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 3.184.5

सरस्वत्युवाच ।
यो ब्रह्म जानाति यथाप्रदेशं स्वाध्यायनित्यः शुचिरप्रमत्तः ।
स वै पुरो देवपुरस्य गन्ता सहामरैः प्राप्नुयात्प्रीतियोगम् ॥ ५ ॥

sarasvatyuvāca |
yo brahma jānāti yathāpradeśaṃ svādhyāyanityaḥ śucirapramattaḥ |
sa vai puro devapurasya gantā sahāmaraiḥ prāpnuyātprītiyogam || 5 ||

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

...alone,—is productive of high merit. And, O best of men, at those times when virtue and morality decrease and sin and immorality increase, I create myself in new forms. And, O Muni...

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

Sarasvat, Sarasvati, Yah, Brahma, Brahman, Yathapradesham, Svadhyaya, Nitya, Shuci, Apramatta, Purah, Pur, Pura, Devapura, Gantri, Pra, Priti, Yoga,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.184.5). 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: “sarasvatyuvāca
  • sarasvatyu -
  • sarasvatī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    sarasvat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    sarasvat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • uvāca -
  • vac (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • Line 2: “yo brahma jānāti yathāpradeśaṃ svādhyāyanityaḥ śucirapramattaḥ
  • yo* -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • brahma -
  • brahma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    brahma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    brahman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    brahm (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • jānāti -
  • jñā (verb class 9)
    [present active third single]
  • yathāpradeśam -
  • yathāpradeśam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • svādhyāya -
  • svādhyāya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    svādhyāya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nityaḥ -
  • nitya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śucir -
  • śuci (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    śuci (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • apramattaḥ -
  • apramatta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 3: “sa vai puro devapurasya gantā sahāmaraiḥ prāpnuyātprītiyogam
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vai -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
  • puro* -
  • puraḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    puraḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    pur (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    pura (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • devapurasya -
  • devapura (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • gantā -
  • gantṛ (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    gantṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    gam (verb class 1)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
    gam (verb class 2)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
    gam (verb class 3)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
  • sahāma -
  • sah (verb class 1)
    [imperative active first plural]
  • raiḥ -
  • ra (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    ra (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • prā -
  • pra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    pra (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
    prā (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • āpnuyāt -
  • āp (verb class 5)
    [optative active third single]
  • prīti -
  • prīti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    prītī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    prītī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    prītī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • yogam -
  • yoga (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    yogā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.184.5

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 3.184.5 in Kannada sript:
ಸರಸ್ವತ್ಯುವಾಚ ।
ಯೋ ಬ್ರಹ್ಮ ಜಾನಾತಿ ಯಥಾಪ್ರದೇಶಂ ಸ್ವಾಧ್ಯಾಯನಿತ್ಯಃ ಶುಚಿರಪ್ರಮತ್ತಃ ।
ಸ ವೈ ಪುರೋ ದೇವಪುರಸ್ಯ ಗನ್ತಾ ಸಹಾಮರೈಃ ಪ್ರಾಪ್ನುಯಾತ್ಪ್ರೀತಿಯೋಗಮ್ ॥ ೫ ॥

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 3.184.5 in Bengali sript:
সরস্বত্যুবাচ ।
যো ব্রহ্ম জানাতি যথাপ্রদেশং স্বাধ্যাযনিত্যঃ শুচিরপ্রমত্তঃ ।
স বৈ পুরো দেবপুরস্য গন্তা সহামরৈঃ প্রাপ্নুযাত্প্রীতিযোগম্ ॥ ৫ ॥

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 3.184.5 in Gujarati sript:
સરસ્વત્યુવાચ ।
યો બ્રહ્મ જાનાતિ યથાપ્રદેશં સ્વાધ્યાયનિત્યઃ શુચિરપ્રમત્તઃ ।
સ વૈ પુરો દેવપુરસ્ય ગન્તા સહામરૈઃ પ્રાપ્નુયાત્પ્રીતિયોગમ્ ॥ ૫ ॥

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 3.184.5 in Malayalam sript:
സരസ്വത്യുവാച ।
യോ ബ്രഹ്മ ജാനാതി യഥാപ്രദേശം സ്വാധ്യായനിത്യഃ ശുചിരപ്രമത്തഃ ।
സ വൈ പുരോ ദേവപുരസ്യ ഗന്താ സഹാമരൈഃ പ്രാപ്നുയാത്പ്രീതിയോഗമ് ॥ ൫ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.184.5 in Telugu sript:
సరస్వత్యువాచ ।
యో బ్రహ్మ జానాతి యథాప్రదేశం స్వాధ్యాయనిత్యః శుచిరప్రమత్తః ।
స వై పురో దేవపురస్య గన్తా సహామరైః ప్రాప్నుయాత్ప్రీతియోగమ్ ॥ ౫ ॥

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