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 3.187.42

सर्वमेकार्णवं दृष्ट्वा नष्टं स्थावरजङ्गमम् ।
विक्लवोऽसि मया ज्ञातस्ततस्ते दर्शितं जगत् ॥ ४२ ॥

sarvamekārṇavaṃ dṛṣṭvā naṣṭaṃ sthāvarajaṅgamam |
viklavo'si mayā jñātastataste darśitaṃ jagat || 42 ||

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

...filled with joy. And he of a hundred sacrifices, the chief of the gods seated on the back of his elephant Airavata, surveyed his happy subjects, and he cast his eyes on delightful...

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

Sarvam, Sarva, Ekarnava, Nashta, Sthavarajangama, Viklava, Asi, Maya, Jnatri, Jnata, Tatah, Tad, Tata, Yushmad, Darshita, Jagat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.187.42). 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: “sarvamekārṇavaṃ dṛṣṭvā naṣṭaṃ sthāvarajaṅgamam
  • sarvam -
  • sarvam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sarva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sarva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ekārṇavam -
  • ekārṇava (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • dṛṣṭvā -
  • dṛś -> dṛṣṭvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √dṛś]
  • naṣṭam -
  • naṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    naṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    naṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    naś -> naṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √naś class 1 verb], [accusative single from √naś class 4 verb]
    naś -> naṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √naś class 1 verb], [accusative single from √naś class 1 verb], [nominative single from √naś class 4 verb], [accusative single from √naś class 4 verb]
    naś -> naṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √naś class 1 verb]
    naś -> naṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √naś class 1 verb], [accusative single from √naś class 1 verb]
  • sthāvarajaṅgamam -
  • sthāvarajaṅgama (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “viklavo'si mayā jñātastataste darśitaṃ jagat
  • viklavo' -
  • viklava (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • asi -
  • asi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    asi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    asī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [present active second single]
  • mayā* -
  • maya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    mayā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • jñātas -
  • jñātṛ (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    jñāta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    jñā -> jñāta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √jñā class 3 verb], [nominative single from √jñā class 9 verb]
  • 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]
  • darśitam -
  • darśita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    darśita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    darśitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    dṛś -> darśita (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √dṛś]
    dṛś -> darśita (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √dṛś]
    dṛś -> darśitā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √dṛś]
    dṛś -> darśita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √dṛś]
    dṛś -> darśita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √dṛś], [accusative single from √dṛś]
  • jagat -
  • jagat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    jagat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.187.42

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 3.187.42 in Kannada sript:
ಸರ್ವಮೇಕಾರ್ಣವಂ ದೃಷ್ಟ್ವಾ ನಷ್ಟಂ ಸ್ಥಾವರಜಙ್ಗಮಮ್ ।
ವಿಕ್ಲವೋಽಸಿ ಮಯಾ ಜ್ಞಾತಸ್ತತಸ್ತೇ ದರ್ಶಿತಂ ಜಗತ್ ॥ ೪೨ ॥

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 3.187.42 in Bengali sript:
সর্বমেকার্ণবং দৃষ্ট্বা নষ্টং স্থাবরজঙ্গমম্ ।
বিক্লবোঽসি মযা জ্ঞাতস্ততস্তে দর্শিতং জগত্ ॥ ৪২ ॥

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 3.187.42 in Gujarati sript:
સર્વમેકાર્ણવં દૃષ્ટ્વા નષ્ટં સ્થાવરજઙ્ગમમ્ ।
વિક્લવોઽસિ મયા જ્ઞાતસ્તતસ્તે દર્શિતં જગત્ ॥ ૪૨ ॥

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 3.187.42 in Malayalam sript:
സര്വമേകാര്ണവം ദൃഷ്ട്വാ നഷ്ടം സ്ഥാവരജങ്ഗമമ് ।
വിക്ലവോഽസി മയാ ജ്ഞാതസ്തതസ്തേ ദര്ശിതം ജഗത് ॥ ൪൨ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.187.42 in Telugu sript:
సర్వమేకార్ణవం దృష్ట్వా నష్టం స్థావరజఙ్గమమ్ ।
విక్లవోఽసి మయా జ్ఞాతస్తతస్తే దర్శితం జగత్ ॥ ౪౨ ॥

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