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 1.87.15

प्रतर्दन उवाच ।
तांस्ते ददामि मा प्रपत प्रपातं ये मे लोकास्तव ते वै भवन्तु ।
यद्यन्तरिक्षे यदि वा दिवि श्रितास्तानाक्रम क्षिप्रमपेतमोहः ॥ १५ ॥

pratardana uvāca |
tāṃste dadāmi mā prapata prapātaṃ ye me lokāstava te vai bhavantu |
yadyantarikṣe yadi vā divi śritāstānākrama kṣipramapetamohaḥ || 15 ||

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

...indeed, carry you to regions of bliss.' "Ashtaka said, 'O king, ride on those cars thyself and repair to heaven. We can wait. We follow you in time.' "Yayati said, 'We...

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

Pratardana, Tad, Yushmad, Asmad, Prapata, Prapatam, Yah, Yat, Loka, Yadi, Yad, Antariksha, Var, Div, Divi, Shrita, Tana, Akrama, Kshipram, Kshipra, Apeta, Oha, Ohas,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.87.15). 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: “pratardana uvāca
  • pratardana* -
  • pratardana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • uvāca -
  • vac (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • Line 2: “tāṃste dadāmi prapata prapātaṃ ye me lokāstava te vai bhavantu
  • tāṃs -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • dadāmi -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present active first single]
    (verb class 3)
    [present active first single]
    dad (verb class 1)
    [present active first single]
  • -
  • (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative single]
  • prapata -
  • prapata (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prapata (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • prapātam -
  • prapātam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    prapāta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • 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]
  • me -
  • ma (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ma (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • lokās -
  • loka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • tava -
  • yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [genitive single]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • vai -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
  • bhavantu -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [imperative active third plural]
  • Line 3: “yadyantarikṣe yadi divi śritāstānākrama kṣipramapetamohaḥ
  • yadya -
  • yadi (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    yadi (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yadi (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • antarikṣe -
  • antarikṣa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • yadi -
  • yadi (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    yadi (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yadi (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • vā* -
  • vār (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vār (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    va (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • divi -
  • divi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    divī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    div (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • śritās -
  • śrita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    śritā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    śri -> śrita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √śri class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √śri class 1 verb]
    śri -> śritā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √śri class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √śri class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √śri class 1 verb]
  • tānā -
  • tāna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • akrama -
  • akrama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    akrama (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kṣipram -
  • kṣipram (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kṣipra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kṣipra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kṣiprā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • apetam -
  • apeta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    apeta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    apetā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ohaḥ -
  • ohas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    oha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.87.15

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 1.87.15 in Kannada sript:
ಪ್ರತರ್ದನ ಉವಾಚ ।
ತಾಂಸ್ತೇ ದದಾಮಿ ಮಾ ಪ್ರಪತ ಪ್ರಪಾತಂ ಯೇ ಮೇ ಲೋಕಾಸ್ತವ ತೇ ವೈ ಭವನ್ತು ।
ಯದ್ಯನ್ತರಿಕ್ಷೇ ಯದಿ ವಾ ದಿವಿ ಶ್ರಿತಾಸ್ತಾನಾಕ್ರಮ ಕ್ಷಿಪ್ರಮಪೇತಮೋಹಃ ॥ ೧೫ ॥

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 1.87.15 in Bengali sript:
প্রতর্দন উবাচ ।
তাংস্তে দদামি মা প্রপত প্রপাতং যে মে লোকাস্তব তে বৈ ভবন্তু ।
যদ্যন্তরিক্ষে যদি বা দিবি শ্রিতাস্তানাক্রম ক্ষিপ্রমপেতমোহঃ ॥ ১৫ ॥

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 1.87.15 in Gujarati sript:
પ્રતર્દન ઉવાચ ।
તાંસ્તે દદામિ મા પ્રપત પ્રપાતં યે મે લોકાસ્તવ તે વૈ ભવન્તુ ।
યદ્યન્તરિક્ષે યદિ વા દિવિ શ્રિતાસ્તાનાક્રમ ક્ષિપ્રમપેતમોહઃ ॥ ૧૫ ॥

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 1.87.15 in Malayalam sript:
പ്രതര്ദന ഉവാച ।
താംസ്തേ ദദാമി മാ പ്രപത പ്രപാതം യേ മേ ലോകാസ്തവ തേ വൈ ഭവന്തു ।
യദ്യന്തരിക്ഷേ യദി വാ ദിവി ശ്രിതാസ്താനാക്രമ ക്ഷിപ്രമപേതമോഹഃ ॥ ൧൫ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 1.87.15 in Telugu sript:
ప్రతర్దన ఉవాచ ।
తాంస్తే దదామి మా ప్రపత ప్రపాతం యే మే లోకాస్తవ తే వై భవన్తు ।
యద్యన్తరిక్షే యది వా దివి శ్రితాస్తానాక్రమ క్షిప్రమపేతమోహః ॥ ౧౫ ॥

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