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 3.155.53

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तथैव पद्मषण्डैश्च मण्डितेषु समन्ततः ।
शिखण्डिनीभिः सहितांल्लतामण्डपकेषु च ।
मेघतूर्यरवोद्दाममदनाकुलितान्भृशम् ॥ ५३ ॥

tathaiva padmaṣaṇḍaiśca maṇḍiteṣu samantataḥ |
śikhaṇḍinībhiḥ sahitāṃllatāmaṇḍapakeṣu ca |
meghatūryaravoddāmamadanākulitānbhṛśam || 53 ||

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

...adorned with door-ways and gates and rows of pennons. And the abode was graced with dallying damsels dancing around, and also with pennons waved by the breeze. And with bent arms, supporting...
English translation by Kisari Mohan Ganguly (2013) Read online Buy now!

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (3.155.53). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tatha, Padmashanda, Mandita, Samantatah, Samantatas, Shikhandini, Sahita, Latamandapa, Kah, Kim, Megha, Tur, Turi, Turya, Arava, Uddamam, Uddama, Adana, Akulita, Bhrisham, Bhrisha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.155.53). 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: “tathaiva padmaṣaṇḍaiśca maṇḍiteṣu samantataḥ ”
tathai -
tathā (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tatha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

tatha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

tathā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
aiva -
√i (verb class 2)

[imperfect active first dual]
padmaṣaṇḍaiś -
padmaṣaṇḍa (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
maṇḍiteṣu -
maṇḍita (noun, masculine)

[locative plural]

maṇḍita (noun, neuter)

[locative plural]

√maṇḍ -> maṇḍita (participle, masculine)

[locative plural from √maṇḍ class 1 verb], [locative plural from √maṇḍ]

√maṇḍ -> maṇḍita (participle, neuter)

[locative plural from √maṇḍ class 1 verb], [locative plural from √maṇḍ]
samantataḥ -
samantataḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

samantatas (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
Line 2: “śikhaṇḍinībhiḥ sahitāṃllatāmaṇḍapakeṣu ca ”
śikhaṇḍinībhiḥ -
śikhaṇḍinī (noun, feminine)

[instrumental plural]
sahitāṃl -
sahita (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]

√sah -> sahita (participle, masculine)

[accusative plural from √sah class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √sah class 10 verb]
latāmaṇḍapa -
latāmaṇḍapa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
keṣu -
ka (noun, masculine)

[locative plural]

ka (noun, neuter)

[locative plural]

kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[locative plural]

kim (pronoun, neuter)

[locative plural]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
Line 3: “meghatūryaravoddāmamadanākulitānbhṛśam ”
megha -
megha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

megha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
tūrya -
tūrī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]

tūrya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

tūrya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√tvar -> tūrya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √tvar]

tūr (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

tūr (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
aravo -
arava (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

arava (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

aravā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
uddāmam -
uddāmam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

uddāma (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

uddāma (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

uddāmā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
adanā -
adana (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
ākulitān -
ākulita (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
bhṛśam -
bhṛśam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

bhṛśa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

bhṛśa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

bhṛśā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.155.53

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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The Mahabharata in Kannada (Set of 32 Volumes)
by Bharatha Darshana Bangalore (2003)

ಶ್ರೇಮಹಭಾರತ [ಮಹಾಭಾರತ]; 13907 pages;

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Preview of verse 3.155.53 in Kannada sript:
ತಥೈವ ಪದ್ಮಷಣ್ಡೈಶ್ಚ ಮಣ್ಡಿತೇಷು ಸಮನ್ತತಃ ।
ಶಿಖಣ್ಡಿನೀಭಿಃ ಸಹಿತಾಂಲ್ಲತಾಮಣ್ಡಪಕೇಷು ಚ ।
ಮೇಘತೂರ್ಯರವೋದ್ದಾಮಮದನಾಕುಲಿತಾನ್ಭೃಶಮ್ ॥ ೫೩ ॥

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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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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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 3.155.53 in Bengali sript:
তথৈব পদ্মষণ্ডৈশ্চ মণ্ডিতেষু সমন্ততঃ ।
শিখণ্ডিনীভিঃ সহিতাংল্লতামণ্ডপকেষু চ ।
মেঘতূর্যরবোদ্দামমদনাকুলিতান্ভৃশম্ ॥ ৫৩ ॥

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 3.155.53 in Gujarati sript:
તથૈવ પદ્મષણ્ડૈશ્ચ મણ્ડિતેષુ સમન્તતઃ ।
શિખણ્ડિનીભિઃ સહિતાંલ્લતામણ્ડપકેષુ ચ ।
મેઘતૂર્યરવોદ્દામમદનાકુલિતાન્ભૃશમ્ ॥ ૫૩ ॥

Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)

1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]

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Preview of verse 3.155.53 in Malayalam sript:
തഥൈവ പദ്മഷണ്ഡൈശ്ച മണ്ഡിതേഷു സമന്തതഃ ।
ശിഖണ്ഡിനീഭിഃ സഹിതാംല്ലതാമണ്ഡപകേഷു ച ।
മേഘതൂര്യരവോദ്ദാമമദനാകുലിതാന്ഭൃശമ് ॥ ൫൩ ॥

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.155.53 in Telugu sript:
తథైవ పద్మషణ్డైశ్చ మణ్డితేషు సమన్తతః ।
శిఖణ్డినీభిః సహితాంల్లతామణ్డపకేషు చ ।
మేఘతూర్యరవోద్దామమదనాకులితాన్భృశమ్ ॥ ౫౩ ॥

Last Updated: 17 September, 2021