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 3.185.37

वटाकरमयं पाशमथ मत्स्यस्य मूर्धनि ।
मनुर्मनुजशार्दूल तस्मिञ्शृङ्गे न्यवेशयत् ॥ ३७ ॥

vaṭākaramayaṃ pāśamatha matsyasya mūrdhani |
manurmanujaśārdūla tasmiñśṛṅge nyaveśayat || 37 ||

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

...possessed of small energy and strength, without knowledge and given to avarice and folly and sinful practices men will accept with joy the gifts made by wicked people with words of contempt...

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

Vatakara, Aya, Idam, Pasha, Atha, Matsya, Murdhan, Murdhani, Manu, Manus, Manuja, Shardula, Tad, Shringa, Shringi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.185.37). 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: “vaṭākaramayaṃ pāśamatha matsyasya mūrdhani
  • vaṭākaram -
  • vaṭākara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • ayam -
  • aya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • pāśam -
  • pāśa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pāśā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • atha -
  • atha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • matsyasya -
  • matsya (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
  • mūrdhani -
  • mūrdhanī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    mūrdhanī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    mūrdhanī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    mūrdhan (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • Line 2: “manurmanujaśārdūla tasmiñśṛṅge nyaveśayat
  • manur -
  • manus (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    manu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    manu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • manuja -
  • manuja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śārdūla -
  • śārdūla (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tasmiñś -
  • tad (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • śṛṅge -
  • śṛṅga (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    śṛṅga (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    śṛṅgi (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • nya -
  • ni (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ni (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ni (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ni (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • aveśayat -
  • viś (verb class 0)
    [imperfect active third single]
    viś (verb class 0)
    [imperfect active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.185.37

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 3.185.37 in Kannada sript:
ವಟಾಕರಮಯಂ ಪಾಶಮಥ ಮತ್ಸ್ಯಸ್ಯ ಮೂರ್ಧನಿ ।
ಮನುರ್ಮನುಜಶಾರ್ದೂಲ ತಸ್ಮಿಞ್ಶೃಙ್ಗೇ ನ್ಯವೇಶಯತ್ ॥ ೩೭ ॥

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 3.185.37 in Bengali sript:
বটাকরমযং পাশমথ মত্স্যস্য মূর্ধনি ।
মনুর্মনুজশার্দূল তস্মিঞ্শৃঙ্গে ন্যবেশযত্ ॥ ৩৭ ॥

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 3.185.37 in Gujarati sript:
વટાકરમયં પાશમથ મત્સ્યસ્ય મૂર્ધનિ ।
મનુર્મનુજશાર્દૂલ તસ્મિઞ્શૃઙ્ગે ન્યવેશયત્ ॥ ૩૭ ॥

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 3.185.37 in Malayalam sript:
വടാകരമയം പാശമഥ മത്സ്യസ്യ മൂര്ധനി ।
മനുര്മനുജശാര്ദൂല തസ്മിഞ്ശൃങ്ഗേ ന്യവേശയത് ॥ ൩൭ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.185.37 in Telugu sript:
వటాకరమయం పాశమథ మత్స్యస్య మూర్ధని ।
మనుర్మనుజశార్దూల తస్మిఞ్శృఙ్గే న్యవేశయత్ ॥ ౩౭ ॥

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