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 3.2.3

वनं च दोषबहुलं बहुव्यालसरीसृपम् ।
परिक्लेशश्च वो मन्ये ध्रुवं तत्र भविष्यति ॥ ३ ॥

vanaṃ ca doṣabahulaṃ bahuvyālasarīsṛpam |
parikleśaśca vo manye dhruvaṃ tatra bhaviṣyati || 3 ||

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

...practising the true religion! The very gods have compassion upon their worshippers,—specially upon Brahmanas of regulated lives!' "Yudhishthira said, 'We regenerate ones, I too...

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

Vana, Dosha, Bahulam, Bahula, Bahuvi, Alasa, Pariklesha, Yushmad, Manya, Mani, Dhruvam, Dhruva, Tatra, Bhavishyat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.2.3). 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: “vanaṃ ca doṣabahulaṃ bahuvyālasarīsṛpam
  • vanam -
  • vana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • doṣa -
  • doṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    doṣan (noun, neuter)
    [compound]
  • bahulam -
  • bahulam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    bahula (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bahula (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    bahulā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • bahuvyā -
  • bahuvi (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • alasa -
  • alasa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    alasa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    rai (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
  • isṛpam -
  • isṛpā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “parikleśaśca vo manye dhruvaṃ tatra bhaviṣyati
  • parikleśaś -
  • parikleśa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vo* -
  • va (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative plural], [dative plural], [genitive plural]
  • manye -
  • manya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    manya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    manyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    manī (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    man (verb class 4)
    [present middle first single], [present passive first single]
    man (verb class 8)
    [present passive first single]
  • dhruvam -
  • dhruvam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    dhruva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dhruva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    dhruvā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tatra -
  • tatra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tatra (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • bhaviṣyati -
  • bhaviṣyat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhaviṣyat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    bhū (verb class 1)
    [future active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.2.3

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 3.2.3 in Kannada sript:
ವನಂ ಚ ದೋಷಬಹುಲಂ ಬಹುವ್ಯಾಲಸರೀಸೃಪಮ್ ।
ಪರಿಕ್ಲೇಶಶ್ಚ ವೋ ಮನ್ಯೇ ಧ್ರುವಂ ತತ್ರ ಭವಿಷ್ಯತಿ ॥ 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 3.2.3 in Bengali sript:
বনং চ দোষবহুলং বহুব্যালসরীসৃপম্ ।
পরিক্লেশশ্চ বো মন্যে ধ্রুবং তত্র ভবিষ্যতি ॥ 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 3.2.3 in Gujarati sript:
વનં ચ દોષબહુલં બહુવ્યાલસરીસૃપમ્ ।
પરિક્લેશશ્ચ વો મન્યે ધ્રુવં તત્ર ભવિષ્યતિ ॥ 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 3.2.3 in Malayalam sript:
വനം ച ദോഷബഹുലം ബഹുവ്യാലസരീസൃപമ് ।
പരിക്ലേശശ്ച വോ മന്യേ ധ്രുവം തത്ര ഭവിഷ്യതി ॥ ൩ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.2.3 in Telugu sript:
వనం చ దోషబహులం బహువ్యాలసరీసృపమ్ ।
పరిక్లేశశ్చ వో మన్యే ధ్రువం తత్ర భవిష్యతి ॥ ౩ ॥

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