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 3.156.31

न तात चपलैर्भाव्यमिह प्राप्तैः कथंचन ।
उषित्वेह यथाकामं यथाश्रद्धं विहृत्य च ।
ततः शस्त्रभृतां श्रेष्ठ पृथिवीं पालयिष्यसि ॥ ३१ ॥

na tāta capalairbhāvyamiha prāptaiḥ kathaṃcana |
uṣitveha yathākāmaṃ yathāśraddhaṃ vihṛtya ca |
tataḥ śastrabhṛtāṃ śreṣṭha pṛthivīṃ pālayiṣyasi || 31 ||

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

...thine). O Pandu’s son, my disgrace had ere this been fated. No offence, therefore, in any way, attaches unto you, O Pandava.' "Yudhishthira said, 'O divine one, why wast you cursed...

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

Tata, Capala, Bhavya, Bhavi, Iha, Prapta, Katham, Katha, Cana, Yathakama, Yathashraddham, Vihritya, Tatah, Tad, Shastrabhrit, Shreshtha, Prithivi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.156.31). 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: “na tāta capalairbhāvyamiha prāptaiḥ kathaṃcana
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tāta -
  • tāta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • capalair -
  • capala (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    capala (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • bhāvyam -
  • bhāvya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bhāvya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    bhāvyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    bhū -> bhāvya (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √bhū]
    bhū -> bhāvya (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √bhū]
    bhū -> bhāvyā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √bhū]
    bhū -> bhāvya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √bhū]
    bhū -> bhāvya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √bhū], [accusative single from √bhū]
    bhāvī (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • iha -
  • iha (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • prāptaiḥ -
  • prāpta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    prāpta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • kathañ -
  • katham (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    katham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    katha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    katha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • cana -
  • cana (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    cana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    cana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    can (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • Line 2: “uṣitveha yathākāmaṃ yathāśraddhaṃ vihṛtya ca
  • uṣitve -
  • vas -> uṣitvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √vas]
    vas -> uṣitvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √vas]
  • iha -
  • iha (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • yathākāmam -
  • yathākāma (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    yathākāma (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    yathākāmā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • yathāśraddham -
  • yathāśraddham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • vihṛtya -
  • vihṛtya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vihṛtya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 3: “tataḥ śastrabhṛtāṃ śreṣṭha pṛthivīṃ pālayiṣyasi
  • tataḥ -
  • 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]
  • śastrabhṛtām -
  • śastrabhṛt (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • śreṣṭha -
  • śreṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śreṣṭha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pṛthivīm -
  • pṛthivī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • pālayiṣyasi -
  • pāl (verb class 10)
    [future active second single]
    (verb class 0)
    [future active second single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.156.31

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 3.156.31 in Kannada sript:
ನ ತಾತ ಚಪಲೈರ್ಭಾವ್ಯಮಿಹ ಪ್ರಾಪ್ತೈಃ ಕಥಂಚನ ।
ಉಷಿತ್ವೇಹ ಯಥಾಕಾಮಂ ಯಥಾಶ್ರದ್ಧಂ ವಿಹೃತ್ಯ ಚ ।
ತತಃ ಶಸ್ತ್ರಭೃತಾಂ ಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠ ಪೃಥಿವೀಂ ಪಾಲಯಿಷ್ಯಸಿ ॥ ೩೧ ॥

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 3.156.31 in Bengali sript:
ন তাত চপলৈর্ভাব্যমিহ প্রাপ্তৈঃ কথংচন ।
উষিত্বেহ যথাকামং যথাশ্রদ্ধং বিহৃত্য চ ।
ততঃ শস্ত্রভৃতাং শ্রেষ্ঠ পৃথিবীং পালযিষ্যসি ॥ ৩১ ॥

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 3.156.31 in Gujarati sript:
ન તાત ચપલૈર્ભાવ્યમિહ પ્રાપ્તૈઃ કથંચન ।
ઉષિત્વેહ યથાકામં યથાશ્રદ્ધં વિહૃત્ય ચ ।
તતઃ શસ્ત્રભૃતાં શ્રેષ્ઠ પૃથિવીં પાલયિષ્યસિ ॥ ૩૧ ॥

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 3.156.31 in Malayalam sript:
ന താത ചപലൈര്ഭാവ്യമിഹ പ്രാപ്തൈഃ കഥംചന ।
ഉഷിത്വേഹ യഥാകാമം യഥാശ്രദ്ധം വിഹൃത്യ ച ।
തതഃ ശസ്ത്രഭൃതാം ശ്രേഷ്ഠ പൃഥിവീം പാലയിഷ്യസി ॥ ൩൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.156.31 in Telugu sript:
న తాత చపలైర్భావ్యమిహ ప్రాప్తైః కథంచన ।
ఉషిత్వేహ యథాకామం యథాశ్రద్ధం విహృత్య చ ।
తతః శస్త్రభృతాం శ్రేష్ఠ పృథివీం పాలయిష్యసి ॥ ౩౧ ॥

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