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 3.178.38

ततस्तस्माद्विमानाग्रात्प्रच्युतश्च्युतभूषणः ।
प्रपतन्बुबुधेऽऽत्मानं व्यालीभूतमधोमुखम् ॥ ३८ ॥

tatastasmādvimānāgrātpracyutaścyutabhūṣaṇaḥ |
prapatanbubudhe''tmānaṃ vyālībhūtamadhomukham || 38 ||

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

...him, 'Worshipful sir, do you appoint some better habitation for me.' And then the adorable Manu, the conqueror of hostile cities, took it out of that vessel and carried it...

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

Tatah, Tad, Tata, Tasmat, Vimana, Agra, Pracyuta, Cyuta, Bhushana, Pra, Patat, Atma, Vyalibhuta, Adhomukha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.178.38). 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: “tatastasmādvimānāgrātpracyutaścyutabhūṣaṇaḥ
  • 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]
  • tasmād -
  • tasmāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single]
  • vimānā -
  • vimāna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vimāna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vimānā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • agrāt -
  • agra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    agra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • pracyutaś -
  • pracyuta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • cyuta -
  • cyuta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    cyuta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhūṣaṇaḥ -
  • bhūṣaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “prapatanbubudhe''tmānaṃ vyālībhūtamadhomukham
  • pra -
  • pra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • patan -
  • patat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
    pat -> patat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √pat class 1 verb], [vocative single from √pat class 1 verb]
  • bubudhe' -
  • budh (verb class 1)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
    budh (verb class 4)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
  • atmān -
  • atma (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • am -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • vyālībhūtam -
  • vyālībhūta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vyālībhūta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vyālībhūtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • adhomukham -
  • adhomukha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    adhomukha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    adhomukhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.178.38

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 3.178.38 in Kannada sript:
ತತಸ್ತಸ್ಮಾದ್ವಿಮಾನಾಗ್ರಾತ್ಪ್ರಚ್ಯುತಶ್ಚ್ಯುತಭೂಷಣಃ ।
ಪ್ರಪತನ್ಬುಬುಧೇಽಽತ್ಮಾನಂ ವ್ಯಾಲೀಭೂತಮಧೋಮುಖಮ್ ॥ ೩೮ ॥

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 3.178.38 in Bengali sript:
ততস্তস্মাদ্বিমানাগ্রাত্প্রচ্যুতশ্চ্যুতভূষণঃ ।
প্রপতন্বুবুধেঽঽত্মানং ব্যালীভূতমধোমুখম্ ॥ ৩৮ ॥

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 3.178.38 in Gujarati sript:
તતસ્તસ્માદ્વિમાનાગ્રાત્પ્રચ્યુતશ્ચ્યુતભૂષણઃ ।
પ્રપતન્બુબુધેઽઽત્માનં વ્યાલીભૂતમધોમુખમ્ ॥ ૩૮ ॥

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 3.178.38 in Malayalam sript:
തതസ്തസ്മാദ്വിമാനാഗ്രാത്പ്രച്യുതശ്ച്യുതഭൂഷണഃ ।
പ്രപതന്ബുബുധേഽഽത്മാനം വ്യാലീഭൂതമധോമുഖമ് ॥ ൩൮ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.178.38 in Telugu sript:
తతస్తస్మాద్విమానాగ్రాత్ప్రచ్యుతశ్చ్యుతభూషణః ।
ప్రపతన్బుబుధేఽఽత్మానం వ్యాలీభూతమధోముఖమ్ ॥ ౩౮ ॥

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