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 3.186.108

गन्धर्वाप्सरसो यक्षानृषींश्चैव महीपते ।
दैत्यदानवसंघांश्च कालेयांश्च नराधिप ।
सिंहिकातनयांश्चापि ये चान्ये सुरशत्रवः ॥ १०८ ॥

gandharvāpsaraso yakṣānṛṣīṃścaiva mahīpate |
daityadānavasaṃghāṃśca kāleyāṃśca narādhipa |
siṃhikātanayāṃścāpi ye cānye suraśatravaḥ || 108 ||

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

...this, many kings were deceived by her.' The king thereupon said to him, 'I desire to have her. Let her be granted to me by you!' The king of the frogs thereupon bestowed...

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

Gandharvapsaras, Yaksha, Rishi, Mahipati, Daitya, Danava, Sangha, Kaleya, Naradhipa, Simhikatanaya, Capin, Capi, Yah, Yat, Surashatru,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.186.108). 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: “gandharvāpsaraso yakṣānṛṣīṃścaiva mahīpate
  • gandharvāpsaraso* -
  • gandharvāpsaras (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • yakṣān -
  • yakṣa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • ṛṣīṃś -
  • ṛṣi (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • mahīpate -
  • mahīpati (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “daityadānavasaṃghāṃśca kāleyāṃśca narādhipa
  • daitya -
  • daitya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    daitya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dānava -
  • dānava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dānava (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • saṅghāṃś -
  • saṅgha (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kāleyāṃś -
  • kāleya (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • narādhipa -
  • narādhipa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 3: “siṃhikātanayāṃścāpi ye cānye suraśatravaḥ
  • siṃhikātanayāṃś -
  • siṃhikātanaya (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • cāpi -
  • cāpin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    cāpī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    cāpī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    cāpi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • ye -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • cānye -
  • suraśatravaḥ -
  • suraśatru (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.186.108

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 3.186.108 in Kannada sript:
ಗನ್ಧರ್ವಾಪ್ಸರಸೋ ಯಕ್ಷಾನೃಷೀಂಶ್ಚೈವ ಮಹೀಪತೇ ।
ದೈತ್ಯದಾನವಸಂಘಾಂಶ್ಚ ಕಾಲೇಯಾಂಶ್ಚ ನರಾಧಿಪ ।
ಸಿಂಹಿಕಾತನಯಾಂಶ್ಚಾಪಿ ಯೇ ಚಾನ್ಯೇ ಸುರಶತ್ರವಃ ॥ ೧೦೮ ॥

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 3.186.108 in Bengali sript:
গন্ধর্বাপ্সরসো যক্ষানৃষীংশ্চৈব মহীপতে ।
দৈত্যদানবসংঘাংশ্চ কালেযাংশ্চ নরাধিপ ।
সিংহিকাতনযাংশ্চাপি যে চান্যে সুরশত্রবঃ ॥ ১০৮ ॥

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 3.186.108 in Gujarati sript:
ગન્ધર્વાપ્સરસો યક્ષાનૃષીંશ્ચૈવ મહીપતે ।
દૈત્યદાનવસંઘાંશ્ચ કાલેયાંશ્ચ નરાધિપ ।
સિંહિકાતનયાંશ્ચાપિ યે ચાન્યે સુરશત્રવઃ ॥ ૧૦૮ ॥

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 3.186.108 in Malayalam sript:
ഗന്ധര്വാപ്സരസോ യക്ഷാനൃഷീംശ്ചൈവ മഹീപതേ ।
ദൈത്യദാനവസംഘാംശ്ച കാലേയാംശ്ച നരാധിപ ।
സിംഹികാതനയാംശ്ചാപി യേ ചാന്യേ സുരശത്രവഃ ॥ ൧൦൮ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.186.108 in Telugu sript:
గన్ధర్వాప్సరసో యక్షానృషీంశ్చైవ మహీపతే ।
దైత్యదానవసంఘాంశ్చ కాలేయాంశ్చ నరాధిప ।
సింహికాతనయాంశ్చాపి యే చాన్యే సురశత్రవః ॥ ౧౦౮ ॥

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