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 18.5.3

कर्णपुत्राश्च विक्रान्ता राजा चैव जयद्रथः ।
घटोत्कचादयश्चैव ये चान्ये नानुकीर्तिताः ॥ ३ ॥

karṇaputrāśca vikrāntā rājā caiva jayadrathaḥ |
ghaṭotkacādayaścaiva ye cānye nānukīrtitāḥ || 3 ||

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

...observant of vows all the while and cleansed by purificatory rites, acquires valuable fruits. When the first Parana is reached, the hearer should gratify Brahmanas with presents of all desirable objects. By doing this, one obtains the fruits of the Agnishtoma...

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

Karna, Putra, Vikranta, Raja, Rajan, Raj, Jayadratha, Ghatotkaca, Aya, Ayas, Yah, Yat, Nanu, Kirtita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 18.5.3). 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: “karṇaputrāśca vikrāntā rājā caiva jayadrathaḥ
  • karṇa -
  • karṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • putrāś -
  • putra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    putrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vikrāntā* -
  • vikrānta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vikrāntā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • rājā -
  • rājā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    rājan (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    rāj (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    rāj (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • jayadrathaḥ -
  • jayadratha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “ghaṭotkacādayaścaiva ye cānye nānukīrtitāḥ
  • ghaṭotkacād -
  • ghaṭotkaca (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ayaś -
  • ayas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    aya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    i (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • ye -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • cānye -
  • nānu -
  • nānū (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • kīrtitāḥ -
  • kīrtita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    kīrtitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    kīrt -> kīrtita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √kīrt class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √kīrt class 10 verb]
    kīrt -> kīrtitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √kīrt class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √kīrt class 10 verb], [accusative plural from √kīrt class 10 verb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 18.5.3

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;

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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 18.5.3 in Kannada sript:
ಕರ್ಣಪುತ್ರಾಶ್ಚ ವಿಕ್ರಾನ್ತಾ ರಾಜಾ ಚೈವ ಜಯದ್ರಥಃ ।
ಘಟೋತ್ಕಚಾದಯಶ್ಚೈವ ಯೇ ಚಾನ್ಯೇ ನಾನುಕೀರ್ತಿತಾಃ ॥ 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.]

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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 18.5.3 in Bengali sript:
কর্ণপুত্রাশ্চ বিক্রান্তা রাজা চৈব জযদ্রথঃ ।
ঘটোত্কচাদযশ্চৈব যে চান্যে নানুকীর্তিতাঃ ॥ 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]

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Preview of verse 18.5.3 in Gujarati sript:
કર્ણપુત્રાશ્ચ વિક્રાન્તા રાજા ચૈવ જયદ્રથઃ ।
ઘટોત્કચાદયશ્ચૈવ યે ચાન્યે નાનુકીર્તિતાઃ ॥ ૩ ॥

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 18.5.3 in Malayalam sript:
കര്ണപുത്രാശ്ച വിക്രാന്താ രാജാ ചൈവ ജയദ്രഥഃ ।
ഘടോത്കചാദയശ്ചൈവ യേ ചാന്യേ നാനുകീര്തിതാഃ ॥ ൩ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 18.5.3 in Telugu sript:
కర్ణపుత్రాశ్చ విక్రాన్తా రాజా చైవ జయద్రథః ।
ఘటోత్కచాదయశ్చైవ యే చాన్యే నానుకీర్తితాః ॥ ౩ ॥

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