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 3.166.18

ततस्ते दानवास्तत्र योधव्रातान्यनेकशः ।
विकृतस्वररूपाणि भृशं सर्वाण्यचोदयन् ॥ १८ ॥

tataste dānavāstatra yodhavrātānyanekaśaḥ |
vikṛtasvararūpāṇi bhṛśaṃ sarvāṇyacodayan || 18 ||

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

...by the celestials, Narada arrived (there) and addressed Partha in these sweet words, 'O Arjuna, Arjuna, do you not discharge the celestial weapons. These should never be discharged...

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

Tatah, Tad, Tata, Yushmad, Danava, Danavar, Tatra, Yodha, Vrata, Anekashah, Vikrita, Svara, Rupa, Bhrisham, Bhrisha, Sarva, Sarvani,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.166.18). 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: “tataste dānavāstatra yodhavrātānyanekaśaḥ
  • tatas -
  • 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]
  • 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]
  • dānavās -
  • dānavār (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    dānava (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • tatra -
  • tatra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tatra (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • yodha -
  • yodha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vrātānya -
  • vrāta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • anekaśaḥ -
  • anekaśaḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • Line 2: “vikṛtasvararūpāṇi bhṛśaṃ sarvāṇyacodayan
  • vikṛta -
  • vikṛta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vikṛta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • svara -
  • svara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    svara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    svṛ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
    svar (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • rūpāṇi -
  • rūpa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • bhṛśam -
  • bhṛśam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    bhṛśa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bhṛśa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    bhṛśā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • sarvāṇya -
  • sarvāṇī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    sarva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • acodayan -
  • cud (verb class 0)
    [imperfect active third plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.166.18

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 3.166.18 in Kannada sript:
ತತಸ್ತೇ ದಾನವಾಸ್ತತ್ರ ಯೋಧವ್ರಾತಾನ್ಯನೇಕಶಃ ।
ವಿಕೃತಸ್ವರರೂಪಾಣಿ ಭೃಶಂ ಸರ್ವಾಣ್ಯಚೋದಯನ್ ॥ ೧೮ ॥

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 3.166.18 in Bengali sript:
ততস্তে দানবাস্তত্র যোধব্রাতান্যনেকশঃ ।
বিকৃতস্বররূপাণি ভৃশং সর্বাণ্যচোদযন্ ॥ ১৮ ॥

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 3.166.18 in Gujarati sript:
તતસ્તે દાનવાસ્તત્ર યોધવ્રાતાન્યનેકશઃ ।
વિકૃતસ્વરરૂપાણિ ભૃશં સર્વાણ્યચોદયન્ ॥ ૧૮ ॥

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 3.166.18 in Malayalam sript:
തതസ്തേ ദാനവാസ്തത്ര യോധവ്രാതാന്യനേകശഃ ।
വികൃതസ്വരരൂപാണി ഭൃശം സര്വാണ്യചോദയന് ॥ ൧൮ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.166.18 in Telugu sript:
తతస్తే దానవాస్తత్ర యోధవ్రాతాన్యనేకశః ।
వికృతస్వరరూపాణి భృశం సర్వాణ్యచోదయన్ ॥ ౧౮ ॥

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