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 1.220.15

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वैशंपायन उवाच ।
तच्छ्रुत्वा मन्दपालस्तु तेषां वाक्यं दिवौकसाम् ।
क्व नु शीघ्रमपत्यं स्याद्बहुलं चेत्यचिन्तयत् ॥ १५ ॥

vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca |
tacchrutvā mandapālastu teṣāṃ vākyaṃ divaukasām |
kva nu śīghramapatyaṃ syādbahulaṃ cetyacintayat || 15 ||

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

...rushed at those heroes, and taking up his thunderbolt which could never go in vain, hurled it with great force. And the slayer of Asuras said unto the gods, 'These two are slain.'...
English translation by Kisari Mohan Ganguly (2013) Read online Buy now!

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (1.220.15). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vaishampayana, Tat, Tad, Mandapala, Vakya, Divaukas, Kva, Shighram, Shighra, Apatya, Syat, Sya, Bahulam, Bahula, Ceti, Cetya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.220.15). 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: “vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca ”
vaiśampāyana* -
vaiśampāyana (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
uvāca -
√vac (verb class 2)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]

√vac (verb class 3)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
Line 2: “tacchrutvā mandapālastu teṣāṃ vākyaṃ divaukasām ”
tacch -
tat (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tad (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
śrutvā -
√śru -> śrutvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √śru]
mandapālas -
mandapāla (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
tu -
tu (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
teṣām -
tad (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]

sa (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]
vākyam -
vākya (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

√vac -> vākya (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 3 verb]

√vac -> vākya (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 2 verb], [nominative single from √vac class 3 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 3 verb]

√vak -> vākya (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √vak class 1 verb]

√vak -> vākya (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √vak class 1 verb], [accusative single from √vak class 1 verb]
divaukasām -
divaukas (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]
Line 3: “kva nu śīghramapatyaṃ syādbahulaṃ cetyacintayat ”
kva -
kva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
nu -
nu (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

nu (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

nau (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
śīghram -
śīghram (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

śīghra (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

śīghra (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

śīghrā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
apatyam -
apatya (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

√pat (verb class 4)

[imperfect active first single]
syād -
syāt (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

syāt (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

sya (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]

√as (verb class 2)

[optative active third single]
bahulam -
bahulam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

bahula (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

bahula (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

bahulā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
cetya -
cetī (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

cetya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

cetya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√cit -> cetya (participle, masculine)

[compound from √cit]

√cit -> cetya (participle, neuter)

[compound from √cit]

√cit -> cetya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √cit]

ceti (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

ceti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

ceti (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

cetī (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]

cetī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]

cetī (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

√cit -> cetya (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √cit]

√cit -> cetya (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √cit]
acintayat -
√cint (verb class 10)

[imperfect active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.220.15

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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The Mahabharata in Kannada (Set of 32 Volumes)
by Bharatha Darshana Bangalore (2003)

ಶ್ರೇಮಹಭಾರತ [ಮಹಾಭಾರತ]; 13907 pages;

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Preview of verse 1.220.15 in Kannada sript:
ವೈಶಂಪಾಯನ ಉವಾಚ ।
ತಚ್ಛ್ರುತ್ವಾ ಮನ್ದಪಾಲಸ್ತು ತೇಷಾಂ ವಾಕ್ಯಂ ದಿವೌಕಸಾಮ್ ।
ಕ್ವ ನು ಶೀಘ್ರಮಪತ್ಯಂ ಸ್ಯಾದ್ಬಹುಲಂ ಚೇತ್ಯಚಿನ್ತಯತ್ ॥ ೧೫ ॥

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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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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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 1.220.15 in Bengali sript:
বৈশংপাযন উবাচ ।
তচ্ছ্রুত্বা মন্দপালস্তু তেষাং বাক্যং দিবৌকসাম্ ।
ক্ব নু শীঘ্রমপত্যং স্যাদ্বহুলং চেত্যচিন্তযত্ ॥ ১৫ ॥

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 1.220.15 in Gujarati sript:
વૈશંપાયન ઉવાચ ।
તચ્છ્રુત્વા મન્દપાલસ્તુ તેષાં વાક્યં દિવૌકસામ્ ।
ક્વ નુ શીઘ્રમપત્યં સ્યાદ્બહુલં ચેત્યચિન્તયત્ ॥ ૧૫ ॥

Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)

1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]

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Preview of verse 1.220.15 in Malayalam sript:
വൈശംപായന ഉവാച ।
തച്ഛ്രുത്വാ മന്ദപാലസ്തു തേഷാം വാക്യം ദിവൌകസാമ് ।
ക്വ നു ശീഘ്രമപത്യം സ്യാദ്ബഹുലം ചേത്യചിന്തയത് ॥ ൧൫ ॥

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 1.220.15 in Telugu sript:
వైశంపాయన ఉవాచ ।
తచ్ఛ్రుత్వా మన్దపాలస్తు తేషాం వాక్యం దివౌకసామ్ ।
క్వ ను శీఘ్రమపత్యం స్యాద్బహులం చేత్యచిన్తయత్ ॥ ౧౫ ॥

Last Updated: 16 September, 2021