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 3.81.178

तरन्तुकारन्तुकयोर्यदन्तरं रामह्रदानां च मचक्रुकस्य ।
एतत्कुरुक्षेत्रसमन्तपञ्चकं पितामहस्योत्तरवेदिरुच्यते ॥ १७८ ॥

tarantukārantukayoryadantaraṃ rāmahradānāṃ ca macakrukasya |
etatkurukṣetrasamantapañcakaṃ pitāmahasyottaravedirucyate || 178 ||

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

...nights, one acquires the merit of giving away a thousand kine. A strange phenomenon is seen to occur there in respect to Brahmanas, O Lord of men! If a Brahmana, whether born of a Brahmani...

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

Tarantuka, Arantuka, Yat, Yad, Antaram, Antara, Ramahrada, Macakruka, Etad, Kurukshetra, Samantapancaka, Pitamaha, Uttaravedi, Ucyat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.81.178). 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: “tarantukārantukayoryadantaraṃ rāmahradānāṃ ca macakrukasya
  • tarantukā -
  • tarantuka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • arantukayor -
  • arantuka (noun, masculine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
  • yad -
  • yat (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    yat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    i -> yat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • antaram -
  • antaram (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    antara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    antara (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • rāmahradānām -
  • rāmahrada (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    rāmahradā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • macakrukasya -
  • macakruka (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
  • Line 2: “etatkurukṣetrasamantapañcakaṃ pitāmahasyottaravedirucyate
  • etat -
  • etad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    etad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • kurukṣetra -
  • kurukṣetra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kurukṣetra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • samantapañcakam -
  • samantapañcaka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • pitāmahasyo -
  • pitāmaha (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
  • uttaravedir -
  • uttaravedi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ucyate -
  • uc -> ucyat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √uc class 4 verb]
    uc -> ucyat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √uc class 4 verb]
    vac (verb class 2)
    [present passive third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [present passive third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.81.178

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 3.81.178 in Kannada sript:
ತರನ್ತುಕಾರನ್ತುಕಯೋರ್ಯದನ್ತರಂ ರಾಮಹ್ರದಾನಾಂ ಚ ಮಚಕ್ರುಕಸ್ಯ ।
ಏತತ್ಕುರುಕ್ಷೇತ್ರಸಮನ್ತಪಞ್ಚಕಂ ಪಿತಾಮಹಸ್ಯೋತ್ತರವೇದಿರುಚ್ಯತೇ ॥ ೧೭೮ ॥

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 3.81.178 in Bengali sript:
তরন্তুকারন্তুকযোর্যদন্তরং রামহ্রদানাং চ মচক্রুকস্য ।
এতত্কুরুক্ষেত্রসমন্তপঞ্চকং পিতামহস্যোত্তরবেদিরুচ্যতে ॥ ১৭৮ ॥

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 3.81.178 in Gujarati sript:
તરન્તુકારન્તુકયોર્યદન્તરં રામહ્રદાનાં ચ મચક્રુકસ્ય ।
એતત્કુરુક્ષેત્રસમન્તપઞ્ચકં પિતામહસ્યોત્તરવેદિરુચ્યતે ॥ ૧૭૮ ॥

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 3.81.178 in Malayalam sript:
തരന്തുകാരന്തുകയോര്യദന്തരം രാമഹ്രദാനാം ച മചക്രുകസ്യ ।
ഏതത്കുരുക്ഷേത്രസമന്തപഞ്ചകം പിതാമഹസ്യോത്തരവേദിരുച്യതേ ॥ ൧൭൮ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.81.178 in Telugu sript:
తరన్తుకారన్తుకయోర్యదన్తరం రామహ్రదానాం చ మచక్రుకస్య ।
ఏతత్కురుక్షేత్రసమన్తపఞ్చకం పితామహస్యోత్తరవేదిరుచ్యతే ॥ ౧౭౮ ॥

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