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 3.40.58

भवगद्दर्शनाकाङ्क्षी प्राप्तोऽस्मीमं महागिरिम् ।
दयितं तव देवेश तापसालयमुत्तमम् ॥ ५८ ॥

bhavagaddarśanākāṅkṣī prāpto'smīmaṃ mahāgirim |
dayitaṃ tava deveśa tāpasālayamuttamam || 58 ||

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

...far less to ride on it. O blessed one, after you have ascended, it, and after the horses have become still, I will ascend it, like a virtuous man stepping into the high-road of honesty...

English translation by Kisari Mohan Ganguly (2013) Read online Buy now!

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (3.40.58). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Bhava, Gat, Darshana, Akankshin, Akankshi, Prapta, Idam, Mahagiri, Dayita, Yushmad, Devesha, Tapasa, Alaya, Uttamam, Uttama,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.40.58). 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: “bhavagaddarśanākāṅkṣī prāpto'smīmaṃ mahāgirim
  • bhava -
  • bhava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhava (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhū (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • gad -
  • gat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    gat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • darśanā -
  • darśana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    darśana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    darśanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ākāṅkṣī -
  • ākāṅkṣī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    ākāṅkṣī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    ākāṅkṣin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    ākāṅkṣi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ākāṅkṣi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • prāpto' -
  • prāpta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • asmī -
  • as (verb class 2)
    [present active first single]
  • imam -
  • idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • mahāgirim -
  • mahāgiri (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “dayitaṃ tava deveśa tāpasālayamuttamam
  • dayitam -
  • dayita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dayita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    dayitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tava -
  • yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [genitive single]
  • deveśa -
  • deveśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tāpasā -
  • tāpasa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tāpasa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tāpasā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • alayam -
  • alaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    alaya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    alayā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    lay (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active first single]
  • uttamam -
  • uttamam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    uttama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    uttama (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    uttamā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.40.58

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 3.40.58 in Kannada sript:
ಭವಗದ್ದರ್ಶನಾಕಾಙ್ಕ್ಷೀ ಪ್ರಾಪ್ತೋಽಸ್ಮೀಮಂ ಮಹಾಗಿರಿಮ್ ।
ದಯಿತಂ ತವ ದೇವೇಶ ತಾಪಸಾಲಯಮುತ್ತಮಮ್ ॥ ೫೮ ॥

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 3.40.58 in Bengali sript:
ভবগদ্দর্শনাকাঙ্ক্ষী প্রাপ্তোঽস্মীমং মহাগিরিম্ ।
দযিতং তব দেবেশ তাপসালযমুত্তমম্ ॥ ৫৮ ॥

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 3.40.58 in Gujarati sript:
ભવગદ્દર્શનાકાઙ્ક્ષી પ્રાપ્તોઽસ્મીમં મહાગિરિમ્ ।
દયિતં તવ દેવેશ તાપસાલયમુત્તમમ્ ॥ ૫૮ ॥

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 3.40.58 in Malayalam sript:
ഭവഗദ്ദര്ശനാകാങ്ക്ഷീ പ്രാപ്തോഽസ്മീമം മഹാഗിരിമ് ।
ദയിതം തവ ദേവേശ താപസാലയമുത്തമമ് ॥ ൫൮ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.40.58 in Telugu sript:
భవగద్దర్శనాకాఙ్క్షీ ప్రాప్తోఽస్మీమం మహాగిరిమ్ ।
దయితం తవ దేవేశ తాపసాలయముత్తమమ్ ॥ ౫౮ ॥

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