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 1.160.38

एवं तां स महीपालो बभाषे न तु सा तदा ।
कामार्तं निर्जनेऽरण्ये प्रत्यभाषत किंचन ॥ ३८ ॥

evaṃ tāṃ sa mahīpālo babhāṣe na tu sā tadā |
kāmārtaṃ nirjane'raṇye pratyabhāṣata kiṃcana || 38 ||

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

...Arjuna replied, saying, 'Keep you your life, O Gandharva! Go hence, and grieve not; Yudhishthira, the king of the Kurus, commands me to show you mercy.' "The Gandharva replied...

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

Evam, Eva, Mahipala, Tada, Kamarta, Nirjana, Aranya, Prati, Kincana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.160.38). 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: “evaṃ tāṃ sa mahīpālo babhāṣe na tu tadā
  • evam -
  • evam (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    evam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    evā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • mahīpālo* -
  • mahīpāla (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • babhāṣe -
  • bhāṣ (verb class 1)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • -
  • (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • tadā -
  • tadā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tadā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “kāmārtaṃ nirjane'raṇye pratyabhāṣata kiṃcana
  • kāmārtam -
  • kāmārta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kāmārta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kāmārtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • nirjane' -
  • nirjana (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    nirjana (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    nirjanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • araṇye -
  • araṇya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    araṇya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    araṇyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    raṇ (verb class 1)
    [imperfect passive first single]
    raṇ (verb class 10)
    [imperfect passive first single]
    raṇ (verb class 4)
    [imperfect passive first single]
    raṇ (verb class 0)
    [imperfect passive first single]
  • pratya -
  • prati (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    prati (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    pratī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    pratī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    pratī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    prati (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • abhāṣata -
  • bhāṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperfect middle third single]
  • kiñcana -
  • kiñcana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kiñcana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.160.38

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 1.160.38 in Kannada sript:
ಏವಂ ತಾಂ ಸ ಮಹೀಪಾಲೋ ಬಭಾಷೇ ನ ತು ಸಾ ತದಾ ।
ಕಾಮಾರ್ತಂ ನಿರ್ಜನೇಽರಣ್ಯೇ ಪ್ರತ್ಯಭಾಷತ ಕಿಂಚನ ॥ ೩೮ ॥

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 1.160.38 in Bengali sript:
এবং তাং স মহীপালো বভাষে ন তু সা তদা ।
কামার্তং নির্জনেঽরণ্যে প্রত্যভাষত কিংচন ॥ ৩৮ ॥

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 1.160.38 in Gujarati sript:
એવં તાં સ મહીપાલો બભાષે ન તુ સા તદા ।
કામાર્તં નિર્જનેઽરણ્યે પ્રત્યભાષત કિંચન ॥ ૩૮ ॥

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 1.160.38 in Malayalam sript:
ഏവം താം സ മഹീപാലോ ബഭാഷേ ന തു സാ തദാ ।
കാമാര്തം നിര്ജനേഽരണ്യേ പ്രത്യഭാഷത കിംചന ॥ ൩൮ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 1.160.38 in Telugu sript:
ఏవం తాం స మహీపాలో బభాషే న తు సా తదా ।
కామార్తం నిర్జనేఽరణ్యే ప్రత్యభాషత కించన ॥ ౩౮ ॥

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