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 5.172.1

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भीष्म उवाच ।
ततोऽहं समनुज्ञाप्य कालीं सत्यवतीं तदा ।
मन्त्रिणश्च द्विजांश्चैव तथैव च पुरोहितान् ।
समनुज्ञासिषं कन्यां ज्येष्ठामम्बां नराधिप ॥ १ ॥

bhīṣma uvāca |
tato'haṃ samanujñāpya kālīṃ satyavatīṃ tadā |
mantriṇaśca dvijāṃścaiva tathaiva ca purohitān |
samanujñāsiṣaṃ kanyāṃ jyeṣṭhāmambāṃ narādhipa || 1 ||

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

...slay all the kings of the earth! That which happened, O great king, on the occasion of the Rajasuya sacrifice, had occurred before your very eyes! Remembering the sufferings of Draupadi...
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 (5.172.1). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Bhishma, Tatah, Tad, Tata, Aha, Asmad, Samanujna, Apya, Kali, Satyavati, Tada, Mantrin, Mantri, Dvija, Tatha, Purohita, Kani, Kanya, Jyeshtha, Amba, Naradhipa,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 5.172.1). 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: “bhīṣma uvāca ”
bhīṣma* -
bhīṣma (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: “tato'haṃ samanujñāpya kālīṃ satyavatīṃ tadā ”
tato' -
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]

sā (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
aham -
aha (noun, neuter)

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

asmad (pronoun, none)

[nominative single]
samanujñā -
samanujñā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
apya -
apya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
kālīm -
kālī (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
satyavatīm -
satyavatī (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
tadā -
tadā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

tadā (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tadā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tadā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
Line 3: “mantriṇaśca dvijāṃścaiva tathaiva ca purohitān ”
mantriṇaś -
mantrin (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

mantrin (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

mantrī (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
dvijāṃś -
dvija (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
cai -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

cā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
aiva -
√i (verb class 2)

[imperfect active first dual]
tathai -
tathā (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tatha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

tatha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

tathā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
aiva -
√i (verb class 2)

[imperfect active first dual]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
purohitān -
purohita (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
Line 4: “samanujñāsiṣaṃ kanyāṃ jyeṣṭhāmambāṃ narādhipa ”
samanujñā -
samanujñā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
āsiṣam -
√ās (verb class 2)

[aorist active first single], [injunctive active first single]
kanyām -
kanī (noun, feminine)

[locative single]

kanyā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
jyeṣṭhām -
jyeṣṭhā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
ambām -
ambā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
narādhipa -
narādhipa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 5.172.1

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 5.172.1 in Kannada sript:
ಭೀಷ್ಮ ಉವಾಚ ।
ತತೋಽಹಂ ಸಮನುಜ್ಞಾಪ್ಯ ಕಾಲೀಂ ಸತ್ಯವತೀಂ ತದಾ ।
ಮನ್ತ್ರಿಣಶ್ಚ ದ್ವಿಜಾಂಶ್ಚೈವ ತಥೈವ ಚ ಪುರೋಹಿತಾನ್ ।
ಸಮನುಜ್ಞಾಸಿಷಂ ಕನ್ಯಾಂ ಜ್ಯೇಷ್ಠಾಮಮ್ಬಾಂ ನರಾಧಿಪ ॥ ೧ ॥

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 5.172.1 in Bengali sript:
ভীষ্ম উবাচ ।
ততোঽহং সমনুজ্ঞাপ্য কালীং সত্যবতীং তদা ।
মন্ত্রিণশ্চ দ্বিজাংশ্চৈব তথৈব চ পুরোহিতান্ ।
সমনুজ্ঞাসিষং কন্যাং জ্যেষ্ঠামম্বাং নরাধিপ ॥ ১ ॥

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 5.172.1 in Gujarati sript:
ભીષ્મ ઉવાચ ।
તતોઽહં સમનુજ્ઞાપ્ય કાલીં સત્યવતીં તદા ।
મન્ત્રિણશ્ચ દ્વિજાંશ્ચૈવ તથૈવ ચ પુરોહિતાન્ ।
સમનુજ્ઞાસિષં કન્યાં જ્યેષ્ઠામમ્બાં નરાધિપ ॥ ૧ ॥

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

1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]

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Preview of verse 5.172.1 in Malayalam sript:
ഭീഷ്മ ഉവാച ।
തതോഽഹം സമനുജ്ഞാപ്യ കാലീം സത്യവതീം തദാ ।
മന്ത്രിണശ്ച ദ്വിജാംശ്ചൈവ തഥൈവ ച പുരോഹിതാന് ।
സമനുജ്ഞാസിഷം കന്യാം ജ്യേഷ്ഠാമമ്ബാം നരാധിപ ॥ ൧ ॥

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 5.172.1 in Telugu sript:
భీష్మ ఉవాచ ।
తతోఽహం సమనుజ్ఞాప్య కాలీం సత్యవతీం తదా ।
మన్త్రిణశ్చ ద్విజాంశ్చైవ తథైవ చ పురోహితాన్ ।
సమనుజ్ఞాసిషం కన్యాం జ్యేష్ఠామమ్బాం నరాధిప ॥ ౧ ॥

Last Updated: 17 September, 2021