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 2.53.3

न हि मानं प्रशंसन्ति निकृतौ कितवस्य ह ।
शकुने मैव नो जैषीरमार्गेण नृशंसवत् ॥ ३ ॥

na hi mānaṃ praśaṃsanti nikṛtau kitavasya ha |
śakune maiva no jaiṣīramārgeṇa nṛśaṃsavat || 3 ||

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

...by handsome females. And obtaining from them what came in due succession, those subjugators of hostile towns passed with cheerful hearts that delightful night in pleasure and sport. And...

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

Mana, Prashamsat, Prashamsanti, Nikrita, Nikriti, Kitava, Han, Shakuna, Shakuni, Asmad, Amargena, Amarga, Nrishamsavat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 2.53.3). 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: “na hi mānaṃ praśaṃsanti nikṛtau kitavasya ha
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • mānam -
  • māna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    māna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    man -> māna (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √man class 4 verb], [accusative single from √man class 8 verb]
    man -> māna (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √man class 4 verb], [accusative single from √man class 4 verb], [nominative single from √man class 8 verb], [accusative single from √man class 8 verb]
  • praśaṃsanti -
  • praśaṃsantī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    praśaṃsantī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    praśaṃsantī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    praśaṃsat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • nikṛtau -
  • nikṛta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    nikṛti (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    nikṛti (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • kitavasya -
  • kitava (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
  • ha -
  • ha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    han (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “śakune maiva no jaiṣīramārgeṇa nṛśaṃsavat
  • śakune -
  • śakuna (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    śakuna (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    śakuni (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • mai -
  • (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    ma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • no* -
  • na (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative plural], [dative plural], [genitive plural]
  • jai -
  • ja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ja (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiṣīr -
  • iṣ (verb class 6)
    [aorist active second single]
  • amārgeṇa -
  • amārgeṇa (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    amārga (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    amārga (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • nṛśaṃsavat -
  • nṛśaṃsavat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    nṛśaṃsavat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 2.53.3

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 2.53.3 in Kannada sript:
ನ ಹಿ ಮಾನಂ ಪ್ರಶಂಸನ್ತಿ ನಿಕೃತೌ ಕಿತವಸ್ಯ ಹ ।
ಶಕುನೇ ಮೈವ ನೋ ಜೈಷೀರಮಾರ್ಗೇಣ ನೃಶಂಸವತ್ ॥ 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 2.53.3 in Bengali sript:
ন হি মানং প্রশংসন্তি নিকৃতৌ কিতবস্য হ ।
শকুনে মৈব নো জৈষীরমার্গেণ নৃশংসবত্ ॥ 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 2.53.3 in Gujarati sript:
ન હિ માનં પ્રશંસન્તિ નિકૃતૌ કિતવસ્ય હ ।
શકુને મૈવ નો જૈષીરમાર્ગેણ નૃશંસવત્ ॥ 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 2.53.3 in Malayalam sript:
ന ഹി മാനം പ്രശംസന്തി നികൃതൌ കിതവസ്യ ഹ ।
ശകുനേ മൈവ നോ ജൈഷീരമാര്ഗേണ നൃശംസവത് ॥ ൩ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 2.53.3 in Telugu sript:
న హి మానం ప్రశంసన్తి నికృతౌ కితవస్య హ ।
శకునే మైవ నో జైషీరమార్గేణ నృశంసవత్ ॥ ౩ ॥

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