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 1.104.3

अग्रजातेति तां कन्यामग्र्यानुग्रहकाङ्क्षिणे ।
प्रददौ कुन्तिभोजाय सखा सख्ये महात्मने ॥ ३ ॥

agrajāteti tāṃ kanyāmagryānugrahakāṅkṣiṇe |
pradadau kuntibhojāya sakhā sakhye mahātmane || 3 ||

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

...Dhritarashtra begat upon Gandhari a hundred sons, and upon a Vaisya wife another besides those hundred. And Pandu had, by his two wives Kunti and Madri, five sons who were great charioteers...

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

Agraja, Kani, Kanya, Agrya, Ugra, Hak, Ankshi, Prada, Kuntibhoja, Sakhi, Sakha, Sakhya, Mahatman, Mahatmana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.104.3). 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: “agrajāteti tāṃ kanyāmagryānugrahakāṅkṣiṇe
  • agrajāt -
  • agraja (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    agraja (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • eti -
  • eti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    i (verb class 2)
    [present active third single]
  • tām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • kanyām -
  • kanī (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    kanyā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • agryān -
  • agrya (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • ugra -
  • ugra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ugra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • hak -
  • hak (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • āṅkṣi -
  • āṅkṣī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • ṇe -
  • ṇa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • Line 2: “pradadau kuntibhojāya sakhā sakhye mahātmane
  • prada -
  • prada (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prada (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dau -
  • da (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • kuntibhojāya -
  • kuntibhoja (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
  • sakhā -
  • sakhi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    sakhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • sakhye -
  • sakhi (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    sakhya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • mahātmane -
  • mahātman (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    mahātman (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    mahātmanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.104.3

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 1.104.3 in Kannada sript:
ಅಗ್ರಜಾತೇತಿ ತಾಂ ಕನ್ಯಾಮಗ್ರ್ಯಾನುಗ್ರಹಕಾಙ್ಕ್ಷಿಣೇ ।
ಪ್ರದದೌ ಕುನ್ತಿಭೋಜಾಯ ಸಖಾ ಸಖ್ಯೇ ಮಹಾತ್ಮನೇ ॥ 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 1.104.3 in Bengali sript:
অগ্রজাতেতি তাং কন্যামগ্র্যানুগ্রহকাঙ্ক্ষিণে ।
প্রদদৌ কুন্তিভোজায সখা সখ্যে মহাত্মনে ॥ 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 1.104.3 in Gujarati sript:
અગ્રજાતેતિ તાં કન્યામગ્ર્યાનુગ્રહકાઙ્ક્ષિણે ।
પ્રદદૌ કુન્તિભોજાય સખા સખ્યે મહાત્મને ॥ 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 1.104.3 in Malayalam sript:
അഗ്രജാതേതി താം കന്യാമഗ്ര്യാനുഗ്രഹകാങ്ക്ഷിണേ ।
പ്രദദൌ കുന്തിഭോജായ സഖാ സഖ്യേ മഹാത്മനേ ॥ ൩ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 1.104.3 in Telugu sript:
అగ్రజాతేతి తాం కన్యామగ్ర్యానుగ్రహకాఙ్క్షిణే ।
ప్రదదౌ కున్తిభోజాయ సఖా సఖ్యే మహాత్మనే ॥ ౩ ॥

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