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 13.45.3

अथ चेत्साहरेच्छुल्कं क्रीता शुल्कप्रदस्य सा ।
तस्यार्थेऽपत्यमीहेत येन न्यायेन शक्नुयात् ॥ ३ ॥

atha cetsāharecchulkaṃ krītā śulkapradasya sā |
tasyārthe'patyamīheta yena nyāyena śaknuyāt || 3 ||

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

...and not from the actual taking of the maiden’s hand with due rites, the father of the maiden (by permitting his daughter to go away with the giver of the dowry) would so himself to be the follower of a creed other than that which is derivable...

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

Atha, Krita, Shulka, Prada, Tad, Artha, Apatya, Yena, Yah, Yat, Nyayena, Nyaya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 13.45.3). 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: “atha cetsāharecchulkaṃ krītā śulkapradasya
  • atha -
  • atha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • Cannot analyse cetsāharecchulkam*kr
  • krītā -
  • krītā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    krī -> krītā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √krī class 9 verb]
  • śulka -
  • śulka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śulka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pradasya -
  • prada (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    prada (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • -
  • (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “tasyārthe'patyamīheta yena nyāyena śaknuyāt
  • tasyā -
  • tas -> tasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √tas]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    tas (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • arthe' -
  • artha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    artha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    arth (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • apatyam -
  • apatya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    pat (verb class 4)
    [imperfect active first single]
  • īheta -
  • īh (verb class 1)
    [optative middle third single]
  • yena -
  • yena (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • nyāyena -
  • nyāyena (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    nyāya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • śaknuyāt -
  • śak (verb class 5)
    [optative active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 13.45.3

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 13.45.3 in Kannada sript:
ಅಥ ಚೇತ್ಸಾಹರೇಚ್ಛುಲ್ಕಂ ಕ್ರೀತಾ ಶುಲ್ಕಪ್ರದಸ್ಯ ಸಾ ।
ತಸ್ಯಾರ್ಥೇಽಪತ್ಯಮೀಹೇತ ಯೇನ ನ್ಯಾಯೇನ ಶಕ್ನುಯಾತ್ ॥ ೩ ॥

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 13.45.3 in Bengali sript:
অথ চেত্সাহরেচ্ছুল্কং ক্রীতা শুল্কপ্রদস্য সা ।
তস্যার্থেঽপত্যমীহেত যেন ন্যাযেন শক্নুযাত্ ॥ ৩ ॥

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 13.45.3 in Gujarati sript:
અથ ચેત્સાહરેચ્છુલ્કં ક્રીતા શુલ્કપ્રદસ્ય સા ।
તસ્યાર્થેઽપત્યમીહેત યેન ન્યાયેન શક્નુયાત્ ॥ ૩ ॥

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 13.45.3 in Malayalam sript:
അഥ ചേത്സാഹരേച്ഛുല്കം ക്രീതാ ശുല്കപ്രദസ്യ സാ ।
തസ്യാര്ഥേഽപത്യമീഹേത യേന ന്യായേന ശക്നുയാത് ॥ ൩ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 13.45.3 in Telugu sript:
అథ చేత్సాహరేచ్ఛుల్కం క్రీతా శుల్కప్రదస్య సా ।
తస్యార్థేఽపత్యమీహేత యేన న్యాయేన శక్నుయాత్ ॥ ౩ ॥

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