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 3.152.24

तेषां वचस्तत्तु निशम्य देवः प्रहस्य रक्षांशि ततोऽभ्युवाच ।
गृह्णातु भीमो जलजानि कामं कृष्णानिमित्तं विदितं ममैतत् ॥ २४ ॥

teṣāṃ vacastattu niśamya devaḥ prahasya rakṣāṃśi tato'bhyuvāca |
gṛhṇātu bhīmo jalajāni kāmaṃ kṛṣṇānimittaṃ viditaṃ mamaitat || 24 ||

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

...who were thus innocent of offence, and who were in the disguise of a Brahmana? He that knowing such a one to be even a Rakshasa, slays him, goes to hell. Further, you canst not be killed...

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

Tad, Vaca, Vacas, Tat, Nisham, Nisha, Deva, Devri, Prahasya, Raksha, Shi, Tatah, Tata, Abhi, Bhima, Jalaja, Kamam, Kama, Krishna, Mit, Vidita, Asmad, Mama, Etad,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.152.24). 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: “teṣāṃ vacastattu niśamya devaḥ prahasya rakṣāṃśi tato'bhyuvāca
  • teṣām -
  • tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • vacas -
  • vacas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vacas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vaca (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tat -
  • tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • niśam -
  • niśam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    niśa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    niśā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ya -
  • devaḥ -
  • deva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    devṛ (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • prahasya -
  • prahasya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prahasya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rakṣāṃ -
  • rakṣā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • śi -
  • śi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    śī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    śī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    śī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative 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]
  • abhyu -
  • abhi (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    abhi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    abhi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    abhi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    abhī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    abhī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    abhī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    abhi (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • uvāca -
  • vac (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • Line 2: “gṛhṇātu bhīmo jalajāni kāmaṃ kṛṣṇānimittaṃ viditaṃ mamaitat
  • gṛhṇātu -
  • grah (verb class 9)
    [imperative active third single]
  • bhīmo* -
  • bhīma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • jalajāni -
  • jalaja (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • kāmam -
  • kāmam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kāma (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kāma (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kāmā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • kṛṣṇāni -
  • kṛṣṇa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • mit -
  • mit (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative 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]
  • viditam -
  • vidita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vidita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    viditā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    vid -> vidita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √vid class 2 verb]
    vid -> vidita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √vid class 2 verb], [accusative single from √vid class 2 verb]
  • mamai -
  • asmad (pronoun, none)
    [genitive single]
    mamā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 3)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 4)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • etat -
  • etad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    etad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.152.24

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 3.152.24 in Kannada sript:
ತೇಷಾಂ ವಚಸ್ತತ್ತು ನಿಶಮ್ಯ ದೇವಃ ಪ್ರಹಸ್ಯ ರಕ್ಷಾಂಶಿ ತತೋಽಭ್ಯುವಾಚ ।
ಗೃಹ್ಣಾತು ಭೀಮೋ ಜಲಜಾನಿ ಕಾಮಂ ಕೃಷ್ಣಾನಿಮಿತ್ತಂ ವಿದಿತಂ ಮಮೈತತ್ ॥ ೨೪ ॥

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 3.152.24 in Bengali sript:
তেষাং বচস্তত্তু নিশম্য দেবঃ প্রহস্য রক্ষাংশি ততোঽভ্যুবাচ ।
গৃহ্ণাতু ভীমো জলজানি কামং কৃষ্ণানিমিত্তং বিদিতং মমৈতত্ ॥ ২৪ ॥

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 3.152.24 in Gujarati sript:
તેષાં વચસ્તત્તુ નિશમ્ય દેવઃ પ્રહસ્ય રક્ષાંશિ તતોઽભ્યુવાચ ।
ગૃહ્ણાતુ ભીમો જલજાનિ કામં કૃષ્ણાનિમિત્તં વિદિતં મમૈતત્ ॥ ૨૪ ॥

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 3.152.24 in Malayalam sript:
തേഷാം വചസ്തത്തു നിശമ്യ ദേവഃ പ്രഹസ്യ രക്ഷാംശി തതോഽഭ്യുവാച ।
ഗൃഹ്ണാതു ഭീമോ ജലജാനി കാമം കൃഷ്ണാനിമിത്തം വിദിതം മമൈതത് ॥ ൨൪ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.152.24 in Telugu sript:
తేషాం వచస్తత్తు నిశమ్య దేవః ప్రహస్య రక్షాంశి తతోఽభ్యువాచ ।
గృహ్ణాతు భీమో జలజాని కామం కృష్ణానిమిత్తం విదితం మమైతత్ ॥ ౨౪ ॥

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