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 15.24.18

स राजाग्नीन्पर्युपास्य हुत्वा च विधिवत्तदा ।
संध्यागतं सहस्रांशुमुपातिष्ठत भारत ॥ १८ ॥

sa rājāgnīnparyupāsya hutvā ca vidhivattadā |
saṃdhyāgataṃ sahasrāṃśumupātiṣṭhata bhārata || 18 ||

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

...regarding her retirement into the woods, and seeing that those foremost ones of Kuru’s race (viz., their own lords), had ceased to follow her, set up a loud wail of lamentation...

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

Raja, Rajan, Raj, Agni, Paryupasya, Vidhivat, Tada, Sandhi, Sandhin, Sandhya, Agata, Sahasramshu, Upa, Bharata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 15.24.18). 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: “sa rājāgnīnparyupāsya hutvā ca vidhivattadā
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • rājā -
  • rāja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    rājan (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    rājā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    rāj (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    rāj (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    rāj (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • agnīn -
  • agni (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • paryupāsya -
  • paryupāsya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    paryupāsya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • hutvā -
  • hu -> hutvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √hu]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vidhivat -
  • vidhivat (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • tadā -
  • tadā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tadā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “saṃdhyāgataṃ sahasrāṃśumupātiṣṭhata bhārata
  • sandhyā -
  • sandhi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    sandhi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    sandhi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]
    sandhin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
    sandhya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sandhya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sandhyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • āgatam -
  • āgata (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    āgata (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    āgatā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    ag (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active second dual]
  • sahasrāṃśum -
  • sahasrāṃśu (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    sahasrāṃśu (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • upā -
  • upā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    upa (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    upa (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    upa (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    upa (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
    upā (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • atiṣṭhata -
  • sthā (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active second plural], [imperfect middle third single]
  • bhārata -
  • bhārata (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhārata (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 15.24.18

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 15.24.18 in Kannada sript:
ಸ ರಾಜಾಗ್ನೀನ್ಪರ್ಯುಪಾಸ್ಯ ಹುತ್ವಾ ಚ ವಿಧಿವತ್ತದಾ ।
ಸಂಧ್ಯಾಗತಂ ಸಹಸ್ರಾಂಶುಮುಪಾತಿಷ್ಠತ ಭಾರತ ॥ 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 15.24.18 in Bengali sript:
স রাজাগ্নীন্পর্যুপাস্য হুত্বা চ বিধিবত্তদা ।
সংধ্যাগতং সহস্রাংশুমুপাতিষ্ঠত ভারত ॥ 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 15.24.18 in Gujarati sript:
સ રાજાગ્નીન્પર્યુપાસ્ય હુત્વા ચ વિધિવત્તદા ।
સંધ્યાગતં સહસ્રાંશુમુપાતિષ્ઠત ભારત ॥ 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 15.24.18 in Malayalam sript:
സ രാജാഗ്നീന്പര്യുപാസ്യ ഹുത്വാ ച വിധിവത്തദാ ।
സംധ്യാഗതം സഹസ്രാംശുമുപാതിഷ്ഠത ഭാരത ॥ ൧൮ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 15.24.18 in Telugu sript:
స రాజాగ్నీన్పర్యుపాస్య హుత్వా చ విధివత్తదా ।
సంధ్యాగతం సహస్రాంశుముపాతిష్ఠత భారత ॥ ౧౮ ॥

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