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 3.155.1

वैशंपायन उवाच ।
निहते राक्षसे तस्मिन्पुनर्नारायणाश्रमम् ।
अभ्येत्य राजा कौन्तेयो निवासमकरोत्प्रभुः ॥ १ ॥

vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca |
nihate rākṣase tasminpunarnārāyaṇāśramam |
abhyetya rājā kaunteyo nivāsamakarotprabhuḥ || 1 ||

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

...of rigid austerities, skeleton-like, and having muscles bare." Vaisampayana continued, "Having approached that one, whose sins had been consumed by asceticism, Yudhishthira announced...

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

Vaishampayana, Nihata, Rakshasa, Tad, Punar, Narayanashrama, Abhyetya, Raja, Rajan, Raj, Kaunteya, Nivasa, Prabhu,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.155.1). 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: “vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca
  • vaiśampāyana* -
  • vaiśampāyana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • 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: “nihate rākṣase tasminpunarnārāyaṇāśramam
  • nihate -
  • nihata (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    nihata (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    nihatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • rākṣase -
  • rākṣasa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    rākṣasa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • tasmin -
  • tad (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • punar -
  • punar (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    punar (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • nārāyaṇāśramam -
  • nārāyaṇāśrama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • Line 3: “abhyetya rājā kaunteyo nivāsamakarotprabhuḥ
  • abhyetya -
  • abhyetya (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • rājā -
  • rājā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    rājan (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    rāj (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    rāj (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • kaunteyo* -
  • kaunteya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • nivāsam -
  • nivāsa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • akarot -
  • kṛ (verb class 8)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • prabhuḥ -
  • prabhu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    prabhu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.155.1

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 3.155.1 in Kannada sript:
ವೈಶಂಪಾಯನ ಉವಾಚ ।
ನಿಹತೇ ರಾಕ್ಷಸೇ ತಸ್ಮಿನ್ಪುನರ್ನಾರಾಯಣಾಶ್ರಮಮ್ ।
ಅಭ್ಯೇತ್ಯ ರಾಜಾ ಕೌನ್ತೇಯೋ ನಿವಾಸಮಕರೋತ್ಪ್ರಭುಃ ॥ ೧ ॥

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 3.155.1 in Bengali sript:
বৈশংপাযন উবাচ ।
নিহতে রাক্ষসে তস্মিন্পুনর্নারাযণাশ্রমম্ ।
অভ্যেত্য রাজা কৌন্তেযো নিবাসমকরোত্প্রভুঃ ॥ ১ ॥

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 3.155.1 in Gujarati sript:
વૈશંપાયન ઉવાચ ।
નિહતે રાક્ષસે તસ્મિન્પુનર્નારાયણાશ્રમમ્ ।
અભ્યેત્ય રાજા કૌન્તેયો નિવાસમકરોત્પ્રભુઃ ॥ ૧ ॥

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 3.155.1 in Malayalam sript:
വൈശംപായന ഉവാച ।
നിഹതേ രാക്ഷസേ തസ്മിന്പുനര്നാരായണാശ്രമമ് ।
അഭ്യേത്യ രാജാ കൌന്തേയോ നിവാസമകരോത്പ്രഭുഃ ॥ ൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.155.1 in Telugu sript:
వైశంపాయన ఉవాచ ।
నిహతే రాక్షసే తస్మిన్పునర్నారాయణాశ్రమమ్ ।
అభ్యేత్య రాజా కౌన్తేయో నివాసమకరోత్ప్రభుః ॥ ౧ ॥

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