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 3.189.9

ब्राह्मणाः साधवश्चैव मुनयश्च तपस्विनः ।
आश्रमाः सहपाषण्डाः स्थिताः सत्ये जनाः प्रजाः ॥ ९ ॥

brāhmaṇāḥ sādhavaścaiva munayaśca tapasvinaḥ |
āśramāḥ sahapāṣaṇḍāḥ sthitāḥ satye janāḥ prajāḥ || 9 ||

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

...another time when I was in need of a (flowery) car. And I admired the car, and the king said, 'It is thine.' And I went to the king a third time and admired the car again....

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

Brahmana, Sadhu, Muni, Munaya, Tapasvin, Tapasvi, Ashrama, Saha, Pashanda, Sthita, Satya, Jana, Praja, Prajas,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.189.9). 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: “brāhmaṇāḥ sādhavaścaiva munayaśca tapasvinaḥ
  • brāhmaṇāḥ -
  • brāhmaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    brāhmaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • sādhavaś -
  • sādhu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative 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]
  • munayaś -
  • muni (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    munaya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tapasvinaḥ -
  • tapasvin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    tapasvin (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    tapasvī (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • Line 2: “āśramāḥ sahapāṣaṇḍāḥ sthitāḥ satye janāḥ prajāḥ
  • āśramāḥ -
  • āśrama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • saha -
  • saha (indeclinable postposition)
    [indeclinable postposition]
    saha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    saha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sah (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • pāṣaṇḍāḥ -
  • pāṣaṇḍa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • sthitāḥ -
  • sthita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sthitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    sthā -> sthita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √sthā class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √sthā class 1 verb]
    sthā -> sthitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √sthā class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √sthā class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √sthā class 1 verb]
  • satye -
  • satya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    satya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    satyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • janāḥ -
  • jana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    janā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • prajāḥ -
  • praja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    prajā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    prajas (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.189.9

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 3.189.9 in Kannada sript:
ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣಾಃ ಸಾಧವಶ್ಚೈವ ಮುನಯಶ್ಚ ತಪಸ್ವಿನಃ ।
ಆಶ್ರಮಾಃ ಸಹಪಾಷಣ್ಡಾಃ ಸ್ಥಿತಾಃ ಸತ್ಯೇ ಜನಾಃ ಪ್ರಜಾಃ ॥ ೯ ॥

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 3.189.9 in Bengali sript:
ব্রাহ্মণাঃ সাধবশ্চৈব মুনযশ্চ তপস্বিনঃ ।
আশ্রমাঃ সহপাষণ্ডাঃ স্থিতাঃ সত্যে জনাঃ প্রজাঃ ॥ ৯ ॥

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 3.189.9 in Gujarati sript:
બ્રાહ્મણાઃ સાધવશ્ચૈવ મુનયશ્ચ તપસ્વિનઃ ।
આશ્રમાઃ સહપાષણ્ડાઃ સ્થિતાઃ સત્યે જનાઃ પ્રજાઃ ॥ ૯ ॥

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 3.189.9 in Malayalam sript:
ബ്രാഹ്മണാഃ സാധവശ്ചൈവ മുനയശ്ച തപസ്വിനഃ ।
ആശ്രമാഃ സഹപാഷണ്ഡാഃ സ്ഥിതാഃ സത്യേ ജനാഃ പ്രജാഃ ॥ ൯ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.189.9 in Telugu sript:
బ్రాహ్మణాః సాధవశ్చైవ మునయశ్చ తపస్వినః ।
ఆశ్రమాః సహపాషణ్డాః స్థితాః సత్యే జనాః ప్రజాః ॥ ౯ ॥

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