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 14.3.18

न च प्रतिनिधिं कर्तुं चिकीर्षामि तपोधन ।
अत्र मे भगवन्सम्यक्साचिव्यं कर्तुमर्हसि ॥ १८ ॥

na ca pratinidhiṃ kartuṃ cikīrṣāmi tapodhana |
atra me bhagavansamyaksācivyaṃ kartumarhasi || 18 ||

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

...pleased with him. And dethroning him, they, O foremost of monarchs, invested his son Suvarca with the rights of sovereignty and (having effected this) experienced joy (in their...

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

Pratinidhi, Kartu, Tapodhana, Atra, Asmad, Bhagavat, Bhagavan, Samyak, Sacivya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 14.3.18). 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: “na ca pratinidhiṃ kartuṃ cikīrṣāmi tapodhana
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pratinidhim -
  • pratinidhi (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • kartum -
  • kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √kṛ]
    kartu (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    kartu (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • cikīrṣāmi -
  • kṛ (verb class 0)
    [present active first single]
  • tapodhana -
  • tapodhana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tapodhana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “atra me bhagavansamyaksācivyaṃ kartumarhasi
  • atra -
  • atra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    atra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    atra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • me -
  • ma (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ma (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • bhagavan -
  • bhagavat (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    bhagavan (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • samyak -
  • samyak (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • sācivyam -
  • sācivya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • kartum -
  • kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √kṛ]
    kartu (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    kartu (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • arhasi -
  • arh (verb class 1)
    [present active second single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 14.3.18

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 14.3.18 in Kannada sript:
ನ ಚ ಪ್ರತಿನಿಧಿಂ ಕರ್ತುಂ ಚಿಕೀರ್ಷಾಮಿ ತಪೋಧನ ।
ಅತ್ರ ಮೇ ಭಗವನ್ಸಮ್ಯಕ್ಸಾಚಿವ್ಯಂ ಕರ್ತುಮರ್ಹಸಿ ॥ ೧೮ ॥

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 14.3.18 in Bengali sript:
ন চ প্রতিনিধিং কর্তুং চিকীর্ষামি তপোধন ।
অত্র মে ভগবন্সম্যক্সাচিব্যং কর্তুমর্হসি ॥ ১৮ ॥

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 14.3.18 in Gujarati sript:
ન ચ પ્રતિનિધિં કર્તું ચિકીર્ષામિ તપોધન ।
અત્ર મે ભગવન્સમ્યક્સાચિવ્યં કર્તુમર્હસિ ॥ ૧૮ ॥

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 14.3.18 in Malayalam sript:
ന ച പ്രതിനിധിം കര്തും ചികീര്ഷാമി തപോധന ।
അത്ര മേ ഭഗവന്സമ്യക്സാചിവ്യം കര്തുമര്ഹസി ॥ ൧൮ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 14.3.18 in Telugu sript:
న చ ప్రతినిధిం కర్తుం చికీర్షామి తపోధన ।
అత్ర మే భగవన్సమ్యక్సాచివ్యం కర్తుమర్హసి ॥ ౧౮ ॥

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