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 3.115.23

भृगुरुवाच ।
ऋतौ त्वं चैव माता च स्नाते पुंसवनाय वै ।
आलिङ्गेतां पृथग्वृक्षौ साश्वत्थं त्वमुदुम्बरम् ॥ २३ ॥

bhṛguruvāca |
ṛtau tvaṃ caiva mātā ca snāte puṃsavanāya vai |
āliṅgetāṃ pṛthagvṛkṣau sāśvatthaṃ tvamudumbaram || 23 ||

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

...of Samva, who is great in fight, when mounted on a car? As a mortal coming under the clutches of death can never escape; so who is there that once coming under his clutches in the field...

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

Bhrigu, Rita, Riti, Ritu, Tva, Yushmad, Matri, Mata, Snata, Snat, Pumsavana, Alinga, Alingi, Ita, Prithak, Vriksha, Ashvattha, Udumbara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.115.23). 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: “bhṛguruvāca
  • bhṛgur -
  • bhṛgu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • uvāca -
  • vac (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • Line 2: “ṛtau tvaṃ caiva mātā ca snāte puṃsavanāya vai
  • ṛtau -
  • ṛta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ṛti (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    ṛti (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ṛtu (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • tvam -
  • tva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tva (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • 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]
  • mātā -
  • mātṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    mātā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    mātṛ (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
    (verb class 3)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
    (verb class 4)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
    (verb class 3)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
    (verb class 1)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • snāte -
  • snāta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    snāta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    snātā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    snā -> snāta (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √snā class 2 verb], [dative single from √snā class 2 verb], [locative single from √snā class 4 verb]
    snā -> snāta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √snā class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √snā class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √snā class 2 verb], [locative single from √snā class 2 verb], [dative single from √snā class 2 verb], [nominative dual from √snā class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √snā class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √snā class 4 verb], [locative single from √snā class 4 verb]
    snā -> snātā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √snā class 2 verb], [vocative single from √snā class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √snā class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √snā class 2 verb], [nominative dual from √snā class 4 verb], [vocative single from √snā class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √snā class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √snā class 4 verb]
  • puṃsavanāya -
  • puṃsavana (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    puṃsavana (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • vai -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
  • Line 3: “āliṅgetāṃ pṛthagvṛkṣau sāśvatthaṃ tvamudumbaram
  • āliṅge -
  • āliṅga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    āliṅgi (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    āliṅgi (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • itām -
  • itā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    i -> itā (participle, feminine)
    [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i (verb class 2)
    [imperative active third dual], [imperative middle third single]
  • pṛthag -
  • pṛthak (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • vṛkṣau -
  • vṛkṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • -
  • (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aśvattham -
  • aśvattha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    aśvattha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    aśvatthā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tvam -
  • tva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tva (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • udumbaram -
  • udumbara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    udumbara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.115.23

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 3.115.23 in Kannada sript:
ಭೃಗುರುವಾಚ ।
ಋತೌ ತ್ವಂ ಚೈವ ಮಾತಾ ಚ ಸ್ನಾತೇ ಪುಂಸವನಾಯ ವೈ ।
ಆಲಿಙ್ಗೇತಾಂ ಪೃಥಗ್ವೃಕ್ಷೌ ಸಾಶ್ವತ್ಥಂ ತ್ವಮುದುಮ್ಬರಮ್ ॥ ೨೩ ॥

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 3.115.23 in Bengali sript:
ভৃগুরুবাচ ।
ঋতৌ ত্বং চৈব মাতা চ স্নাতে পুংসবনায বৈ ।
আলিঙ্গেতাং পৃথগ্বৃক্ষৌ সাশ্বত্থং ত্বমুদুম্বরম্ ॥ ২৩ ॥

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 3.115.23 in Gujarati sript:
ભૃગુરુવાચ ।
ઋતૌ ત્વં ચૈવ માતા ચ સ્નાતે પુંસવનાય વૈ ।
આલિઙ્ગેતાં પૃથગ્વૃક્ષૌ સાશ્વત્થં ત્વમુદુમ્બરમ્ ॥ ૨૩ ॥

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 3.115.23 in Malayalam sript:
ഭൃഗുരുവാച ।
ഋതൌ ത്വം ചൈവ മാതാ ച സ്നാതേ പുംസവനായ വൈ ।
ആലിങ്ഗേതാം പൃഥഗ്വൃക്ഷൌ സാശ്വത്ഥം ത്വമുദുമ്ബരമ് ॥ ൨൩ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.115.23 in Telugu sript:
భృగురువాచ ।
ఋతౌ త్వం చైవ మాతా చ స్నాతే పుంసవనాయ వై ।
ఆలిఙ్గేతాం పృథగ్వృక్షౌ సాశ్వత్థం త్వముదుమ్బరమ్ ॥ ౨౩ ॥

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