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 18.3.18

तं पश्य पुरुषव्याघ्रमादित्यतनयं विभो ।
स्वस्थानस्थं महाबाहो जहि शोकं नरर्षभ ॥ १८ ॥

taṃ paśya puruṣavyāghramādityatanayaṃ vibho |
svasthānasthaṃ mahābāho jahi śokaṃ nararṣabha || 18 ||

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

...weapons, those high-souled beings of prosperity all succeeded in attaining to Heaven. Both Kshattri and king Yudhishthira entered into the god of Righteousness. The holy and illustrious Ananta (who had taken birth as Balarama) proceeded to the region below the...

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

Pashya, Purushavyaghra, Aditya, Vibhu, Svasthanastha, Mahabaha, Jahi, Shoka, Nara, Rishabha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 18.3.18). 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: “taṃ paśya puruṣavyāghramādityatanayaṃ vibho
  • tam -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • paśya -
  • paśya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    paśya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    paś -> paśya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √paś class 10 verb]
    paś -> paśya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √paś class 10 verb]
  • puruṣavyāghram -
  • puruṣavyāghra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • āditya -
  • āditya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    āditya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • atanayam -
  • tan (verb class 10)
    [imperfect active first single]
  • vibho -
  • vibhu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    vibhu (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “svasthānasthaṃ mahābāho jahi śokaṃ nararṣabha
  • svasthānastham -
  • svasthānastha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    svasthānastha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    svasthānasthā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • mahābāho* -
  • mahābāha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • jahi -
  • jahi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    jahi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    jahi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    han (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second single]
  • śokam -
  • śoka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śoka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śokā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • narar -
  • nara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    narā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ṛṣabha -
  • ṛṣabha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 18.3.18

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 18.3.18 in Kannada sript:
ತಂ ಪಶ್ಯ ಪುರುಷವ್ಯಾಘ್ರಮಾದಿತ್ಯತನಯಂ ವಿಭೋ ।
ಸ್ವಸ್ಥಾನಸ್ಥಂ ಮಹಾಬಾಹೋ ಜಹಿ ಶೋಕಂ ನರರ್ಷಭ ॥ 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 18.3.18 in Bengali sript:
তং পশ্য পুরুষব্যাঘ্রমাদিত্যতনযং বিভো ।
স্বস্থানস্থং মহাবাহো জহি শোকং নরর্ষভ ॥ 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 18.3.18 in Gujarati sript:
તં પશ્ય પુરુષવ્યાઘ્રમાદિત્યતનયં વિભો ।
સ્વસ્થાનસ્થં મહાબાહો જહિ શોકં નરર્ષભ ॥ 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 18.3.18 in Malayalam sript:
തം പശ്യ പുരുഷവ്യാഘ്രമാദിത്യതനയം വിഭോ ।
സ്വസ്ഥാനസ്ഥം മഹാബാഹോ ജഹി ശോകം നരര്ഷഭ ॥ ൧൮ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 18.3.18 in Telugu sript:
తం పశ్య పురుషవ్యాఘ్రమాదిత్యతనయం విభో ।
స్వస్థానస్థం మహాబాహో జహి శోకం నరర్షభ ॥ ౧౮ ॥

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