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 1.184.3

सायेऽथ भीमस्तु रिपुप्रमाथी जिष्णुर्यमौ चापि महानुभावौ ।
भैक्षं चरित्वा तु युधिष्ठिराय निवेदयां चक्रुरदीनसत्त्वाः ॥ ३ ॥

sāye'tha bhīmastu ripupramāthī jiṣṇuryamau cāpi mahānubhāvau |
bhaikṣaṃ caritvā tu yudhiṣṭhirāya nivedayāṃ cakruradīnasattvāḥ || 3 ||

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

...mighty heroes Salya and Vrikodara, well-skilled in battle and possessed of great strength and proficiency, challenging each other, engaged in fight like two elephants in rut. And they struck...

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

Saya, Atha, Bhima, Ripu, Pramathin, Pramathi, Jishnu, Yama, Capin, Capi, Mahanubhava, Bhaiksha, Yudhishthira, Vedaya, Cakru, Adinasattva,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.184.3). 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: “sāye'tha bhīmastu ripupramāthī jiṣṇuryamau cāpi mahānubhāvau
  • sāye' -
  • sāya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    sāya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    -> sāya (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √ class 4 verb]
    -> sāya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √ class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √ class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √ class 4 verb], [locative single from √ class 4 verb]
    -> sāyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √ class 4 verb], [vocative single from √ class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √ class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √ class 4 verb]
    sai (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • atha -
  • atha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • bhīmas -
  • bhīma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • ripu -
  • ripu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ripu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ripu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • pramāthī -
  • pramāthī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    pramāthī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    pramāthin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • jiṣṇur -
  • jiṣṇu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    jiṣṇu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • yamau -
  • yama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • cāpi -
  • cāpin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    cāpī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    cāpī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    cāpi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • mahānubhāvau -
  • mahānubhāva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Line 2: “bhaikṣaṃ caritvā tu yudhiṣṭhirāya nivedayāṃ cakruradīnasattvāḥ
  • bhaikṣam -
  • bhaikṣa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bhaikṣa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • caritvā -
  • car -> caritvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √car]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • yudhiṣṭhirāya -
  • yudhiṣṭhira (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
  • ni -
  • ni (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ni (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ni (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • vedayām -
  • vid -> vedayām (periphrastic_perfect)
    [periphrastic_perfect from √vid]
    vid -> vedayām (periphrastic_perfect)
    [periphrastic_perfect from √vid]
    vedayā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • cakrur -
  • cakru (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    cakru (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    kṛ (verb class 1)
    [perfect active third plural]
    kṛ (verb class 2)
    [perfect active third plural]
    kṛ (verb class 5)
    [perfect active third plural]
    kṛ (verb class 8)
    [perfect active third plural]
    kṛ (verb class 3)
    [perfect active third plural]
    kṛ (verb class 6)
    [perfect active third plural]
  • adīnasattvāḥ -
  • adīnasattva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    adīnasattvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.184.3

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 1.184.3 in Kannada sript:
ಸಾಯೇಽಥ ಭೀಮಸ್ತು ರಿಪುಪ್ರಮಾಥೀ ಜಿಷ್ಣುರ್ಯಮೌ ಚಾಪಿ ಮಹಾನುಭಾವೌ ।
ಭೈಕ್ಷಂ ಚರಿತ್ವಾ ತು ಯುಧಿಷ್ಠಿರಾಯ ನಿವೇದಯಾಂ ಚಕ್ರುರದೀನಸತ್ತ್ವಾಃ ॥ ೩ ॥

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 1.184.3 in Bengali sript:
সাযেঽথ ভীমস্তু রিপুপ্রমাথী জিষ্ণুর্যমৌ চাপি মহানুভাবৌ ।
ভৈক্ষং চরিত্বা তু যুধিষ্ঠিরায নিবেদযাং চক্রুরদীনসত্ত্বাঃ ॥ ৩ ॥

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 1.184.3 in Gujarati sript:
સાયેઽથ ભીમસ્તુ રિપુપ્રમાથી જિષ્ણુર્યમૌ ચાપિ મહાનુભાવૌ ।
ભૈક્ષં ચરિત્વા તુ યુધિષ્ઠિરાય નિવેદયાં ચક્રુરદીનસત્ત્વાઃ ॥ ૩ ॥

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 1.184.3 in Malayalam sript:
സായേഽഥ ഭീമസ്തു രിപുപ്രമാഥീ ജിഷ്ണുര്യമൌ ചാപി മഹാനുഭാവൌ ।
ഭൈക്ഷം ചരിത്വാ തു യുധിഷ്ഠിരായ നിവേദയാം ചക്രുരദീനസത്ത്വാഃ ॥ ൩ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 1.184.3 in Telugu sript:
సాయేఽథ భీమస్తు రిపుప్రమాథీ జిష్ణుర్యమౌ చాపి మహానుభావౌ ।
భైక్షం చరిత్వా తు యుధిష్ఠిరాయ నివేదయాం చక్రురదీనసత్త్వాః ॥ ౩ ॥

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