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 3.3.20

इन्द्रो विवस्वान्दीप्तांशुः शुचिः शौरिः शनैश्चरः ।
ब्रह्मा विष्णुश्च रुद्रश्च स्कन्दो वैश्रवणो यमः ॥ २० ॥

indro vivasvāndīptāṃśuḥ śuciḥ śauriḥ śanaiścaraḥ |
brahmā viṣṇuśca rudraśca skando vaiśravaṇo yamaḥ || 20 ||

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

...Sarvatomukha, Jaya, Visala, Varada, Manas, Suparna, Bhutadi, Sighraga, Prandharana, Dhanvantari, Dhumaketu...

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

Indra, Vivasvat, Diptamshu, Shuci, Shauri, Shanaishcara, Brahma, Vishnu, Rudra, Skanda, Vaishravana, Yama,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.3.20). 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: “indro vivasvāndīptāṃśuḥ śuciḥ śauriḥ śanaiścaraḥ
  • indro* -
  • indra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vivasvān -
  • vivasvat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • dīptāṃśuḥ -
  • dīptāṃśu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śuciḥ -
  • śuci (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    śuci (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • śauriḥ -
  • śauri (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śanaiścaraḥ -
  • śanaiścara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “brahmā viṣṇuśca rudraśca skando vaiśravaṇo yamaḥ
  • brahmā* -
  • brahma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    brahmā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • viṣṇuś -
  • viṣṇu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    viṣṇu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rudraś -
  • rudra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • skando* -
  • skanda (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vaiśravaṇo* -
  • vaiśravaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • yamaḥ -
  • yama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.3.20

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 3.3.20 in Kannada sript:
ಇನ್ದ್ರೋ ವಿವಸ್ವಾನ್ದೀಪ್ತಾಂಶುಃ ಶುಚಿಃ ಶೌರಿಃ ಶನೈಶ್ಚರಃ ।
ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಾ ವಿಷ್ಣುಶ್ಚ ರುದ್ರಶ್ಚ ಸ್ಕನ್ದೋ ವೈಶ್ರವಣೋ ಯಮಃ ॥ ೨೦ ॥

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 3.3.20 in Bengali sript:
ইন্দ্রো বিবস্বান্দীপ্তাংশুঃ শুচিঃ শৌরিঃ শনৈশ্চরঃ ।
ব্রহ্মা বিষ্ণুশ্চ রুদ্রশ্চ স্কন্দো বৈশ্রবণো যমঃ ॥ ২০ ॥

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 3.3.20 in Gujarati sript:
ઇન્દ્રો વિવસ્વાન્દીપ્તાંશુઃ શુચિઃ શૌરિઃ શનૈશ્ચરઃ ।
બ્રહ્મા વિષ્ણુશ્ચ રુદ્રશ્ચ સ્કન્દો વૈશ્રવણો યમઃ ॥ ૨૦ ॥

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 3.3.20 in Malayalam sript:
ഇന്ദ്രോ വിവസ്വാന്ദീപ്താംശുഃ ശുചിഃ ശൌരിഃ ശനൈശ്ചരഃ ।
ബ്രഹ്മാ വിഷ്ണുശ്ച രുദ്രശ്ച സ്കന്ദോ വൈശ്രവണോ യമഃ ॥ ൨൦ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.3.20 in Telugu sript:
ఇన్ద్రో వివస్వాన్దీప్తాంశుః శుచిః శౌరిః శనైశ్చరః ।
బ్రహ్మా విష్ణుశ్చ రుద్రశ్చ స్కన్దో వైశ్రవణో యమః ॥ ౨౦ ॥

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