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 12.181.3

देवदानवगन्धर्वदैत्यासुरमहोरगाः ।
यक्षराक्षसनागाश्च पिशाचा मनुजास्तथा ॥ ३ ॥

devadānavagandharvadaityāsuramahoragāḥ |
yakṣarākṣasanāgāśca piśācā manujāstathā || 3 ||

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

...terrible period came, joining Treta and the Dvapara, the Kshatriyas, approaching one another, engaged themselves in battle.{GL_NOTE:174864:} "Thus, O chief of Kuru’s race, this universe was started into birth...

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

Devadanava, Gandharvas, Rama, Han, Uraga, Yaksharakshasa, Naga, Pishaca, Manuja, Tatha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.181.3). 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: “devadānavagandharvadaityāsuramahoragāḥ
  • devadānava -
  • devadānava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    devadānava (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • gandharvad -
  • gandharvas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • ait -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • yāsu -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [locative plural]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [locative plural]
  • rama -
  • rama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    rama (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ram (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • ho -
  • ha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    han (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    han (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • uragāḥ -
  • uraga (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    uragā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “yakṣarākṣasanāgāśca piśācā manujāstathā
  • yakṣarākṣasa -
  • yakṣarākṣasa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yakṣarākṣasa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nāgāś -
  • nāga (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    nāgā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • piśācā* -
  • piśāca (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    piśācā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • manujās -
  • manuja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    manujā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • tathā -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.181.3

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 12.181.3 in Kannada sript:
ದೇವದಾನವಗನ್ಧರ್ವದೈತ್ಯಾಸುರಮಹೋರಗಾಃ ।
ಯಕ್ಷರಾಕ್ಷಸನಾಗಾಶ್ಚ ಪಿಶಾಚಾ ಮನುಜಾಸ್ತಥಾ ॥ ೩ ॥

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 12.181.3 in Bengali sript:
দেবদানবগন্ধর্বদৈত্যাসুরমহোরগাঃ ।
যক্ষরাক্ষসনাগাশ্চ পিশাচা মনুজাস্তথা ॥ ৩ ॥

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 12.181.3 in Gujarati sript:
દેવદાનવગન્ધર્વદૈત્યાસુરમહોરગાઃ ।
યક્ષરાક્ષસનાગાશ્ચ પિશાચા મનુજાસ્તથા ॥ ૩ ॥

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 12.181.3 in Malayalam sript:
ദേവദാനവഗന്ധര്വദൈത്യാസുരമഹോരഗാഃ ।
യക്ഷരാക്ഷസനാഗാശ്ച പിശാചാ മനുജാസ്തഥാ ॥ ൩ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.181.3 in Telugu sript:
దేవదానవగన్ధర్వదైత్యాసురమహోరగాః ।
యక్షరాక్షసనాగాశ్చ పిశాచా మనుజాస్తథా ॥ ౩ ॥

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