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 3.10.15

इन्द्र उवाच ।
तव पुत्रसहस्रेषु पीड्यमानेषु शोभने ।
किं कृपायितमस्त्यत्र पुत्र एकोऽत्र पीड्यते ॥ १५ ॥

indra uvāca |
tava putrasahasreṣu pīḍyamāneṣu śobhane |
kiṃ kṛpāyitamastyatra putra eko'tra pīḍyate || 15 ||

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

...gone on the unknown journey, both ourselves and the sons of Dhritarashtra will find peace! As long as they are in distress, as long as they are in sorrow, as long as they are destitute...

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

Indra, Yushmad, Putra, Sahasra, Pidyamana, Shobhana, Kim, Kripayita, Asti, Astya, Atra, Eka,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.10.15). 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: “indra uvāca
  • indra* -
  • indra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • uvāca -
  • vac (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • Line 2: “tava putrasahasreṣu pīḍyamāneṣu śobhane
  • tava -
  • yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [genitive single]
  • putra -
  • putra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    putra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sahasreṣu -
  • sahasra (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    sahasra (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • pīḍyamāneṣu -
  • pīḍ -> pīḍyamāna (participle, masculine)
    [locative plural from √pīḍ class 10 verb]
    pīḍ -> pīḍyamāna (participle, neuter)
    [locative plural from √pīḍ class 10 verb]
  • śobhane -
  • śobhana (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    śobhana (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    śobhanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Line 3: “kiṃ kṛpāyitamastyatra putra eko'tra pīḍyate
  • kim -
  • kim (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kim (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • kṛpāyitam -
  • kṛpāyita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • astya -
  • asti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    astya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    astī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    astī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    astī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [present active third single]
  • atra -
  • atra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    atra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    atra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • putra* -
  • putra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • eko' -
  • eka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • atra -
  • atra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    atra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    atra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pīḍyate -
  • pīḍ (verb class 10)
    [present passive third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.10.15

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 3.10.15 in Kannada sript:
ಇನ್ದ್ರ ಉವಾಚ ।
ತವ ಪುತ್ರಸಹಸ್ರೇಷು ಪೀಡ್ಯಮಾನೇಷು ಶೋಭನೇ ।
ಕಿಂ ಕೃಪಾಯಿತಮಸ್ತ್ಯತ್ರ ಪುತ್ರ ಏಕೋಽತ್ರ ಪೀಡ್ಯತೇ ॥ ೧೫ ॥

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 3.10.15 in Bengali sript:
ইন্দ্র উবাচ ।
তব পুত্রসহস্রেষু পীড্যমানেষু শোভনে ।
কিং কৃপাযিতমস্ত্যত্র পুত্র একোঽত্র পীড্যতে ॥ ১৫ ॥

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 3.10.15 in Gujarati sript:
ઇન્દ્ર ઉવાચ ।
તવ પુત્રસહસ્રેષુ પીડ્યમાનેષુ શોભને ।
કિં કૃપાયિતમસ્ત્યત્ર પુત્ર એકોઽત્ર પીડ્યતે ॥ ૧૫ ॥

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 3.10.15 in Malayalam sript:
ഇന്ദ്ര ഉവാച ।
തവ പുത്രസഹസ്രേഷു പീഡ്യമാനേഷു ശോഭനേ ।
കിം കൃപായിതമസ്ത്യത്ര പുത്ര ഏകോഽത്ര പീഡ്യതേ ॥ ൧൫ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.10.15 in Telugu sript:
ఇన్ద్ర ఉవాచ ।
తవ పుత్రసహస్రేషు పీడ్యమానేషు శోభనే ।
కిం కృపాయితమస్త్యత్ర పుత్ర ఏకోఽత్ర పీడ్యతే ॥ ౧౫ ॥

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