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 15.10.15

देशान्तरस्थाश्च नरा विक्रान्ताः सर्वकर्मसु ।
मात्राभिरनुरूपाभिरनुग्राह्या हितास्त्वया ॥ १५ ॥

deśāntarasthāśca narā vikrāntāḥ sarvakarmasu |
mātrābhiranurūpābhiranugrāhyā hitāstvayā || 15 ||

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

...therefore, behave in such a manner that these may not be tampered with by your foes). The twelve (enumerated above), O son of Kunti, constitute the principal concerns...

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

Deshantarastha, Nara, Vikranta, Sarvakarman, Matra, Anurupa, Anugrahya, Anugrahi, Hita, Tva, Yushmad,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 15.10.15). 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: “deśāntarasthāśca narā vikrāntāḥ sarvakarmasu
  • deśāntarasthāś -
  • deśāntarastha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    deśāntarasthā (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]
  • narā* -
  • nara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    narā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vikrāntāḥ -
  • vikrānta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vikrāntā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • sarvakarmasu -
  • sarvakarman (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    sarvakarman (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • Line 2: “mātrābhiranurūpābhiranugrāhyā hitāstvayā
  • mātrābhir -
  • mātrā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • anurūpābhir -
  • anurūpā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • anugrāhyā* -
  • anugrāhya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    anugrāhyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    anugrāhī (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • hitās -
  • hita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    hitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    hi -> hita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √hi class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √hi class 5 verb]
    hi -> hitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √hi class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √hi class 5 verb], [accusative plural from √hi class 5 verb]
  • tvayā -
  • tvā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [instrumental single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 15.10.15

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 15.10.15 in Kannada sript:
ದೇಶಾನ್ತರಸ್ಥಾಶ್ಚ ನರಾ ವಿಕ್ರಾನ್ತಾಃ ಸರ್ವಕರ್ಮಸು ।
ಮಾತ್ರಾಭಿರನುರೂಪಾಭಿರನುಗ್ರಾಹ್ಯಾ ಹಿತಾಸ್ತ್ವಯಾ ॥ ೧೫ ॥

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 15.10.15 in Bengali sript:
দেশান্তরস্থাশ্চ নরা বিক্রান্তাঃ সর্বকর্মসু ।
মাত্রাভিরনুরূপাভিরনুগ্রাহ্যা হিতাস্ত্বযা ॥ ১৫ ॥

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 15.10.15 in Gujarati sript:
દેશાન્તરસ્થાશ્ચ નરા વિક્રાન્તાઃ સર્વકર્મસુ ।
માત્રાભિરનુરૂપાભિરનુગ્રાહ્યા હિતાસ્ત્વયા ॥ ૧૫ ॥

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 15.10.15 in Malayalam sript:
ദേശാന്തരസ്ഥാശ്ച നരാ വിക്രാന്താഃ സര്വകര്മസു ।
മാത്രാഭിരനുരൂപാഭിരനുഗ്രാഹ്യാ ഹിതാസ്ത്വയാ ॥ ൧൫ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 15.10.15 in Telugu sript:
దేశాన్తరస్థాశ్చ నరా విక్రాన్తాః సర్వకర్మసు ।
మాత్రాభిరనురూపాభిరనుగ్రాహ్యా హితాస్త్వయా ॥ ౧౫ ॥

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