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 3.138.17

ये तु पुत्रकृताच्छोकाद्भृशं व्याकुलचेतसः ।
शपन्तीष्टान्सखीनार्तास्तेभ्यः पापतरो नु कः ॥ १७ ॥

ye tu putrakṛtācchokādbhṛśaṃ vyākulacetasaḥ |
śapantīṣṭānsakhīnārtāstebhyaḥ pāpataro nu kaḥ || 17 ||

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

...Here, O king, flows the mighty and beautiful river (Alakananda) of holy water adored by hosts of celestials and sages, and tracing its source to (the site of) the jujube tree. It is...

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

Yah, Yat, Putra, Krita, Shoka, Bhrisham, Bhrisha, Vyakulacetas, Shapanti, Sakhi, Arta, Tad, Papatara, Kah,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.138.17). 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: “ye tu putrakṛtācchokādbhṛśaṃ vyākulacetasaḥ
  • ye -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • putra -
  • putra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    putra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kṛtācch -
  • kṛta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    kṛta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    kṛ -> kṛta (participle, masculine)
    [ablative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [ablative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [ablative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [ablative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ -> kṛta (participle, neuter)
    [ablative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [ablative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [ablative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [ablative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
  • śokād -
  • śoka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    śoka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • bhṛśam -
  • bhṛśam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    bhṛśa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bhṛśa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    bhṛśā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • vyākulacetasaḥ -
  • vyākulacetas (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    vyākulacetas (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • Line 2: “śapantīṣṭānsakhīnārtāstebhyaḥ pāpataro nu kaḥ
  • śapantīṣ -
  • śap -> śapantī (participle, feminine)
    [accusative plural from √śap class 1 verb]
  • ṭān -
  • ṭa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • sakhīn -
  • sakhi (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • ārtās -
  • ārta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    ārtā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • tebhyaḥ -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [dative plural], [ablative plural]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [dative plural], [ablative plural]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [dative plural], [ablative plural]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [dative plural], [ablative plural]
  • pāpataro* -
  • pāpatara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • nu -
  • nu (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    nu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    nau (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • kaḥ -
  • kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.138.17

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 3.138.17 in Kannada sript:
ಯೇ ತು ಪುತ್ರಕೃತಾಚ್ಛೋಕಾದ್ಭೃಶಂ ವ್ಯಾಕುಲಚೇತಸಃ ।
ಶಪನ್ತೀಷ್ಟಾನ್ಸಖೀನಾರ್ತಾಸ್ತೇಭ್ಯಃ ಪಾಪತರೋ ನು ಕಃ ॥ ೧೭ ॥

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 3.138.17 in Bengali sript:
যে তু পুত্রকৃতাচ্ছোকাদ্ভৃশং ব্যাকুলচেতসঃ ।
শপন্তীষ্টান্সখীনার্তাস্তেভ্যঃ পাপতরো নু কঃ ॥ ১৭ ॥

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 3.138.17 in Gujarati sript:
યે તુ પુત્રકૃતાચ્છોકાદ્ભૃશં વ્યાકુલચેતસઃ ।
શપન્તીષ્ટાન્સખીનાર્તાસ્તેભ્યઃ પાપતરો નુ કઃ ॥ ૧૭ ॥

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 3.138.17 in Malayalam sript:
യേ തു പുത്രകൃതാച്ഛോകാദ്ഭൃശം വ്യാകുലചേതസഃ ।
ശപന്തീഷ്ടാന്സഖീനാര്താസ്തേഭ്യഃ പാപതരോ നു കഃ ॥ ൧൭ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.138.17 in Telugu sript:
యే తు పుత్రకృతాచ్ఛోకాద్భృశం వ్యాకులచేతసః ।
శపన్తీష్టాన్సఖీనార్తాస్తేభ్యః పాపతరో ను కః ॥ ౧౭ ॥

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