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 1.1.175

देवाह्वयः सुप्रतिमः सुप्रतीको बृहद्रथः ।
महोत्साहो विनीतात्मा सुक्रतुर्नैषधो नलः ॥ १७५ ॥

devāhvayaḥ supratimaḥ supratīko bṛhadrathaḥ |
mahotsāho vinītātmā sukraturnaiṣadho nalaḥ || 175 ||

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

...Ghatotkacha of frightful countenance, then, O Sanjaya, I had no hope of success. When I heard that in the encounter between Karna and Ghatotkacha, that Sakti was hurled against Ghatotkacha...

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

Devahvaya, Supratima, Supratika, Brihadratha, Mahotsaha, Vinitatman, Vinitatma, Sukratu, Naishadha, Nala,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.1.175). 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: “devāhvayaḥ supratimaḥ supratīko bṛhadrathaḥ
  • devāhvayaḥ -
  • devāhvaya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • supratimaḥ -
  • supratima (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • supratīko* -
  • supratīka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bṛhadrathaḥ -
  • bṛhadratha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “mahotsāho vinītātmā sukraturnaiṣadho nalaḥ
  • mahotsāho* -
  • mahotsāha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vinītātmā -
  • vinītātman (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    vinītātmā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • sukratur -
  • sukratu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    sukratu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • naiṣadho* -
  • naiṣadha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • nalaḥ -
  • nala (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.1.175

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 1.1.175 in Kannada sript:
ದೇವಾಹ್ವಯಃ ಸುಪ್ರತಿಮಃ ಸುಪ್ರತೀಕೋ ಬೃಹದ್ರಥಃ ।
ಮಹೋತ್ಸಾಹೋ ವಿನೀತಾತ್ಮಾ ಸುಕ್ರತುರ್ನೈಷಧೋ ನಲಃ ॥ ೧೭೫ ॥

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 1.1.175 in Bengali sript:
দেবাহ্বযঃ সুপ্রতিমঃ সুপ্রতীকো বৃহদ্রথঃ ।
মহোত্সাহো বিনীতাত্মা সুক্রতুর্নৈষধো নলঃ ॥ ১৭৫ ॥

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 1.1.175 in Gujarati sript:
દેવાહ્વયઃ સુપ્રતિમઃ સુપ્રતીકો બૃહદ્રથઃ ।
મહોત્સાહો વિનીતાત્મા સુક્રતુર્નૈષધો નલઃ ॥ ૧૭૫ ॥

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 1.1.175 in Malayalam sript:
ദേവാഹ്വയഃ സുപ്രതിമഃ സുപ്രതീകോ ബൃഹദ്രഥഃ ।
മഹോത്സാഹോ വിനീതാത്മാ സുക്രതുര്നൈഷധോ നലഃ ॥ ൧൭൫ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 1.1.175 in Telugu sript:
దేవాహ్వయః సుప్రతిమః సుప్రతీకో బృహద్రథః ।
మహోత్సాహో వినీతాత్మా సుక్రతుర్నైషధో నలః ॥ ౧౭౫ ॥

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