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 17.3.15

प्रतिप्रदानं शरणागतस्यस्त्रिया वधो ब्राह्मणस्वापहारः ।
मित्रद्रोहस्तानि चत्वारि शक्रभक्तत्यागश्चैव समो मतो मे ॥ १५ ॥

pratipradānaṃ śaraṇāgatasyastriyā vadho brāhmaṇasvāpahāraḥ |
mitradrohastāni catvāri śakrabhaktatyāgaścaiva samo mato me || 15 ||

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

...dost you not renounce this dog?’ "Yudhishthira said, This is well known in all the worlds that there is neither friendship nor enmity with those that are dead. When my...

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

Pratipradana, Sharanagata, Stri, Vadha, Brahmanasva, Apahara, Mitradroha, Tad, Tani, Catu, Ari, Arin, Shakra, Bhakta, Tyaga, Sama, Mata, Asmad,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 17.3.15). 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: “pratipradānaṃ śaraṇāgatasyastriyā vadho brāhmaṇasvāpahāraḥ
  • pratipradānam -
  • pratipradāna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • śaraṇāgatasya -
  • śaraṇāgata (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    śaraṇāgata (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • striyā* -
  • strī (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • vadho* -
  • vadhar (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
    vadha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • brāhmaṇasvā -
  • brāhmaṇasva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • apahāraḥ -
  • apahāra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “mitradrohastāni catvāri śakrabhaktatyāgaścaiva samo mato me
  • mitradrohas -
  • mitradroha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tāni -
  • tānī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    tānī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    tānī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
  • catvā -
  • catu (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • ari -
  • ari (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ari (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ari (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    arin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • śakra -
  • śakra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śakra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhakta -
  • bhakta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhakta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tyāgaś -
  • tyāga (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]
  • samo* -
  • sama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • mato* -
  • mata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    man -> mata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √man class 4 verb], [nominative single from √man class 8 verb]
  • me -
  • ma (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ma (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 17.3.15

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 17.3.15 in Kannada sript:
ಪ್ರತಿಪ್ರದಾನಂ ಶರಣಾಗತಸ್ಯಸ್ತ್ರಿಯಾ ವಧೋ ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣಸ್ವಾಪಹಾರಃ ।
ಮಿತ್ರದ್ರೋಹಸ್ತಾನಿ ಚತ್ವಾರಿ ಶಕ್ರಭಕ್ತತ್ಯಾಗಶ್ಚೈವ ಸಮೋ ಮತೋ ಮೇ ॥ ೧೫ ॥

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 17.3.15 in Bengali sript:
প্রতিপ্রদানং শরণাগতস্যস্ত্রিযা বধো ব্রাহ্মণস্বাপহারঃ ।
মিত্রদ্রোহস্তানি চত্বারি শক্রভক্তত্যাগশ্চৈব সমো মতো মে ॥ ১৫ ॥

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 17.3.15 in Gujarati sript:
પ્રતિપ્રદાનં શરણાગતસ્યસ્ત્રિયા વધો બ્રાહ્મણસ્વાપહારઃ ।
મિત્રદ્રોહસ્તાનિ ચત્વારિ શક્રભક્તત્યાગશ્ચૈવ સમો મતો મે ॥ ૧૫ ॥

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 17.3.15 in Malayalam sript:
പ്രതിപ്രദാനം ശരണാഗതസ്യസ്ത്രിയാ വധോ ബ്രാഹ്മണസ്വാപഹാരഃ ।
മിത്രദ്രോഹസ്താനി ചത്വാരി ശക്രഭക്തത്യാഗശ്ചൈവ സമോ മതോ മേ ॥ ൧൫ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 17.3.15 in Telugu sript:
ప్రతిప్రదానం శరణాగతస్యస్త్రియా వధో బ్రాహ్మణస్వాపహారః ।
మిత్రద్రోహస్తాని చత్వారి శక్రభక్తత్యాగశ్చైవ సమో మతో మే ॥ ౧౫ ॥

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