
yathopajoṣaṃ sarvaśca janaścikrīḍa bhārata || 20 ||

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

...Krishna in bravery and energy, in beauty and in features. T he auspicious Pancali also, from her five husbands, obtained five sons all of whom were heroes of the foremost rank and immovable...

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

Ishat, Ura, Apurna, Ratna, Uccavaca, Shubha, Yathopajosham, Sarva, Jana, Janas, Bharata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.214.20). 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: “āviveśaturāpūrṇaṃ ratnairuccāvacaiḥ śubhaiḥ
  • āvive -
  • av (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first dual]
  • īśat -
  • īśat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    īśat (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    īśat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • urā -
  • uras (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    uras (noun, neuter)
    [compound]
    urā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • apūrṇam -
  • apūrṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    apūrṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    apūrṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ratnair -
  • ratna (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    ratna (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • uccāvacaiḥ -
  • uccāvaca (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    uccāvaca (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • śubhaiḥ -
  • śubha (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    śubha (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • Line 2: “yathopajoṣaṃ sarvaśca janaścikrīḍa bhārata
  • yathopajoṣam -
  • yathopajoṣam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • sarvaś -
  • sarva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • janaś -
  • janas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    jana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • cikrīḍa -
  • krīḍ (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
  • bhārata -
  • bhārata (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhārata (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.214.20

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 1.214.20 in Kannada sript:
ಆವಿವೇಶತುರಾಪೂರ್ಣಂ ರತ್ನೈರುಚ್ಚಾವಚೈಃ ಶುಭೈಃ ।
ಯಥೋಪಜೋಷಂ ಸರ್ವಶ್ಚ ಜನಶ್ಚಿಕ್ರೀಡ ಭಾರತ ॥ ೨೦ ॥

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 1.214.20 in Bengali sript:
আবিবেশতুরাপূর্ণং রত্নৈরুচ্চাবচৈঃ শুভৈঃ ।
যথোপজোষং সর্বশ্চ জনশ্চিক্রীড ভারত ॥ ২০ ॥

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 1.214.20 in Gujarati sript:
આવિવેશતુરાપૂર્ણં રત્નૈરુચ્ચાવચૈઃ શુભૈઃ ।
યથોપજોષં સર્વશ્ચ જનશ્ચિક્રીડ ભારત ॥ ૨૦ ॥

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 1.214.20 in Malayalam sript:
ആവിവേശതുരാപൂര്ണം രത്നൈരുച്ചാവചൈഃ ശുഭൈഃ ।
യഥോപജോഷം സര്വശ്ച ജനശ്ചിക്രീഡ ഭാരത ॥ ൨൦ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 1.214.20 in Telugu sript:
ఆవివేశతురాపూర్ణం రత్నైరుచ్చావచైః శుభైః ।
యథోపజోషం సర్వశ్చ జనశ్చిక్రీడ భారత ॥ ౨౦ ॥

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