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 3.3.15

जनमेजय उवाच ।
कथं कुरूणामृषभः स तु राजा युधिष्ठिरः ।
विप्रार्थमाराधितवान्सूर्यमद्भुतविक्रमम् ॥ १५ ॥

janamejaya uvāca |
kathaṃ kurūṇāmṛṣabhaḥ sa tu rājā yudhiṣṭhiraḥ |
viprārthamārādhitavānsūryamadbhutavikramam || 15 ||

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

...Vaisravana, Yama, Vaidyutagni, Jatharagni, Aindhna, Tejasampati, Dharmadhvaja, Veda-karttri, Vedanga, Vedavahana...

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

Janamejaya, Katham, Katha, Kuru, Rishabha, Raja, Yudhishthira, Vipra, Artha, Aradhita, Vat, Surya, Adbhuta, Vikrama,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.3.15). 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: “janamejaya uvāca
  • janamejaya* -
  • janamejaya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • uvāca -
  • vac (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • Line 2: “kathaṃ kurūṇāmṛṣabhaḥ sa tu rājā yudhiṣṭhiraḥ
  • katham -
  • katham (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    katham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kathā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    katha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    katha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • kurūṇām -
  • kuru (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
    kuru (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • ṛṣabhaḥ -
  • ṛṣabha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • rājā* -
  • rāja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    rājā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • yudhiṣṭhiraḥ -
  • yudhiṣṭhira (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 3: “viprārthamārādhitavānsūryamadbhutavikramam
  • viprā -
  • vipra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vipra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    viprā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • artham -
  • artha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    artha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ārādhita -
  • ārādhita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ārādhita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vān -
  • va (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    -> vāt (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √ class 2 verb], [vocative single from √ class 2 verb]
    -> vāt (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √ class 1 verb]
  • sūryam -
  • sūrya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sūrya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sūryā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    sūr -> sūrya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √sūr class 4 verb], [accusative single from √sūr class 10 verb]
    sūr -> sūrya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √sūr class 4 verb], [accusative single from √sūr class 4 verb], [nominative single from √sūr class 10 verb], [accusative single from √sūr class 10 verb]
  • adbhuta -
  • adbhuta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    adbhuta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vikramam -
  • vikrama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.3.15

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 3.3.15 in Kannada sript:
ಜನಮೇಜಯ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಕಥಂ ಕುರೂಣಾಮೃಷಭಃ ಸ ತು ರಾಜಾ ಯುಧಿಷ್ಠಿರಃ ।
ವಿಪ್ರಾರ್ಥಮಾರಾಧಿತವಾನ್ಸೂರ್ಯಮದ್ಭುತವಿಕ್ರಮಮ್ ॥ 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 3.3.15 in Bengali sript:
জনমেজয উবাচ ।
কথং কুরূণামৃষভঃ স তু রাজা যুধিষ্ঠিরঃ ।
বিপ্রার্থমারাধিতবান্সূর্যমদ্ভুতবিক্রমম্ ॥ 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 3.3.15 in Gujarati sript:
જનમેજય ઉવાચ ।
કથં કુરૂણામૃષભઃ સ તુ રાજા યુધિષ્ઠિરઃ ।
વિપ્રાર્થમારાધિતવાન્સૂર્યમદ્ભુતવિક્રમમ્ ॥ 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 3.3.15 in Malayalam sript:
ജനമേജയ ഉവാച ।
കഥം കുരൂണാമൃഷഭഃ സ തു രാജാ യുധിഷ്ഠിരഃ ।
വിപ്രാര്ഥമാരാധിതവാന്സൂര്യമദ്ഭുതവിക്രമമ് ॥ ൧൫ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.3.15 in Telugu sript:
జనమేజయ ఉవాచ ।
కథం కురూణామృషభః స తు రాజా యుధిష్ఠిరః ।
విప్రార్థమారాధితవాన్సూర్యమద్భుతవిక్రమమ్ ॥ ౧౫ ॥

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