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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 3.191.15
ततः स बकस्तमकूपारं कच्छपं विज्ञापयामास ।
अस्त्यस्माकमभिप्रेतं भवन्तं कंचिदर्थमभिप्रष्टुम् ।
साध्वागम्यतां तावदिति ॥ १५ ॥
tataḥ sa bakastamakūpāraṃ kacchapaṃ vijñāpayāmāsa |
astyasmākamabhipretaṃ bhavantaṃ kaṃcidarthamabhipraṣṭum |
sādhvāgamyatāṃ tāvaditi || 15 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...that are of evil deeds have pus ordained for them. Thus, O great king, that river serves all purposes. Therefore, O king, adore you duly these Brahmanas (that are with you). Weak...
English translation by Kisari Mohan Ganguly (2013) Read online Buy now!
Glossary of Sanskrit terms
Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (3.191.15). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Tatah, Tad, Tata, Baka, Tama, Kupara, Kacchapa, Vijna, Asti, Astya, Asmaka, Asmad, Abhipreta, Bhavanta, Bhavat, Bhavant, Kah, Cit, Artha, Abhi, Sadhu, Agamya, Tavat, Iti,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.191.15). 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 sa bakastamakūpāraṃ kacchapaṃ vijñāpayāmāsa ”
- tataḥ -
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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]sā (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
- sa -
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sa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- bakas -
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baka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tama -
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tama (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tama (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kūpāram -
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kūpāra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- kacchapam -
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kacchapa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kacchapā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- vijñā -
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vijña (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vijña (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]vijñā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- apayāmā -
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√pay (verb class 1)[imperfect active first plural]√pi (verb class 1)[imperfect active first plural]√pī (verb class 1)[imperfect active first plural]
- asa -
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asan (noun, neuter)[compound]
- Line 2: “astyasmākamabhipretaṃ bhavantaṃ kaṃcidarthamabhipraṣṭum ”
- astya -
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asti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]astya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]astī (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]astī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]astī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√as (verb class 2)[present active third single]
- asmākam -
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asmāka (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]asmāka (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]asmākā (noun, feminine)[adverb]asmad (pronoun, none)[genitive plural]
- abhipretam -
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abhipreta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]abhipreta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]abhipretā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- bhavantam -
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bhavanta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]bhavat (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]bhavant (pronoun, masculine)[accusative single]
- kañ -
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ka (noun, neuter)[adverb]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[accusative single]
- cid -
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cit (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]cit (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]cit (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- artham -
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artha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]artha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- abhi -
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abhi (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]abhi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]abhi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]abhi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]abhī (noun, masculine)[adverb]abhī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]abhī (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- praṣṭum -
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√praś -> praṣṭum (infinitive)[infinitive from √praś]
- Line 3: “sādhvāgamyatāṃ tāvaditi ”
- sādhvā -
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sādhu (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sādhu (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]sādhu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]sādhu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- āgamya -
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āgamya (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- tām -
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tā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]sā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- tāvad -
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tāvat (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tāvat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tāvat (noun, masculine)[compound]tāvat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- iti -
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iti (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]iti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.191.15
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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The Mahabharata in Kannada (Set of 32 Volumes)
by Bharatha Darshana Bangalore (2003)
ಶ್ರೇಮಹಭಾರತ [ಮಹಾಭಾರತ]; 13907 pages;
Buy now!Preview of verse 3.191.15 in Kannada sript:
ತತಃ ಸ ಬಕಸ್ತಮಕೂಪಾರಂ ಕಚ್ಛಪಂ ವಿಜ್ಞಾಪಯಾಮಾಸ ।
ಅಸ್ತ್ಯಸ್ಮಾಕಮಭಿಪ್ರೇತಂ ಭವನ್ತಂ ಕಂಚಿದರ್ಥಮಭಿಪ್ರಷ್ಟುಮ್ ।
ಸಾಧ್ವಾಗಮ್ಯತಾಂ ತಾವದಿತಿ ॥ ೧೫ ॥
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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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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The Mahabharata in Bengali (Two Volumes)
by Akshay Library, Kolkata (2019)
3049 pages; [মহাভারত] [মহার্ষী বদভ্যাস (Maharishi Vedvyas)]
Buy now!Preview of verse 3.191.15 in Bengali sript:
ততঃ স বকস্তমকূপারং কচ্ছপং বিজ্ঞাপযামাস ।
অস্ত্যস্মাকমভিপ্রেতং ভবন্তং কংচিদর্থমভিপ্রষ্টুম্ ।
সাধ্বাগম্যতাং তাবদিতি ॥ ১৫ ॥
Mahabharat in Gujarati (20 Volumes)
by Dinkar Joshi (દિનકર જોશી) (2010)
14252 pages; [મહાભારત] [Publisher: Pravin Prakashan Pvt. Ltd, Rajkot]
Buy now!Preview of verse 3.191.15 in Gujarati sript:
તતઃ સ બકસ્તમકૂપારં કચ્છપં વિજ્ઞાપયામાસ ।
અસ્ત્યસ્માકમભિપ્રેતં ભવન્તં કંચિદર્થમભિપ્રષ્ટુમ્ ।
સાધ્વાગમ્યતાં તાવદિતિ ॥ ૧૫ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 3.191.15 in Malayalam sript:
തതഃ സ ബകസ്തമകൂപാരം കച്ഛപം വിജ്ഞാപയാമാസ ।
അസ്ത്യസ്മാകമഭിപ്രേതം ഭവന്തം കംചിദര്ഥമഭിപ്രഷ്ടുമ് ।
സാധ്വാഗമ്യതാം താവദിതി ॥ ൧൫ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 3.191.15 in Telugu sript:
తతః స బకస్తమకూపారం కచ్ఛపం విజ్ఞాపయామాస ।
అస్త్యస్మాకమభిప్రేతం భవన్తం కంచిదర్థమభిప్రష్టుమ్ ।
సాధ్వాగమ్యతాం తావదితి ॥ ౧౫ ॥