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 3.197.18

ब्राह्मण उवाच ।
किमिदं भवति त्वं मां तिष्ठेत्युक्त्वा वराङ्गने ।
उपरोधं कृतवती न विसर्जितवत्यसि ॥ १८ ॥

brāhmaṇa uvāca |
kimidaṃ bhavati tvaṃ māṃ tiṣṭhetyuktvā varāṅgane |
uparodhaṃ kṛtavatī na visarjitavatyasi || 18 ||

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

...for that region, O bull of the Bharata race! And after that grinder of foes, the royal Kuvalasva, had set out, accompanied by his twenty-one thousand sons all of whom were exceedingly...

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

Brahmana, Kimi, Bhavati, Bhavat, Bhavant, Tva, Yushmad, Asmad, Varangana, Uparodham, Uparodha, Kritavat, Kritavati, Visarjita, Vati, Asi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.197.18). 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: “brāhmaṇa uvāca
  • brāhmaṇa* -
  • brāhmaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • uvāca -
  • vac (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • Line 2: “kimidaṃ bhavati tvaṃ māṃ tiṣṭhetyuktvā varāṅgane
  • kimi -
  • kimi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    kimi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    kimi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • dam -
  • da (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    da (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
  • bhavati -
  • bhavatī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    bhavat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhavat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    bhavant (pronoun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhavant (pronoun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    bhū (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • tvam -
  • tva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tva (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • mām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative single]
  • tiṣṭhet -
  • sthā (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • yuktvā -
  • yuj -> yuktvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √yuj]
  • varāṅgane -
  • varāṅganā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Line 3: “uparodhaṃ kṛtavatī na visarjitavatyasi
  • uparodham -
  • uparodham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    uparodha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • kṛtavatī -
  • kṛtavatī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    kṛtavat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    kṛ -> kṛtavat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative dual from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative dual from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ -> kṛtavatī (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • visarjita -
  • visarjita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    visarjita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vatya -
  • vati (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    van -> vatya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √van]
    van -> vatya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √van]
    vatī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    vatī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vatī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative 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]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.197.18

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 3.197.18 in Kannada sript:
ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಕಿಮಿದಂ ಭವತಿ ತ್ವಂ ಮಾಂ ತಿಷ್ಠೇತ್ಯುಕ್ತ್ವಾ ವರಾಙ್ಗನೇ ।
ಉಪರೋಧಂ ಕೃತವತೀ ನ ವಿಸರ್ಜಿತವತ್ಯಸಿ ॥ ೧೮ ॥

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 3.197.18 in Bengali sript:
ব্রাহ্মণ উবাচ ।
কিমিদং ভবতি ত্বং মাং তিষ্ঠেত্যুক্ত্বা বরাঙ্গনে ।
উপরোধং কৃতবতী ন বিসর্জিতবত্যসি ॥ ১৮ ॥

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 3.197.18 in Gujarati sript:
બ્રાહ્મણ ઉવાચ ।
કિમિદં ભવતિ ત્વં માં તિષ્ઠેત્યુક્ત્વા વરાઙ્ગને ।
ઉપરોધં કૃતવતી ન વિસર્જિતવત્યસિ ॥ ૧૮ ॥

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 3.197.18 in Malayalam sript:
ബ്രാഹ്മണ ഉവാച ।
കിമിദം ഭവതി ത്വം മാം തിഷ്ഠേത്യുക്ത്വാ വരാങ്ഗനേ ।
ഉപരോധം കൃതവതീ ന വിസര്ജിതവത്യസി ॥ ൧൮ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.197.18 in Telugu sript:
బ్రాహ్మణ ఉవాచ ।
కిమిదం భవతి త్వం మాం తిష్ఠేత్యుక్త్వా వరాఙ్గనే ।
ఉపరోధం కృతవతీ న విసర్జితవత్యసి ॥ ౧౮ ॥

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