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 3.186.80

ततः सुदीर्घं गत्वा तु प्लवमानो नराधिप ।
श्रान्तः क्वचिन्न शरणं लभाम्यहमतन्द्रितः ॥ ८० ॥

tataḥ sudīrghaṃ gatvā tu plavamāno narādhipa |
śrāntaḥ kvacinna śaraṇaṃ labhāmyahamatandritaḥ || 80 ||

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

...he had ridden and afflicted with hunger and thirst he beheld in that part of the country whither he had been led, a dark and dense forest, and the king, beholding that forest, entered...

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

Tatah, Tad, Tata, Sudirgha, Plavamana, Naradhipa, Shranta, Shrat, Kva, Cinna, Sharana, Aha, Asmad, Atandrita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.186.80). 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: “tataḥ sudīrghaṃ gatvā tu plavamāno narādhipa
  • tataḥ -
  • 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]
  • sudīrgham -
  • sudīrgha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sudīrgha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sudīrghā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • gatvā -
  • gam -> gatvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √gam]
    gam -> gatvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √gam]
    gam -> gatvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √gam]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • plavamāno* -
  • plav -> plavamāna (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √plav class 1 verb]
    plu -> plavamāna (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √plu class 1 verb]
  • narādhipa -
  • narādhipa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “śrāntaḥ kvacinna śaraṇaṃ labhāmyahamatandritaḥ
  • śrāntaḥ -
  • śrānta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    śrā -> śrāt (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √śrā class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √śrā class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √śrā class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √śrā class 2 verb]
    śram -> śrānta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √śram class 4 verb]
  • kva -
  • kva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • cinna -
  • cinna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śaraṇam -
  • śaraṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śaraṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śaraṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • labhāmya -
  • labh (verb class 1)
    [present active first single]
  • aham -
  • aha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • atandritaḥ -
  • atandrita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.186.80

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 3.186.80 in Kannada sript:
ತತಃ ಸುದೀರ್ಘಂ ಗತ್ವಾ ತು ಪ್ಲವಮಾನೋ ನರಾಧಿಪ ।
ಶ್ರಾನ್ತಃ ಕ್ವಚಿನ್ನ ಶರಣಂ ಲಭಾಮ್ಯಹಮತನ್ದ್ರಿತಃ ॥ ೮೦ ॥

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 3.186.80 in Bengali sript:
ততঃ সুদীর্ঘং গত্বা তু প্লবমানো নরাধিপ ।
শ্রান্তঃ ক্বচিন্ন শরণং লভাম্যহমতন্দ্রিতঃ ॥ ৮০ ॥

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 3.186.80 in Gujarati sript:
તતઃ સુદીર્ઘં ગત્વા તુ પ્લવમાનો નરાધિપ ।
શ્રાન્તઃ ક્વચિન્ન શરણં લભામ્યહમતન્દ્રિતઃ ॥ ૮૦ ॥

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 3.186.80 in Malayalam sript:
തതഃ സുദീര്ഘം ഗത്വാ തു പ്ലവമാനോ നരാധിപ ।
ശ്രാന്തഃ ക്വചിന്ന ശരണം ലഭാമ്യഹമതന്ദ്രിതഃ ॥ ൮൦ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.186.80 in Telugu sript:
తతః సుదీర్ఘం గత్వా తు ప్లవమానో నరాధిప ।
శ్రాన్తః క్వచిన్న శరణం లభామ్యహమతన్ద్రితః ॥ ౮౦ ॥

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