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 13.140.18

अदूरात्तु ततस्तेषां ब्रह्मदत्तवरं सरः ।
हता हता वै ते तत्र जीवन्त्याप्लुत्य दानवाः ॥ १८ ॥

adūrāttu tatasteṣāṃ brahmadattavaraṃ saraḥ |
hatā hatā vai te tatra jīvantyāplutya dānavāḥ || 18 ||

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

...solicit three boons. Thus requested by the Rishi in respect of boons, the king addressed him, saying, 'Let me become endued with a thousand arms when I am in the midst of my troops. While, however, I remain at home let me have, as usual only...

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

Adurat, Adura, Tatah, Tad, Tata, Brahmadatta, Varam, Vara, Sara, Saras, Hata, Yushmad, Tatra, Jivanti, Jivat, Aplutya, Danava, Danavar,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 13.140.18). 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: “adūrāttu tatasteṣāṃ brahmadattavaraṃ saraḥ
  • adūrāt -
  • adūrāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    adūra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    adūra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • tatas -
  • tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    tata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tan -> tata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
  • teṣām -
  • tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • brahmadatta -
  • brahmadatta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    brahmadatta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • varam -
  • varam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    vara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    varā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • saraḥ -
  • saras (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    sara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “hatā hatā vai te tatra jīvantyāplutya dānavāḥ
  • hatā* -
  • hata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    hatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    han -> hata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √han class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √han class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √han class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √han class 2 verb]
    han -> hatā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √han class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √han class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √han class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √han class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √han class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √han class 2 verb]
  • hatā* -
  • hata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    hatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    han -> hata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √han class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √han class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √han class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √han class 2 verb]
    han -> hatā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √han class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √han class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √han class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √han class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √han class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √han class 2 verb]
  • vai -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • tatra -
  • tatra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tatra (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • jīvantyā -
  • jīvanti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    jīvantī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [instrumental single]
    jīvat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [nominative plural], [vocative dual], [vocative plural], [accusative dual], [accusative plural]
    jīv -> jīvat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √jīv class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √jīv class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √jīv class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √jīv class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √jīv class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √jīv class 1 verb]
    jīv -> jīvantī (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √jīv class 1 verb], [vocative single from √jīv class 1 verb], [instrumental single from √jīv class 1 verb]
    jīv (verb class 1)
    [present active third plural]
  • āplutya -
  • āplutya (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • dānavāḥ -
  • dānavār (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    dānava (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 13.140.18

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 13.140.18 in Kannada sript:
ಅದೂರಾತ್ತು ತತಸ್ತೇಷಾಂ ಬ್ರಹ್ಮದತ್ತವರಂ ಸರಃ ।
ಹತಾ ಹತಾ ವೈ ತೇ ತತ್ರ ಜೀವನ್ತ್ಯಾಪ್ಲುತ್ಯ ದಾನವಾಃ ॥ 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 13.140.18 in Bengali sript:
অদূরাত্তু ততস্তেষাং ব্রহ্মদত্তবরং সরঃ ।
হতা হতা বৈ তে তত্র জীবন্ত্যাপ্লুত্য দানবাঃ ॥ 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 13.140.18 in Gujarati sript:
અદૂરાત્તુ તતસ્તેષાં બ્રહ્મદત્તવરં સરઃ ।
હતા હતા વૈ તે તત્ર જીવન્ત્યાપ્લુત્ય દાનવાઃ ॥ 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 13.140.18 in Malayalam sript:
അദൂരാത്തു തതസ്തേഷാം ബ്രഹ്മദത്തവരം സരഃ ।
ഹതാ ഹതാ വൈ തേ തത്ര ജീവന്ത്യാപ്ലുത്യ ദാനവാഃ ॥ ൧൮ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 13.140.18 in Telugu sript:
అదూరాత్తు తతస్తేషాం బ్రహ్మదత్తవరం సరః ।
హతా హతా వై తే తత్ర జీవన్త్యాప్లుత్య దానవాః ॥ ౧౮ ॥

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