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 3.186.63

ततो योजनविंशानां सहस्राणि शतानि च ।
निर्दहत्यशिवो वायुः स च संवर्तकोऽनलः ॥ ६३ ॥

tato yojanaviṃśānāṃ sahasrāṇi śatāni ca |
nirdahatyaśivo vāyuḥ sa ca saṃvartako'nalaḥ || 63 ||

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

...spoke these words of great wisdom, 'O muni, if I am to protect my subjects, to what course of conduct should I adhere? And how should I behave so that I may not fall away from the...

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

Tatah, Tad, Tata, Yojana, Vimsha, Sahasra, Shata, Nih, Dahati, Ashiva, Vayu, Samvartaka, Anala,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.186.63). 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: “tato yojanaviṃśānāṃ sahasrāṇi śatāni ca
  • 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]
  • yojana -
  • yojana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • viṃśānām -
  • viṃśa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    viṃśa (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • sahasrāṇi -
  • sahasra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • śatāni -
  • śata (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “nirdahatyaśivo vāyuḥ sa ca saṃvartako'nalaḥ
  • nir -
  • niḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    niḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ni (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    ni (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    nis (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • dahatya -
  • dahati (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    dah (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • aśivo* -
  • aśiva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vāyuḥ -
  • vāyu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    vāyu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [optative active third plural]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • saṃvartako' -
  • saṃvartaka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • analaḥ -
  • anala (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    nal (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active second single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.186.63

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 3.186.63 in Kannada sript:
ತತೋ ಯೋಜನವಿಂಶಾನಾಂ ಸಹಸ್ರಾಣಿ ಶತಾನಿ ಚ ।
ನಿರ್ದಹತ್ಯಶಿವೋ ವಾಯುಃ ಸ ಚ ಸಂವರ್ತಕೋಽನಲಃ ॥ ೬೩ ॥

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 3.186.63 in Bengali sript:
ততো যোজনবিংশানাং সহস্রাণি শতানি চ ।
নির্দহত্যশিবো বাযুঃ স চ সংবর্তকোঽনলঃ ॥ ৬৩ ॥

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 3.186.63 in Gujarati sript:
તતો યોજનવિંશાનાં સહસ્રાણિ શતાનિ ચ ।
નિર્દહત્યશિવો વાયુઃ સ ચ સંવર્તકોઽનલઃ ॥ ૬૩ ॥

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 3.186.63 in Malayalam sript:
തതോ യോജനവിംശാനാം സഹസ്രാണി ശതാനി ച ।
നിര്ദഹത്യശിവോ വായുഃ സ ച സംവര്തകോഽനലഃ ॥ ൬൩ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.186.63 in Telugu sript:
తతో యోజనవింశానాం సహస్రాణి శతాని చ ।
నిర్దహత్యశివో వాయుః స చ సంవర్తకోఽనలః ॥ ౬౩ ॥

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