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 1.179.20

तं दृष्ट्वा द्रुपदः प्रीतो बभूवारिनिषूदनः ।
सहसैन्यश्च पार्थस्य साहाय्यार्थमियेष सः ॥ २० ॥

taṃ dṛṣṭvā drupadaḥ prīto babhūvāriniṣūdanaḥ |
sahasainyaśca pārthasya sāhāyyārthamiyeṣa saḥ || 20 ||

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

...their cars, with the Rudras and the Adityas, the Vasus and the twin Asvins, the Svadhas and all the Marutas, and Kuvera with Yama walking ahead. And there came also the Daityas and the...

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

Drupada, Prita, Arin, Ishu, Udat, Sahasa, Sahas, Ainya, Partha, Sahayya, Artha, Sah,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.179.20). 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: “taṃ dṛṣṭvā drupadaḥ prīto babhūvāriniṣūdanaḥ
  • tam -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • dṛṣṭvā -
  • dṛś -> dṛṣṭvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √dṛś]
  • drupadaḥ -
  • drupada (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • prīto* -
  • prīta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    pre -> prīta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √pre class 2 verb]
    prī -> prīta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √prī class 4 verb], [nominative single from √prī class 9 verb]
  • babhūvā -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
  • arin -
  • arin (noun, neuter)
    [vocative single]
  • iṣū -
  • iṣu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    i (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
  • udan -
  • ud -> udat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √ud class 6 verb], [vocative single from √ud class 6 verb]
  • aḥ -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “sahasainyaśca pārthasya sāhāyyārthamiyeṣa saḥ
  • sahasai -
  • sahasā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sahasa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sahasa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sahas (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    sahas (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    sahasā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ainyaś -
  • ainya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pārthasya -
  • pārtha (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    pārtha (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • sāhāyyā -
  • sāhāyya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • artham -
  • artha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    artha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • iyeṣa -
  • iṣ (verb class 6)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    iṣ (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    iṣ (verb class 4)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • saḥ -
  • saḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.179.20

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 1.179.20 in Kannada sript:
ತಂ ದೃಷ್ಟ್ವಾ ದ್ರುಪದಃ ಪ್ರೀತೋ ಬಭೂವಾರಿನಿಷೂದನಃ ।
ಸಹಸೈನ್ಯಶ್ಚ ಪಾರ್ಥಸ್ಯ ಸಾಹಾಯ್ಯಾರ್ಥಮಿಯೇಷ ಸಃ ॥ ೨೦ ॥

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 1.179.20 in Bengali sript:
তং দৃষ্ট্বা দ্রুপদঃ প্রীতো বভূবারিনিষূদনঃ ।
সহসৈন্যশ্চ পার্থস্য সাহায্যার্থমিযেষ সঃ ॥ ২০ ॥

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 1.179.20 in Gujarati sript:
તં દૃષ્ટ્વા દ્રુપદઃ પ્રીતો બભૂવારિનિષૂદનઃ ।
સહસૈન્યશ્ચ પાર્થસ્ય સાહાય્યાર્થમિયેષ સઃ ॥ ૨૦ ॥

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 1.179.20 in Malayalam sript:
തം ദൃഷ്ട്വാ ദ്രുപദഃ പ്രീതോ ബഭൂവാരിനിഷൂദനഃ ।
സഹസൈന്യശ്ച പാര്ഥസ്യ സാഹായ്യാര്ഥമിയേഷ സഃ ॥ ൨൦ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 1.179.20 in Telugu sript:
తం దృష్ట్వా ద్రుపదః ప్రీతో బభూవారినిషూదనః ।
సహసైన్యశ్చ పార్థస్య సాహాయ్యార్థమియేష సః ॥ ౨౦ ॥

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