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 3.187.53

एष धाता विधाता च संहर्ता चैव सात्वतः ।
श्रीवत्सवक्षा गोविन्दः प्रजापतिपतिः प्रभुः ॥ ५३ ॥

eṣa dhātā vidhātā ca saṃhartā caiva sātvataḥ |
śrīvatsavakṣā govindaḥ prajāpatipatiḥ prabhuḥ || 53 ||

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

...wealth being insulted by others. The acquisition of family dignity by those that have it not, the loss of family dignity by those that have it, unions and disunions,—these all are...

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

Esha, Dhata, Vidhatri, Vidhata, Samhartri, Satvat, Satvata, Shrivatsa, Vakshas, Vaksha, Govinda, Prajapatipati, Prabhu,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.187.53). 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: “eṣa dhātā vidhātā ca saṃhartā caiva sātvataḥ
  • eṣa -
  • eṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    eṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single], [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
    iṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • dhātā* -
  • dhātā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    dhāta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • vidhātā -
  • vidhātṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    vidhātā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • saṃhartā -
  • saṃhartṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative 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]
  • sātvataḥ -
  • sātvat (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    sātvata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “śrīvatsavakṣā govindaḥ prajāpatipatiḥ prabhuḥ
  • śrīvatsa -
  • śrīvatsa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vakṣā* -
  • vakṣas (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    vakṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vakṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • govindaḥ -
  • govinda (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • prajāpatipatiḥ -
  • prajāpatipati (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • prabhuḥ -
  • prabhu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    prabhu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.187.53

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 3.187.53 in Kannada sript:
ಏಷ ಧಾತಾ ವಿಧಾತಾ ಚ ಸಂಹರ್ತಾ ಚೈವ ಸಾತ್ವತಃ ।
ಶ್ರೀವತ್ಸವಕ್ಷಾ ಗೋವಿನ್ದಃ ಪ್ರಜಾಪತಿಪತಿಃ ಪ್ರಭುಃ ॥ ೫೩ ॥

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 3.187.53 in Bengali sript:
এষ ধাতা বিধাতা চ সংহর্তা চৈব সাত্বতঃ ।
শ্রীবত্সবক্ষা গোবিন্দঃ প্রজাপতিপতিঃ প্রভুঃ ॥ ৫৩ ॥

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 3.187.53 in Gujarati sript:
એષ ધાતા વિધાતા ચ સંહર્તા ચૈવ સાત્વતઃ ।
શ્રીવત્સવક્ષા ગોવિન્દઃ પ્રજાપતિપતિઃ પ્રભુઃ ॥ ૫૩ ॥

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 3.187.53 in Malayalam sript:
ഏഷ ധാതാ വിധാതാ ച സംഹര്താ ചൈവ സാത്വതഃ ।
ശ്രീവത്സവക്ഷാ ഗോവിന്ദഃ പ്രജാപതിപതിഃ പ്രഭുഃ ॥ ൫൩ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.187.53 in Telugu sript:
ఏష ధాతా విధాతా చ సంహర్తా చైవ సాత్వతః ।
శ్రీవత్సవక్షా గోవిన్దః ప్రజాపతిపతిః ప్రభుః ॥ ౫౩ ॥

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