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 3.259.18

उपवासरतिर्धीमान्सदा जप्यपरायणः ।
तमेव कालमातिष्ठत्तीव्रं तप उदारधीः ॥ १८ ॥

upavāsaratirdhīmānsadā japyaparāyaṇaḥ |
tameva kālamātiṣṭhattīvraṃ tapa udāradhīḥ || 18 ||

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

...walking before, caused her to be taken up on a chariot by the heroic Sahadeva, the son of Madri. And when Jayadratha had fled away Bhima began to mow down with his iron-arrows such of...

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

Upavasa, Rati, Dhimat, Sada, Japin, Japya, Aparayana, Tama, Tami, Iva, Kalam, Kala, Atishtha, Tti, Vra, Tap, Tapa, Udaradhi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.259.18). 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: “upavāsaratirdhīmānsadā japyaparāyaṇaḥ
  • upavāsa -
  • upavāsa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ratir -
  • rati (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • dhīmān -
  • dhīmat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sadā* -
  • sada (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • japya -
  • japin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
    japin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    japya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    japya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    jap -> japya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √jap]
    jap -> japya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √jap class 1 verb]
    jap -> japya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √jap class 1 verb]
  • aparāyaṇaḥ -
  • aparāyaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “tameva kālamātiṣṭhattīvraṃ tapa udāradhīḥ
  • tame -
  • tama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    tama (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    tamā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tami (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • kālam -
  • kālam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kāla (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kāla (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kālā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ātiṣṭha -
  • ātiṣṭha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ttī -
  • tti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • vram -
  • vra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tapa*u -
  • tap (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    tap (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    tapa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    tapa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    tapā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tap (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • ud -
  • udāradhīḥ -
  • udāradhī (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    udāradhī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.259.18

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 3.259.18 in Kannada sript:
ಉಪವಾಸರತಿರ್ಧೀಮಾನ್ಸದಾ ಜಪ್ಯಪರಾಯಣಃ ।
ತಮೇವ ಕಾಲಮಾತಿಷ್ಠತ್ತೀವ್ರಂ ತಪ ಉದಾರಧೀಃ ॥ 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 3.259.18 in Bengali sript:
উপবাসরতির্ধীমান্সদা জপ্যপরাযণঃ ।
তমেব কালমাতিষ্ঠত্তীব্রং তপ উদারধীঃ ॥ 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 3.259.18 in Gujarati sript:
ઉપવાસરતિર્ધીમાન્સદા જપ્યપરાયણઃ ।
તમેવ કાલમાતિષ્ઠત્તીવ્રં તપ ઉદારધીઃ ॥ 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 3.259.18 in Malayalam sript:
ഉപവാസരതിര്ധീമാന്സദാ ജപ്യപരായണഃ ।
തമേവ കാലമാതിഷ്ഠത്തീവ്രം തപ ഉദാരധീഃ ॥ ൧൮ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.259.18 in Telugu sript:
ఉపవాసరతిర్ధీమాన్సదా జప్యపరాయణః ।
తమేవ కాలమాతిష్ఠత్తీవ్రం తప ఉదారధీః ॥ ౧౮ ॥

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