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 3.13.42

पाञ्चाली पुण्डरीकाक्षमासीनं यादवैः सह ।
अभिगम्याब्रवीत्कृष्णा शरण्यं शरणैषिणी ॥ ४२ ॥

pāñcālī puṇḍarīkākṣamāsīnaṃ yādavaiḥ saha |
abhigamyābravītkṛṣṇā śaraṇyaṃ śaraṇaiṣiṇī || 42 ||

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

...irrepressible one, you are Nara and I am Narayana or Hari! We are the Rishis Nara and Narayana born in the world of men for a special purpose. O Partha, you are from me and I am from...

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

Pancali, Pundarikaksha, Asina, Yadava, Saha, Abhigamya, Krishna, Sharanya, Sharani, Sharanaishini, Sharanaishin,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.13.42). 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: “pāñcālī puṇḍarīkākṣamāsīnaṃ yādavaiḥ saha
  • pāñcālī -
  • pāñcālī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    pāñcāli (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • puṇḍarīkākṣam -
  • puṇḍarīkākṣa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    puṇḍarīkākṣa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • āsīnam -
  • āsīna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    āsīna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    āsīnā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • yādavaiḥ -
  • yādava (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    yādava (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • saha -
  • saha (indeclinable postposition)
    [indeclinable postposition]
    saha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    saha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sah (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • Line 2: “abhigamyābravītkṛṣṇā śaraṇyaṃ śaraṇaiṣiṇī
  • abhigamyā -
  • abhigamya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    abhigamya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    abhigamyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • abravīt -
  • brū (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • kṛṣṇā -
  • kṛṣṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • śaraṇyam -
  • śaraṇya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śaraṇya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śaraṇyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    śaraṇī (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • śaraṇaiṣiṇī -
  • śaraṇaiṣiṇī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    śaraṇaiṣin (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.13.42

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 3.13.42 in Kannada sript:
ಪಾಞ್ಚಾಲೀ ಪುಣ್ಡರೀಕಾಕ್ಷಮಾಸೀನಂ ಯಾದವೈಃ ಸಹ ।
ಅಭಿಗಮ್ಯಾಬ್ರವೀತ್ಕೃಷ್ಣಾ ಶರಣ್ಯಂ ಶರಣೈಷಿಣೀ ॥ ೪೨ ॥

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 3.13.42 in Bengali sript:
পাঞ্চালী পুণ্ডরীকাক্ষমাসীনং যাদবৈঃ সহ ।
অভিগম্যাব্রবীত্কৃষ্ণা শরণ্যং শরণৈষিণী ॥ ৪২ ॥

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 3.13.42 in Gujarati sript:
પાઞ્ચાલી પુણ્ડરીકાક્ષમાસીનં યાદવૈઃ સહ ।
અભિગમ્યાબ્રવીત્કૃષ્ણા શરણ્યં શરણૈષિણી ॥ ૪૨ ॥

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 3.13.42 in Malayalam sript:
പാഞ്ചാലീ പുണ്ഡരീകാക്ഷമാസീനം യാദവൈഃ സഹ ।
അഭിഗമ്യാബ്രവീത്കൃഷ്ണാ ശരണ്യം ശരണൈഷിണീ ॥ ൪൨ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.13.42 in Telugu sript:
పాఞ్చాలీ పుణ్డరీకాక్షమాసీనం యాదవైః సహ ।
అభిగమ్యాబ్రవీత్కృష్ణా శరణ్యం శరణైషిణీ ॥ ౪౨ ॥

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