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 3.186.51

पुरुषादानि सत्त्वानि पक्षिणोऽथ मृगास्तथा ।
नगराणां विहारेषु चैत्येष्वपि च शेरते ॥ ५१ ॥

puruṣādāni sattvāni pakṣiṇo'tha mṛgāstathā |
nagarāṇāṃ vihāreṣu caityeṣvapi ca śerate || 51 ||

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

...Munis and the asylums of ascetics, which had before been filled with wretches will once more be homes of men devoted to truth, and men in general will begin to honour and practise truth...

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

Purushada, Sattva, Pakshin, Pakshi, Atha, Mriga, Tatha, Nagara, Vihara, Caitya, Api,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.186.51). 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: “puruṣādāni sattvāni pakṣiṇo'tha mṛgāstathā
  • puruṣādāni -
  • puruṣāda (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • sattvāni -
  • sattva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • pakṣiṇo' -
  • pakṣin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    pakṣin (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    pakṣī (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • atha -
  • atha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • mṛgās -
  • mṛga (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    mṛgā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • tathā -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “nagarāṇāṃ vihāreṣu caityeṣvapi ca śerate
  • nagarāṇām -
  • nagara (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    nagara (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • vihāreṣu -
  • vihāra (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
  • caityeṣva -
  • caitya (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    caitya (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śerate -
  • śī (verb class 2)
    [present middle third plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.186.51

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 3.186.51 in Kannada sript:
ಪುರುಷಾದಾನಿ ಸತ್ತ್ವಾನಿ ಪಕ್ಷಿಣೋಽಥ ಮೃಗಾಸ್ತಥಾ ।
ನಗರಾಣಾಂ ವಿಹಾರೇಷು ಚೈತ್ಯೇಷ್ವಪಿ ಚ ಶೇರತೇ ॥ ೫೧ ॥

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 3.186.51 in Bengali sript:
পুরুষাদানি সত্ত্বানি পক্ষিণোঽথ মৃগাস্তথা ।
নগরাণাং বিহারেষু চৈত্যেষ্বপি চ শেরতে ॥ ৫১ ॥

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 3.186.51 in Gujarati sript:
પુરુષાદાનિ સત્ત્વાનિ પક્ષિણોઽથ મૃગાસ્તથા ।
નગરાણાં વિહારેષુ ચૈત્યેષ્વપિ ચ શેરતે ॥ ૫૧ ॥

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 3.186.51 in Malayalam sript:
പുരുഷാദാനി സത്ത്വാനി പക്ഷിണോഽഥ മൃഗാസ്തഥാ ।
നഗരാണാം വിഹാരേഷു ചൈത്യേഷ്വപി ച ശേരതേ ॥ ൫൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.186.51 in Telugu sript:
పురుషాదాని సత్త్వాని పక్షిణోఽథ మృగాస్తథా ।
నగరాణాం విహారేషు చైత్యేష్వపి చ శేరతే ॥ ౫౧ ॥

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