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 3.81.161

तस्मिंस्तीर्थे नरः स्नात्वा पूजयित्वा विभावसुम् ।
आदित्यलोकं व्रजति कुलं चैव समुद्धरेत् ॥ १६१ ॥

tasmiṃstīrthe naraḥ snātvā pūjayitvā vibhāvasum |
ādityalokaṃ vrajati kulaṃ caiva samuddharet || 161 ||

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

...the waters of the Vansagulma constituting the sources of both the Sona and the Narmada, one obtaines the merit of the horse-sacrifice. Sojourning next to the tirtha called Rishabha...

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

Tad, Tirtha, Nara, Nri, Snatva, Pujayitva, Vibhavasu, Adityaloka, Vrajat, Kula, Samud,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.81.161). 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: “tasmiṃstīrthe naraḥ snātvā pūjayitvā vibhāvasum
  • tasmiṃs -
  • tad (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • tīrthe -
  • tīrtha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • naraḥ -
  • nara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    nṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • snātvā -
  • snātvā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    snā -> snātvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √snā]
    snā -> snātvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √snā]
    snātvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • pūjayitvā* -
  • pūjayitvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vibhāvasum -
  • vibhāvasu (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    vibhāvasu (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “ādityalokaṃ vrajati kulaṃ caiva samuddharet
  • ādityalokam -
  • ādityaloka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • vrajati -
  • vraj -> vrajat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √vraj class 1 verb]
    vraj -> vrajat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √vraj class 1 verb]
    vraj (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • kulam -
  • kula (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kula (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kulā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • 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]
  • samuddh -
  • samud (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    samud (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • haret -
  • hṛ (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 3.81.161

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 3.81.161 in Kannada sript:
ತಸ್ಮಿಂಸ್ತೀರ್ಥೇ ನರಃ ಸ್ನಾತ್ವಾ ಪೂಜಯಿತ್ವಾ ವಿಭಾವಸುಮ್ ।
ಆದಿತ್ಯಲೋಕಂ ವ್ರಜತಿ ಕುಲಂ ಚೈವ ಸಮುದ್ಧರೇತ್ ॥ ೧೬೧ ॥

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 3.81.161 in Bengali sript:
তস্মিংস্তীর্থে নরঃ স্নাত্বা পূজযিত্বা বিভাবসুম্ ।
আদিত্যলোকং ব্রজতি কুলং চৈব সমুদ্ধরেত্ ॥ ১৬১ ॥

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 3.81.161 in Gujarati sript:
તસ્મિંસ્તીર્થે નરઃ સ્નાત્વા પૂજયિત્વા વિભાવસુમ્ ।
આદિત્યલોકં વ્રજતિ કુલં ચૈવ સમુદ્ધરેત્ ॥ ૧૬૧ ॥

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 3.81.161 in Malayalam sript:
തസ്മിംസ്തീര്ഥേ നരഃ സ്നാത്വാ പൂജയിത്വാ വിഭാവസുമ് ।
ആദിത്യലോകം വ്രജതി കുലം ചൈവ സമുദ്ധരേത് ॥ ൧൬൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.81.161 in Telugu sript:
తస్మింస్తీర్థే నరః స్నాత్వా పూజయిత్వా విభావసుమ్ ।
ఆదిత్యలోకం వ్రజతి కులం చైవ సముద్ధరేత్ ॥ ౧౬౧ ॥

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