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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 17.3.18
पुरा द्वैतवने चासि मया पुत्र परीक्षितः ।
पानीयार्थे पराक्रान्ता यत्र ते भ्रातरो हताः ॥ १८ ॥
purā dvaitavane cāsi mayā putra parīkṣitaḥ |
pānīyārthe parākrāntā yatra te bhrātaro hatāḥ || 18 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...to the abandonment of one that is devoted.’" Vaishampayana continued: "Hearing these words of king Yudhishthira the just, (the dog became transformed into) the deity...
English translation by Kisari Mohan Ganguly (2013) Read online Buy now!
Glossary of Sanskrit terms
Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (17.3.18). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Pura, Dvaitavana, Asi, Maya, Asmad, Putra, Parikshit, Parikshita, Paniya, Artha, Parakranta, Yatra, Tad, Yushmad, Bhratri, Hata,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 17.3.18). 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: “purā dvaitavane cāsi mayā putra parīkṣitaḥ ”
- purā* -
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pura (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]purā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- dvaitavane -
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dvaitavana (noun, masculine)[locative single]dvaitavana (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]dvaitavanā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- cā -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]cā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- asi -
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asi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]asi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]asī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]√as (verb class 2)[present active second single]
- mayā -
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mā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]mayā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[instrumental single]
- putra -
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putra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]putra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- parīkṣitaḥ -
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parīkṣit (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]parīkṣita (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “pānīyārthe parākrāntā yatra te bhrātaro hatāḥ ”
- pānīyā -
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pānīya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pānīya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]pānīyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√pā -> pānīya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √pā class 1 verb], [vocative single from √pā class 2 verb]√pā -> pānīya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √pā class 1 verb], [vocative single from √pā class 2 verb]√pā -> pānīyā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √pā class 1 verb], [nominative single from √pā class 2 verb]√pā -> pānīya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √pā class 2 verb]√pā -> pānīya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √pā class 2 verb]√pā -> pānīyā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √pā class 2 verb]√pā -> pānīya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √pā class 3 verb]√pā -> pānīya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √pā class 3 verb]√pā -> pānīyā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √pā class 3 verb]
- arthe -
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artha (noun, masculine)[locative single]artha (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]√arth (verb class 1)[present middle first single]
- parākrāntā* -
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parākrānta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]parākrāntā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- yatra -
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yatra (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yatra (indeclinable)[indeclinable]yatra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]yatra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- te -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- bhrātaro* -
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bhrātṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- hatāḥ -
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hata (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]hatā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√han -> hata (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √han class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √han class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √han class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √han class 2 verb]√han -> hatā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √han class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √han class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √han class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √han class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √han class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √han class 2 verb]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 17.3.18
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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The Mahabharata in Kannada (Set of 32 Volumes)
by Bharatha Darshana Bangalore (2003)
ಶ್ರೇಮಹಭಾರತ [ಮಹಾಭಾರತ]; 13907 pages;
Buy now!Preview of verse 17.3.18 in Kannada sript:
ಪುರಾ ದ್ವೈತವನೇ ಚಾಸಿ ಮಯಾ ಪುತ್ರ ಪರೀಕ್ಷಿತಃ ।
ಪಾನೀಯಾರ್ಥೇ ಪರಾಕ್ರಾನ್ತಾ ಯತ್ರ ತೇ ಭ್ರಾತರೋ ಹತಾಃ ॥ ೧೮ ॥
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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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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The Mahabharata in Bengali (Two Volumes)
by Akshay Library, Kolkata (2019)
3049 pages; [মহাভারত] [মহার্ষী বদভ্যাস (Maharishi Vedvyas)]
Buy now!Preview of verse 17.3.18 in Bengali sript:
পুরা দ্বৈতবনে চাসি মযা পুত্র পরীক্ষিতঃ ।
পানীযার্থে পরাক্রান্তা যত্র তে ভ্রাতরো হতাঃ ॥ ১৮ ॥
Mahabharat in Gujarati (20 Volumes)
by Dinkar Joshi (દિનકર જોશી) (2010)
14252 pages; [મહાભારત] [Publisher: Pravin Prakashan Pvt. Ltd, Rajkot]
Buy now!Preview of verse 17.3.18 in Gujarati sript:
પુરા દ્વૈતવને ચાસિ મયા પુત્ર પરીક્ષિતઃ ।
પાનીયાર્થે પરાક્રાન્તા યત્ર તે ભ્રાતરો હતાઃ ॥ ૧૮ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 17.3.18 in Malayalam sript:
പുരാ ദ്വൈതവനേ ചാസി മയാ പുത്ര പരീക്ഷിതഃ ।
പാനീയാര്ഥേ പരാക്രാന്താ യത്ര തേ ഭ്രാതരോ ഹതാഃ ॥ ൧൮ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 17.3.18 in Telugu sript:
పురా ద్వైతవనే చాసి మయా పుత్ర పరీక్షితః ।
పానీయార్థే పరాక్రాన్తా యత్ర తే భ్రాతరో హతాః ॥ ౧౮ ॥