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 3.184.22

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सरस्वत्युवाच ।
तं वै परं वेदविदः प्रपन्नाः परं परेभ्यः प्रथितं पुराणम् ।
स्वाध्यायदानव्रतपुण्ययोगैस्तपोधना वीतशोका विमुक्ताः ॥ २२ ॥

sarasvatyuvāca |
taṃ vai paraṃ vedavidaḥ prapannāḥ paraṃ parebhyaḥ prathitaṃ purāṇam |
svādhyāyadānavratapuṇyayogaistapodhanā vītaśokā vimuktāḥ || 22 ||

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

...told you of that Soul which is incapable of being comprehended by the gods and the Asuras. And as long as that great ascetic, the holy Brahma, does not awake, you, O regenerate Rishi...
English translation by Kisari Mohan Ganguly (2013) Read online Buy now!

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (3.184.22). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Sarasvat, Sarasvati, Param, Para, Vedavid, Prapanna, Prathita, Purana, Svadhyaya, Danavrata, Punyayoga, Tapodhana, Vitashoka, Vimukta,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.184.22). 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: “taṃ vai paraṃ vedavidaḥ prapannāḥ paraṃ parebhyaḥ prathitaṃ purāṇam ”
tam -
ta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ta (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

tā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

tan (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

sa (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
vai -
√vā (verb class 1)

[present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
param -
param (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

para (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

para (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
vedavidaḥ -
vedavid (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

vedavid (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
prapannāḥ -
prapanna (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

prapannā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
param -
param (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

para (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

para (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
parebhyaḥ -
para (noun, masculine)

[dative plural], [ablative plural]

para (noun, neuter)

[dative plural], [ablative plural]
prathitam -
prathita (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

prathita (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

prathitā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√prath -> prathita (participle, masculine)

[adverb from √prath]

√prath -> prathita (participle, neuter)

[adverb from √prath]

√prath -> prathitā (participle, feminine)

[adverb from √prath]

√prath -> prathita (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √prath class 1 verb], [accusative single from √prath class 10 verb], [accusative single from √prath]

√prath -> prathita (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √prath class 1 verb], [accusative single from √prath class 1 verb], [nominative single from √prath class 10 verb], [accusative single from √prath class 10 verb], [nominative single from √prath], [accusative single from √prath]
purāṇam -
purāṇa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

purāṇa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
Line 3: “svādhyāyadānavratapuṇyayogaistapodhanā vītaśokā vimuktāḥ ”
svādhyāya -
svādhyāya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

svādhyāya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
dānavrata -
dānavrata (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

dānavrata (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
puṇyayogais -
puṇyayoga (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]
tapodhanā* -
tapodhana (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

tapodhanā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
vītaśokā* -
vītaśoka (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

vītaśokā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
vimuktāḥ -
vimukta (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

vimuktā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.184.22

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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The Mahabharata in Kannada (Set of 32 Volumes)
by Bharatha Darshana Bangalore (2003)

ಶ್ರೇಮಹಭಾರತ [ಮಹಾಭಾರತ]; 13907 pages;

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Preview of verse 3.184.22 in Kannada sript:
ಸರಸ್ವತ್ಯುವಾಚ ।
ತಂ ವೈ ಪರಂ ವೇದವಿದಃ ಪ್ರಪನ್ನಾಃ ಪರಂ ಪರೇಭ್ಯಃ ಪ್ರಥಿತಂ ಪುರಾಣಮ್ ।
ಸ್ವಾಧ್ಯಾಯದಾನವ್ರತಪುಣ್ಯಯೋಗೈಸ್ತಪೋಧನಾ ವೀತಶೋಕಾ ವಿಮುಕ್ತಾಃ ॥ ೨೨ ॥

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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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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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 3.184.22 in Bengali sript:
সরস্বত্যুবাচ ।
তং বৈ পরং বেদবিদঃ প্রপন্নাঃ পরং পরেভ্যঃ প্রথিতং পুরাণম্ ।
স্বাধ্যাযদানব্রতপুণ্যযোগৈস্তপোধনা বীতশোকা বিমুক্তাঃ ॥ ২২ ॥

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 3.184.22 in Gujarati sript:
સરસ્વત્યુવાચ ।
તં વૈ પરં વેદવિદઃ પ્રપન્નાઃ પરં પરેભ્યઃ પ્રથિતં પુરાણમ્ ।
સ્વાધ્યાયદાનવ્રતપુણ્યયોગૈસ્તપોધના વીતશોકા વિમુક્તાઃ ॥ ૨૨ ॥

Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)

1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]

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Preview of verse 3.184.22 in Malayalam sript:
സരസ്വത്യുവാച ।
തം വൈ പരം വേദവിദഃ പ്രപന്നാഃ പരം പരേഭ്യഃ പ്രഥിതം പുരാണമ് ।
സ്വാധ്യായദാനവ്രതപുണ്യയോഗൈസ്തപോധനാ വീതശോകാ വിമുക്താഃ ॥ ൨൨ ॥

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.184.22 in Telugu sript:
సరస్వత్యువాచ ।
తం వై పరం వేదవిదః ప్రపన్నాః పరం పరేభ్యః ప్రథితం పురాణమ్ ।
స్వాధ్యాయదానవ్రతపుణ్యయోగైస్తపోధనా వీతశోకా విముక్తాః ॥ ౨౨ ॥

Last Updated: 17 September, 2021