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 1.3.81

स तथेत्युक्त्वा गुरुकुले दीर्घकालं गुरुशुश्रूषणपरोऽवसत् ।
गौरिव नित्यं गुरुषु धूर्षु नियुज्यमानः शीतोष्णक्षुत्तृष्णादुःखसहः सर्वत्राप्रतिकूलः ॥ ८१ ॥

sa tathetyuktvā gurukule dīrghakālaṃ guruśuśrūṣaṇaparo'vasat |
gauriva nityaṃ guruṣu dhūrṣu niyujyamānaḥ śītoṣṇakṣuttṛṣṇāduḥkhasahaḥ sarvatrāpratikūlaḥ || 81 ||

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

...dwelt a certain Rishi of fame, Srutasrava. He had a son named Somasrava deeply engaged in ascetic devotions. Being desirous of appointing that son of the Rishi as his Purohita, Janamejaya...

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

Tatha, Iti, Uktva, Gurukula, Dirghakala, Guru, Shushrushana, Parah, Para, Paru, Gauriva, Nityam, Nitya, Dhur, Niyujya, Mana, Shitoshna, Kshut, Kshudh, Trishna, Aduhkha, Saha, Sahas, Sah, Sarvatra, Apratikula,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.3.81). 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 tathetyuktvā gurukule dīrghakālaṃ guruśuśrūṣaṇaparo'vasat
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tathe -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tatha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    tatha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ityu -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • uktvā -
  • uktvā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    vac -> uktvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √vac]
    vac -> uktvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √vac]
  • gurukule -
  • gurukula (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • dīrghakālam -
  • dīrghakāla (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • guru -
  • guru (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    guru (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    gurū (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    gurū (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    gurū (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • śuśrūṣaṇa -
  • śuśrūṣaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • paro' -
  • paraḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    para (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    paru (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • avasat -
  • vas (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • Line 2: “gauriva nityaṃ guruṣu dhūrṣu niyujyamānaḥ śītoṣṇakṣuttṛṣṇāduḥkhasahaḥ sarvatrāpratikūlaḥ
  • gauriva -
  • gauriva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nityam -
  • nityam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    nitya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nitya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    nityā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • guruṣu -
  • guru (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    guru (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
    gurū (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • dhūrṣu -
  • dhur (noun, feminine)
    [locative plural]
  • niyujya -
  • niyujya (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • mānaḥ -
  • māna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    man -> māna (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √man class 4 verb], [nominative single from √man class 8 verb]
  • śītoṣṇa -
  • śītoṣṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śītoṣṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kṣut -
  • kṣut (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    kṣudh (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • tṛṣṇā -
  • tṛṣṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aduḥkha -
  • aduḥkha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    aduḥkha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sahaḥ -
  • sahas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sahas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    saha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    sah (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    sah (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • sarvatrā -
  • sarvatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • apratikūlaḥ -
  • apratikūla (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.3.81

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 1.3.81 in Kannada sript:
ಸ ತಥೇತ್ಯುಕ್ತ್ವಾ ಗುರುಕುಲೇ ದೀರ್ಘಕಾಲಂ ಗುರುಶುಶ್ರೂಷಣಪರೋಽವಸತ್ ।
ಗೌರಿವ ನಿತ್ಯಂ ಗುರುಷು ಧೂರ್ಷು ನಿಯುಜ್ಯಮಾನಃ ಶೀತೋಷ್ಣಕ್ಷುತ್ತೃಷ್ಣಾದುಃಖಸಹಃ ಸರ್ವತ್ರಾಪ್ರತಿಕೂಲಃ ॥ ೮೧ ॥

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 1.3.81 in Bengali sript:
স তথেত্যুক্ত্বা গুরুকুলে দীর্ঘকালং গুরুশুশ্রূষণপরোঽবসত্ ।
গৌরিব নিত্যং গুরুষু ধূর্ষু নিযুজ্যমানঃ শীতোষ্ণক্ষুত্তৃষ্ণাদুঃখসহঃ সর্বত্রাপ্রতিকূলঃ ॥ ৮১ ॥

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 1.3.81 in Gujarati sript:
સ તથેત્યુક્ત્વા ગુરુકુલે દીર્ઘકાલં ગુરુશુશ્રૂષણપરોઽવસત્ ।
ગૌરિવ નિત્યં ગુરુષુ ધૂર્ષુ નિયુજ્યમાનઃ શીતોષ્ણક્ષુત્તૃષ્ણાદુઃખસહઃ સર્વત્રાપ્રતિકૂલઃ ॥ ૮૧ ॥

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 1.3.81 in Malayalam sript:
സ തഥേത്യുക്ത്വാ ഗുരുകുലേ ദീര്ഘകാലം ഗുരുശുശ്രൂഷണപരോഽവസത് ।
ഗൌരിവ നിത്യം ഗുരുഷു ധൂര്ഷു നിയുജ്യമാനഃ ശീതോഷ്ണക്ഷുത്തൃഷ്ണാദുഃഖസഹഃ സര്വത്രാപ്രതികൂലഃ ॥ ൮൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 1.3.81 in Telugu sript:
స తథేత్యుక్త్వా గురుకులే దీర్ఘకాలం గురుశుశ్రూషణపరోఽవసత్ ।
గౌరివ నిత్యం గురుషు ధూర్షు నియుజ్యమానః శీతోష్ణక్షుత్తృష్ణాదుఃఖసహః సర్వత్రాప్రతికూలః ॥ ౮౧ ॥

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