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 1.3.188

बलदर्पसमुत्सिक्तस्तक्षकः पन्नगाधमः ।
अकार्यं कृतवान्पापो योऽदशत्पितरं तव ॥ १८८ ॥

baladarpasamutsiktastakṣakaḥ pannagādhamaḥ |
akāryaṃ kṛtavānpāpo yo'daśatpitaraṃ tava || 188 ||

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

...touched with water the apertures of his organs (eyes, ears, etc.). And having done all this, he once more entered the apartments of the women. And this time he saw the Queen. And as 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 (1.3.188). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Baladarpa, Samutsikta, Takshaka, Pannaga, Adhama, Akarya, Kritavat, Papa, Yah, Pitri, Yushmad,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.3.188). 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: “baladarpasamutsiktastakṣakaḥ pannagādhamaḥ
  • baladarpa -
  • baladarpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • samutsiktas -
  • samutsikta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • takṣakaḥ -
  • takṣaka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • pannagā -
  • pannaga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pannagā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • adhamaḥ -
  • adhama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    dham (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active second single]
  • Line 2: “akāryaṃ kṛtavānpāpo yo'daśatpitaraṃ tava
  • akāryam -
  • akārya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    akārya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    akāryā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • kṛtavān -
  • kṛtavat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kṛ -> kṛtavat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
  • pāpo* -
  • pāpa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • yo' -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    yu (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • adaśat -
  • daṃś (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • pitaram -
  • pitṛ (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • tava -
  • yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [genitive single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.3.188

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 1.3.188 in Kannada sript:
ಬಲದರ್ಪಸಮುತ್ಸಿಕ್ತಸ್ತಕ್ಷಕಃ ಪನ್ನಗಾಧಮಃ ।
ಅಕಾರ್ಯಂ ಕೃತವಾನ್ಪಾಪೋ ಯೋಽದಶತ್ಪಿತರಂ ತವ ॥ ೧೮೮ ॥

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 1.3.188 in Bengali sript:
বলদর্পসমুত্সিক্তস্তক্ষকঃ পন্নগাধমঃ ।
অকার্যং কৃতবান্পাপো যোঽদশত্পিতরং তব ॥ ১৮৮ ॥

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 1.3.188 in Gujarati sript:
બલદર્પસમુત્સિક્તસ્તક્ષકઃ પન્નગાધમઃ ।
અકાર્યં કૃતવાન્પાપો યોઽદશત્પિતરં તવ ॥ ૧૮૮ ॥

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 1.3.188 in Malayalam sript:
ബലദര്പസമുത്സിക്തസ്തക്ഷകഃ പന്നഗാധമഃ ।
അകാര്യം കൃതവാന്പാപോ യോഽദശത്പിതരം തവ ॥ ൧൮൮ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 1.3.188 in Telugu sript:
బలదర్పసముత్సిక్తస్తక్షకః పన్నగాధమః ।
అకార్యం కృతవాన్పాపో యోఽదశత్పితరం తవ ॥ ౧౮౮ ॥

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