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 3.157.53

अदर्शयदधीकारं पौरुषं च महाबलः ।
स तान्दृष्ट्वा परावृत्तान्स्मयमान इवाब्रवीत् ॥ ५३ ॥

adarśayadadhīkāraṃ pauruṣaṃ ca mahābalaḥ |
sa tāndṛṣṭvā parāvṛttānsmayamāna ivābravīt || 53 ||

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

...by the gods, or the Danavas. And the region of Narayana lies resplendent to the east of the Meru, where, O child, that lord of all creatures, the self-create primal Cause of the universe...

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

Adhikara, Paurusha, Mahabala, Paravritta, Smayamana, Iva,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.157.53). 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: “adarśayadadhīkāraṃ pauruṣaṃ ca mahābalaḥ
  • adarśayad -
  • dṛś (verb class 0)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • adhīkāram -
  • adhīkāra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • pauruṣam -
  • pauruṣa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pauruṣa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mahābalaḥ -
  • mahābala (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “sa tāndṛṣṭvā parāvṛttānsmayamāna ivābravīt
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tān -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • dṛṣṭvā -
  • dṛś -> dṛṣṭvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √dṛś]
  • parāvṛttān -
  • parāvṛtta (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • smayamāna* -
  • smi -> smayamāna (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √smi class 1 verb]
  • ivā -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • abravīt -
  • brū (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.157.53

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 3.157.53 in Kannada sript:
ಅದರ್ಶಯದಧೀಕಾರಂ ಪೌರುಷಂ ಚ ಮಹಾಬಲಃ ।
ಸ ತಾನ್ದೃಷ್ಟ್ವಾ ಪರಾವೃತ್ತಾನ್ಸ್ಮಯಮಾನ ಇವಾಬ್ರವೀತ್ ॥ ೫೩ ॥

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 3.157.53 in Bengali sript:
অদর্শযদধীকারং পৌরুষং চ মহাবলঃ ।
স তান্দৃষ্ট্বা পরাবৃত্তান্স্মযমান ইবাব্রবীত্ ॥ ৫৩ ॥

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 3.157.53 in Gujarati sript:
અદર્શયદધીકારં પૌરુષં ચ મહાબલઃ ।
સ તાન્દૃષ્ટ્વા પરાવૃત્તાન્સ્મયમાન ઇવાબ્રવીત્ ॥ ૫૩ ॥

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 3.157.53 in Malayalam sript:
അദര്ശയദധീകാരം പൌരുഷം ച മഹാബലഃ ।
സ താന്ദൃഷ്ട്വാ പരാവൃത്താന്സ്മയമാന ഇവാബ്രവീത് ॥ ൫൩ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.157.53 in Telugu sript:
అదర్శయదధీకారం పౌరుషం చ మహాబలః ।
స తాన్దృష్ట్వా పరావృత్తాన్స్మయమాన ఇవాబ్రవీత్ ॥ ౫౩ ॥

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