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 1.222.17

ततस्तीक्ष्णार्चिरभ्यागाज्ज्वलितो हव्यवाहनः ।
यत्र शार्ङ्गा बभूवुस्ते मन्दपालस्य पुत्रकाः ॥ १७ ॥

tatastīkṣṇārcirabhyāgājjvalito havyavāhanaḥ |
yatra śārṅgā babhūvuste mandapālasya putrakāḥ || 17 ||

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

...tell you all as to why Agni did not burn up those birds during the conflagration. There was, O king, a great Rishi known by the name of Mandapala, conversant with all the shastras, of rigid...

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

Tatah, Tad, Tata, Tikshnarcis, Abhi, Aga, Ajju, Havyavahana, Yatra, Sharnga, Yushmad, Mandapala, Putraka,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.222.17). 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: “tatastīkṣṇārcirabhyāgājjvalito havyavāhanaḥ
  • tatas -
  • tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    tata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tan -> tata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
  • tīkṣṇārcir -
  • tīkṣṇārcis (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    tīkṣṇārcis (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • abhyā -
  • abhi (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    abhi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    abhi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    abhi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]
    abhī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    abhī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    abhī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    abhi (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
    abhyā (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • āgā -
  • āgā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    ag (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
  • ajjva -
  • ajjū (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
  • alito -
  • havyavāhanaḥ -
  • havyavāhana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “yatra śārṅgā babhūvuste mandapālasya putrakāḥ
  • yatra -
  • yatra (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yatra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yatra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śārṅgā* -
  • śārṅga (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • babhūvus -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [perfect active third plural]
  • 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]
  • mandapālasya -
  • mandapāla (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
  • putrakāḥ -
  • putraka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    putrakā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.222.17

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 1.222.17 in Kannada sript:
ತತಸ್ತೀಕ್ಷ್ಣಾರ್ಚಿರಭ್ಯಾಗಾಜ್ಜ್ವಲಿತೋ ಹವ್ಯವಾಹನಃ ।
ಯತ್ರ ಶಾರ್ಙ್ಗಾ ಬಭೂವುಸ್ತೇ ಮನ್ದಪಾಲಸ್ಯ ಪುತ್ರಕಾಃ ॥ ೧೭ ॥

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 1.222.17 in Bengali sript:
ততস্তীক্ষ্ণার্চিরভ্যাগাজ্জ্বলিতো হব্যবাহনঃ ।
যত্র শার্ঙ্গা বভূবুস্তে মন্দপালস্য পুত্রকাঃ ॥ ১৭ ॥

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 1.222.17 in Gujarati sript:
તતસ્તીક્ષ્ણાર્ચિરભ્યાગાજ્જ્વલિતો હવ્યવાહનઃ ।
યત્ર શાર્ઙ્ગા બભૂવુસ્તે મન્દપાલસ્ય પુત્રકાઃ ॥ ૧૭ ॥

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 1.222.17 in Malayalam sript:
തതസ്തീക്ഷ്ണാര്ചിരഭ്യാഗാജ്ജ്വലിതോ ഹവ്യവാഹനഃ ।
യത്ര ശാര്ങ്ഗാ ബഭൂവുസ്തേ മന്ദപാലസ്യ പുത്രകാഃ ॥ ൧൭ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 1.222.17 in Telugu sript:
తతస్తీక్ష్ణార్చిరభ్యాగాజ్జ్వలితో హవ్యవాహనః ।
యత్ర శార్ఙ్గా బభూవుస్తే మన్దపాలస్య పుత్రకాః ॥ ౧౭ ॥

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