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 3.282.16

भारद्वाज उवाच ।
यथास्य भार्या सावित्री तपसा च दमेन च ।
आचारेण च संयुक्ता तथा जीवति सत्यवान् ॥ १६ ॥

bhāradvāja uvāca |
yathāsya bhāryā sāvitrī tapasā ca damena ca |
ācāreṇa ca saṃyuktā tathā jīvati satyavān || 16 ||

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

...tell me whether what I saw was only a dream or a reality!' Thereupon, Savitri addressed him, saying, 'The night deepens. I shall, O prince, relate everything unto you on the...

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

Bharadvaja, Yatha, Idam, Bharya, Savitri, Tapas, Dama, Acara, Samyukta, Tatha, Jivat, Satyavat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.282.16). 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: “bhāradvāja uvāca
  • bhāradvāja* -
  • bhāradvāja (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: “yathāsya bhāryā sāvitrī tapasā ca damena ca
  • yathā -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • asya -
  • as -> asya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √as]
    a (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    as (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • bhāryā -
  • bhāryā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    bhṛ -> bhāryā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √bhṛ]
  • sāvitrī -
  • sāvitrī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    sāvitri (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • tapasā -
  • tapas (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • damena -
  • dama (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    dama (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 3: “ācāreṇa ca saṃyuktā tathā jīvati satyavān
  • ācāreṇa -
  • ācāra (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • saṃyuktā -
  • saṃyuktā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • tathā* -
  • tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tatha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • jīvati -
  • jīvat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    jīvat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    jīv -> jīvat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √jīv class 1 verb]
    jīv -> jīvat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √jīv class 1 verb]
    jīv (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • satyavān -
  • satyavat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.282.16

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 3.282.16 in Kannada sript:
ಭಾರದ್ವಾಜ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಯಥಾಸ್ಯ ಭಾರ್ಯಾ ಸಾವಿತ್ರೀ ತಪಸಾ ಚ ದಮೇನ ಚ ।
ಆಚಾರೇಣ ಚ ಸಂಯುಕ್ತಾ ತಥಾ ಜೀವತಿ ಸತ್ಯವಾನ್ ॥ ೧೬ ॥

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 3.282.16 in Bengali sript:
ভারদ্বাজ উবাচ ।
যথাস্য ভার্যা সাবিত্রী তপসা চ দমেন চ ।
আচারেণ চ সংযুক্তা তথা জীবতি সত্যবান্ ॥ ১৬ ॥

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 3.282.16 in Gujarati sript:
ભારદ્વાજ ઉવાચ ।
યથાસ્ય ભાર્યા સાવિત્રી તપસા ચ દમેન ચ ।
આચારેણ ચ સંયુક્તા તથા જીવતિ સત્યવાન્ ॥ ૧૬ ॥

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 3.282.16 in Malayalam sript:
ഭാരദ്വാജ ഉവാച ।
യഥാസ്യ ഭാര്യാ സാവിത്രീ തപസാ ച ദമേന ച ।
ആചാരേണ ച സംയുക്താ തഥാ ജീവതി സത്യവാന് ॥ ൧൬ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.282.16 in Telugu sript:
భారద్వాజ ఉవాచ ।
యథాస్య భార్యా సావిత్రీ తపసా చ దమేన చ ।
ఆచారేణ చ సంయుక్తా తథా జీవతి సత్యవాన్ ॥ ౧౬ ॥

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