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 3.138.10

ब्राह्मणानां किलार्थाय ननु त्वं तप्तवांस्तपः ।
द्विजानामनधीता वै वेदाः संप्रतिभान्त्विति ॥ १० ॥

brāhmaṇānāṃ kilārthāya nanu tvaṃ taptavāṃstapaḥ |
dvijānāmanadhītā vai vedāḥ saṃpratibhāntviti || 10 ||

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

...war-like tiger among men, shall we repair to the Gandhamadana mountain, where lies the hermitage of Nara and Narayana at the site of the celebrated jujube tree, and which is inhabited...

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

Brahmana, Kila, Artha, Nanu, Tva, Yushmad, Taptavat, Tap, Tapa, Tapas, Dvija, Ana, Dhita, Veda, Samprati, Iti,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.138.10). 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: “brāhmaṇānāṃ kilārthāya nanu tvaṃ taptavāṃstapaḥ
  • brāhmaṇānām -
  • brāhmaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    brāhmaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    brāhmaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • kilā -
  • kila (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    kila (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kil (verb class 6)
    [imperative active second single]
  • arthāya -
  • artha (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    artha (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • nanu -
  • nanu (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • tvam -
  • tva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tva (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • taptavāṃs -
  • tap -> taptavat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tap class 1 verb], [nominative single from √tap class 4 verb]
    taptavat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tapaḥ -
  • tapas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    tap (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    tap (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    tapa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “dvijānāmanadhītā vai vedāḥ saṃpratibhāntviti
  • dvijānām -
  • dvija (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    dvija (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    dvijā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • ana -
  • ana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dhītā* -
  • dhīta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    dhītā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vai -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
  • vedāḥ -
  • veda (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vedā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • samprati -
  • samprati (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    samprati (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    samprati (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    sampratī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    sampratī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    sampratī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    samprati (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • bhāntvi -
  • bhā (verb class 2)
    [imperative active third plural]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.138.10

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 3.138.10 in Kannada sript:
ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣಾನಾಂ ಕಿಲಾರ್ಥಾಯ ನನು ತ್ವಂ ತಪ್ತವಾಂಸ್ತಪಃ ।
ದ್ವಿಜಾನಾಮನಧೀತಾ ವೈ ವೇದಾಃ ಸಂಪ್ರತಿಭಾನ್ತ್ವಿತಿ ॥ ೧೦ ॥

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 3.138.10 in Bengali sript:
ব্রাহ্মণানাং কিলার্থায ননু ত্বং তপ্তবাংস্তপঃ ।
দ্বিজানামনধীতা বৈ বেদাঃ সংপ্রতিভান্ত্বিতি ॥ ১০ ॥

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 3.138.10 in Gujarati sript:
બ્રાહ્મણાનાં કિલાર્થાય નનુ ત્વં તપ્તવાંસ્તપઃ ।
દ્વિજાનામનધીતા વૈ વેદાઃ સંપ્રતિભાન્ત્વિતિ ॥ ૧૦ ॥

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 3.138.10 in Malayalam sript:
ബ്രാഹ്മണാനാം കിലാര്ഥായ നനു ത്വം തപ്തവാംസ്തപഃ ।
ദ്വിജാനാമനധീതാ വൈ വേദാഃ സംപ്രതിഭാന്ത്വിതി ॥ ൧൦ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.138.10 in Telugu sript:
బ్రాహ్మణానాం కిలార్థాయ నను త్వం తప్తవాంస్తపః ।
ద్విజానామనధీతా వై వేదాః సంప్రతిభాన్త్వితి ॥ ౧౦ ॥

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