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 3.84.18

यत्र कंचिद्वयं कालं वसन्तः सत्यविक्रमम् ।
प्रतीक्षामोऽर्जुनं वीरं वर्षकामा इवाम्बुदम् ॥ १८ ॥

yatra kaṃcidvayaṃ kālaṃ vasantaḥ satyavikramam |
pratīkṣāmo'rjunaṃ vīraṃ varṣakāmā ivāmbudam || 18 ||

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

...destruction overtook them soon. And covered with infamy, the Daityas were soon exterminated. The gods, however, who were virtuous in their practices, going to the seas, the rivers...

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

Yatra, Kanci, Dvayam, Dvaya, Kalam, Kala, Vasanta, Vasat, Satyavikrama, Pratiksha, Arjuna, Vira, Varshakama, Iva, Ambuda,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.84.18). 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: “yatra kaṃcidvayaṃ kālaṃ vasantaḥ satyavikramam
  • yatra -
  • yatra (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yatra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yatra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kañci -
  • kañcī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    kañcī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    kañcī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • dvayam -
  • dvayam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    dvaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dvaya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • kālam -
  • kālam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kāla (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kāla (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kālā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • vasantaḥ -
  • vasanta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    vas -> vasat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √vas class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √vas class 1 verb]
  • satyavikramam -
  • satyavikrama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    satyavikrama (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    satyavikramā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “pratīkṣāmo'rjunaṃ vīraṃ varṣakāmā ivāmbudam
  • pratīkṣām -
  • pratīkṣā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • o' -
  • o (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    a (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    u (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • arjunam -
  • arjuna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    arjuna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    arjunā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • vīram -
  • vīra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vīra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vīrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • varṣakāmā* -
  • varṣakāma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    varṣakāmā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ivā -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • ambudam -
  • ambuda (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.84.18

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 3.84.18 in Kannada sript:
ಯತ್ರ ಕಂಚಿದ್ವಯಂ ಕಾಲಂ ವಸನ್ತಃ ಸತ್ಯವಿಕ್ರಮಮ್ ।
ಪ್ರತೀಕ್ಷಾಮೋಽರ್ಜುನಂ ವೀರಂ ವರ್ಷಕಾಮಾ ಇವಾಮ್ಬುದಮ್ ॥ ೧೮ ॥

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 3.84.18 in Bengali sript:
যত্র কংচিদ্বযং কালং বসন্তঃ সত্যবিক্রমম্ ।
প্রতীক্ষামোঽর্জুনং বীরং বর্ষকামা ইবাম্বুদম্ ॥ ১৮ ॥

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 3.84.18 in Gujarati sript:
યત્ર કંચિદ્વયં કાલં વસન્તઃ સત્યવિક્રમમ્ ।
પ્રતીક્ષામોઽર્જુનં વીરં વર્ષકામા ઇવામ્બુદમ્ ॥ ૧૮ ॥

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 3.84.18 in Malayalam sript:
യത്ര കംചിദ്വയം കാലം വസന്തഃ സത്യവിക്രമമ് ।
പ്രതീക്ഷാമോഽര്ജുനം വീരം വര്ഷകാമാ ഇവാമ്ബുദമ് ॥ ൧൮ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.84.18 in Telugu sript:
యత్ర కంచిద్వయం కాలం వసన్తః సత్యవిక్రమమ్ ।
ప్రతీక్షామోఽర్జునం వీరం వర్షకామా ఇవామ్బుదమ్ ॥ ౧౮ ॥

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