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 15.34.17

मातरं चाविदूरस्थां शिष्यवत्प्रणतां स्थिताम् ।
कुन्तीं ददर्श धर्मात्मा सततं धर्मचारिणीम् ॥ १७ ॥

mātaraṃ cāvidūrasthāṃ śiṣyavatpraṇatāṃ sthitām |
kuntīṃ dadarśa dharmātmā satataṃ dharmacāriṇīm || 17 ||

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

...recited by learned Brahmanas. Some were adorned with large heaps of fruits and roots gathered from the wilderness. King Yudhishthira then gave those ascetics jars made...

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

Matri, Matara, Avidura, Tha, Sthita, Kunti, Dharmatman, Satatam, Satata, Dharmacarini,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 15.34.17). 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: “mātaraṃ cāvidūrasthāṃ śiṣyavatpraṇatāṃ sthitām
  • mātaram -
  • mātara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    mātara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    mātṛ (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • avidūras -
  • avidūra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • thā -
  • tha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • am -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • Cannot analyse śiṣyavatpraṇatām*st
  • sthitām -
  • sthitā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    sthā -> sthitā (participle, feminine)
    [accusative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
  • Line 2: “kuntīṃ dadarśa dharmātmā satataṃ dharmacāriṇīm
  • kuntīm -
  • kuntī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • dadarśa -
  • dṛś (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • dharmātmā -
  • dharmātman (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • satatam -
  • satatam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    satata (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    satata (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    satatā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • dharmacāriṇīm -
  • dharmacāriṇī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 15.34.17

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 15.34.17 in Kannada sript:
ಮಾತರಂ ಚಾವಿದೂರಸ್ಥಾಂ ಶಿಷ್ಯವತ್ಪ್ರಣತಾಂ ಸ್ಥಿತಾಮ್ ।
ಕುನ್ತೀಂ ದದರ್ಶ ಧರ್ಮಾತ್ಮಾ ಸತತಂ ಧರ್ಮಚಾರಿಣೀಮ್ ॥ ೧೭ ॥

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 15.34.17 in Bengali sript:
মাতরং চাবিদূরস্থাং শিষ্যবত্প্রণতাং স্থিতাম্ ।
কুন্তীং দদর্শ ধর্মাত্মা সততং ধর্মচারিণীম্ ॥ ১৭ ॥

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 15.34.17 in Gujarati sript:
માતરં ચાવિદૂરસ્થાં શિષ્યવત્પ્રણતાં સ્થિતામ્ ।
કુન્તીં દદર્શ ધર્માત્મા સતતં ધર્મચારિણીમ્ ॥ ૧૭ ॥

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 15.34.17 in Malayalam sript:
മാതരം ചാവിദൂരസ്ഥാം ശിഷ്യവത്പ്രണതാം സ്ഥിതാമ് ।
കുന്തീം ദദര്ശ ധര്മാത്മാ സതതം ധര്മചാരിണീമ് ॥ ൧൭ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 15.34.17 in Telugu sript:
మాతరం చావిదూరస్థాం శిష్యవత్ప్రణతాం స్థితామ్ ।
కున్తీం దదర్శ ధర్మాత్మా సతతం ధర్మచారిణీమ్ ॥ ౧౭ ॥

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