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 3.74.18

स मच्छरीरे त्वच्छापाद्दह्यमानोऽवसत्कलिः ।
त्वच्छापदग्धः सततं सोऽग्नाविव समाहितः ॥ १८ ॥

sa maccharīre tvacchāpāddahyamāno'vasatkaliḥ |
tvacchāpadagdhaḥ satataṃ so'gnāviva samāhitaḥ || 18 ||

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

...the gods and the Rishis, according to the rites inculcated in the scriptures. And once on a time while the illustrious one was engaged in his silent recitations, he beheld Pulastya—that...

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

Maccharira, Yushmad, Shapa, Dah, Kali, Dagdhri, Dagdha, Satatam, Satata, Sah, Agni, Iva, Samahita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.74.18). 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: “sa maccharīre tvacchāpāddahyamāno'vasatkaliḥ
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • maccharīre -
  • maccharīra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • tvacch -
  • yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [ablative single]
  • śāpād -
  • śāpa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • dahya -
  • dah -> dahya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √dah]
    dah (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    dah (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • amāno' -
  • mān (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active second single]
  • avasat -
  • vas (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • kaliḥ -
  • kali (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “tvacchāpadagdhaḥ satataṃ so'gnāviva samāhitaḥ
  • tvacch -
  • yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [ablative single]
  • śāpa -
  • śāpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dagdhaḥ -
  • dagdhṛ (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    dagdha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • satatam -
  • satatam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    satata (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    satata (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    satatā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • so' -
  • saḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    so (noun, feminine)
    [compound]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • agnāvi -
  • agni (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • samāhitaḥ -
  • samāhita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.74.18

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 3.74.18 in Kannada sript:
ಸ ಮಚ್ಛರೀರೇ ತ್ವಚ್ಛಾಪಾದ್ದಹ್ಯಮಾನೋಽವಸತ್ಕಲಿಃ ।
ತ್ವಚ್ಛಾಪದಗ್ಧಃ ಸತತಂ ಸೋಽಗ್ನಾವಿವ ಸಮಾಹಿತಃ ॥ 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 3.74.18 in Bengali sript:
স মচ্ছরীরে ত্বচ্ছাপাদ্দহ্যমানোঽবসত্কলিঃ ।
ত্বচ্ছাপদগ্ধঃ সততং সোঽগ্নাবিব সমাহিতঃ ॥ 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 3.74.18 in Gujarati sript:
સ મચ્છરીરે ત્વચ્છાપાદ્દહ્યમાનોઽવસત્કલિઃ ।
ત્વચ્છાપદગ્ધઃ સતતં સોઽગ્નાવિવ સમાહિતઃ ॥ 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 3.74.18 in Malayalam sript:
സ മച്ഛരീരേ ത്വച്ഛാപാദ്ദഹ്യമാനോഽവസത്കലിഃ ।
ത്വച്ഛാപദഗ്ധഃ സതതം സോഽഗ്നാവിവ സമാഹിതഃ ॥ ൧൮ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.74.18 in Telugu sript:
స మచ్ఛరీరే త్వచ్ఛాపాద్దహ్యమానోఽవసత్కలిః ।
త్వచ్ఛాపదగ్ధః సతతం సోఽగ్నావివ సమాహితః ॥ ౧౮ ॥

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