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 2.2.10

अर्चयामास देवांश्च द्विजांश्च यदुपुंगवः ।
माल्यजप्यनमस्कारैर्गन्धैरुच्चावचैरपि ।
स कृत्वा सर्वकार्याणि प्रतस्थे तस्थुषां वरः ॥ १० ॥

arcayāmāsa devāṃśca dvijāṃśca yadupuṃgavaḥ |
mālyajapyanamaskārairgandhairuccāvacairapi |
sa kṛtvā sarvakāryāṇi pratasthe tasthuṣāṃ varaḥ || 10 ||

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

...pronounce benedictions upon him. And making unto them presents also of wealth, he went round them. Then ascending his excellent car of gold endued with great speed and adorned with banner...

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

Deva, Dvija, Yadupungava, Malya, Japya, Namaskara, Gandha, Uccavaca, Api, Kritva, Kritvan, Sarvakarya, Prata, Tha, Tasthivas, Vara, Varas,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 2.2.10). 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: “arcayāmāsa devāṃśca dvijāṃśca yadupuṃgavaḥ
  • arcayāmā -
  • ṛc (verb class 0)
    [imperative active first plural]
    ṛc (verb class 0)
    [imperative active first plural]
  • asa -
  • asan (noun, neuter)
    [compound]
  • devāṃś -
  • deva (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dvijāṃś -
  • dvija (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yadupuṅgavaḥ -
  • yadupuṅgava (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “mālyajapyanamaskārairgandhairuccāvacairapi
  • mālya -
  • mālya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mālya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mal -> mālya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √mal class 1 verb]
    mal -> mālya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √mal class 1 verb]
  • japya -
  • japya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    japya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    jap -> japya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √jap]
    jap -> japya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √jap class 1 verb]
    jap -> japya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √jap class 1 verb]
  • namaskārair -
  • namaskāra (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • gandhair -
  • gandha (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    gandha (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • uccāvacair -
  • uccāvaca (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    uccāvaca (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    api (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • Line 3: “sa kṛtvā sarvakāryāṇi pratasthe tasthuṣāṃ varaḥ
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kṛtvā -
  • kṛtvā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛtvan (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sarvakāryāṇi -
  • sarvakārya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • pratas -
  • prata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • the -
  • tha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    tha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • tasthuṣām -
  • tasthivas (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    tasthivas (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • varaḥ -
  • varas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 2.2.10

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 2.2.10 in Kannada sript:
ಅರ್ಚಯಾಮಾಸ ದೇವಾಂಶ್ಚ ದ್ವಿಜಾಂಶ್ಚ ಯದುಪುಂಗವಃ ।
ಮಾಲ್ಯಜಪ್ಯನಮಸ್ಕಾರೈರ್ಗನ್ಧೈರುಚ್ಚಾವಚೈರಪಿ ।
ಸ ಕೃತ್ವಾ ಸರ್ವಕಾರ್ಯಾಣಿ ಪ್ರತಸ್ಥೇ ತಸ್ಥುಷಾಂ ವರಃ ॥ ೧೦ ॥

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 2.2.10 in Bengali sript:
অর্চযামাস দেবাংশ্চ দ্বিজাংশ্চ যদুপুংগবঃ ।
মাল্যজপ্যনমস্কারৈর্গন্ধৈরুচ্চাবচৈরপি ।
স কৃত্বা সর্বকার্যাণি প্রতস্থে তস্থুষাং বরঃ ॥ ১০ ॥

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 2.2.10 in Gujarati sript:
અર્ચયામાસ દેવાંશ્ચ દ્વિજાંશ્ચ યદુપુંગવઃ ।
માલ્યજપ્યનમસ્કારૈર્ગન્ધૈરુચ્ચાવચૈરપિ ।
સ કૃત્વા સર્વકાર્યાણિ પ્રતસ્થે તસ્થુષાં વરઃ ॥ ૧૦ ॥

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 2.2.10 in Malayalam sript:
അര്ചയാമാസ ദേവാംശ്ച ദ്വിജാംശ്ച യദുപുംഗവഃ ।
മാല്യജപ്യനമസ്കാരൈര്ഗന്ധൈരുച്ചാവചൈരപി ।
സ കൃത്വാ സര്വകാര്യാണി പ്രതസ്ഥേ തസ്ഥുഷാം വരഃ ॥ ൧൦ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 2.2.10 in Telugu sript:
అర్చయామాస దేవాంశ్చ ద్విజాంశ్చ యదుపుంగవః ।
మాల్యజప్యనమస్కారైర్గన్ధైరుచ్చావచైరపి ।
స కృత్వా సర్వకార్యాణి ప్రతస్థే తస్థుషాం వరః ॥ ౧౦ ॥

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