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 3.152.15

ततः स गुर्वीं यमदण्डकल्पां महागदां काञ्चनपट्टनद्धाम् ।
प्रगृह्य तानभ्यपतत्तरस्वी ततोऽब्रवीत्तिष्ठत तिष्ठतेति ॥ १५ ॥

tataḥ sa gurvīṃ yamadaṇḍakalpāṃ mahāgadāṃ kāñcanapaṭṭanaddhām |
pragṛhya tānabhyapatattarasvī tato'bravīttiṣṭhata tiṣṭhateti || 15 ||

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

...'What can be more meritorious for a Kshatriya than to fall in fight, or defeat a foe? O repressor of foes, we will fight and either this one will slay us, or we shall slay him, O...

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

Tatah, Tad, Tata, Gurvi, Yamadanda, Kalpa, Mahagada, Kancana, Patta, Naddha, Pragrihya, Tana, Bha, Tarasvin, Tarasvi, Tishthat, Iti,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.152.15). 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: “tataḥ sa gurvīṃ yamadaṇḍakalpāṃ mahāgadāṃ kāñcanapaṭṭanaddhām
  • tataḥ -
  • tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    tata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tan -> tata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • gurvīm -
  • gurvī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • yamadaṇḍa -
  • yamadaṇḍa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kalpām -
  • kalpā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • mahāgadām -
  • mahāgadā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • kāñcana -
  • kāñcana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kāñcana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • paṭṭa -
  • paṭṭa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    paṭ -> paṭṭa (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √paṭ class 1 verb]
    paṭ -> paṭṭa (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √paṭ class 1 verb]
  • naddhām -
  • naddhā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    nah -> naddhā (participle, feminine)
    [accusative single from √nah class 4 verb]
  • Line 2: “pragṛhya tānabhyapatattarasvī tato'bravīttiṣṭhata tiṣṭhateti
  • pragṛhya -
  • pragṛhya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pragṛhya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tāna -
  • tāna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhya -
  • bhī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    bhā (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • apatat -
  • pat (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • tarasvī -
  • tarasvī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    tarasvī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    tarasvin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tato' -
  • tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    tata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tan -> tata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
  • abravīt -
  • brū (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • tiṣṭhata -
  • sthā (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second plural]
  • tiṣṭhate -
  • sthā -> tiṣṭhat (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental single from √sthā class 1 verb], [dative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
    sthā -> tiṣṭhat (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental single from √sthā class 1 verb], [dative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
    sthā (verb class 1)
    [present middle third single], [imperative active second 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 3.152.15

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 3.152.15 in Kannada sript:
ತತಃ ಸ ಗುರ್ವೀಂ ಯಮದಣ್ಡಕಲ್ಪಾಂ ಮಹಾಗದಾಂ ಕಾಞ್ಚನಪಟ್ಟನದ್ಧಾಮ್ ।
ಪ್ರಗೃಹ್ಯ ತಾನಭ್ಯಪತತ್ತರಸ್ವೀ ತತೋಽಬ್ರವೀತ್ತಿಷ್ಠತ ತಿಷ್ಠತೇತಿ ॥ ೧೫ ॥

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 3.152.15 in Bengali sript:
ততঃ স গুর্বীং যমদণ্ডকল্পাং মহাগদাং কাঞ্চনপট্টনদ্ধাম্ ।
প্রগৃহ্য তানভ্যপতত্তরস্বী ততোঽব্রবীত্তিষ্ঠত তিষ্ঠতেতি ॥ ১৫ ॥

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 3.152.15 in Gujarati sript:
તતઃ સ ગુર્વીં યમદણ્ડકલ્પાં મહાગદાં કાઞ્ચનપટ્ટનદ્ધામ્ ।
પ્રગૃહ્ય તાનભ્યપતત્તરસ્વી તતોઽબ્રવીત્તિષ્ઠત તિષ્ઠતેતિ ॥ ૧૫ ॥

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 3.152.15 in Malayalam sript:
തതഃ സ ഗുര്വീം യമദണ്ഡകല്പാം മഹാഗദാം കാഞ്ചനപട്ടനദ്ധാമ് ।
പ്രഗൃഹ്യ താനഭ്യപതത്തരസ്വീ തതോഽബ്രവീത്തിഷ്ഠത തിഷ്ഠതേതി ॥ ൧൫ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.152.15 in Telugu sript:
తతః స గుర్వీం యమదణ్డకల్పాం మహాగదాం కాఞ్చనపట్టనద్ధామ్ ।
ప్రగృహ్య తానభ్యపతత్తరస్వీ తతోఽబ్రవీత్తిష్ఠత తిష్ఠతేతి ॥ ౧౫ ॥

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