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 3.154.26

राक्षसे जीवमानेऽद्य रविरस्तमियाद्यदि ।
नाहं ब्रूयां पुनर्जातु क्षत्रियोऽस्मीति भारत ॥ २६ ॥

rākṣase jīvamāne'dya ravirastamiyādyadi |
nāhaṃ brūyāṃ punarjātu kṣatriyo'smīti bhārata || 26 ||

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

...and nectarine fruits. And besides these, they beheld champakas and asokas and ketakas and vakulas and punnagas and saptaparnas and karnikaras, and patals, and beautiful kutajas and...

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

Rakshasa, Jiva, Ana, Adya, Ravi, Astami, Yat, Yadi, Yad, Naha, Punar, Jatu, Kshatriya, Iti, Bharata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.154.26). 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: “rākṣase jīvamāne'dya ravirastamiyādyadi
  • rākṣase -
  • rākṣasa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    rākṣasa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • jīvam -
  • jīva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    jīva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    jīvā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    jīv -> jīvam (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √jīv]
    jīvan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    jīvan (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
  • āne' -
  • āna (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • adya -
  • adya (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    adya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    adya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ravir -
  • ravi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • astami -
  • astami (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    astami (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    astami (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • yād -
  • yāt (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    yāt (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • yadi -
  • yadi (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    yadi (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yadi (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • Line 2: “nāhaṃ brūyāṃ punarjātu kṣatriyo'smīti bhārata
  • nāham -
  • nāha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • brūyām -
  • brū (verb class 2)
    [optative active first single]
  • punar -
  • punar (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    punar (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • jātu -
  • jātu (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    jātu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    jātu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    jātu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    jātū (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    jātū (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    jātū (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • kṣatriyo' -
  • kṣatriya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • asmī -
  • as (verb class 2)
    [present active first single]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • bhārata -
  • bhārata (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhārata (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.154.26

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 3.154.26 in Kannada sript:
ರಾಕ್ಷಸೇ ಜೀವಮಾನೇಽದ್ಯ ರವಿರಸ್ತಮಿಯಾದ್ಯದಿ ।
ನಾಹಂ ಬ್ರೂಯಾಂ ಪುನರ್ಜಾತು ಕ್ಷತ್ರಿಯೋಽಸ್ಮೀತಿ ಭಾರತ ॥ ೨೬ ॥

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 3.154.26 in Bengali sript:
রাক্ষসে জীবমানেঽদ্য রবিরস্তমিযাদ্যদি ।
নাহং ব্রূযাং পুনর্জাতু ক্ষত্রিযোঽস্মীতি ভারত ॥ ২৬ ॥

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 3.154.26 in Gujarati sript:
રાક્ષસે જીવમાનેઽદ્ય રવિરસ્તમિયાદ્યદિ ।
નાહં બ્રૂયાં પુનર્જાતુ ક્ષત્રિયોઽસ્મીતિ ભારત ॥ ૨૬ ॥

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 3.154.26 in Malayalam sript:
രാക്ഷസേ ജീവമാനേഽദ്യ രവിരസ്തമിയാദ്യദി ।
നാഹം ബ്രൂയാം പുനര്ജാതു ക്ഷത്രിയോഽസ്മീതി ഭാരത ॥ ൨൬ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.154.26 in Telugu sript:
రాక్షసే జీవమానేఽద్య రవిరస్తమియాద్యది ।
నాహం బ్రూయాం పునర్జాతు క్షత్రియోఽస్మీతి భారత ॥ ౨౬ ॥

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