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 3.188.58

हाहाकृता द्विजाश्चैव भयार्ता वृषलार्दिताः ।
त्रातारमलभन्तो वै भ्रमिष्यन्ति महीमिमाम् ॥ ५८ ॥

hāhākṛtā dvijāścaiva bhayārtā vṛṣalārditāḥ |
trātāramalabhanto vai bhramiṣyanti mahīmimām || 58 ||

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

...foe, has to see his offspring die in childhood. The ancestor of such a person can never dwell in heaven; indeed, the very gods decline to accept the libations of clarified butter poured...

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

Hahakrita, Dvija, Bhayarta, Vrishala, Ardita, Tratri, Mahi, Iyam, Idam,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.188.58). 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: “hāhākṛtā dvijāścaiva bhayārtā vṛṣalārditāḥ
  • hāhākṛtā* -
  • hāhākṛta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    hāhākṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • dvijāś -
  • dvija (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    dvijā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [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]
  • bhayārtā* -
  • bhayārta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    bhayārtā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vṛṣalā -
  • vṛṣala (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vṛṣala (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • arditāḥ -
  • ardita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    arditā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “trātāramalabhanto vai bhramiṣyanti mahīmimām
  • trātāram -
  • trātṛ (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • alabhanto -
  • vai -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
  • bhramiṣyanti -
  • bhram (verb class 1)
    [future active third plural]
    bhram (verb class 4)
    [future active third plural]
  • mahīm -
  • mahī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • imām -
  • iyam (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    idam (pronoun, feminine)
    [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.188.58

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 3.188.58 in Kannada sript:
ಹಾಹಾಕೃತಾ ದ್ವಿಜಾಶ್ಚೈವ ಭಯಾರ್ತಾ ವೃಷಲಾರ್ದಿತಾಃ ।
ತ್ರಾತಾರಮಲಭನ್ತೋ ವೈ ಭ್ರಮಿಷ್ಯನ್ತಿ ಮಹೀಮಿಮಾಮ್ ॥ ೫೮ ॥

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 3.188.58 in Bengali sript:
হাহাকৃতা দ্বিজাশ্চৈব ভযার্তা বৃষলার্দিতাঃ ।
ত্রাতারমলভন্তো বৈ ভ্রমিষ্যন্তি মহীমিমাম্ ॥ ৫৮ ॥

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 3.188.58 in Gujarati sript:
હાહાકૃતા દ્વિજાશ્ચૈવ ભયાર્તા વૃષલાર્દિતાઃ ।
ત્રાતારમલભન્તો વૈ ભ્રમિષ્યન્તિ મહીમિમામ્ ॥ ૫૮ ॥

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 3.188.58 in Malayalam sript:
ഹാഹാകൃതാ ദ്വിജാശ്ചൈവ ഭയാര്താ വൃഷലാര്ദിതാഃ ।
ത്രാതാരമലഭന്തോ വൈ ഭ്രമിഷ്യന്തി മഹീമിമാമ് ॥ ൫൮ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.188.58 in Telugu sript:
హాహాకృతా ద్విజాశ్చైవ భయార్తా వృషలార్దితాః ।
త్రాతారమలభన్తో వై భ్రమిష్యన్తి మహీమిమామ్ ॥ ౫౮ ॥

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