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 13.99.3

तस्याः क्षेत्रविशेषं च तडागानां निवेशनम् ।
औदकानि च सर्वाणि प्रवक्ष्याम्यनुपूर्वशः ॥ ३ ॥

tasyāḥ kṣetraviśeṣaṃ ca taḍāgānāṃ niveśanam |
audakāni ca sarvāṇi pravakṣyāmyanupūrvaśaḥ || 3 ||

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

...that Bhagiratha attained to that region which transcends that of the deities, of kine, and of the Rishis. Beholding this, O monarch, the Grandsire Brahman, addressing Bhagiratha, said, 'How, O Bhagiratha, hast you attained to this region that...

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

Kshetra, Vishesha, Tadaga, Niveshana, Audaka, Sarva, Sarvani, Prava, Kshi, Anupurvashah,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 13.99.3). 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: “tasyāḥ kṣetraviśeṣaṃ ca taḍāgānāṃ niveśanam
  • tasyāḥ -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • kṣetra -
  • kṣetra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • viśeṣam -
  • viśeṣa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    viśeṣa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    viśeṣā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • taḍāgānām -
  • taḍāga (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • niveśanam -
  • niveśana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    niveśana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “audakāni ca sarvāṇi pravakṣyāmyanupūrvaśaḥ
  • audakāni -
  • audaka (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sarvāṇi -
  • sarvāṇī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    sarva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • prava -
  • prava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prava (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kṣyām -
  • kṣi (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • ya -
  • i (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
  • anupūrvaśaḥ -
  • anupūrvaśaḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 13.99.3

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 13.99.3 in Kannada sript:
ತಸ್ಯಾಃ ಕ್ಷೇತ್ರವಿಶೇಷಂ ಚ ತಡಾಗಾನಾಂ ನಿವೇಶನಮ್ ।
ಔದಕಾನಿ ಚ ಸರ್ವಾಣಿ ಪ್ರವಕ್ಷ್ಯಾಮ್ಯನುಪೂರ್ವಶಃ ॥ 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 13.99.3 in Bengali sript:
তস্যাঃ ক্ষেত্রবিশেষং চ তডাগানাং নিবেশনম্ ।
ঔদকানি চ সর্বাণি প্রবক্ষ্যাম্যনুপূর্বশঃ ॥ 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 13.99.3 in Gujarati sript:
તસ્યાઃ ક્ષેત્રવિશેષં ચ તડાગાનાં નિવેશનમ્ ।
ઔદકાનિ ચ સર્વાણિ પ્રવક્ષ્યામ્યનુપૂર્વશઃ ॥ 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 13.99.3 in Malayalam sript:
തസ്യാഃ ക്ഷേത്രവിശേഷം ച തഡാഗാനാം നിവേശനമ് ।
ഔദകാനി ച സര്വാണി പ്രവക്ഷ്യാമ്യനുപൂര്വശഃ ॥ ൩ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 13.99.3 in Telugu sript:
తస్యాః క్షేత్రవిశేషం చ తడాగానాం నివేశనమ్ ।
ఔదకాని చ సర్వాణి ప్రవక్ష్యామ్యనుపూర్వశః ॥ ౩ ॥

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