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 1.3.82

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तस्य महता कालेन गुरुः परितोषं जगाम ।
तत्परितोषाच्च श्रेयः सर्वज्ञतां चावाप ।
एषा तस्यापि परीक्षा वेदस्य ॥ ८२ ॥

tasya mahatā kālena guruḥ paritoṣaṃ jagāma |
tatparitoṣācca śreyaḥ sarvajñatāṃ cāvāpa |
eṣā tasyāpi parīkṣā vedasya || 82 ||

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

...the son of Parikshit, saluted the Rishi and addressed him, saying, 'O possessor of the six attributes, let this your son be my purohita.' The Rishi thus addressed, answered Janamejaya...
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 (1.3.82). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tad, Mahat, Mahata, Kalena, Kala, Guru, Paritosha, Tat, Shreyah, Shreyas, Shreya, Sarvajnata, Apa, Esha, Api, Pariksha, Veda,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.3.82). 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: “tasya mahatā kālena guruḥ paritoṣaṃ jagāma ”
tasya -
√tas -> tasya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √tas]

ta (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

ta (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]

tad (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

√tas (verb class 4)

[imperative active second single]
mahatā -
mahat (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

mahat (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

mahatā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
kālena -
kālena (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kāla (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

kāla (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
guruḥ -
guru (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
paritoṣam -
paritoṣa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
jagāma -
√gā (verb class 3)

[imperative active first plural]

√gam (verb class 1)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]

√gam (verb class 2)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]

√gam (verb class 3)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
Line 2: “tatparitoṣācca śreyaḥ sarvajñatāṃ cāvāpa ”
tat -
tat (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tad (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
paritoṣāc -
paritoṣa (noun, masculine)

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

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
śreyaḥ -
śreyaḥ (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

śreyas (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

śreyas (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

√śrā -> śreya (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √śrā class 1 verb], [nominative single from √śrā class 2 verb], [nominative single from √śrā class 4 verb]

√śrai -> śreya (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √śrai class 1 verb], [nominative single from √śrai class 2 verb], [nominative single from √śrai class 4 verb]

√śri -> śreya (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √śri class 1 verb]

√śrī -> śreya (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √śrī class 9 verb]
sarvajñatām -
sarvajñatā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
cāvā -
ca (noun, masculine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
āpa -
āpa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

āpa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√āp (verb class 5)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]

āpa (Preverb)

[Preverb]
Line 3: “eṣā tasyāpi parīkṣā vedasya ”
eṣā -
eṣā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
tasyā -
√tas -> tasya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √tas]

ta (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

ta (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]

tad (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

√tas (verb class 4)

[imperative active second single]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
parīkṣā* -
parīkṣā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

parīkṣa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
vedasya -
veda (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.3.82

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 1.3.82 in Kannada sript:
ತಸ್ಯ ಮಹತಾ ಕಾಲೇನ ಗುರುಃ ಪರಿತೋಷಂ ಜಗಾಮ ।
ತತ್ಪರಿತೋಷಾಚ್ಚ ಶ್ರೇಯಃ ಸರ್ವಜ್ಞತಾಂ ಚಾವಾಪ ।
ಏಷಾ ತಸ್ಯಾಪಿ ಪರೀಕ್ಷಾ ವೇದಸ್ಯ ॥ ೮೨ ॥

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 1.3.82 in Bengali sript:
তস্য মহতা কালেন গুরুঃ পরিতোষং জগাম ।
তত্পরিতোষাচ্চ শ্রেযঃ সর্বজ্ঞতাং চাবাপ ।
এষা তস্যাপি পরীক্ষা বেদস্য ॥ ৮২ ॥

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 1.3.82 in Gujarati sript:
તસ્ય મહતા કાલેન ગુરુઃ પરિતોષં જગામ ।
તત્પરિતોષાચ્ચ શ્રેયઃ સર્વજ્ઞતાં ચાવાપ ।
એષા તસ્યાપિ પરીક્ષા વેદસ્ય ॥ ૮૨ ॥

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

1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]

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Preview of verse 1.3.82 in Malayalam sript:
തസ്യ മഹതാ കാലേന ഗുരുഃ പരിതോഷം ജഗാമ ।
തത്പരിതോഷാച്ച ശ്രേയഃ സര്വജ്ഞതാം ചാവാപ ।
ഏഷാ തസ്യാപി പരീക്ഷാ വേദസ്യ ॥ ൮൨ ॥

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 1.3.82 in Telugu sript:
తస్య మహతా కాలేన గురుః పరితోషం జగామ ।
తత్పరితోషాచ్చ శ్రేయః సర్వజ్ఞతాం చావాప ।
ఏషా తస్యాపి పరీక్షా వేదస్య ॥ ౮౨ ॥

Last Updated: 16 September, 2021