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 1.80.15

कथं ज्येष्ठानतिक्रम्य कनीयान्राज्यमर्हति ।
एतत्संबोधयामस्त्वां धर्मं त्वमनुपालय ॥ १५ ॥

kathaṃ jyeṣṭhānatikramya kanīyānrājyamarhati |
etatsaṃbodhayāmastvāṃ dharmaṃ tvamanupālaya || 15 ||

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

...of royal sages, viz., Ashtaka, the protector of his own religion. Ashtaka beholding him, enquired, 'Who art you, O youth of a beauty equal to that of Indra, in splendour blazing as...

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

Katham, Katha, Jyeshtha, Atikramya, Kaniyas, Rajya, Arhat, Etad, Sambodha, Yama, Tva, Yushmad, Dharma, Anupa, Alaya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.80.15). 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: “kathaṃ jyeṣṭhānatikramya kanīyānrājyamarhati
  • katham -
  • katham (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    katham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kathā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    katha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    katha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • jyeṣṭhān -
  • jyeṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • atikramya -
  • atikramya (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • kanīyān -
  • kanīyas (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • rājyam -
  • rājya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    rājya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    rājyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    rāj -> rājya (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √rāj]
    rāj -> rājya (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √rāj]
    rāj -> rājyā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √rāj]
    rāj -> rājya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [accusative single from √rāj]
    rāj -> rājya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [accusative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [nominative single from √rāj], [accusative single from √rāj]
  • arhati -
  • arhat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    arhat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    arh (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • Line 2: “etatsaṃbodhayāmastvāṃ dharmaṃ tvamanupālaya
  • etat -
  • etad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    etad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • sambodha -
  • sambodha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yāmas -
  • yāma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [present active first plural]
  • tvām -
  • tvā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative single]
  • dharmam -
  • dharma (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dharman (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    dharman (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
    dharmā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tvam -
  • tva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tva (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • anupā -
  • anupa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    anupa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    anupā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • alaya -
  • alaya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    alaya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.80.15

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 1.80.15 in Kannada sript:
ಕಥಂ ಜ್ಯೇಷ್ಠಾನತಿಕ್ರಮ್ಯ ಕನೀಯಾನ್ರಾಜ್ಯಮರ್ಹತಿ ।
ಏತತ್ಸಂಬೋಧಯಾಮಸ್ತ್ವಾಂ ಧರ್ಮಂ ತ್ವಮನುಪಾಲಯ ॥ ೧೫ ॥

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 1.80.15 in Bengali sript:
কথং জ্যেষ্ঠানতিক্রম্য কনীযান্রাজ্যমর্হতি ।
এতত্সংবোধযামস্ত্বাং ধর্মং ত্বমনুপালয ॥ ১৫ ॥

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 1.80.15 in Gujarati sript:
કથં જ્યેષ્ઠાનતિક્રમ્ય કનીયાન્રાજ્યમર્હતિ ।
એતત્સંબોધયામસ્ત્વાં ધર્મં ત્વમનુપાલય ॥ ૧૫ ॥

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 1.80.15 in Malayalam sript:
കഥം ജ്യേഷ്ഠാനതിക്രമ്യ കനീയാന്രാജ്യമര്ഹതി ।
ഏതത്സംബോധയാമസ്ത്വാം ധര്മം ത്വമനുപാലയ ॥ ൧൫ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 1.80.15 in Telugu sript:
కథం జ్యేష్ఠానతిక్రమ్య కనీయాన్రాజ్యమర్హతి ।
ఏతత్సంబోధయామస్త్వాం ధర్మం త్వమనుపాలయ ॥ ౧౫ ॥

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