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 1.215.18

उपायं कर्मणः सिद्धौ भगवन्वक्तुमर्हसि ।
निवारयेयं येनेन्द्रं वर्षमाणं महावने ॥ १८ ॥

upāyaṃ karmaṇaḥ siddhau bhagavanvaktumarhasi |
nivārayeyaṃ yenendraṃ varṣamāṇaṃ mahāvane || 18 ||

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

...liked in the woods, some in the waters, and some within the mansions, as directed by Partha and Govinda. Draupadi and Subhadra, exhilarated with wine, began to give away unto the women so...

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

Upaya, Karman, Siddha, Siddhi, Bhagavat, Bhagavan, Nivara, Iyam, Idam, Yena, Yah, Yat, Indra, Varsha, Mahavana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.215.18). 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: “upāyaṃ karmaṇaḥ siddhau bhagavanvaktumarhasi
  • upāyam -
  • upāya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    upāyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • karmaṇaḥ -
  • karman (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • siddhau -
  • siddha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    siddhi (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    sidh -> siddha (participle, masculine)
    [nominative dual from √sidh class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √sidh class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √sidh class 4 verb]
    sidh -> siddha (participle, masculine)
    [nominative dual from √sidh class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √sidh class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √sidh class 1 verb]
  • bhagavan -
  • bhagavat (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    bhagavan (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • vaktum -
  • vac -> vaktum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √vac]
    vac -> vaktum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √vac]
  • arhasi -
  • arh (verb class 1)
    [present active second single]
  • Line 2: “nivārayeyaṃ yenendraṃ varṣamāṇaṃ mahāvane
  • nivāraye -
  • nivārā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • iyam -
  • iyam (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    ī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    ī (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    idam (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • yene -
  • yena (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • indram -
  • indra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    indrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • varṣam -
  • varṣa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    varṣa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    varṣā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • āṇam -
  • aṇ (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active first single]
  • mahāvane -
  • mahāvana (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    mahāvana (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    mahāvanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.215.18

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 1.215.18 in Kannada sript:
ಉಪಾಯಂ ಕರ್ಮಣಃ ಸಿದ್ಧೌ ಭಗವನ್ವಕ್ತುಮರ್ಹಸಿ ।
ನಿವಾರಯೇಯಂ ಯೇನೇನ್ದ್ರಂ ವರ್ಷಮಾಣಂ ಮಹಾವನೇ ॥ ೧೮ ॥

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 1.215.18 in Bengali sript:
উপাযং কর্মণঃ সিদ্ধৌ ভগবন্বক্তুমর্হসি ।
নিবারযেযং যেনেন্দ্রং বর্ষমাণং মহাবনে ॥ ১৮ ॥

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 1.215.18 in Gujarati sript:
ઉપાયં કર્મણઃ સિદ્ધૌ ભગવન્વક્તુમર્હસિ ।
નિવારયેયં યેનેન્દ્રં વર્ષમાણં મહાવને ॥ ૧૮ ॥

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 1.215.18 in Malayalam sript:
ഉപായം കര്മണഃ സിദ്ധൌ ഭഗവന്വക്തുമര്ഹസി ।
നിവാരയേയം യേനേന്ദ്രം വര്ഷമാണം മഹാവനേ ॥ ൧൮ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 1.215.18 in Telugu sript:
ఉపాయం కర్మణః సిద్ధౌ భగవన్వక్తుమర్హసి ।
నివారయేయం యేనేన్ద్రం వర్షమాణం మహావనే ॥ ౧౮ ॥

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