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 3.151.1

वैशंपायन उवाच ।
स गत्वा नलिनीं रम्यां राक्षसैरभिरक्षिताम् ।
कैलासशिखरे रम्ये ददर्श शुभकानने ॥ १ ॥

vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca |
sa gatvā nalinīṃ ramyāṃ rākṣasairabhirakṣitām |
kailāsaśikhare ramye dadarśa śubhakānane || 1 ||

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

...very way, do you repair from this region of Kuvera to the place whence you had come even to the hermitage of Nara and Narayana, known by the name of Vadari. Thence, O Kaunteya. you will...

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

Vaishampayana, Nalini, Ramya, Rakshasa, Abhirakshita, Kailasashikhara, Shubhaka, Ana, Ani,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.151.1). 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: “vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca
  • vaiśampāyana* -
  • vaiśampāyana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • uvāca -
  • vac (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • Line 2: “sa gatvā nalinīṃ ramyāṃ rākṣasairabhirakṣitām
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • gatvā -
  • gam -> gatvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √gam]
    gam -> gatvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √gam]
    gam -> gatvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √gam]
  • nalinīm -
  • nalinī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • ramyām -
  • ramyā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    ram -> ramyā (participle, feminine)
    [accusative single from √ram class 1 verb], [accusative single from √ram]
  • rākṣasair -
  • rākṣasa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    rākṣasa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • abhirakṣitām -
  • abhirakṣitā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 3: “kailāsaśikhare ramye dadarśa śubhakānane
  • kailāsaśikhare -
  • kailāsaśikhara (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    kailāsaśikhara (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • ramye -
  • ramya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ramya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    ramyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ram -> ramya (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √ram class 1 verb], [locative single from √ram]
    ram -> ramya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √ram class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √ram class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √ram class 1 verb], [locative single from √ram class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √ram], [vocative dual from √ram], [accusative dual from √ram], [locative single from √ram]
    ram -> ramyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √ram class 1 verb], [vocative single from √ram class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √ram class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √ram class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √ram], [vocative single from √ram], [vocative dual from √ram], [accusative dual from √ram]
    ram (verb class 1)
    [present passive first single]
    ram (verb class 0)
    [present passive first single]
  • dadarśa -
  • dṛś (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • śubhakān -
  • śubhaka (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • ane -
  • ana (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ani (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.151.1

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 3.151.1 in Kannada sript:
ವೈಶಂಪಾಯನ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಸ ಗತ್ವಾ ನಲಿನೀಂ ರಮ್ಯಾಂ ರಾಕ್ಷಸೈರಭಿರಕ್ಷಿತಾಮ್ ।
ಕೈಲಾಸಶಿಖರೇ ರಮ್ಯೇ ದದರ್ಶ ಶುಭಕಾನನೇ ॥ ೧ ॥

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 3.151.1 in Bengali sript:
বৈশংপাযন উবাচ ।
স গত্বা নলিনীং রম্যাং রাক্ষসৈরভিরক্ষিতাম্ ।
কৈলাসশিখরে রম্যে দদর্শ শুভকাননে ॥ ১ ॥

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 3.151.1 in Gujarati sript:
વૈશંપાયન ઉવાચ ।
સ ગત્વા નલિનીં રમ્યાં રાક્ષસૈરભિરક્ષિતામ્ ।
કૈલાસશિખરે રમ્યે દદર્શ શુભકાનને ॥ ૧ ॥

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 3.151.1 in Malayalam sript:
വൈശംപായന ഉവാച ।
സ ഗത്വാ നലിനീം രമ്യാം രാക്ഷസൈരഭിരക്ഷിതാമ് ।
കൈലാസശിഖരേ രമ്യേ ദദര്ശ ശുഭകാനനേ ॥ ൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.151.1 in Telugu sript:
వైశంపాయన ఉవాచ ।
స గత్వా నలినీం రమ్యాం రాక్షసైరభిరక్షితామ్ ।
కైలాసశిఖరే రమ్యే దదర్శ శుభకాననే ॥ ౧ ॥

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