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 1.3.148

तस्मिंश्च तन्त्रे कृष्णाः सिताश्च तन्तवः ।
चक्रं चापश्यत्षड्भिः कुमारैः परिवर्त्यमानम् ।
पुरुषं चापश्यद्दर्शनीयम् ॥ १४८ ॥

tasmiṃśca tantre kṛṣṇāḥ sitāśca tantavaḥ |
cakraṃ cāpaśyatṣaḍbhiḥ kumāraiḥ parivartyamānam |
puruṣaṃ cāpaśyaddarśanīyam || 148 ||

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

...thereupon told him, 'Formerly, your preceptor had invoked us. We thereupon gave him a cake like this; and he took it without offering it to his master. Do you do that which your preceptor...

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

Tad, Tantra, Tantri, Krishna, Sita, Tantu, Cakra, Capa, Shyat, Shash, Kumara, Parivartin, Amana, Purusha, Darshaniya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.3.148). 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: “tasmiṃśca tantre kṛṣṇāḥ sitāśca tantavaḥ
  • tasmiṃś -
  • tad (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tantre -
  • tantra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    tantrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tantri (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • kṛṣṇāḥ -
  • kṛṣṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    kṛṣṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • sitāś -
  • sita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    -> sita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √ class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √ class 4 verb]
    -> sitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √ class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √ class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √ class 4 verb]
    si -> sita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √si class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √si class 5 verb], [nominative plural from √si class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √si class 9 verb]
    si -> sitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √si class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √si class 5 verb], [accusative plural from √si class 5 verb], [nominative plural from √si class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √si class 9 verb], [accusative plural from √si class 9 verb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tantavaḥ -
  • tantu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • Line 2: “cakraṃ cāpaśyatṣaḍbhiḥ kumāraiḥ parivartyamānam
  • cakram -
  • cakra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    cakra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    cakrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • cāpa -
  • cāpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    cāpa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śyat -
  • śā -> śyat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √śā class 4 verb], [vocative single from √śā class 4 verb], [accusative single from √śā class 4 verb]
  • ṣaḍbhiḥ -
  • ṣaṣ (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    ṣaṣ (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • kumāraiḥ -
  • kumāra (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    kumāra (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • parivartya -
  • parivartin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
    parivartin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • amānam -
  • amāna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    mān (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active first single]
  • Line 3: “puruṣaṃ cāpaśyaddarśanīyam
  • puruṣam -
  • puruṣa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    puruṣa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    puruṣā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • cāpa -
  • cāpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    cāpa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śyad -
  • śā -> śyat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √śā class 4 verb], [vocative single from √śā class 4 verb], [accusative single from √śā class 4 verb]
  • darśanīyam -
  • darśanīya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    darśanīya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    darśanīyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    dṛś -> darśanīya (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √dṛś]
    dṛś -> darśanīya (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √dṛś]
    dṛś -> darśanīyā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √dṛś]
    dṛś -> darśanīya (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √dṛś]
    dṛś -> darśanīya (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √dṛś]
    dṛś -> darśanīyā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √dṛś]
    dṛś -> darśanīya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √dṛś class 1 verb], [accusative single from √dṛś]
    dṛś -> darśanīya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √dṛś class 1 verb], [accusative single from √dṛś class 1 verb], [nominative single from √dṛś], [accusative single from √dṛś]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.3.148

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 1.3.148 in Kannada sript:
ತಸ್ಮಿಂಶ್ಚ ತನ್ತ್ರೇ ಕೃಷ್ಣಾಃ ಸಿತಾಶ್ಚ ತನ್ತವಃ ।
ಚಕ್ರಂ ಚಾಪಶ್ಯತ್ಷಡ್ಭಿಃ ಕುಮಾರೈಃ ಪರಿವರ್ತ್ಯಮಾನಮ್ ।
ಪುರುಷಂ ಚಾಪಶ್ಯದ್ದರ್ಶನೀಯಮ್ ॥ ೧೪೮ ॥

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 1.3.148 in Bengali sript:
তস্মিংশ্চ তন্ত্রে কৃষ্ণাঃ সিতাশ্চ তন্তবঃ ।
চক্রং চাপশ্যত্ষড্ভিঃ কুমারৈঃ পরিবর্ত্যমানম্ ।
পুরুষং চাপশ্যদ্দর্শনীযম্ ॥ ১৪৮ ॥

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 1.3.148 in Gujarati sript:
તસ્મિંશ્ચ તન્ત્રે કૃષ્ણાઃ સિતાશ્ચ તન્તવઃ ।
ચક્રં ચાપશ્યત્ષડ્ભિઃ કુમારૈઃ પરિવર્ત્યમાનમ્ ।
પુરુષં ચાપશ્યદ્દર્શનીયમ્ ॥ ૧૪૮ ॥

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 1.3.148 in Malayalam sript:
തസ്മിംശ്ച തന്ത്രേ കൃഷ്ണാഃ സിതാശ്ച തന്തവഃ ।
ചക്രം ചാപശ്യത്ഷഡ്ഭിഃ കുമാരൈഃ പരിവര്ത്യമാനമ് ।
പുരുഷം ചാപശ്യദ്ദര്ശനീയമ് ॥ ൧൪൮ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 1.3.148 in Telugu sript:
తస్మింశ్చ తన్త్రే కృష్ణాః సితాశ్చ తన్తవః ।
చక్రం చాపశ్యత్షడ్భిః కుమారైః పరివర్త్యమానమ్ ।
పురుషం చాపశ్యద్దర్శనీయమ్ ॥ ౧౪౮ ॥

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