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 3.247.2

उपरिष्टादसौ लोको योऽयं स्वरिति संज्ञितः ।
ऊर्ध्वगः सत्पथः शश्वद्देवयानचरो मुने ॥ २ ॥

upariṣṭādasau loko yo'yaṃ svariti saṃjñitaḥ |
ūrdhvagaḥ satpathaḥ śaśvaddevayānacaro mune || 2 ||

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

...sacrifice called Istikrita, and performed other rites. And that sage together with his son and wife, ate for a fortnight, and during the other fortnight led the life of a pigeon, collecting...

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

Uparishtat, Uparishta, Asi, Asu, Adah, Loka, Yah, Aya, Idam, Sva, Svan, Rit, Sanjnita, Urdhvaga, Satpatha, Shashvat, Devayana, Cara, Muni,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.247.2). 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: “upariṣṭādasau loko yo'yaṃ svariti saṃjñitaḥ
  • upariṣṭād -
  • upariṣṭāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    upariṣṭāt (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    upariṣṭāt (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    upariṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    upariṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    upariṣṭāt (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • asau -
  • asi (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    asi (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    asu (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    adaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    adaḥ (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • loko* -
  • loka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • yo' -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    yu (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ayam -
  • aya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sva -
  • sva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    svan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    svan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sva (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • riti -
  • rit (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    rit (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • sañjñitaḥ -
  • sañjñita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “ūrdhvagaḥ satpathaḥ śaśvaddevayānacaro mune
  • ūrdhvagaḥ -
  • ūrdhvaga (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • satpathaḥ -
  • satpatha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śaśvad -
  • śaśvat (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    śaśvat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    śaśvat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • devayāna -
  • devayāna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    devayāna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • caro* -
  • cara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • mune -
  • muni (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.247.2

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 3.247.2 in Kannada sript:
ಉಪರಿಷ್ಟಾದಸೌ ಲೋಕೋ ಯೋಽಯಂ ಸ್ವರಿತಿ ಸಂಜ್ಞಿತಃ ।
ಊರ್ಧ್ವಗಃ ಸತ್ಪಥಃ ಶಶ್ವದ್ದೇವಯಾನಚರೋ ಮುನೇ ॥ ೨ ॥

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 3.247.2 in Bengali sript:
উপরিষ্টাদসৌ লোকো যোঽযং স্বরিতি সংজ্ঞিতঃ ।
ঊর্ধ্বগঃ সত্পথঃ শশ্বদ্দেবযানচরো মুনে ॥ ২ ॥

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 3.247.2 in Gujarati sript:
ઉપરિષ્ટાદસૌ લોકો યોઽયં સ્વરિતિ સંજ્ઞિતઃ ।
ઊર્ધ્વગઃ સત્પથઃ શશ્વદ્દેવયાનચરો મુને ॥ ૨ ॥

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 3.247.2 in Malayalam sript:
ഉപരിഷ്ടാദസൌ ലോകോ യോഽയം സ്വരിതി സംജ്ഞിതഃ ।
ഊര്ധ്വഗഃ സത്പഥഃ ശശ്വദ്ദേവയാനചരോ മുനേ ॥ ൨ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.247.2 in Telugu sript:
ఉపరిష్టాదసౌ లోకో యోఽయం స్వరితి సంజ్ఞితః ।
ఊర్ధ్వగః సత్పథః శశ్వద్దేవయానచరో మునే ॥ ౨ ॥

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