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 3.252.15

यदा किरीटी परवीरघाती निघ्नन्रथस्थो द्विषतां मनांसि ।
मदन्तरे त्वद्ध्वजिनीं प्रवेष्टा कक्षं दहन्नग्निरिवोष्णगेषु ॥ १५ ॥

yadā kirīṭī paravīraghātī nighnanrathastho dviṣatāṃ manāṃsi |
madantare tvaddhvajinīṃ praveṣṭā kakṣaṃ dahannagnirivoṣṇageṣu || 15 ||

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

...god Hari, the soul of the Universe, and may that god who partakes at sacrifices, be satiated with this.' Then the long-armed Krishna, that soother of miseries, said unto Bhimasena,...

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

Yada, Yad, Kiriti, Kiritin, Paravira, Ghati, Ghatin, Nighnat, Rathastha, Dvishat, Dvishata, Manas, Madat, Tara, Tari, Yushmad, Praveshtri, Kaksha, Han, Agni, Iva, Ushnaga,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.252.15). 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: “yadā kirīṭī paravīraghātī nighnanrathastho dviṣatāṃ manāṃsi
  • yadā -
  • yadā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yadā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • kirīṭī -
  • kirīṭī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    kirīṭin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • paravīra -
  • paravīra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    paravīra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ghātī -
  • ghāti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ghātin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • nighnan -
  • nighnat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • rathastho* -
  • rathastha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • dviṣatām -
  • dviṣat (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    dviṣat (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    dviṣatā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    dviṣ (verb class 2)
    [imperative middle third plural]
  • manāṃsi -
  • manas (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “madantare tvaddhvajinīṃ praveṣṭā kakṣaṃ dahannagnirivoṣṇageṣu
  • madan -
  • mad -> madat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √mad class 1 verb], [vocative single from √mad class 1 verb]
  • tare -
  • tara (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    tara (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    tarā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tari (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • tvaddh -
  • yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [ablative single]
  • hva -
  • (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
  • ajinī -
  • ji (verb class 9)
    [imperfect middle first single]
  • im -
  • i (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • praveṣṭā -
  • praveṣṭṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kakṣam -
  • kakṣa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kakṣā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • da -
  • da (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    da (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • hann -
  • han (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    han (noun, neuter)
    [vocative single]
  • agnir -
  • agni (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ivo -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • uṣṇageṣu -
  • uṣṇaga (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.252.15

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 3.252.15 in Kannada sript:
ಯದಾ ಕಿರೀಟೀ ಪರವೀರಘಾತೀ ನಿಘ್ನನ್ರಥಸ್ಥೋ ದ್ವಿಷತಾಂ ಮನಾಂಸಿ ।
ಮದನ್ತರೇ ತ್ವದ್ಧ್ವಜಿನೀಂ ಪ್ರವೇಷ್ಟಾ ಕಕ್ಷಂ ದಹನ್ನಗ್ನಿರಿವೋಷ್ಣಗೇಷು ॥ ೧೫ ॥

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 3.252.15 in Bengali sript:
যদা কিরীটী পরবীরঘাতী নিঘ্নন্রথস্থো দ্বিষতাং মনাংসি ।
মদন্তরে ত্বদ্ধ্বজিনীং প্রবেষ্টা কক্ষং দহন্নগ্নিরিবোষ্ণগেষু ॥ ১৫ ॥

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 3.252.15 in Gujarati sript:
યદા કિરીટી પરવીરઘાતી નિઘ્નન્રથસ્થો દ્વિષતાં મનાંસિ ।
મદન્તરે ત્વદ્ધ્વજિનીં પ્રવેષ્ટા કક્ષં દહન્નગ્નિરિવોષ્ણગેષુ ॥ ૧૫ ॥

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 3.252.15 in Malayalam sript:
യദാ കിരീടീ പരവീരഘാതീ നിഘ്നന്രഥസ്ഥോ ദ്വിഷതാം മനാംസി ।
മദന്തരേ ത്വദ്ധ്വജിനീം പ്രവേഷ്ടാ കക്ഷം ദഹന്നഗ്നിരിവോഷ്ണഗേഷു ॥ ൧൫ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.252.15 in Telugu sript:
యదా కిరీటీ పరవీరఘాతీ నిఘ్నన్రథస్థో ద్విషతాం మనాంసి ।
మదన్తరే త్వద్ధ్వజినీం ప్రవేష్టా కక్షం దహన్నగ్నిరివోష్ణగేషు ॥ ౧౫ ॥

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