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 3.186.71

ततस्ते जलदा घोरा राविणः पुरुषर्षभ ।
सर्वतः प्लावयन्त्याशु चोदिताः परमेष्ठिना ॥ ७१ ॥

tataste jaladā ghorā rāviṇaḥ puruṣarṣabha |
sarvataḥ plāvayantyāśu coditāḥ parameṣṭhinā || 71 ||

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

...the Bharata race, you are born in the celebrated family of the Kurus. You should practise that which I have told you, in thought, word and deed.' Yudhishthira answered, "O you...

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

Tatah, Tad, Tata, Yushmad, Jalada, Ghora, Ravin, Ravi, Purusharshabha, Sarvatah, Sarvata, Plavayat, Plavayanti, Ashu, Codita, Parameshthi, Parameshthin,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.186.71). 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: “tataste jaladā ghorā rāviṇaḥ puruṣarṣabha
  • tatas -
  • 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]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • jaladā* -
  • jalada (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • ghorā* -
  • ghora (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    ghorā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • rāviṇaḥ -
  • rāvin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    rāvin (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    rāvī (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • puruṣarṣabha -
  • puruṣarṣabha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “sarvataḥ plāvayantyāśu coditāḥ parameṣṭhinā
  • sarvataḥ -
  • sarvataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sarvata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • plāvayantyā -
  • plu -> plāvayantī (participle, feminine)
    [compound from √plu], [adverb from √plu]
    plāvayantī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    plāvayantī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [instrumental single]
    plāvayantī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    plu -> plāvayat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √plu], [nominative plural from √plu], [vocative dual from √plu], [vocative plural from √plu], [accusative dual from √plu], [accusative plural from √plu]
    plu -> plāvayantī (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √plu], [vocative single from √plu], [instrumental single from √plu]
    plāvayat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    plu (verb class 0)
    [present active third plural]
  • āśu -
  • āśu (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    āśu (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    āśu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    āśu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    āśu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • coditāḥ -
  • codita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    coditā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    cud -> codita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √cud], [vocative plural from √cud]
    cud -> coditā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √cud], [vocative plural from √cud], [accusative plural from √cud]
  • parameṣṭhinā -
  • parameṣṭhi (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    parameṣṭhin (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    parameṣṭhin (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    parameṣṭhī (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.186.71

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 3.186.71 in Kannada sript:
ತತಸ್ತೇ ಜಲದಾ ಘೋರಾ ರಾವಿಣಃ ಪುರುಷರ್ಷಭ ।
ಸರ್ವತಃ ಪ್ಲಾವಯನ್ತ್ಯಾಶು ಚೋದಿತಾಃ ಪರಮೇಷ್ಠಿನಾ ॥ ೭೧ ॥

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 3.186.71 in Bengali sript:
ততস্তে জলদা ঘোরা রাবিণঃ পুরুষর্ষভ ।
সর্বতঃ প্লাবযন্ত্যাশু চোদিতাঃ পরমেষ্ঠিনা ॥ ৭১ ॥

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 3.186.71 in Gujarati sript:
તતસ્તે જલદા ઘોરા રાવિણઃ પુરુષર્ષભ ।
સર્વતઃ પ્લાવયન્ત્યાશુ ચોદિતાઃ પરમેષ્ઠિના ॥ ૭૧ ॥

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 3.186.71 in Malayalam sript:
തതസ്തേ ജലദാ ഘോരാ രാവിണഃ പുരുഷര്ഷഭ ।
സര്വതഃ പ്ലാവയന്ത്യാശു ചോദിതാഃ പരമേഷ്ഠിനാ ॥ ൭൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.186.71 in Telugu sript:
తతస్తే జలదా ఘోరా రావిణః పురుషర్షభ ।
సర్వతః ప్లావయన్త్యాశు చోదితాః పరమేష్ఠినా ॥ ౭౧ ॥

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