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 2.15.3

जरासंधबलं प्राप्य दुष्पारं भीमविक्रमम् ।
श्रमो हि वः पराजय्यात्किमु तत्र विचेष्टितम् ॥ ३ ॥

jarāsaṃdhabalaṃ prāpya duṣpāraṃ bhīmavikramam |
śramo hi vaḥ parājayyātkimu tatra viceṣṭitam || 3 ||

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

...Behold, there are kings in every province employed in benefiting their respective selves. But no one amongst them has been able to achieve the imperial dignity. Indeed, the title emperor...

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

Jarasandha, Bala, Prapya, Dushpara, Bhimavikrama, Shrama, Yushmad, Tatra, Viceshtita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 2.15.3). 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: “jarāsaṃdhabalaṃ prāpya duṣpāraṃ bhīmavikramam
  • jarāsandha -
  • jarāsandha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    jarāsandha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • balam -
  • bala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    balā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • prāpya -
  • prāpya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prāpya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • duṣpāram -
  • duṣpāra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    duṣpāra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    duṣpārā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • bhīmavikramam -
  • bhīmavikrama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bhīmavikrama (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    bhīmavikramā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “śramo hi vaḥ parājayyātkimu tatra viceṣṭitam
  • śramo* -
  • śrama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • vaḥ -
  • va (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative plural], [dative plural], [genitive plural]
  • Cannot analyse parājayyātkimu*ta
  • tatra -
  • tatra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tatra (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • viceṣṭitam -
  • viceṣṭita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    viceṣṭita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    viceṣṭitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 2.15.3

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 2.15.3 in Kannada sript:
ಜರಾಸಂಧಬಲಂ ಪ್ರಾಪ್ಯ ದುಷ್ಪಾರಂ ಭೀಮವಿಕ್ರಮಮ್ ।
ಶ್ರಮೋ ಹಿ ವಃ ಪರಾಜಯ್ಯಾತ್ಕಿಮು ತತ್ರ ವಿಚೇಷ್ಟಿತಮ್ ॥ 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 2.15.3 in Bengali sript:
জরাসংধবলং প্রাপ্য দুষ্পারং ভীমবিক্রমম্ ।
শ্রমো হি বঃ পরাজয্যাত্কিমু তত্র বিচেষ্টিতম্ ॥ 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 2.15.3 in Gujarati sript:
જરાસંધબલં પ્રાપ્ય દુષ્પારં ભીમવિક્રમમ્ ।
શ્રમો હિ વઃ પરાજય્યાત્કિમુ તત્ર વિચેષ્ટિતમ્ ॥ 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 2.15.3 in Malayalam sript:
ജരാസംധബലം പ്രാപ്യ ദുഷ്പാരം ഭീമവിക്രമമ് ।
ശ്രമോ ഹി വഃ പരാജയ്യാത്കിമു തത്ര വിചേഷ്ടിതമ് ॥ ൩ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 2.15.3 in Telugu sript:
జరాసంధబలం ప్రాప్య దుష్పారం భీమవిక్రమమ్ ।
శ్రమో హి వః పరాజయ్యాత్కిము తత్ర విచేష్టితమ్ ॥ ౩ ॥

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