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 3.161.2

तान्वीर्ययुक्तान्सुविशुद्धसत्त्वांस्तेजस्विनः सत्यधृतिप्रधानान् ।
संप्रीयमाणा बहवोऽभिजग्मुर्गन्धर्वसंघाश्च महर्षयश्च ॥ २ ॥

tānvīryayuktānsuviśuddhasattvāṃstejasvinaḥ satyadhṛtipradhānān |
saṃprīyamāṇā bahavo'bhijagmurgandharvasaṃghāśca maharṣayaśca || 2 ||

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

...that purpose of mine. Living thus in heaven, O king, I passed this period. "And when I had acquired proficiency in weapons, and gained his confidence that one having for his vehicle...

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

Virya, Yukta, Suvishuddha, Sattva, Tejasvin, Tejasvi, Satyadhriti, Pradhana, Priyamana, Bahu, Bahava, Abhi, Gandharva, Sangha, Maharshi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.161.2). 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: “tānvīryayuktānsuviśuddhasattvāṃstejasvinaḥ satyadhṛtipradhānān
  • tān -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • vīrya -
  • vīrya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vīr -> vīrya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √vīr]
    vīr -> vīrya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √vīr class 10 verb]
    vīr -> vīrya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √vīr class 10 verb]
  • yuktān -
  • yukta (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    yuj -> yukta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative plural from √yuj class 7 verb]
  • suviśuddha -
  • suviśuddha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    suviśuddha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sattvāṃs -
  • sattva (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • tejasvinaḥ -
  • tejasvin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    tejasvin (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    tejasvī (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • satyadhṛti -
  • satyadhṛti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    satyadhṛti (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    satyadhṛti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • pradhānān -
  • pradhāna (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “saṃprīyamāṇā bahavo'bhijagmurgandharvasaṃghāśca maharṣayaśca
  • sam -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • prīyamāṇā* -
  • pre -> prīyamāṇa (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √pre class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √pre class 2 verb]
    pre -> prīyamāṇā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √pre class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √pre class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √pre class 2 verb]
    prī -> prīyamāṇa (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √prī class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √prī class 4 verb], [nominative plural from √prī class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √prī class 9 verb]
    prī -> prīyamāṇā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √prī class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √prī class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √prī class 4 verb], [nominative plural from √prī class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √prī class 9 verb], [accusative plural from √prī class 9 verb]
  • bahavo' -
  • bahu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    bahava (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]
    abhi (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • jagmur -
  • gam (verb class 1)
    [perfect active third plural]
    gam (verb class 2)
    [perfect active third plural]
    gam (verb class 3)
    [perfect active third plural]
  • gandharva -
  • gandharva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • saṅghāś -
  • saṅgha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • maharṣayaś -
  • maharṣi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.161.2

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 3.161.2 in Kannada sript:
ತಾನ್ವೀರ್ಯಯುಕ್ತಾನ್ಸುವಿಶುದ್ಧಸತ್ತ್ವಾಂಸ್ತೇಜಸ್ವಿನಃ ಸತ್ಯಧೃತಿಪ್ರಧಾನಾನ್ ।
ಸಂಪ್ರೀಯಮಾಣಾ ಬಹವೋಽಭಿಜಗ್ಮುರ್ಗನ್ಧರ್ವಸಂಘಾಶ್ಚ ಮಹರ್ಷಯಶ್ಚ ॥ ೨ ॥

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 3.161.2 in Bengali sript:
তান্বীর্যযুক্তান্সুবিশুদ্ধসত্ত্বাংস্তেজস্বিনঃ সত্যধৃতিপ্রধানান্ ।
সংপ্রীযমাণা বহবোঽভিজগ্মুর্গন্ধর্বসংঘাশ্চ মহর্ষযশ্চ ॥ ২ ॥

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 3.161.2 in Gujarati sript:
તાન્વીર્યયુક્તાન્સુવિશુદ્ધસત્ત્વાંસ્તેજસ્વિનઃ સત્યધૃતિપ્રધાનાન્ ।
સંપ્રીયમાણા બહવોઽભિજગ્મુર્ગન્ધર્વસંઘાશ્ચ મહર્ષયશ્ચ ॥ ૨ ॥

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 3.161.2 in Malayalam sript:
താന്വീര്യയുക്താന്സുവിശുദ്ധസത്ത്വാംസ്തേജസ്വിനഃ സത്യധൃതിപ്രധാനാന് ।
സംപ്രീയമാണാ ബഹവോഽഭിജഗ്മുര്ഗന്ധര്വസംഘാശ്ച മഹര്ഷയശ്ച ॥ ൨ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.161.2 in Telugu sript:
తాన్వీర్యయుక్తాన్సువిశుద్ధసత్త్వాంస్తేజస్వినః సత్యధృతిప్రధానాన్ ।
సంప్రీయమాణా బహవోఽభిజగ్ముర్గన్ధర్వసంఘాశ్చ మహర్షయశ్చ ॥ ౨ ॥

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