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 3.156.22

ईषच्चपलकर्माणं मनुष्यमिह भारत ।
द्विषन्ति सर्वभूतानि ताडयन्ति च राक्षसाः ॥ २२ ॥

īṣaccapalakarmāṇaṃ manuṣyamiha bhārata |
dviṣanti sarvabhūtāni tāḍayanti ca rākṣasāḥ || 22 ||

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

...hundred sacrifices and wearing a beautiful golden garland on his head and holding in his hands his noose and sword and bow, Bhima stood, gazing at the lord of wealth. And Bhimasena did...

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

Ishat, Capala, Karman, Manushya, Iha, Bharata, Dvishat, Sarvabhuta, Tadayat, Tadayanti, Rakshasa,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.156.22). 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: “īṣaccapalakarmāṇaṃ manuṣyamiha bhārata
  • īṣac -
  • īṣat (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    īṣat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    īṣat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • capala -
  • capala (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    capala (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • karmā -
  • karman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • āṇam -
  • aṇ (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active first single]
  • manuṣyam -
  • manuṣya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    manuṣya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    manuṣyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • iha -
  • iha (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • bhārata -
  • bhārata (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhārata (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “dviṣanti sarvabhūtāni tāḍayanti ca rākṣasāḥ
  • dviṣanti -
  • dviṣat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    dviṣ (verb class 2)
    [present active third plural]
  • sarvabhūtāni -
  • sarvabhūta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • tāḍayanti -
  • taḍ -> tāḍayantī (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √taḍ]
    taḍ -> tāḍayat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √taḍ], [vocative plural from √taḍ], [accusative plural from √taḍ]
    taḍ -> tāḍayantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √taḍ]
    taḍ (verb class 0)
    [present active third plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rākṣasāḥ -
  • rākṣasa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.156.22

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 3.156.22 in Kannada sript:
ಈಷಚ್ಚಪಲಕರ್ಮಾಣಂ ಮನುಷ್ಯಮಿಹ ಭಾರತ ।
ದ್ವಿಷನ್ತಿ ಸರ್ವಭೂತಾನಿ ತಾಡಯನ್ತಿ ಚ ರಾಕ್ಷಸಾಃ ॥ ೨೨ ॥

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 3.156.22 in Bengali sript:
ঈষচ্চপলকর্মাণং মনুষ্যমিহ ভারত ।
দ্বিষন্তি সর্বভূতানি তাডযন্তি চ রাক্ষসাঃ ॥ ২২ ॥

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 3.156.22 in Gujarati sript:
ઈષચ્ચપલકર્માણં મનુષ્યમિહ ભારત ।
દ્વિષન્તિ સર્વભૂતાનિ તાડયન્તિ ચ રાક્ષસાઃ ॥ ૨૨ ॥

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 3.156.22 in Malayalam sript:
ഈഷച്ചപലകര്മാണം മനുഷ്യമിഹ ഭാരത ।
ദ്വിഷന്തി സര്വഭൂതാനി താഡയന്തി ച രാക്ഷസാഃ ॥ ൨൨ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.156.22 in Telugu sript:
ఈషచ్చపలకర్మాణం మనుష్యమిహ భారత ।
ద్విషన్తి సర్వభూతాని తాడయన్తి చ రాక్షసాః ॥ ౨౨ ॥

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