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 18.3.30

एषा तृतीया जिज्ञासा तव राजन्कृता मया ।
न शक्यसे चालयितुं स्वभावात्पार्थ हेतुभिः ॥ ३० ॥

eṣā tṛtīyā jijñāsā tava rājankṛtā mayā |
na śakyase cālayituṃ svabhāvātpārtha hetubhiḥ || 30 ||

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

...recites even a small portion of this history at a Sraddha, obtain inexhaustible food and drink. The sins that one commits during the day by one’s senses or the mind are all washed off before evening by reciting a portion of the Mahabharata. Whatever sins a Brahmana...

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

Esha, Tritiya, Jijnasa, Yushmad, Rajan, Rajat, Krita, Maya, Asmad, Svabhava, Partha, Hetu,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 18.3.30). 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: “eṣā tṛtīyā jijñāsā tava rājankṛtā mayā
  • eṣā -
  • eṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • tṛtīyā* -
  • tṛtīya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    tṛtīyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • jijñāsā -
  • jijñāsā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • tava -
  • yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [genitive single]
  • rājan -
  • rājan (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    rāj -> rājat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √rāj class 1 verb]
  • kṛtā* -
  • kṛta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    kṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    kṛ -> kṛta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ -> kṛtā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb]
  • mayā -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    mayā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [instrumental single]
  • Line 2: “na śakyase cālayituṃ svabhāvātpārtha hetubhiḥ
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śakyase -
  • śak (verb class 5)
    [present passive second single]
  • cālayitum -
  • cal -> cālayitum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √cal]
  • svabhāvāt -
  • svabhāva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • pārtha -
  • pārtha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pārtha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • hetubhiḥ -
  • hetu (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 18.3.30

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 18.3.30 in Kannada sript:
ಏಷಾ ತೃತೀಯಾ ಜಿಜ್ಞಾಸಾ ತವ ರಾಜನ್ಕೃತಾ ಮಯಾ ।
ನ ಶಕ್ಯಸೇ ಚಾಲಯಿತುಂ ಸ್ವಭಾವಾತ್ಪಾರ್ಥ ಹೇತುಭಿಃ ॥ ೩೦ ॥

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 18.3.30 in Bengali sript:
এষা তৃতীযা জিজ্ঞাসা তব রাজন্কৃতা মযা ।
ন শক্যসে চালযিতুং স্বভাবাত্পার্থ হেতুভিঃ ॥ ৩০ ॥

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 18.3.30 in Gujarati sript:
એષા તૃતીયા જિજ્ઞાસા તવ રાજન્કૃતા મયા ।
ન શક્યસે ચાલયિતું સ્વભાવાત્પાર્થ હેતુભિઃ ॥ ૩૦ ॥

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 18.3.30 in Malayalam sript:
ഏഷാ തൃതീയാ ജിജ്ഞാസാ തവ രാജന്കൃതാ മയാ ।
ന ശക്യസേ ചാലയിതും സ്വഭാവാത്പാര്ഥ ഹേതുഭിഃ ॥ ൩൦ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 18.3.30 in Telugu sript:
ఏషా తృతీయా జిజ్ఞాసా తవ రాజన్కృతా మయా ।
న శక్యసే చాలయితుం స్వభావాత్పార్థ హేతుభిః ॥ ౩౦ ॥

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