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 18.3.1

वैशंपायन उवाच ।
स्थिते मुहूर्तं पार्थे तु धर्मराजे युधिष्ठिरे ।
आजग्मुस्तत्र कौरव्य देवाः शक्रपुरोगमाः ॥ १ ॥

vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca |
sthite muhūrtaṃ pārthe tu dharmarāje yudhiṣṭhire |
ājagmustatra kauravya devāḥ śakrapurogamāḥ || 1 ||

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

...enjoyed by you all. These five highly blessed Gandharvas endued with the effulgence of fire, and possessed of great energy, were, O king, the sons of Draupadi and yourself. "Behold Dhritarashtra, the king of the Gandharvas, possessed of great wisdom. Know 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 (18.3.1). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vaishampayana, Sthita, Sthiti, Muhurta, Partha, Dharmaraj, Dharmaraja, Yudhishthira, Tatra, Kauravya, Deva, Shakrapura, Uksh, Ama,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 18.3.1). 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: “sthite muhūrtaṃ pārthe tu dharmarāje yudhiṣṭhire
  • sthite -
  • sthita (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    sthita (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    sthitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    sthiti (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    sthā -> sthita (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
    sthā -> sthita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √sthā class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √sthā class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √sthā class 1 verb], [locative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
    sthā -> sthitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √sthā class 1 verb], [vocative single from √sthā class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √sthā class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √sthā class 1 verb]
  • muhūrtam -
  • muhūrta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    muhūrtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • pārthe -
  • pārtha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    pārtha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • dharmarāje -
  • dharmarāj (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    dharmarāja (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • yudhiṣṭhire -
  • yudhiṣṭhira (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • Line 3: “ājagmustatra kauravya devāḥ śakrapurogamāḥ
  • ā -
  • ā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    ā (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • jagmus -
  • gam (verb class 1)
    [perfect active third plural]
    gam (verb class 2)
    [perfect active third plural]
    gam (verb class 3)
    [perfect active third plural]
  • tatra -
  • tatra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tatra (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • kauravya -
  • kauravya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • devāḥ -
  • deva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    devā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • śakrapuro -
  • śakrapura (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ug -
  • ukṣ (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    ukṣ (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • amāḥ -
  • ama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    amā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active second single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 18.3.1

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 18.3.1 in Kannada sript:
ವೈಶಂಪಾಯನ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಸ್ಥಿತೇ ಮುಹೂರ್ತಂ ಪಾರ್ಥೇ ತು ಧರ್ಮರಾಜೇ ಯುಧಿಷ್ಠಿರೇ ।
ಆಜಗ್ಮುಸ್ತತ್ರ ಕೌರವ್ಯ ದೇವಾಃ ಶಕ್ರಪುರೋಗಮಾಃ ॥ ೧ ॥

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 18.3.1 in Bengali sript:
বৈশংপাযন উবাচ ।
স্থিতে মুহূর্তং পার্থে তু ধর্মরাজে যুধিষ্ঠিরে ।
আজগ্মুস্তত্র কৌরব্য দেবাঃ শক্রপুরোগমাঃ ॥ ১ ॥

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 18.3.1 in Gujarati sript:
વૈશંપાયન ઉવાચ ।
સ્થિતે મુહૂર્તં પાર્થે તુ ધર્મરાજે યુધિષ્ઠિરે ।
આજગ્મુસ્તત્ર કૌરવ્ય દેવાઃ શક્રપુરોગમાઃ ॥ ૧ ॥

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 18.3.1 in Malayalam sript:
വൈശംപായന ഉവാച ।
സ്ഥിതേ മുഹൂര്തം പാര്ഥേ തു ധര്മരാജേ യുധിഷ്ഠിരേ ।
ആജഗ്മുസ്തത്ര കൌരവ്യ ദേവാഃ ശക്രപുരോഗമാഃ ॥ ൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 18.3.1 in Telugu sript:
వైశంపాయన ఉవాచ ।
స్థితే ముహూర్తం పార్థే తు ధర్మరాజే యుధిష్ఠిరే ।
ఆజగ్ముస్తత్ర కౌరవ్య దేవాః శక్రపురోగమాః ॥ ౧ ॥

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