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 3.161.29

संक्षेपतो वै स विशुद्धकर्मा तेभ्यः समाख्याय दिवि प्रवेशम् ।
माद्रीसुताभ्यां सहितः किरीटी सुष्वाप तामावसतिं प्रतीतः ॥ २९ ॥

saṃkṣepato vai sa viśuddhakarmā tebhyaḥ samākhyāya divi praveśam |
mādrīsutābhyāṃ sahitaḥ kirīṭī suṣvāpa tāmāvasatiṃ pratītaḥ || 29 ||

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

...and he dashed on, frightening that city with the rattling of his chariot. And hearing that rattling of the chariot like unto the rumbling of the clouds in the sky, the Danavas, thinking...

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

Sankshepa, Tas, Vishuddha, Tad, Samakhyaya, Div, Divi, Pravesha, Madri, Suta, Sahitri, Sahita, Kiriti, Kiritin, Tama, Tami, Tamu, Asat, Pratita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.161.29). 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: “saṃkṣepato vai sa viśuddhakarmā tebhyaḥ samākhyāya divi praveśam
  • saṅkṣepa -
  • saṅkṣepa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • to* -
  • tas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vai -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • viśuddha -
  • viśuddha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    viśuddha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • karmā -
  • tebhyaḥ -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [dative plural], [ablative plural]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [dative plural], [ablative plural]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [dative plural], [ablative plural]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [dative plural], [ablative plural]
  • samākhyāya -
  • samākhyāya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    samākhyāya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • divi -
  • divi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    divī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    div (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • praveśam -
  • praveśa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    praveśā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “mādrīsutābhyāṃ sahitaḥ kirīṭī suṣvāpa tāmāvasatiṃ pratītaḥ
  • mādrī -
  • mādrī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    mādri (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • sutābhyām -
  • suta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
    suta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
    sutā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
    su -> suta (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental dual from √su class 5 verb], [dative dual from √su class 5 verb], [ablative dual from √su class 5 verb]
    su -> suta (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental dual from √su class 5 verb], [dative dual from √su class 5 verb], [ablative dual from √su class 5 verb]
    su -> sutā (participle, feminine)
    [instrumental dual from √su class 5 verb], [dative dual from √su class 5 verb], [ablative dual from √su class 5 verb]
    -> suta (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental dual from √ class 6 verb], [dative dual from √ class 6 verb], [ablative dual from √ class 6 verb]
    -> suta (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental dual from √ class 6 verb], [dative dual from √ class 6 verb], [ablative dual from √ class 6 verb]
    -> sutā (participle, feminine)
    [instrumental dual from √ class 6 verb], [dative dual from √ class 6 verb], [ablative dual from √ class 6 verb]
    -> suta (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental dual from √ class 2 verb], [dative dual from √ class 2 verb], [ablative dual from √ class 2 verb]
    -> suta (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental dual from √ class 2 verb], [dative dual from √ class 2 verb], [ablative dual from √ class 2 verb]
    -> sutā (participle, feminine)
    [instrumental dual from √ class 2 verb], [dative dual from √ class 2 verb], [ablative dual from √ class 2 verb]
  • sahitaḥ -
  • sahitṛ (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    sahita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    sah -> sahita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √sah class 1 verb], [nominative single from √sah class 10 verb]
  • kirīṭī -
  • kirīṭī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    kirīṭin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • suṣvāpa -
  • svap (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • tāmāva -
  • tāma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tāmi (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    tāmu (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • asat -
  • asat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    asat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    sas (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • im -
  • i (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • pratītaḥ -
  • pratīta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.161.29

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 3.161.29 in Kannada sript:
ಸಂಕ್ಷೇಪತೋ ವೈ ಸ ವಿಶುದ್ಧಕರ್ಮಾ ತೇಭ್ಯಃ ಸಮಾಖ್ಯಾಯ ದಿವಿ ಪ್ರವೇಶಮ್ ।
ಮಾದ್ರೀಸುತಾಭ್ಯಾಂ ಸಹಿತಃ ಕಿರೀಟೀ ಸುಷ್ವಾಪ ತಾಮಾವಸತಿಂ ಪ್ರತೀತಃ ॥ ೨೯ ॥

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 3.161.29 in Bengali sript:
সংক্ষেপতো বৈ স বিশুদ্ধকর্মা তেভ্যঃ সমাখ্যায দিবি প্রবেশম্ ।
মাদ্রীসুতাভ্যাং সহিতঃ কিরীটী সুষ্বাপ তামাবসতিং প্রতীতঃ ॥ ২৯ ॥

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 3.161.29 in Gujarati sript:
સંક્ષેપતો વૈ સ વિશુદ્ધકર્મા તેભ્યઃ સમાખ્યાય દિવિ પ્રવેશમ્ ।
માદ્રીસુતાભ્યાં સહિતઃ કિરીટી સુષ્વાપ તામાવસતિં પ્રતીતઃ ॥ ૨૯ ॥

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 3.161.29 in Malayalam sript:
സംക്ഷേപതോ വൈ സ വിശുദ്ധകര്മാ തേഭ്യഃ സമാഖ്യായ ദിവി പ്രവേശമ് ।
മാദ്രീസുതാഭ്യാം സഹിതഃ കിരീടീ സുഷ്വാപ താമാവസതിം പ്രതീതഃ ॥ ൨൯ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.161.29 in Telugu sript:
సంక్షేపతో వై స విశుద్ధకర్మా తేభ్యః సమాఖ్యాయ దివి ప్రవేశమ్ ।
మాద్రీసుతాభ్యాం సహితః కిరీటీ సుష్వాప తామావసతిం ప్రతీతః ॥ ౨౯ ॥

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