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 13.56.3

क्षत्रियाश्च भृगून्सर्वान्वधिष्यन्ति नराधिप ।
आ गर्भादनुकृन्तन्तो दैवदण्डनिपीडिताः ॥ ३ ॥

kṣatriyāśca bhṛgūnsarvānvadhiṣyanti narādhipa |
ā garbhādanukṛntanto daivadaṇḍanipīḍitāḥ || 3 ||

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

...drowned in the sea. He who bestows a daughter according to the Brahma form upon an eligible person, or who makes a gift of land unto a Brahmana, or who gives food (to a Brahmana) according to due rites, succeeds in attaining to the region of...

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

Kshatriya, Bhrigu, Sarva, Anti, Naradhipa, Garbhada, Krintat, Daiva, Danda, Nipidita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 13.56.3). 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: “kṣatriyāśca bhṛgūnsarvānvadhiṣyanti narādhipa
  • kṣatriyāś -
  • kṣatriya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    kṣatriyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhṛgūn -
  • bhṛgu (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • sarvān -
  • sarva (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • va -
  • u (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ū (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    ū (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ū (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    o (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    au (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    au (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    va (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    va (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • adhiṣya -
  • dhā (verb class 1)
    [aorist middle first single]
    dhā (verb class 2)
    [aorist middle first single]
    dhā (verb class 3)
    [aorist middle first single]
    dhā (verb class 4)
    [aorist middle first single]
  • anti -
  • anti (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    anti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    antī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • narādhipa -
  • narādhipa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “ā garbhādanukṛntanto daivadaṇḍanipīḍitāḥ
  • ā* -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    o (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • garbhāda -
  • garbhāda (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    garbhāda (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nu -
  • nu (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    nu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    nau (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • kṛntanto* -
  • kṛt -> kṛntat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √kṛt class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛt class 6 verb]
    kṛt -> kṛntat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √kṛt class 7 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛt class 7 verb]
  • daiva -
  • daiva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    daiva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • daṇḍa -
  • daṇḍa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nipīḍitāḥ -
  • nipīḍita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    nipīḍitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 13.56.3

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 13.56.3 in Kannada sript:
ಕ್ಷತ್ರಿಯಾಶ್ಚ ಭೃಗೂನ್ಸರ್ವಾನ್ವಧಿಷ್ಯನ್ತಿ ನರಾಧಿಪ ।
ಆ ಗರ್ಭಾದನುಕೃನ್ತನ್ತೋ ದೈವದಣ್ಡನಿಪೀಡಿತಾಃ ॥ 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 13.56.3 in Bengali sript:
ক্ষত্রিযাশ্চ ভৃগূন্সর্বান্বধিষ্যন্তি নরাধিপ ।
আ গর্ভাদনুকৃন্তন্তো দৈবদণ্ডনিপীডিতাঃ ॥ 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 13.56.3 in Gujarati sript:
ક્ષત્રિયાશ્ચ ભૃગૂન્સર્વાન્વધિષ્યન્તિ નરાધિપ ।
આ ગર્ભાદનુકૃન્તન્તો દૈવદણ્ડનિપીડિતાઃ ॥ 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 13.56.3 in Malayalam sript:
ക്ഷത്രിയാശ്ച ഭൃഗൂന്സര്വാന്വധിഷ്യന്തി നരാധിപ ।
ആ ഗര്ഭാദനുകൃന്തന്തോ ദൈവദണ്ഡനിപീഡിതാഃ ॥ ൩ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 13.56.3 in Telugu sript:
క్షత్రియాశ్చ భృగూన్సర్వాన్వధిష్యన్తి నరాధిప ।
ఆ గర్భాదనుకృన్తన్తో దైవదణ్డనిపీడితాః ॥ ౩ ॥

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