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 3.19.28

सात्यकिं बलदेवं च ये चान्येऽन्धकवृष्णयः ।
मया स्पर्धन्ति सततं किं नु वक्ष्यामि तानहम् ॥ २८ ॥

sātyakiṃ baladevaṃ ca ye cānye'ndhakavṛṣṇayaḥ |
mayā spardhanti satataṃ kiṃ nu vakṣyāmi tānaham || 28 ||

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

...and flat notes of the Dundhuvi so dreadful to foes!' And O you bull of the Bharata race, thus adequately encouraged by me, those heroes cheerfully said unto me, 'Go and slay the...

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

Satyaki, Baladeva, Yah, Yat, Andhakavrishni, Maya, Asmad, Spardhat, Spardhanti, Satatam, Satata, Kim, Tana, Ham,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.19.28). 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: “sātyakiṃ baladevaṃ ca ye cānye'ndhakavṛṣṇayaḥ
  • sātyakim -
  • sātyaki (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • baladevam -
  • baladeva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ye -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • cān -
  • ca (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • ye' -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • andhakavṛṣṇayaḥ -
  • andhakavṛṣṇi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • Line 2: “mayā spardhanti satataṃ kiṃ nu vakṣyāmi tānaham
  • mayā -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    mayā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [instrumental single]
  • spardhanti -
  • spṛdh -> spardhat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √spṛdh class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √spṛdh class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √spṛdh class 1 verb]
    spṛdh -> spardhantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √spṛdh class 1 verb]
    spṛdh (verb class 1)
    [present active third plural]
  • satatam -
  • satatam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    satata (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    satata (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    satatā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • kim -
  • kim (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kim (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • nu -
  • nu (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    nu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    nau (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • vakṣyāmi -
  • vac (verb class 2)
    [future active first single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [future active first single]
    vah (verb class 1)
    [future active first single]
  • tāna -
  • tāna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ham -
  • ham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    han (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.19.28

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 3.19.28 in Kannada sript:
ಸಾತ್ಯಕಿಂ ಬಲದೇವಂ ಚ ಯೇ ಚಾನ್ಯೇಽನ್ಧಕವೃಷ್ಣಯಃ ।
ಮಯಾ ಸ್ಪರ್ಧನ್ತಿ ಸತತಂ ಕಿಂ ನು ವಕ್ಷ್ಯಾಮಿ ತಾನಹಮ್ ॥ ೨೮ ॥

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 3.19.28 in Bengali sript:
সাত্যকিং বলদেবং চ যে চান্যেঽন্ধকবৃষ্ণযঃ ।
মযা স্পর্ধন্তি সততং কিং নু বক্ষ্যামি তানহম্ ॥ ২৮ ॥

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 3.19.28 in Gujarati sript:
સાત્યકિં બલદેવં ચ યે ચાન્યેઽન્ધકવૃષ્ણયઃ ।
મયા સ્પર્ધન્તિ સતતં કિં નુ વક્ષ્યામિ તાનહમ્ ॥ ૨૮ ॥

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 3.19.28 in Malayalam sript:
സാത്യകിം ബലദേവം ച യേ ചാന്യേഽന്ധകവൃഷ്ണയഃ ।
മയാ സ്പര്ധന്തി സതതം കിം നു വക്ഷ്യാമി താനഹമ് ॥ ൨൮ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.19.28 in Telugu sript:
సాత్యకిం బలదేవం చ యే చాన్యేఽన్ధకవృష్ణయః ।
మయా స్పర్ధన్తి సతతం కిం ను వక్ష్యామి తానహమ్ ॥ ౨౮ ॥

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