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 3.170.61

हिरण्यपुरमारुज्य निहत्य च महासुरान् ।
निवातकवचांश्चैव ततोऽहं शक्रमागमम् ॥ ६१ ॥

hiraṇyapuramārujya nihatya ca mahāsurān |
nivātakavacāṃścaiva tato'haṃ śakramāgamam || 61 ||

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

...should do to attain salvation?' "The serpent replied, 'O scion of the Bharata’s race, my belief is that the man who bestows alms on proper objects, speaks kind words and tells...

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

Hiranyapura, Nihatya, Mahasura, Nivatakavaca, Tatah, Tad, Tata, Aha, Asmad, Shakra, Agama,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.170.61). 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: “hiraṇyapuramārujya nihatya ca mahāsurān
  • hiraṇyapuram -
  • hiraṇyapura (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ārujya -
  • nihatya -
  • nihatya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nihatya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mahāsurān -
  • mahāsura (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “nivātakavacāṃścaiva tato'haṃ śakramāgamam
  • nivātakavacāṃś -
  • nivātakavaca (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • tato' -
  • 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]
  • aham -
  • aha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • śakram -
  • śakra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śakra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śakrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • āgamam -
  • āgama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    āgama (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    āgamā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.170.61

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 3.170.61 in Kannada sript:
ಹಿರಣ್ಯಪುರಮಾರುಜ್ಯ ನಿಹತ್ಯ ಚ ಮಹಾಸುರಾನ್ ।
ನಿವಾತಕವಚಾಂಶ್ಚೈವ ತತೋಽಹಂ ಶಕ್ರಮಾಗಮಮ್ ॥ ೬೧ ॥

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 3.170.61 in Bengali sript:
হিরণ্যপুরমারুজ্য নিহত্য চ মহাসুরান্ ।
নিবাতকবচাংশ্চৈব ততোঽহং শক্রমাগমম্ ॥ ৬১ ॥

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 3.170.61 in Gujarati sript:
હિરણ્યપુરમારુજ્ય નિહત્ય ચ મહાસુરાન્ ।
નિવાતકવચાંશ્ચૈવ તતોઽહં શક્રમાગમમ્ ॥ ૬૧ ॥

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 3.170.61 in Malayalam sript:
ഹിരണ്യപുരമാരുജ്യ നിഹത്യ ച മഹാസുരാന് ।
നിവാതകവചാംശ്ചൈവ തതോഽഹം ശക്രമാഗമമ് ॥ ൬൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.170.61 in Telugu sript:
హిరణ్యపురమారుజ్య నిహత్య చ మహాసురాన్ ।
నివాతకవచాంశ్చైవ తతోఽహం శక్రమాగమమ్ ॥ ౬౧ ॥

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