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 3.137.16

जलहीनं सरो दृष्ट्वा यवक्रीस्त्वरितः पुनः ।
जगाम सरितः सर्वास्ताश्चाप्यासन्विशोषिताः ॥ १६ ॥

jalahīnaṃ saro dṛṣṭvā yavakrīstvaritaḥ punaḥ |
jagāma saritaḥ sarvāstāścāpyāsanviśoṣitāḥ || 16 ||

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

...of strong bow and incomparable energy, and who is the immediate elder to Nakula. For this, O Vrikodara, I am miserable. In order to see that hero, Dhananjaya, firm in promise, for...

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

Jalahina, Sara, Saras, Yavakri, Tvarita, Puna, Sarit, Sarita, Saru, Sarva, Tas, Capya, Capi, Shoshita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.137.16). 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: “jalahīnaṃ saro dṛṣṭvā yavakrīstvaritaḥ punaḥ
  • jalahīnam -
  • jalahīna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    jalahīna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    jalahīnā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • saro* -
  • saras (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    sara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • dṛṣṭvā -
  • dṛś -> dṛṣṭvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √dṛś]
  • yavakrīs -
  • yavakrī (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tvaritaḥ -
  • tvarita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tvar -> tvarita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tvar class 1 verb], [nominative single from √tvar]
  • punaḥ -
  • pu (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    puna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • Line 2: “jagāma saritaḥ sarvāstāścāpyāsanviśoṣitāḥ
  • jagāma -
  • (verb class 3)
    [imperative active first plural]
    gam (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    gam (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    gam (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • saritaḥ -
  • sarit (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    sarita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sarvās -
  • saru (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    sarva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sarvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • tāś -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tas (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
  • cāpyā -
  • ci -> cāpya (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √ci]
    ci -> cāpya (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √ci]
    ci -> cāpya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √ci]
    ci -> cāpya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √ci]
    ci -> cāpya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √ci]
    ci -> cāpyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √ci]
    cāpī (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]
    cāpī (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    cāpi (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • asanvi -
  • san (verb class 8)
    [imperfect middle first single]
  • śoṣitāḥ -
  • śoṣita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    śoṣitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    śuṣ -> śoṣita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √śuṣ], [vocative plural from √śuṣ]
    śuṣ -> śoṣitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √śuṣ], [vocative plural from √śuṣ], [accusative plural from √śuṣ]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.137.16

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 3.137.16 in Kannada sript:
ಜಲಹೀನಂ ಸರೋ ದೃಷ್ಟ್ವಾ ಯವಕ್ರೀಸ್ತ್ವರಿತಃ ಪುನಃ ।
ಜಗಾಮ ಸರಿತಃ ಸರ್ವಾಸ್ತಾಶ್ಚಾಪ್ಯಾಸನ್ವಿಶೋಷಿತಾಃ ॥ ೧೬ ॥

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 3.137.16 in Bengali sript:
জলহীনং সরো দৃষ্ট্বা যবক্রীস্ত্বরিতঃ পুনঃ ।
জগাম সরিতঃ সর্বাস্তাশ্চাপ্যাসন্বিশোষিতাঃ ॥ ১৬ ॥

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 3.137.16 in Gujarati sript:
જલહીનં સરો દૃષ્ટ્વા યવક્રીસ્ત્વરિતઃ પુનઃ ।
જગામ સરિતઃ સર્વાસ્તાશ્ચાપ્યાસન્વિશોષિતાઃ ॥ ૧૬ ॥

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 3.137.16 in Malayalam sript:
ജലഹീനം സരോ ദൃഷ്ട്വാ യവക്രീസ്ത്വരിതഃ പുനഃ ।
ജഗാമ സരിതഃ സര്വാസ്താശ്ചാപ്യാസന്വിശോഷിതാഃ ॥ ൧൬ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.137.16 in Telugu sript:
జలహీనం సరో దృష్ట్వా యవక్రీస్త్వరితః పునః ।
జగామ సరితః సర్వాస్తాశ్చాప్యాసన్విశోషితాః ॥ ౧౬ ॥

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