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 3.132.9

उपालब्धः शिष्यमध्ये महर्षिः स तं कोपादुदरस्थं शशाप ।
यस्मात्कुक्षौ वर्तमानो ब्रवीषि तस्माद्वक्रो भवितास्यष्टकृत्वः ॥ ९ ॥

upālabdhaḥ śiṣyamadhye maharṣiḥ sa taṃ kopādudarasthaṃ śaśāpa |
yasmātkukṣau vartamāno bravīṣi tasmādvakro bhavitāsyaṣṭakṛtvaḥ || 9 ||

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

...consequence of having slain Vritra, became freed from his sin, by performing his ablutions in this Samanga. Here, O bull among men, is the spot where the Mainaka mountain has sunk...

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

Upalabdha, Shishya, Adhi, Maharshi, Kopa, Udarastha, Yasmat, Yah, Yat, Kukshi, Vartamana, Tasmat, Tad, Vakra, Ashtakritvah,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.132.9). 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: “upālabdhaḥ śiṣyamadhye maharṣiḥ sa taṃ kopādudarasthaṃ śaśāpa
  • upālabdhaḥ -
  • upālabdha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śiṣyam -
  • śiṣya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śiṣya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śiṣyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    śās -> śiṣya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √śās class 2 verb]
    śās -> śiṣya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √śās class 2 verb], [accusative single from √śās class 2 verb]
    śiṣ -> śiṣya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √śiṣ class 10 verb]
    śiṣ -> śiṣya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √śiṣ class 10 verb], [accusative single from √śiṣ class 10 verb]
  • adhye -
  • adhī (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
  • maharṣiḥ -
  • maharṣi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tam -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • kopād -
  • kopa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • udarastham -
  • udarastha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    udarastha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    udarasthā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • śaśāpa -
  • śap (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    śap (verb class 4)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • Line 2: “yasmātkukṣau vartamāno bravīṣi tasmādvakro bhavitāsyaṣṭakṛtvaḥ
  • yasmāt -
  • yasmāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [ablative single]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [ablative single]
  • kukṣau -
  • kukṣi (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    kukṣi (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • vartamāno* -
  • vartamāna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    vṛt -> vartamāna (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √vṛt class 1 verb]
  • bravīṣi -
  • brū (verb class 2)
    [present active second single]
  • tasmād -
  • tasmāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single]
  • vakro* -
  • vakra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhavitāsya -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [periphrastic-future active second single]
  • aṣṭakṛtvaḥ -
  • aṣṭakṛtvaḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.132.9

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 3.132.9 in Kannada sript:
ಉಪಾಲಬ್ಧಃ ಶಿಷ್ಯಮಧ್ಯೇ ಮಹರ್ಷಿಃ ಸ ತಂ ಕೋಪಾದುದರಸ್ಥಂ ಶಶಾಪ ।
ಯಸ್ಮಾತ್ಕುಕ್ಷೌ ವರ್ತಮಾನೋ ಬ್ರವೀಷಿ ತಸ್ಮಾದ್ವಕ್ರೋ ಭವಿತಾಸ್ಯಷ್ಟಕೃತ್ವಃ ॥ 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 3.132.9 in Bengali sript:
উপালব্ধঃ শিষ্যমধ্যে মহর্ষিঃ স তং কোপাদুদরস্থং শশাপ ।
যস্মাত্কুক্ষৌ বর্তমানো ব্রবীষি তস্মাদ্বক্রো ভবিতাস্যষ্টকৃত্বঃ ॥ 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 3.132.9 in Gujarati sript:
ઉપાલબ્ધઃ શિષ્યમધ્યે મહર્ષિઃ સ તં કોપાદુદરસ્થં શશાપ ।
યસ્માત્કુક્ષૌ વર્તમાનો બ્રવીષિ તસ્માદ્વક્રો ભવિતાસ્યષ્ટકૃત્વઃ ॥ 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 3.132.9 in Malayalam sript:
ഉപാലബ്ധഃ ശിഷ്യമധ്യേ മഹര്ഷിഃ സ തം കോപാദുദരസ്ഥം ശശാപ ।
യസ്മാത്കുക്ഷൌ വര്തമാനോ ബ്രവീഷി തസ്മാദ്വക്രോ ഭവിതാസ്യഷ്ടകൃത്വഃ ॥ ൯ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.132.9 in Telugu sript:
ఉపాలబ్ధః శిష్యమధ్యే మహర్షిః స తం కోపాదుదరస్థం శశాప ।
యస్మాత్కుక్షౌ వర్తమానో బ్రవీషి తస్మాద్వక్రో భవితాస్యష్టకృత్వః ॥ ౯ ॥

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