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 3.181.31

च्यवन्तं जायमानं च गर्भस्थं चैव सर्वशः ।
स्वमात्मानं परं चैव बुध्यन्ते ज्ञानचक्षुषः ।
कर्मभूमिमिमां प्राप्य पुनर्यान्ति सुरालयम् ॥ ३१ ॥

cyavantaṃ jāyamānaṃ ca garbhasthaṃ caiva sarvaśaḥ |
svamātmānaṃ paraṃ caiva budhyante jñānacakṣuṣaḥ |
karmabhūmimimāṃ prāpya punaryānti surālayam || 31 ||

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

...creature! And, O king, wandering without cessation, through that flood, I become fatigued, but I obtain no resting place! And some time after I behold in that expanse of accumulated...

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

Jayamana, Garbhastha, Sarvashah, Sva, Atman, Param, Para, Jnanacakshus, Karmabhumi, Iyam, Idam, Prapya, Punar, Yantin, Yanti, Suralaya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.181.31). 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: “cyavantaṃ jāyamānaṃ ca garbhasthaṃ caiva sarvaśaḥ
  • Cannot analyse cyavantam*jā
  • jāyamānam -
  • jāyamāna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    jāyamāna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    jāyamānā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    jai -> jāyamāna (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √jai class 1 verb]
    jai -> jāyamāna (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √jai class 1 verb], [accusative single from √jai class 1 verb]
    jan -> jāyamāna (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √jan class 4 verb]
    jan -> jāyamāna (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √jan class 4 verb], [accusative single from √jan class 4 verb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • garbhastham -
  • garbhastha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    garbhastha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    garbhasthā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • sarvaśaḥ -
  • sarvaśaḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • Line 2: “svamātmānaṃ paraṃ caiva budhyante jñānacakṣuṣaḥ
  • svam -
  • sva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    svan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    svan (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
    sva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ātmānam -
  • ātman (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • param -
  • param (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    para (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    para (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • budhyante -
  • budh (verb class 1)
    [present passive third plural]
    budh (verb class 4)
    [present middle third plural], [present passive third plural]
  • jñānacakṣuṣaḥ -
  • jñānacakṣus (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    jñānacakṣus (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • Line 3: “karmabhūmimimāṃ prāpya punaryānti surālayam
  • karmabhūmim -
  • karmabhūmi (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • imām -
  • iyam (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    idam (pronoun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • prāpya -
  • prāpya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prāpya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • punar -
  • punar (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    punar (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • yānti -
  • yāntin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    yāntin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    yāntī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    yāntī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    yāntī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • surālayam -
  • surālaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.181.31

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 3.181.31 in Kannada sript:
ಚ್ಯವನ್ತಂ ಜಾಯಮಾನಂ ಚ ಗರ್ಭಸ್ಥಂ ಚೈವ ಸರ್ವಶಃ ।
ಸ್ವಮಾತ್ಮಾನಂ ಪರಂ ಚೈವ ಬುಧ್ಯನ್ತೇ ಜ್ಞಾನಚಕ್ಷುಷಃ ।
ಕರ್ಮಭೂಮಿಮಿಮಾಂ ಪ್ರಾಪ್ಯ ಪುನರ್ಯಾನ್ತಿ ಸುರಾಲಯಮ್ ॥ ೩೧ ॥

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 3.181.31 in Bengali sript:
চ্যবন্তং জাযমানং চ গর্ভস্থং চৈব সর্বশঃ ।
স্বমাত্মানং পরং চৈব বুধ্যন্তে জ্ঞানচক্ষুষঃ ।
কর্মভূমিমিমাং প্রাপ্য পুনর্যান্তি সুরালযম্ ॥ ৩১ ॥

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 3.181.31 in Gujarati sript:
ચ્યવન્તં જાયમાનં ચ ગર્ભસ્થં ચૈવ સર્વશઃ ।
સ્વમાત્માનં પરં ચૈવ બુધ્યન્તે જ્ઞાનચક્ષુષઃ ।
કર્મભૂમિમિમાં પ્રાપ્ય પુનર્યાન્તિ સુરાલયમ્ ॥ ૩૧ ॥

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 3.181.31 in Malayalam sript:
ച്യവന്തം ജായമാനം ച ഗര്ഭസ്ഥം ചൈവ സര്വശഃ ।
സ്വമാത്മാനം പരം ചൈവ ബുധ്യന്തേ ജ്ഞാനചക്ഷുഷഃ ।
കര്മഭൂമിമിമാം പ്രാപ്യ പുനര്യാന്തി സുരാലയമ് ॥ ൩൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.181.31 in Telugu sript:
చ్యవన్తం జాయమానం చ గర్భస్థం చైవ సర్వశః ।
స్వమాత్మానం పరం చైవ బుధ్యన్తే జ్ఞానచక్షుషః ।
కర్మభూమిమిమాం ప్రాప్య పునర్యాన్తి సురాలయమ్ ॥ ౩౧ ॥

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