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 13.53.3

स प्रविश्य पुरीं दीनो नाभ्यभाषत किंचन ।
तदेव चिन्तयामास च्यवनस्य विचेष्टितम् ॥ ३ ॥

sa praviśya purīṃ dīno nābhyabhāṣata kiṃcana |
tadeva cintayāmāsa cyavanasya viceṣṭitam || 3 ||

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

...from his slumber, the ascetic addressed the king and the queen, saying, 'Do you rub my body with oil. I wish to have a bath.' Famishing and toil-worn though they were they readily assented, and soon approached the Rishi with a costly oil that...

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

Pravishya, Puri, Dina, Nabh, Nabhi, Nabhya, Kincana, Tada, Iva, Cyavana, Viceshtita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 13.53.3). 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: “sa praviśya purīṃ dīno nābhyabhāṣata kiṃcana
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • praviśya -
  • praviśya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    praviśya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • purīm -
  • purī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • dīno* -
  • dīna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • nābhya -
  • nābhi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    nābhi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    nābhya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nābhya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nābhī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    nābhī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    nābhī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    nābh (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • abhāṣata -
  • bhāṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperfect middle third single]
  • kiñcana -
  • kiñcana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kiñcana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “tadeva cintayāmāsa cyavanasya viceṣṭitam
  • tade -
  • tadā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tadā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tada (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    tada (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    tadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • cintayāmā -
  • cint (verb class 10)
    [imperative active first plural]
  • asa -
  • asan (noun, neuter)
    [compound]
  • cyavanasya -
  • cyavana (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    cyavana (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • viceṣṭitam -
  • viceṣṭita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    viceṣṭita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    viceṣṭitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 13.53.3

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 13.53.3 in Kannada sript:
ಸ ಪ್ರವಿಶ್ಯ ಪುರೀಂ ದೀನೋ ನಾಭ್ಯಭಾಷತ ಕಿಂಚನ ।
ತದೇವ ಚಿನ್ತಯಾಮಾಸ ಚ್ಯವನಸ್ಯ ವಿಚೇಷ್ಟಿತಮ್ ॥ 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 13.53.3 in Bengali sript:
স প্রবিশ্য পুরীং দীনো নাভ্যভাষত কিংচন ।
তদেব চিন্তযামাস চ্যবনস্য বিচেষ্টিতম্ ॥ 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 13.53.3 in Gujarati sript:
સ પ્રવિશ્ય પુરીં દીનો નાભ્યભાષત કિંચન ।
તદેવ ચિન્તયામાસ ચ્યવનસ્ય વિચેષ્ટિતમ્ ॥ 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 13.53.3 in Malayalam sript:
സ പ്രവിശ്യ പുരീം ദീനോ നാഭ്യഭാഷത കിംചന ।
തദേവ ചിന്തയാമാസ ച്യവനസ്യ വിചേഷ്ടിതമ് ॥ ൩ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 13.53.3 in Telugu sript:
స ప్రవిశ్య పురీం దీనో నాభ్యభాషత కించన ।
తదేవ చిన్తయామాస చ్యవనస్య విచేష్టితమ్ ॥ ౩ ॥

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