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 5.174.23

तं गच्छ भार्गवश्रेष्ठं कालाग्निसमतेजसम् ।
प्रतिष्ठापयिता स त्वां समे पथि महातपाः ॥ २३ ॥

taṃ gaccha bhārgavaśreṣṭhaṃ kālāgnisamatejasam |
pratiṣṭhāpayitā sa tvāṃ same pathi mahātapāḥ || 23 ||

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

...The world knows how from a desire of doing what was agreeable to my father, that I gave up the kingdom that had become mine and lived in the observance of the Brahmacarya vow. I then...

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

Gaccha, Bhargavashreshtha, Samata, Samat, Pratishthapayitri, Tva, Yushmad, Sama, Pathin, Pathi, Mahatapa, Mahatapas,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 5.174.23). 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: “taṃ gaccha bhārgavaśreṣṭhaṃ kālāgnisamatejasam
  • tam -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • gaccha -
  • gaccha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    gam (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • bhārgavaśreṣṭham -
  • bhārgavaśreṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • kālāgni -
  • kālāgni (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • samate -
  • samatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    sam -> samat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √sam class 1 verb]
    sam -> samat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √sam class 1 verb]
    sam (verb class 1)
    [present middle third single]
  • ja -
  • ja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ja (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sam -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sam (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • Line 2: “pratiṣṭhāpayitā sa tvāṃ same pathi mahātapāḥ
  • pratiṣṭhāpayitā -
  • pratiṣṭhāpayitṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tvām -
  • tvā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative single]
  • same -
  • sama (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    sama (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    samā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    sam (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • pathi -
  • pathin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [locative single]
    pathī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    pathī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    pathī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • mahātapāḥ -
  • mahātapa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    mahātapā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    mahātapas (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 5.174.23

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 5.174.23 in Kannada sript:
ತಂ ಗಚ್ಛ ಭಾರ್ಗವಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠಂ ಕಾಲಾಗ್ನಿಸಮತೇಜಸಮ್ ।
ಪ್ರತಿಷ್ಠಾಪಯಿತಾ ಸ ತ್ವಾಂ ಸಮೇ ಪಥಿ ಮಹಾತಪಾಃ ॥ ೨೩ ॥

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 5.174.23 in Bengali sript:
তং গচ্ছ ভার্গবশ্রেষ্ঠং কালাগ্নিসমতেজসম্ ।
প্রতিষ্ঠাপযিতা স ত্বাং সমে পথি মহাতপাঃ ॥ ২৩ ॥

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 5.174.23 in Gujarati sript:
તં ગચ્છ ભાર્ગવશ્રેષ્ઠં કાલાગ્નિસમતેજસમ્ ।
પ્રતિષ્ઠાપયિતા સ ત્વાં સમે પથિ મહાતપાઃ ॥ ૨૩ ॥

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 5.174.23 in Malayalam sript:
തം ഗച്ഛ ഭാര്ഗവശ്രേഷ്ഠം കാലാഗ്നിസമതേജസമ് ।
പ്രതിഷ്ഠാപയിതാ സ ത്വാം സമേ പഥി മഹാതപാഃ ॥ ൨൩ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 5.174.23 in Telugu sript:
తం గచ్ఛ భార్గవశ్రేష్ఠం కాలాగ్నిసమతేజసమ్ ।
ప్రతిష్ఠాపయితా స త్వాం సమే పథి మహాతపాః ॥ ౨౩ ॥

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