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 2.71.34

अवध्यान्पाण्डवानाहुर्देवपुत्रान्द्विजातयः ।
अहं तु शरणं प्राप्तान्वर्तमानो यथाबलम् ॥ ३४ ॥

avadhyānpāṇḍavānāhurdevaputrāndvijātayaḥ |
ahaṃ tu śaraṇaṃ prāptānvartamāno yathābalam || 34 ||

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

...And Jishnu (Arjuna) has gone away, following the king spreading sand-grains around. And Sahadeva, the son of Madri, has gone away besmearing his face, and Nakula, the handsomest...

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

Avadhya, Pandava, Devaputra, Dvijati, Aha, Asmad, Sharana, Prapta, Vartamana, Yathabalam,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 2.71.34). 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: “avadhyānpāṇḍavānāhurdevaputrāndvijātayaḥ
  • avadhyān -
  • avadhya (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • pāṇḍavān -
  • pāṇḍava (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • āhur -
  • ah (verb class 5)
    [perfect active third plural]
  • devaputrān -
  • devaputra (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • dvijātayaḥ -
  • dvijāti (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    dvijāti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • Line 2: “ahaṃ tu śaraṇaṃ prāptānvartamāno yathābalam
  • aham -
  • aha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • śaraṇam -
  • śaraṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śaraṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śaraṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • prāptān -
  • prāpta (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • vartamāno* -
  • vartamāna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    vṛt -> vartamāna (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √vṛt class 1 verb]
  • yathābalam -
  • yathābalam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 2.71.34

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 2.71.34 in Kannada sript:
ಅವಧ್ಯಾನ್ಪಾಣ್ಡವಾನಾಹುರ್ದೇವಪುತ್ರಾನ್ದ್ವಿಜಾತಯಃ ।
ಅಹಂ ತು ಶರಣಂ ಪ್ರಾಪ್ತಾನ್ವರ್ತಮಾನೋ ಯಥಾಬಲಮ್ ॥ ೩೪ ॥

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 2.71.34 in Bengali sript:
অবধ্যান্পাণ্ডবানাহুর্দেবপুত্রান্দ্বিজাতযঃ ।
অহং তু শরণং প্রাপ্তান্বর্তমানো যথাবলম্ ॥ ৩৪ ॥

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 2.71.34 in Gujarati sript:
અવધ્યાન્પાણ્ડવાનાહુર્દેવપુત્રાન્દ્વિજાતયઃ ।
અહં તુ શરણં પ્રાપ્તાન્વર્તમાનો યથાબલમ્ ॥ ૩૪ ॥

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 2.71.34 in Malayalam sript:
അവധ്യാന്പാണ്ഡവാനാഹുര്ദേവപുത്രാന്ദ്വിജാതയഃ ।
അഹം തു ശരണം പ്രാപ്താന്വര്തമാനോ യഥാബലമ് ॥ ൩൪ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 2.71.34 in Telugu sript:
అవధ్యాన్పాణ్డవానాహుర్దేవపుత్రాన్ద్విజాతయః ।
అహం తు శరణం ప్రాప్తాన్వర్తమానో యథాబలమ్ ॥ ౩౪ ॥

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