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 1.57.88

अस्त्रज्ञौ तु महावीर्यौ सर्वशस्त्रविशारदौ ।
सात्यकिः कृतवर्मा च नारायणमनुव्रतौ ।
सत्यकाद्धृदिकाच्चैव जज्ञातेऽस्त्रविशारदौ ॥ ८८ ॥

astrajñau tu mahāvīryau sarvaśastraviśāradau |
sātyakiḥ kṛtavarmā ca nārāyaṇamanuvratau |
satyakāddhṛdikāccaiva jajñāte'straviśāradau || 88 ||

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

...acquiring worldly profits. And from Krishna was born, in the soil of Vicitravirya, Dhritarashtra, the lord of men, and Pandu of great strength. And from Dvaipayana also born, in the Sudra...

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

Astri, Astra, Ajna, Mahavirya, Sarvashah, Tra, Visharada, Satyaki, Kritavarman, Kritavarma, Narayana, Anuvrata, Satyaka, Hridika, Jajnat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.57.88). 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: “astrajñau tu mahāvīryau sarvaśastraviśāradau
  • astra -
  • astṛ (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    astṛ (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    astra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ajñau -
  • ajña (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • mahāvīryau -
  • mahāvīrya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • sarvaśas -
  • sarvaśaḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • tra -
  • tra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • viśāradau -
  • viśārada (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Line 2: “sātyakiḥ kṛtavarmā ca nārāyaṇamanuvratau
  • sātyakiḥ -
  • sātyaki (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kṛtavarmā -
  • kṛtavarman (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kṛtavarmā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nārāyaṇam -
  • nārāyaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nārāyaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • anuvratau -
  • anuvrata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Line 3: “satyakāddhṛdikāccaiva jajñāte'straviśāradau
  • satyakāddh -
  • satyaka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    satyaka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • hṛdikāc -
  • hṛdika (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • jajñāte' -
  • jñā -> jajñāt (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √jñā class 3 verb]
    jñā -> jajñāt (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √jñā class 3 verb]
    jan (verb class 1)
    [perfect middle third dual]
    jan (verb class 2)
    [perfect middle third dual]
    jan (verb class 3)
    [perfect middle third dual]
    jan (verb class 4)
    [perfect middle third dual]
    jñā (verb class 3)
    [present middle third single], [present middle third dual], [present middle third plural], [perfect middle third dual]
    jñā (verb class 9)
    [perfect middle third dual]
  • astra -
  • astra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • viśāradau -
  • viśārada (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.57.88

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 1.57.88 in Kannada sript:
ಅಸ್ತ್ರಜ್ಞೌ ತು ಮಹಾವೀರ್ಯೌ ಸರ್ವಶಸ್ತ್ರವಿಶಾರದೌ ।
ಸಾತ್ಯಕಿಃ ಕೃತವರ್ಮಾ ಚ ನಾರಾಯಣಮನುವ್ರತೌ ।
ಸತ್ಯಕಾದ್ಧೃದಿಕಾಚ್ಚೈವ ಜಜ್ಞಾತೇಽಸ್ತ್ರವಿಶಾರದೌ ॥ ೮೮ ॥

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 1.57.88 in Bengali sript:
অস্ত্রজ্ঞৌ তু মহাবীর্যৌ সর্বশস্ত্রবিশারদৌ ।
সাত্যকিঃ কৃতবর্মা চ নারাযণমনুব্রতৌ ।
সত্যকাদ্ধৃদিকাচ্চৈব জজ্ঞাতেঽস্ত্রবিশারদৌ ॥ ৮৮ ॥

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 1.57.88 in Gujarati sript:
અસ્ત્રજ્ઞૌ તુ મહાવીર્યૌ સર્વશસ્ત્રવિશારદૌ ।
સાત્યકિઃ કૃતવર્મા ચ નારાયણમનુવ્રતૌ ।
સત્યકાદ્ધૃદિકાચ્ચૈવ જજ્ઞાતેઽસ્ત્રવિશારદૌ ॥ ૮૮ ॥

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 1.57.88 in Malayalam sript:
അസ്ത്രജ്ഞൌ തു മഹാവീര്യൌ സര്വശസ്ത്രവിശാരദൌ ।
സാത്യകിഃ കൃതവര്മാ ച നാരായണമനുവ്രതൌ ।
സത്യകാദ്ധൃദികാച്ചൈവ ജജ്ഞാതേഽസ്ത്രവിശാരദൌ ॥ ൮൮ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 1.57.88 in Telugu sript:
అస్త్రజ్ఞౌ తు మహావీర్యౌ సర్వశస్త్రవిశారదౌ ।
సాత్యకిః కృతవర్మా చ నారాయణమనువ్రతౌ ।
సత్యకాద్ధృదికాచ్చైవ జజ్ఞాతేఽస్త్రవిశారదౌ ॥ ౮౮ ॥

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