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 1.2.226

स वृद्धबालमादाय द्वारवत्यास्ततो जनम् ।
ददर्शापदि कष्टायां गाण्डीवस्य पराभवम् ॥ २२६ ॥

sa vṛddhabālamādāya dvāravatyāstato janam |
dadarśāpadi kaṣṭāyāṃ gāṇḍīvasya parābhavam || 226 ||

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

...tour. [Parva 9] "Then has been recited the wonderful Parva called Salya. After all the great warriors had been slain, the king of Madra became the leader of the (Kaurava) army. The encounters...

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

Vriddhabala, Ada, Adaya, Dvaravati, Tatah, Tad, Tata, Jana, Apad, Kashta, Gandiva, Parabhava,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.2.226). 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: “sa vṛddhabālamādāya dvāravatyāstato janam
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vṛddhabālam -
  • vṛddhabāla (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ādāya -
  • ādāya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ādāya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    āda (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    āda (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • dvāravatyās -
  • dvāravatī (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • 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]
  • janam -
  • jana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    jana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    janā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “dadarśāpadi kaṣṭāyāṃ gāṇḍīvasya parābhavam
  • dadarśā -
  • dṛś (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • apadi -
  • apad (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    apad (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • kaṣṭāyām -
  • kaṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    kaṣ -> kaṣṭā (participle, feminine)
    [locative single from √kaṣ class 1 verb]
    kaś -> kaṣṭā (participle, feminine)
    [locative single from √kaś class 1 verb]
  • gāṇḍīvasya -
  • gāṇḍīva (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
  • parābhavam -
  • parābhava (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.2.226

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 1.2.226 in Kannada sript:
ಸ ವೃದ್ಧಬಾಲಮಾದಾಯ ದ್ವಾರವತ್ಯಾಸ್ತತೋ ಜನಮ್ ।
ದದರ್ಶಾಪದಿ ಕಷ್ಟಾಯಾಂ ಗಾಣ್ಡೀವಸ್ಯ ಪರಾಭವಮ್ ॥ ೨೨೬ ॥

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 1.2.226 in Bengali sript:
স বৃদ্ধবালমাদায দ্বারবত্যাস্ততো জনম্ ।
দদর্শাপদি কষ্টাযাং গাণ্ডীবস্য পরাভবম্ ॥ ২২৬ ॥

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 1.2.226 in Gujarati sript:
સ વૃદ્ધબાલમાદાય દ્વારવત્યાસ્તતો જનમ્ ।
દદર્શાપદિ કષ્ટાયાં ગાણ્ડીવસ્ય પરાભવમ્ ॥ ૨૨૬ ॥

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 1.2.226 in Malayalam sript:
സ വൃദ്ധബാലമാദായ ദ്വാരവത്യാസ്തതോ ജനമ് ।
ദദര്ശാപദി കഷ്ടായാം ഗാണ്ഡീവസ്യ പരാഭവമ് ॥ ൨൨൬ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 1.2.226 in Telugu sript:
స వృద్ధబాలమాదాయ ద్వారవత్యాస్తతో జనమ్ ।
దదర్శాపది కష్టాయాం గాణ్డీవస్య పరాభవమ్ ॥ ౨౨౬ ॥

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