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 1.147.15

तदस्मदर्थं धर्मार्थं प्रसवार्थं च सत्तम ।
आत्मानं परिरक्षस्व त्यक्तव्यां मां च संत्यज ॥ १५ ॥

tadasmadarthaṃ dharmārthaṃ prasavārthaṃ ca sattama |
ātmānaṃ parirakṣasva tyaktavyāṃ māṃ ca saṃtyaja || 15 ||

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

...countenance, though born of man. And he excelled (in strength and prowess) all Pisachas and kindred tribes as well as all Rakshasas. And, O monarch, though a little child, he grew up a...

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

Tada, Smat, Artha, Dharmartha, Prasava, Sattama, Atman, Pari, Aksha, Sva, Svan, Tyaktavya, Asmad, Sat, Santya, Santi, Aja,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.147.15). 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: “tadasmadarthaṃ dharmārthaṃ prasavārthaṃ ca sattama
  • tada -
  • tada (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tada (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • smad -
  • smat (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    smat (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
  • artham -
  • artha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    artha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • dharmārtham -
  • dharmārtha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • prasavā -
  • prasava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • artham -
  • artha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    artha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sattama -
  • sattama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sattama (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “ātmānaṃ parirakṣasva tyaktavyāṃ māṃ ca saṃtyaja
  • ātmānam -
  • ātman (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • parir -
  • pari (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    pari (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • akṣa -
  • akṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    akṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    akṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • sva -
  • sva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    svan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    svan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sva (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • tyaktavyām -
  • tyaktavyā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    tyaj -> tyaktavyā (participle, feminine)
    [accusative single from √tyaj class 1 verb]
  • mām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • santya -
  • santya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    santya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    santi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    santi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    santi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    sat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [nominative plural], [vocative dual], [vocative plural], [accusative dual], [accusative plural]
    as (verb class 2)
    [present active third plural]
  • aja -
  • aja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    aja (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    aj (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.147.15

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 1.147.15 in Kannada sript:
ತದಸ್ಮದರ್ಥಂ ಧರ್ಮಾರ್ಥಂ ಪ್ರಸವಾರ್ಥಂ ಚ ಸತ್ತಮ ।
ಆತ್ಮಾನಂ ಪರಿರಕ್ಷಸ್ವ ತ್ಯಕ್ತವ್ಯಾಂ ಮಾಂ ಚ ಸಂತ್ಯಜ ॥ 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 1.147.15 in Bengali sript:
তদস্মদর্থং ধর্মার্থং প্রসবার্থং চ সত্তম ।
আত্মানং পরিরক্ষস্ব ত্যক্তব্যাং মাং চ সংত্যজ ॥ 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 1.147.15 in Gujarati sript:
તદસ્મદર્થં ધર્માર્થં પ્રસવાર્થં ચ સત્તમ ।
આત્માનં પરિરક્ષસ્વ ત્યક્તવ્યાં માં ચ સંત્યજ ॥ 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 1.147.15 in Malayalam sript:
തദസ്മദര്ഥം ധര്മാര്ഥം പ്രസവാര്ഥം ച സത്തമ ।
ആത്മാനം പരിരക്ഷസ്വ ത്യക്തവ്യാം മാം ച സംത്യജ ॥ ൧൫ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 1.147.15 in Telugu sript:
తదస్మదర్థం ధర్మార్థం ప్రసవార్థం చ సత్తమ ।
ఆత్మానం పరిరక్షస్వ త్యక్తవ్యాం మాం చ సంత్యజ ॥ ౧౫ ॥

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