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 3.70.15

प्रतीक्षस्व मुहूर्तं त्वमथ वा त्वरते भवान् ।
एष याति शिवः पन्था याहि वार्ष्णेयसारथिः ॥ १५ ॥

pratīkṣasva muhūrtaṃ tvamatha vā tvarate bhavān |
eṣa yāti śivaḥ panthā yāhi vārṣṇeyasārathiḥ || 15 ||

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

...woods, his dear and unoffending wife overcome with fatigue? Of what offence was I guilty in the eyes of that monarch since my early youth that he should go away deserting me in...

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

Pratiksha, Sva, Svan, Muhurta, Tva, Yushmad, Atha, Bhava, Bhavant, Esha, Yat, Yati, Shiva, Pathin, Varshneyasarathi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.70.15). 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: “pratīkṣasva muhūrtaṃ tvamatha tvarate bhavān
  • pratīkṣa -
  • pratīkṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pratīkṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sva -
  • sva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    svan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    svan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sva (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • muhūrtam -
  • muhūrta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    muhūrtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tvam -
  • tva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tva (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • atha -
  • atha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • -
  • (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • tvarate -
  • tvar (verb class 1)
    [present middle third single]
  • bhavān -
  • bhava (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    bhavant (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “eṣa yāti śivaḥ panthā yāhi vārṣṇeyasārathiḥ
  • eṣa -
  • eṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    eṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single], [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
    iṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • yāti -
  • yāti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    yāti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    yāti (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    yāt (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    yāt (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [present active third single]
  • śivaḥ -
  • śiva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • panthā* -
  • pathin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • yāhi -
  • (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second single]
  • vārṣṇeyasārathiḥ -
  • vārṣṇeyasārathi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    vārṣṇeyasārathi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.70.15

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 3.70.15 in Kannada sript:
ಪ್ರತೀಕ್ಷಸ್ವ ಮುಹೂರ್ತಂ ತ್ವಮಥ ವಾ ತ್ವರತೇ ಭವಾನ್ ।
ಏಷ ಯಾತಿ ಶಿವಃ ಪನ್ಥಾ ಯಾಹಿ ವಾರ್ಷ್ಣೇಯಸಾರಥಿಃ ॥ ೧೫ ॥

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 3.70.15 in Bengali sript:
প্রতীক্ষস্ব মুহূর্তং ত্বমথ বা ত্বরতে ভবান্ ।
এষ যাতি শিবঃ পন্থা যাহি বার্ষ্ণেযসারথিঃ ॥ ১৫ ॥

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 3.70.15 in Gujarati sript:
પ્રતીક્ષસ્વ મુહૂર્તં ત્વમથ વા ત્વરતે ભવાન્ ।
એષ યાતિ શિવઃ પન્થા યાહિ વાર્ષ્ણેયસારથિઃ ॥ ૧૫ ॥

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 3.70.15 in Malayalam sript:
പ്രതീക്ഷസ്വ മുഹൂര്തം ത്വമഥ വാ ത്വരതേ ഭവാന് ।
ഏഷ യാതി ശിവഃ പന്ഥാ യാഹി വാര്ഷ്ണേയസാരഥിഃ ॥ ൧൫ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.70.15 in Telugu sript:
ప్రతీక్షస్వ ముహూర్తం త్వమథ వా త్వరతే భవాన్ ।
ఏష యాతి శివః పన్థా యాహి వార్ష్ణేయసారథిః ॥ ౧౫ ॥

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