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 3.113.9

संस्थाप्य तामाश्रमदर्शने तु संतारितां नावमतीव शुभ्राम् ।
तीरादुपादाय तथैव चक्रे राजाश्रमं नाम वनं विचित्रम् ॥ ९ ॥

saṃsthāpya tāmāśramadarśane tu saṃtāritāṃ nāvamatīva śubhrām |
tīrādupādāya tathaiva cakre rājāśramaṃ nāma vanaṃ vicitram || 9 ||

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

...former days, and likewise virtuous rulers of men had performed sacrificial rites. There he, possessed of long and lusty arms, beheld the celebrated altar of Richika’s son, who was the...

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

Samsthapya, Tama, Ashrama, Darshana, Santarita, Nava, Nau, Ativa, Shubhra, Tira, Upadaya, Tatha, Cakra, Cakri, Raja, Rajan, Raj, Naman, Vana, Vicitram, Vicitra,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.113.9). 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: “saṃsthāpya tāmāśramadarśane tu saṃtāritāṃ nāvamatīva śubhrām
  • saṃsthāpya -
  • saṃsthāpya (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    saṃsthāpya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    saṃsthāpya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tāmā -
  • tāma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • aśrama -
  • aśrama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    aśrama (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • darśane -
  • darśana (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    darśana (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    darśanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • santāritām -
  • santāritā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • nāvam -
  • nāva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nāvā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    nau (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • atīva -
  • atīva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    atīva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • śubhrām -
  • śubhrā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “tīrādupādāya tathaiva cakre rājāśramaṃ nāma vanaṃ vicitram
  • tīrād -
  • tīra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    tīra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • upādāya -
  • upādāya (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • tathai -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tatha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tatha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • cakre -
  • cakra (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    cakra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    cakrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    cakri (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    cakri (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    kṛ (verb class 1)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
    kṛ (verb class 2)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
    kṛ (verb class 5)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
    kṛ (verb class 8)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
    kṛ (verb class 3)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
    kṛ (verb class 6)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
  • rājā -
  • rāja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    rājan (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    rājā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    rāj (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    rāj (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    rāj (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • aśramam -
  • aśrama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    aśrama (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    aśramā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • nāma -
  • nāman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • vanam -
  • vana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • vicitram -
  • vicitram (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    vicitra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vicitra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vicitrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.113.9

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 3.113.9 in Kannada sript:
ಸಂಸ್ಥಾಪ್ಯ ತಾಮಾಶ್ರಮದರ್ಶನೇ ತು ಸಂತಾರಿತಾಂ ನಾವಮತೀವ ಶುಭ್ರಾಮ್ ।
ತೀರಾದುಪಾದಾಯ ತಥೈವ ಚಕ್ರೇ ರಾಜಾಶ್ರಮಂ ನಾಮ ವನಂ ವಿಚಿತ್ರಮ್ ॥ ೯ ॥

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 3.113.9 in Bengali sript:
সংস্থাপ্য তামাশ্রমদর্শনে তু সংতারিতাং নাবমতীব শুভ্রাম্ ।
তীরাদুপাদায তথৈব চক্রে রাজাশ্রমং নাম বনং বিচিত্রম্ ॥ ৯ ॥

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 3.113.9 in Gujarati sript:
સંસ્થાપ્ય તામાશ્રમદર્શને તુ સંતારિતાં નાવમતીવ શુભ્રામ્ ।
તીરાદુપાદાય તથૈવ ચક્રે રાજાશ્રમં નામ વનં વિચિત્રમ્ ॥ ૯ ॥

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 3.113.9 in Malayalam sript:
സംസ്ഥാപ്യ താമാശ്രമദര്ശനേ തു സംതാരിതാം നാവമതീവ ശുഭ്രാമ് ।
തീരാദുപാദായ തഥൈവ ചക്രേ രാജാശ്രമം നാമ വനം വിചിത്രമ് ॥ ൯ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.113.9 in Telugu sript:
సంస్థాప్య తామాశ్రమదర్శనే తు సంతారితాం నావమతీవ శుభ్రామ్ ।
తీరాదుపాదాయ తథైవ చక్రే రాజాశ్రమం నామ వనం విచిత్రమ్ ॥ ౯ ॥

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