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 3.160.4

असौ सागरपर्यन्तां भूमिमावृत्य तिष्ठति ।
शैलराजो महाराज मन्दरोऽभिविराजते ॥ ४ ॥

asau sāgaraparyantāṃ bhūmimāvṛtya tiṣṭhati |
śailarājo mahārāja mandaro'bhivirājate || 4 ||

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

...cheered me said, 'O Savyasachin, behold us—the Lokapalas—seated. For the performance of the task of the gods you have obtained the sight of Sankara. Do you now receive weapons from...

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

Asi, Asu, Adah, Sagaraparyanta, Bhumi, Tishthat, Shailaraj, Shailaraja, Maharaja, Maharajan, Mandara, Abhi, Viraja, Tad, Yushmad,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.160.4). 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: “asau sāgaraparyantāṃ bhūmimāvṛtya tiṣṭhati
  • asau -
  • asi (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    asi (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    asu (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    adaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    adaḥ (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • sāgaraparyantām -
  • sāgaraparyantā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • bhūmim -
  • bhūmi (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    bhūmi (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • āvṛtya -
  • tiṣṭhati -
  • sthā -> tiṣṭhat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
    sthā -> tiṣṭhat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
    sthā (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • Line 2: “śailarājo mahārāja mandaro'bhivirājate
  • śailarājo* -
  • śailarāj (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    śailarāja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • mahārāja -
  • mahārāja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mahārājan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    mahārājan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • mandaro' -
  • mandara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • abhi -
  • abhi (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    abhi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    abhi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    abhi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    abhī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    abhī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    abhī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • virāja -
  • virāja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    virāja (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.160.4

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 3.160.4 in Kannada sript:
ಅಸೌ ಸಾಗರಪರ್ಯನ್ತಾಂ ಭೂಮಿಮಾವೃತ್ಯ ತಿಷ್ಠತಿ ।
ಶೈಲರಾಜೋ ಮಹಾರಾಜ ಮನ್ದರೋಽಭಿವಿರಾಜತೇ ॥ ೪ ॥

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 3.160.4 in Bengali sript:
অসৌ সাগরপর্যন্তাং ভূমিমাবৃত্য তিষ্ঠতি ।
শৈলরাজো মহারাজ মন্দরোঽভিবিরাজতে ॥ ৪ ॥

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 3.160.4 in Gujarati sript:
અસૌ સાગરપર્યન્તાં ભૂમિમાવૃત્ય તિષ્ઠતિ ।
શૈલરાજો મહારાજ મન્દરોઽભિવિરાજતે ॥ ૪ ॥

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 3.160.4 in Malayalam sript:
അസൌ സാഗരപര്യന്താം ഭൂമിമാവൃത്യ തിഷ്ഠതി ।
ശൈലരാജോ മഹാരാജ മന്ദരോഽഭിവിരാജതേ ॥ ൪ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.160.4 in Telugu sript:
అసౌ సాగరపర్యన్తాం భూమిమావృత్య తిష్ఠతి ।
శైలరాజో మహారాజ మన్దరోఽభివిరాజతే ॥ ౪ ॥

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