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 3.81.92

ततो नैमिषकुञ्जं च समासाद्य कुरूद्वह ।
ऋषयः किल राजेन्द्र नैमिषेयास्तपोधनाः ।
तीर्थयात्रां पुरस्कृत्य कुरुक्षेत्रं गताः पुरा ॥ ९२ ॥

tato naimiṣakuñjaṃ ca samāsādya kurūdvaha |
ṛṣayaḥ kila rājendra naimiṣeyāstapodhanāḥ |
tīrthayātrāṃ puraskṛtya kurukṣetraṃ gatāḥ purā || 92 ||

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

...There is little doubt, of this, O Bharata, the hoof-marks, of that cow and her calf are seen there to this day. By bathing in those hoof-prints, O foremost of monarchs, whatever sin...

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

Tatah, Tad, Tata, Naimishakunja, Samasadya, Kuru, Udvaha, Rishi, Kila, Rajendra, Naimisheya, Tapodhana, Tirthayatra, Puraskritya, Kurukshetra, Gata, Pura, Pur,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.81.92). 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: “tato naimiṣakuñjaṃ ca samāsādya kurūdvaha
  • tato* -
  • tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    tata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tan -> tata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
  • naimiṣakuñjam -
  • naimiṣakuñja (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • samāsādya -
  • samāsādya (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    samāsādya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    samāsādya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kurū -
  • kuru (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    kuru (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    kṛ (verb class 8)
    [imperative active second single]
  • udvaha -
  • udvaha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    udvaha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “ṛṣayaḥ kila rājendra naimiṣeyāstapodhanāḥ
  • ṛṣayaḥ -
  • ṛṣi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • kila -
  • kila (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    kila (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kil (verb class 6)
    [imperative active second single]
  • rājendra -
  • rājendra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • naimiṣeyās -
  • naimiṣeya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    naimiṣeyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • tapodhanāḥ -
  • tapodhana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    tapodhanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 3: “tīrthayātrāṃ puraskṛtya kurukṣetraṃ gatāḥ purā
  • tīrthayātrām -
  • tīrthayātrā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • puraskṛtya -
  • puraskṛtya (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • kurukṣetram -
  • kurukṣetra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kurukṣetra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • gatāḥ -
  • gata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    gatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • purā -
  • purā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    pur (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    purā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.81.92

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 3.81.92 in Kannada sript:
ತತೋ ನೈಮಿಷಕುಞ್ಜಂ ಚ ಸಮಾಸಾದ್ಯ ಕುರೂದ್ವಹ ।
ಋಷಯಃ ಕಿಲ ರಾಜೇನ್ದ್ರ ನೈಮಿಷೇಯಾಸ್ತಪೋಧನಾಃ ।
ತೀರ್ಥಯಾತ್ರಾಂ ಪುರಸ್ಕೃತ್ಯ ಕುರುಕ್ಷೇತ್ರಂ ಗತಾಃ ಪುರಾ ॥ ೯೨ ॥

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 3.81.92 in Bengali sript:
ততো নৈমিষকুঞ্জং চ সমাসাদ্য কুরূদ্বহ ।
ঋষযঃ কিল রাজেন্দ্র নৈমিষেযাস্তপোধনাঃ ।
তীর্থযাত্রাং পুরস্কৃত্য কুরুক্ষেত্রং গতাঃ পুরা ॥ ৯২ ॥

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 3.81.92 in Gujarati sript:
તતો નૈમિષકુઞ્જં ચ સમાસાદ્ય કુરૂદ્વહ ।
ઋષયઃ કિલ રાજેન્દ્ર નૈમિષેયાસ્તપોધનાઃ ।
તીર્થયાત્રાં પુરસ્કૃત્ય કુરુક્ષેત્રં ગતાઃ પુરા ॥ ૯૨ ॥

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 3.81.92 in Malayalam sript:
തതോ നൈമിഷകുഞ്ജം ച സമാസാദ്യ കുരൂദ്വഹ ।
ഋഷയഃ കില രാജേന്ദ്ര നൈമിഷേയാസ്തപോധനാഃ ।
തീര്ഥയാത്രാം പുരസ്കൃത്യ കുരുക്ഷേത്രം ഗതാഃ പുരാ ॥ ൯൨ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.81.92 in Telugu sript:
తతో నైమిషకుఞ్జం చ సమాసాద్య కురూద్వహ ।
ఋషయః కిల రాజేన్ద్ర నైమిషేయాస్తపోధనాః ।
తీర్థయాత్రాం పురస్కృత్య కురుక్షేత్రం గతాః పురా ॥ ౯౨ ॥

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