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 1.111.3

केषांचिदभवद्भ्राता केषांचिदभवत्सखा ।
ऋषयस्त्वपरे चैनं पुत्रवत्पर्यपालयन् ॥ ३ ॥

keṣāṃcidabhavadbhrātā keṣāṃcidabhavatsakhā |
ṛṣayastvapare cainaṃ putravatparyapālayan || 3 ||

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

...O tiger among men, I shall follow you over the even and uneven ground. You have gone away, O lord, never to return. I shall follow you, O king, as your own shadow. O tiger among...

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

Kah, Kim, Cit, Bhratri, Sakhi, Sakha, Rishi, Tva, Apara, Aina, Putravat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.111.3). 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: “keṣāṃcidabhavadbhrātā keṣāṃcidabhavatsakhā
  • keṣāñ -
  • kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • cid -
  • cit (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cit (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cit (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • abhavad -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • bhrātā -
  • bhrātṛ (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • keṣāñ -
  • kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • cid -
  • cit (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cit (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cit (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • abhavat -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • sakhā -
  • sakhi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    sakhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “ṛṣayastvapare cainaṃ putravatparyapālayan
  • ṛṣayas -
  • ṛṣi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • tva -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    tva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • apare -
  • apara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [locative single]
    apara (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    aparā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ainam -
  • aina (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • putravat -
  • putravat (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    putravat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    putravat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • paryapā -
  • paryapa (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • alayan -
  • lay (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active third plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.111.3

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 1.111.3 in Kannada sript:
ಕೇಷಾಂಚಿದಭವದ್ಭ್ರಾತಾ ಕೇಷಾಂಚಿದಭವತ್ಸಖಾ ।
ಋಷಯಸ್ತ್ವಪರೇ ಚೈನಂ ಪುತ್ರವತ್ಪರ್ಯಪಾಲಯನ್ ॥ 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 1.111.3 in Bengali sript:
কেষাংচিদভবদ্ভ্রাতা কেষাংচিদভবত্সখা ।
ঋষযস্ত্বপরে চৈনং পুত্রবত্পর্যপালযন্ ॥ 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 1.111.3 in Gujarati sript:
કેષાંચિદભવદ્ભ્રાતા કેષાંચિદભવત્સખા ।
ઋષયસ્ત્વપરે ચૈનં પુત્રવત્પર્યપાલયન્ ॥ 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 1.111.3 in Malayalam sript:
കേഷാംചിദഭവദ്ഭ്രാതാ കേഷാംചിദഭവത്സഖാ ।
ഋഷയസ്ത്വപരേ ചൈനം പുത്രവത്പര്യപാലയന് ॥ ൩ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 1.111.3 in Telugu sript:
కేషాంచిదభవద్భ్రాతా కేషాంచిదభవత్సఖా ।
ఋషయస్త్వపరే చైనం పుత్రవత్పర్యపాలయన్ ॥ ౩ ॥

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