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 18.1.3

वैशंपायन उवाच ।
स्वर्गं त्रिविष्टपं प्राप्य तव पूर्वपितामहाः ।
युधिष्ठिरप्रभृतयो यदकुर्वत तच्छृणु ॥ ३ ॥

vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca |
svargaṃ triviṣṭapaṃ prāpya tava pūrvapitāmahāḥ |
yudhiṣṭhiraprabhṛtayo yadakurvata tacchṛṇu || 3 ||

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

...with prosperity and seated on an excellent seat. He blazed with effulgence like the sun and wore all those signs of glory which belong to heroes. And he was in the company of many deities of blazing effulgence and of Sadhyas of righteous deeds. Yudhishthira,...

English translation by Kisari Mohan Ganguly (2013) Read online Buy now!

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (18.1.3). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vaishampayana, Svarga, Trivishtapa, Prapya, Yushmad, Purvapitamaha, Yudhishthira, Prabhriti, Yat, Yad, Tat, Tad,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 18.1.3). 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: “vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca
  • vaiśampāyana* -
  • vaiśampāyana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • uvāca -
  • vac (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • Line 2: “svargaṃ triviṣṭapaṃ prāpya tava pūrvapitāmahāḥ
  • svargam -
  • svarga (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    svarga (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    svargā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • triviṣṭapam -
  • triviṣṭapa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • prāpya -
  • prāpya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prāpya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tava -
  • yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [genitive single]
  • pūrvapitāmahāḥ -
  • pūrvapitāmaha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • Line 3: “yudhiṣṭhiraprabhṛtayo yadakurvata tacchṛṇu
  • yudhiṣṭhira -
  • yudhiṣṭhira (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • prabhṛtayo* -
  • prabhṛti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • yad -
  • yat (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    yat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    i -> yat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • akurvata -
  • kṛ (verb class 8)
    [imperfect middle third plural]
  • tacch -
  • tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • śṛṇu -
  • śru (verb class 5)
    [imperative active second single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 18.1.3

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;

Buy now!
Cover of edition (2003)

The Mahabharata in Kannada (Set of 32 Volumes)
by Bharatha Darshana Bangalore (2003)

ಶ್ರೇಮಹಭಾರತ [ಮಹಾಭಾರತ]; 13907 pages;

Buy now!

Preview of verse 18.1.3 in Kannada sript:
ವೈಶಂಪಾಯನ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಸ್ವರ್ಗಂ ತ್ರಿವಿಷ್ಟಪಂ ಪ್ರಾಪ್ಯ ತವ ಪೂರ್ವಪಿತಾಮಹಾಃ ।
ಯುಧಿಷ್ಠಿರಪ್ರಭೃತಯೋ ಯದಕುರ್ವತ ತಚ್ಛೃಣು ॥ 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.]

Buy now!
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.

Buy now!
Cover of Bengali edition

The Mahabharata in Bengali (Two Volumes)
by Akshay Library, Kolkata (2019)

3049 pages; [মহাভারত] [মহার্ষী বদভ্যাস (Maharishi Vedvyas)]

Buy now!

Preview of verse 18.1.3 in Bengali sript:
বৈশংপাযন উবাচ ।
স্বর্গং ত্রিবিষ্টপং প্রাপ্য তব পূর্বপিতামহাঃ ।
যুধিষ্ঠিরপ্রভৃতযো যদকুর্বত তচ্ছৃণু ॥ 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]

Buy now!

Preview of verse 18.1.3 in Gujarati sript:
વૈશંપાયન ઉવાચ ।
સ્વર્ગં ત્રિવિષ્ટપં પ્રાપ્ય તવ પૂર્વપિતામહાઃ ।
યુધિષ્ઠિરપ્રભૃતયો યદકુર્વત તચ્છૃણુ ॥ ૩ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)

1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]

Buy now!

Preview of verse 18.1.3 in Malayalam sript:
വൈശംപായന ഉവാച ।
സ്വര്ഗം ത്രിവിഷ്ടപം പ്രാപ്യ തവ പൂര്വപിതാമഹാഃ ।
യുധിഷ്ഠിരപ്രഭൃതയോ യദകുര്വത തച്ഛൃണു ॥ ൩ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

Buy now!

Preview of verse 18.1.3 in Telugu sript:
వైశంపాయన ఉవాచ ।
స్వర్గం త్రివిష్టపం ప్రాప్య తవ పూర్వపితామహాః ।
యుధిష్ఠిరప్రభృతయో యదకుర్వత తచ్ఛృణు ॥ ౩ ॥

Like what you read? Consider supporting this website: