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 3.41.18

ततस्त्वध्यापयामास सरहस्य निवर्तनम् ।
तदस्त्रं पाण्डवश्रेष्ठं मूर्तिमन्तमिवान्तकम् ॥ १८ ॥

tatastvadhyāpayāmāsa sarahasya nivartanam |
tadastraṃ pāṇḍavaśreṣṭhaṃ mūrtimantamivāntakam || 18 ||

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

...Vaisampayana said, "And the city of Indra which Arjuna saw was delightful and was the resort of Siddhas and Charanas. And it was adorned with the flowers of every season, and with sacred...

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

Tatah, Tad, Tata, Tva, Adhi, Sarahasya, Saraha, Nivartana, Tada, Tra, Pandavashreshtha, Murtimat, Iva, Antaka,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.41.18). 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: “tatastvadhyāpayāmāsa sarahasya nivartanam
  • 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]
  • tva -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    tva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • adhyā -
  • adhi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]
    adhi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    adhī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]
    adhī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [instrumental single]
    adhī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    dhā (verb class 1)
    [aorist middle first single]
    dhā (verb class 2)
    [aorist middle first single]
    dhā (verb class 3)
    [aorist middle first single]
    dhā (verb class 4)
    [aorist middle first single]
    adhi (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
    adhyā (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • āpayāmā -
  • āp (verb class 0)
    [imperfect active first plural], [imperative active first plural]
    i (verb class 0)
    [imperfect active first plural], [imperative active first plural]
  • asa -
  • asan (noun, neuter)
    [compound]
  • sarahasya -
  • sarahasya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sarahasya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    saraha (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
  • nivartanam -
  • nivartana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nivartana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    nivartanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “tadastraṃ pāṇḍavaśreṣṭhaṃ mūrtimantamivāntakam
  • tadas -
  • tada (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tram -
  • tra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    tra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    trā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • pāṇḍavaśreṣṭham -
  • pāṇḍavaśreṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • mūrtimantam -
  • mūrtimat (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • ivā -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • antakam -
  • antaka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    antaka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    antakā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.41.18

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 3.41.18 in Kannada sript:
ತತಸ್ತ್ವಧ್ಯಾಪಯಾಮಾಸ ಸರಹಸ್ಯ ನಿವರ್ತನಮ್ ।
ತದಸ್ತ್ರಂ ಪಾಣ್ಡವಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠಂ ಮೂರ್ತಿಮನ್ತಮಿವಾನ್ತಕಮ್ ॥ 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 3.41.18 in Bengali sript:
ততস্ত্বধ্যাপযামাস সরহস্য নিবর্তনম্ ।
তদস্ত্রং পাণ্ডবশ্রেষ্ঠং মূর্তিমন্তমিবান্তকম্ ॥ 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 3.41.18 in Gujarati sript:
તતસ્ત્વધ્યાપયામાસ સરહસ્ય નિવર્તનમ્ ।
તદસ્ત્રં પાણ્ડવશ્રેષ્ઠં મૂર્તિમન્તમિવાન્તકમ્ ॥ 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 3.41.18 in Malayalam sript:
തതസ്ത്വധ്യാപയാമാസ സരഹസ്യ നിവര്തനമ് ।
തദസ്ത്രം പാണ്ഡവശ്രേഷ്ഠം മൂര്തിമന്തമിവാന്തകമ് ॥ ൧൮ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.41.18 in Telugu sript:
తతస్త్వధ్యాపయామాస సరహస్య నివర్తనమ్ ।
తదస్త్రం పాణ్డవశ్రేష్ఠం మూర్తిమన్తమివాన్తకమ్ ॥ ౧౮ ॥

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