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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 3.38.18
तं दृष्ट्वा तत्र कौन्तेयं प्रगृहीतशरासनम् ।
अब्रुवन्ब्राह्मणाः सिद्धा भूतान्यन्तर्हितानि च ।
क्षिप्रं प्राप्नुहि कौन्तेय मनसा यद्यदिच्छसि ॥ १८ ॥
taṃ dṛṣṭvā tatra kaunteyaṃ pragṛhītaśarāsanam |
abruvanbrāhmaṇāḥ siddhā bhūtānyantarhitāni ca |
kṣipraṃ prāpnuhi kaunteya manasā yadyadicchasi || 18 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...became greatly alarmed. And the son of Pandu then began to think of the illustrious god Agni who had before, during the burning of the Khandava, given him a couple of inexhaustible quivers...
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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 (3.38.18). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Tatra, Kaunteya, Pragrihita, Sharasana, Abruvat, Brahmana, Siddha, Bhuta, Bhutani, Antarhita, Kshipram, Kshipra, Pra, Manasa, Yadi, Yad, Ccha,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.38.18). 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: “taṃ dṛṣṭvā tatra kaunteyaṃ pragṛhītaśarāsanam ”
- tam -
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ta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tā (noun, feminine)[adverb]tan (noun, masculine)[adverb]sa (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- dṛṣṭvā -
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√dṛś -> dṛṣṭvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √dṛś]
- tatra -
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tatra (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tatra (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tatra (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- kaunteyam -
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kaunteya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- pragṛhīta -
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pragṛhīta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pragṛhīta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śarāsanam -
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śarāsana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]śarāsana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “abruvanbrāhmaṇāḥ siddhā bhūtānyantarhitāni ca ”
- abruvan -
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abruvat (noun, masculine)[vocative single]√brū (verb class 2)[imperfect active third plural]
- brāhmaṇāḥ -
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brāhmaṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]brāhmaṇā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- siddhā* -
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siddha (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]siddhā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√sidh -> siddha (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √sidh class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √sidh class 4 verb]√sidh -> siddhā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √sidh class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √sidh class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √sidh class 4 verb]√sidh -> siddha (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √sidh class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √sidh class 1 verb]√sidh -> siddhā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √sidh class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √sidh class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √sidh class 1 verb]
- bhūtānya -
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bhūtāni (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]bhūtāni (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]bhūtāni (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]bhūta (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- antarhitāni -
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antarhita (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- Line 3: “kṣipraṃ prāpnuhi kaunteya manasā yadyadicchasi ”
- kṣipram -
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kṣipram (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kṣipra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kṣipra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kṣiprā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- prā -
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pra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]prā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]pra (Preverb)[Preverb]prā (Preverb)[Preverb]
- āpnuhi -
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√āp (verb class 5)[imperative active second single]
- kaunteya -
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kaunteya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- manasā* -
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manasa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]manasā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- yadya -
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yadi (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]yadi (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yadi (indeclinable)[indeclinable]yad (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- adi -
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ad (noun, masculine)[locative single]ad (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- ccha -
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ccha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ccha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- si -
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si (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.38.18
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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The Mahabharata in Kannada (Set of 32 Volumes)
by Bharatha Darshana Bangalore (2003)
ಶ್ರೇಮಹಭಾರತ [ಮಹಾಭಾರತ]; 13907 pages;
Buy now!Preview of verse 3.38.18 in Kannada sript:
ತಂ ದೃಷ್ಟ್ವಾ ತತ್ರ ಕೌನ್ತೇಯಂ ಪ್ರಗೃಹೀತಶರಾಸನಮ್ ।
ಅಬ್ರುವನ್ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣಾಃ ಸಿದ್ಧಾ ಭೂತಾನ್ಯನ್ತರ್ಹಿತಾನಿ ಚ ।
ಕ್ಷಿಪ್ರಂ ಪ್ರಾಪ್ನುಹಿ ಕೌನ್ತೇಯ ಮನಸಾ ಯದ್ಯದಿಚ್ಛಸಿ ॥ ೧೮ ॥
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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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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The Mahabharata in Bengali (Two Volumes)
by Akshay Library, Kolkata (2019)
3049 pages; [মহাভারত] [মহার্ষী বদভ্যাস (Maharishi Vedvyas)]
Buy now!Preview of verse 3.38.18 in Bengali sript:
তং দৃষ্ট্বা তত্র কৌন্তেযং প্রগৃহীতশরাসনম্ ।
অব্রুবন্ব্রাহ্মণাঃ সিদ্ধা ভূতান্যন্তর্হিতানি চ ।
ক্ষিপ্রং প্রাপ্নুহি কৌন্তেয মনসা যদ্যদিচ্ছসি ॥ ১৮ ॥
Mahabharat in Gujarati (20 Volumes)
by Dinkar Joshi (દિનકર જોશી) (2010)
14252 pages; [મહાભારત] [Publisher: Pravin Prakashan Pvt. Ltd, Rajkot]
Buy now!Preview of verse 3.38.18 in Gujarati sript:
તં દૃષ્ટ્વા તત્ર કૌન્તેયં પ્રગૃહીતશરાસનમ્ ।
અબ્રુવન્બ્રાહ્મણાઃ સિદ્ધા ભૂતાન્યન્તર્હિતાનિ ચ ।
ક્ષિપ્રં પ્રાપ્નુહિ કૌન્તેય મનસા યદ્યદિચ્છસિ ॥ ૧૮ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 3.38.18 in Malayalam sript:
തം ദൃഷ്ട്വാ തത്ര കൌന്തേയം പ്രഗൃഹീതശരാസനമ് ।
അബ്രുവന്ബ്രാഹ്മണാഃ സിദ്ധാ ഭൂതാന്യന്തര്ഹിതാനി ച ।
ക്ഷിപ്രം പ്രാപ്നുഹി കൌന്തേയ മനസാ യദ്യദിച്ഛസി ॥ ൧൮ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 3.38.18 in Telugu sript:
తం దృష్ట్వా తత్ర కౌన్తేయం ప్రగృహీతశరాసనమ్ ।
అబ్రువన్బ్రాహ్మణాః సిద్ధా భూతాన్యన్తర్హితాని చ ।
క్షిప్రం ప్రాప్నుహి కౌన్తేయ మనసా యద్యదిచ్ఛసి ॥ ౧౮ ॥