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 5.179.22

ततो मामब्रवीद्देवी सर्वभूतहितैषिणी ।
माता स्वरूपिणी राजन्किमिदं ते चिकीर्षितम् ॥ २२ ॥

tato māmabravīddevī sarvabhūtahitaiṣiṇī |
mātā svarūpiṇī rājankimidaṃ te cikīrṣitam || 22 ||

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

...that are conversant with the Vedas. Tell me, therefore, what else I can do for you? Both Bhishma and Salva are, O princess, exceedingly obedient to me. Do not grieve, I will accomplish...

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

Tatah, Tad, Tata, Asmad, Devi, Devin, Sarvabhutahita, Eshini, Eshin, Matri, Mata, Svarupini, Svarupin, Svarupi, Rajan, Rajat, Kimi, Yushmad, Cikirshita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 5.179.22). 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: “tato māmabravīddevī sarvabhūtahitaiṣiṇī
  • 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]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
  • mām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative single]
  • abravīd -
  • brū (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • devī -
  • devī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    devin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sarvabhūtahitai -
  • sarvabhūtahita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sarvabhūtahita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sarvabhūtahitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • eṣiṇī -
  • eṣiṇī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    eṣin (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Line 2: “mātā svarūpiṇī rājankimidaṃ te cikīrṣitam
  • mātā -
  • mātṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    mātā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    mātṛ (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
    (verb class 3)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
    (verb class 4)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
    (verb class 3)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
    (verb class 1)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
  • svarūpiṇī -
  • svarūpiṇī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    svarūpin (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    svarūpī (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • rājan -
  • rājan (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    rāj -> rājat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √rāj class 1 verb]
  • kimi -
  • kimi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    kimi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    kimi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • dam -
  • da (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    da (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
  • 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]
  • cikīrṣitam -
  • cikīrṣita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kṛ -> cikīrṣita (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> cikīrṣita (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> cikīrṣitā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> cikīrṣita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> cikīrṣita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √kṛ], [accusative single from √kṛ]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 5.179.22

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 5.179.22 in Kannada sript:
ತತೋ ಮಾಮಬ್ರವೀದ್ದೇವೀ ಸರ್ವಭೂತಹಿತೈಷಿಣೀ ।
ಮಾತಾ ಸ್ವರೂಪಿಣೀ ರಾಜನ್ಕಿಮಿದಂ ತೇ ಚಿಕೀರ್ಷಿತಮ್ ॥ ೨೨ ॥

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 5.179.22 in Bengali sript:
ততো মামব্রবীদ্দেবী সর্বভূতহিতৈষিণী ।
মাতা স্বরূপিণী রাজন্কিমিদং তে চিকীর্ষিতম্ ॥ ২২ ॥

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 5.179.22 in Gujarati sript:
તતો મામબ્રવીદ્દેવી સર્વભૂતહિતૈષિણી ।
માતા સ્વરૂપિણી રાજન્કિમિદં તે ચિકીર્ષિતમ્ ॥ ૨૨ ॥

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 5.179.22 in Malayalam sript:
തതോ മാമബ്രവീദ്ദേവീ സര്വഭൂതഹിതൈഷിണീ ।
മാതാ സ്വരൂപിണീ രാജന്കിമിദം തേ ചികീര്ഷിതമ് ॥ ൨൨ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 5.179.22 in Telugu sript:
తతో మామబ్రవీద్దేవీ సర్వభూతహితైషిణీ ।
మాతా స్వరూపిణీ రాజన్కిమిదం తే చికీర్షితమ్ ॥ ౨౨ ॥

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