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 3.81.69

शुक्लपक्षे दशम्यां तु पुण्डरीकं समाविशेत् ।
तत्र स्नात्वा नरो राजन्पुण्डरीकफलं लभेत् ॥ ६९ ॥

śuklapakṣe daśamyāṃ tu puṇḍarīkaṃ samāviśet |
tatra snātvā naro rājanpuṇḍarīkaphalaṃ labhet || 69 ||

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

...The pilgrim of subdued senses should stay at Naimisha for a month; for, O Bharata, all the tirthas of the earth are at Naimisha. Bathing there, with restrained senses and regulated...

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

Shuklapaksha, Dashami, Pundarika, Sama, Tatra, Snatva, Nara, Nri, Rajan, Rajat, Phala,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.81.69). 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: “śuklapakṣe daśamyāṃ tu puṇḍarīkaṃ samāviśet
  • śuklapakṣe -
  • śuklapakṣa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • daśamyām -
  • daśamī (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • puṇḍarīkam -
  • puṇḍarīka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    puṇḍarīka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    puṇḍarīkā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • samā -
  • samā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    samā (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • viśet -
  • viś (verb class 6)
    [optative active third single]
  • Line 2: “tatra snātvā naro rājanpuṇḍarīkaphalaṃ labhet
  • tatra -
  • tatra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tatra (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • snātvā* -
  • snātva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    snātvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • naro* -
  • nara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    nṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • rājan -
  • rājan (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    rāj -> rājat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √rāj class 1 verb]
  • puṇḍarīka -
  • puṇḍarīka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    puṇḍarīka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • phalam -
  • phala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    phala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    phalā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • labhet -
  • labh (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.81.69

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 3.81.69 in Kannada sript:
ಶುಕ್ಲಪಕ್ಷೇ ದಶಮ್ಯಾಂ ತು ಪುಣ್ಡರೀಕಂ ಸಮಾವಿಶೇತ್ ।
ತತ್ರ ಸ್ನಾತ್ವಾ ನರೋ ರಾಜನ್ಪುಣ್ಡರೀಕಫಲಂ ಲಭೇತ್ ॥ ೬೯ ॥

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 3.81.69 in Bengali sript:
শুক্লপক্ষে দশম্যাং তু পুণ্ডরীকং সমাবিশেত্ ।
তত্র স্নাত্বা নরো রাজন্পুণ্ডরীকফলং লভেত্ ॥ ৬৯ ॥

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 3.81.69 in Gujarati sript:
શુક્લપક્ષે દશમ્યાં તુ પુણ્ડરીકં સમાવિશેત્ ।
તત્ર સ્નાત્વા નરો રાજન્પુણ્ડરીકફલં લભેત્ ॥ ૬૯ ॥

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 3.81.69 in Malayalam sript:
ശുക്ലപക്ഷേ ദശമ്യാം തു പുണ്ഡരീകം സമാവിശേത് ।
തത്ര സ്നാത്വാ നരോ രാജന്പുണ്ഡരീകഫലം ലഭേത് ॥ ൬൯ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.81.69 in Telugu sript:
శుక్లపక్షే దశమ్యాం తు పుణ్డరీకం సమావిశేత్ ।
తత్ర స్నాత్వా నరో రాజన్పుణ్డరీకఫలం లభేత్ ॥ ౬౯ ॥

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