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 2.1.17

अभिप्रायेण पार्थानां कृष्णस्य च महात्मनः ।
पुण्येऽहनि महातेजाः कृतकौतुकमङ्गलः ॥ १७ ॥

abhiprāyeṇa pārthānāṃ kṛṣṇasya ca mahātmanaḥ |
puṇye'hani mahātejāḥ kṛtakautukamaṅgalaḥ || 17 ||

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

...plot of land five thousand cubits square, which was delightful and exceedingly handsome to behold and which was favourable for construction of a building well-suited to the exigencies of...

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

Abhipraya, Partha, Krishna, Mahatman, Punya, Ahan, Mahateja, Mahatejas, Kritakautuka, Anga, Las,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 2.1.17). 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: “abhiprāyeṇa pārthānāṃ kṛṣṇasya ca mahātmanaḥ
  • abhiprāyeṇa -
  • abhiprāya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • pārthānām -
  • pārtha (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    pārtha (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • kṛṣṇasya -
  • kṛṣṇa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    kṛṣṇa (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mahātmanaḥ -
  • mahātman (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    mahātman (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • Line 2: “puṇye'hani mahātejāḥ kṛtakautukamaṅgalaḥ
  • puṇye' -
  • puṇya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    puṇya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    puṇyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    puṇ -> puṇya (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √puṇ class 10 verb]
    puṇ -> puṇya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √puṇ class 10 verb], [vocative dual from √puṇ class 10 verb], [accusative dual from √puṇ class 10 verb], [locative single from √puṇ class 10 verb]
    puṇ -> puṇyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √puṇ class 10 verb], [vocative single from √puṇ class 10 verb], [vocative dual from √puṇ class 10 verb], [accusative dual from √puṇ class 10 verb]
    puṇ (verb class 6)
    [present passive first single]
  • ahani -
  • ahan (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • mahātejāḥ -
  • mahāteja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    mahātejā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    mahātejas (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kṛtakautukam -
  • kṛtakautuka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kṛtakautuka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kṛtakautukā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • aṅga -
  • aṅga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    aṅga (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    aṅg (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • laḥ -
  • las (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    las (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    la (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 2.1.17

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 2.1.17 in Kannada sript:
ಅಭಿಪ್ರಾಯೇಣ ಪಾರ್ಥಾನಾಂ ಕೃಷ್ಣಸ್ಯ ಚ ಮಹಾತ್ಮನಃ ।
ಪುಣ್ಯೇಽಹನಿ ಮಹಾತೇಜಾಃ ಕೃತಕೌತುಕಮಙ್ಗಲಃ ॥ 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 2.1.17 in Bengali sript:
অভিপ্রাযেণ পার্থানাং কৃষ্ণস্য চ মহাত্মনঃ ।
পুণ্যেঽহনি মহাতেজাঃ কৃতকৌতুকমঙ্গলঃ ॥ 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 2.1.17 in Gujarati sript:
અભિપ્રાયેણ પાર્થાનાં કૃષ્ણસ્ય ચ મહાત્મનઃ ।
પુણ્યેઽહનિ મહાતેજાઃ કૃતકૌતુકમઙ્ગલઃ ॥ 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 2.1.17 in Malayalam sript:
അഭിപ്രായേണ പാര്ഥാനാം കൃഷ്ണസ്യ ച മഹാത്മനഃ ।
പുണ്യേഽഹനി മഹാതേജാഃ കൃതകൌതുകമങ്ഗലഃ ॥ ൧൭ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 2.1.17 in Telugu sript:
అభిప్రాయేణ పార్థానాం కృష్ణస్య చ మహాత్మనః ।
పుణ్యేఽహని మహాతేజాః కృతకౌతుకమఙ్గలః ॥ ౧౭ ॥

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