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 3.54.20

स्वं चैव रूपं पुष्यन्तु लोकपालाः सहेश्वराः ।
यथाहमभिजानीयां पुण्यश्लोकं नराधिपम् ॥ २० ॥

svaṃ caiva rūpaṃ puṣyantu lokapālāḥ saheśvarāḥ |
yathāhamabhijānīyāṃ puṇyaślokaṃ narādhipam || 20 ||

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

...and cars with the teams thereof, and robes. And maddened at dice, no one amongst his friends could succeed in dissuading that represser of foes from the play that went on. And thereupon...

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

Sva, Rupa, Lokapala, Saha, Sah, Ishvara, Yatha, Hama, Bha, Punyashloka, Naradhipa,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.54.20). 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: “svaṃ caiva rūpaṃ puṣyantu lokapālāḥ saheśvarāḥ
  • svam -
  • sva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    svan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    svan (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
    sva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • rūpam -
  • rūpa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    rūpa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    rūpā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • puṣyantu -
  • puṣ (verb class 4)
    [imperative active third plural]
    puṣ (verb class 4)
    [imperative active third plural]
  • lokapālāḥ -
  • lokapāla (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    lokapālā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • sahe -
  • saha (indeclinable postposition)
    [indeclinable postposition]
    saha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    saha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    sahā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    sah (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single], [dative single]
    sah (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single], [dative single]
    sah (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative active second single]
  • iśvarāḥ -
  • iśvara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • Line 2: “yathāhamabhijānīyāṃ puṇyaślokaṃ narādhipam
  • yathā -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • hama -
  • hama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhi -
  • bhī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    bhā (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • jānīyām -
  • jñā (verb class 9)
    [optative active first single]
  • puṇyaślokam -
  • puṇyaśloka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    puṇyaśloka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    puṇyaślokā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • narādhipam -
  • narādhipa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.54.20

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 3.54.20 in Kannada sript:
ಸ್ವಂ ಚೈವ ರೂಪಂ ಪುಷ್ಯನ್ತು ಲೋಕಪಾಲಾಃ ಸಹೇಶ್ವರಾಃ ।
ಯಥಾಹಮಭಿಜಾನೀಯಾಂ ಪುಣ್ಯಶ್ಲೋಕಂ ನರಾಧಿಪಮ್ ॥ ೨೦ ॥

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 3.54.20 in Bengali sript:
স্বং চৈব রূপং পুষ্যন্তু লোকপালাঃ সহেশ্বরাঃ ।
যথাহমভিজানীযাং পুণ্যশ্লোকং নরাধিপম্ ॥ ২০ ॥

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 3.54.20 in Gujarati sript:
સ્વં ચૈવ રૂપં પુષ્યન્તુ લોકપાલાઃ સહેશ્વરાઃ ।
યથાહમભિજાનીયાં પુણ્યશ્લોકં નરાધિપમ્ ॥ ૨૦ ॥

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 3.54.20 in Malayalam sript:
സ്വം ചൈവ രൂപം പുഷ്യന്തു ലോകപാലാഃ സഹേശ്വരാഃ ।
യഥാഹമഭിജാനീയാം പുണ്യശ്ലോകം നരാധിപമ് ॥ ൨൦ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.54.20 in Telugu sript:
స్వం చైవ రూపం పుష్యన్తు లోకపాలాః సహేశ్వరాః ।
యథాహమభిజానీయాం పుణ్యశ్లోకం నరాధిపమ్ ॥ ౨౦ ॥

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