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 1.95.1

वैशंपायन उवाच ।
ततो विवाहे निर्वृत्ते स राजा शंतनुर्नृपः ।
तां कन्यां रूपसंपन्नां स्वगृहे संन्यवेशयत् ॥ १ ॥

vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca |
tato vivāhe nirvṛtte sa rājā śaṃtanurnṛpaḥ |
tāṃ kanyāṃ rūpasaṃpannāṃ svagṛhe saṃnyaveśayat || 1 ||

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

...in detail and in the abstract, with the dictates of virtue, with various Srutis, and with all the branches of the Vedas; know very well that you are equal unto Sukra and Angiras as regards...

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

Vaishampayana, Tatah, Tad, Tata, Vivaha, Nirvritti, Nirvritta, Raja, Rajan, Raj, Shantanu, Nripa, Kani, Kanya, Rupasampanna, Svagriha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.95.1). 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: “vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca
  • vaiśampāyana* -
  • vaiśampāyana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • uvāca -
  • vac (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • Line 2: “tato vivāhe nirvṛtte sa rājā śaṃtanurnṛpaḥ
  • 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]
  • vivāhe -
  • vivāha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    vivāha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • nirvṛtte -
  • nirvṛtti (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    nirvṛtti (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    nirvṛtta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    nirvṛtta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    nirvṛttā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • rājā -
  • rājā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    rājan (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    rāj (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    rāj (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • śantanur -
  • śantanu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    śantanu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • nṛpaḥ -
  • nṛpa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 3: “tāṃ kanyāṃ rūpasaṃpannāṃ svagṛhe saṃnyaveśayat
  • tām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • kanyām -
  • kanī (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    kanyā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • rūpasampannām -
  • rūpasampannā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • svagṛhe -
  • svagṛha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    svagṛha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • saṃnya -
  • saṃni (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • aveśayat -
  • viś (verb class 0)
    [imperfect active third single]
    viś (verb class 0)
    [imperfect active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.95.1

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 1.95.1 in Kannada sript:
ವೈಶಂಪಾಯನ ಉವಾಚ ।
ತತೋ ವಿವಾಹೇ ನಿರ್ವೃತ್ತೇ ಸ ರಾಜಾ ಶಂತನುರ್ನೃಪಃ ।
ತಾಂ ಕನ್ಯಾಂ ರೂಪಸಂಪನ್ನಾಂ ಸ್ವಗೃಹೇ ಸಂನ್ಯವೇಶಯತ್ ॥ ೧ ॥

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 1.95.1 in Bengali sript:
বৈশংপাযন উবাচ ।
ততো বিবাহে নির্বৃত্তে স রাজা শংতনুর্নৃপঃ ।
তাং কন্যাং রূপসংপন্নাং স্বগৃহে সংন্যবেশযত্ ॥ ১ ॥

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 1.95.1 in Gujarati sript:
વૈશંપાયન ઉવાચ ।
તતો વિવાહે નિર્વૃત્તે સ રાજા શંતનુર્નૃપઃ ।
તાં કન્યાં રૂપસંપન્નાં સ્વગૃહે સંન્યવેશયત્ ॥ ૧ ॥

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 1.95.1 in Malayalam sript:
വൈശംപായന ഉവാച ।
തതോ വിവാഹേ നിര്വൃത്തേ സ രാജാ ശംതനുര്നൃപഃ ।
താം കന്യാം രൂപസംപന്നാം സ്വഗൃഹേ സംന്യവേശയത് ॥ ൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 1.95.1 in Telugu sript:
వైశంపాయన ఉవాచ ।
తతో వివాహే నిర్వృత్తే స రాజా శంతనుర్నృపః ।
తాం కన్యాం రూపసంపన్నాం స్వగృహే సంన్యవేశయత్ ॥ ౧ ॥

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