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 3.28.28

यो यानैरद्भुताकारैर्हयैर्नागैश्च संवृतः ।
प्रसह्य वित्तान्यादत्त पार्थिवेभ्यः परंतपः ॥ २८ ॥

yo yānairadbhutākārairhayairnāgaiśca saṃvṛtaḥ |
prasahya vittānyādatta pārthivebhyaḥ paraṃtapaḥ || 28 ||

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

...fathers slay sons, and sons fathers and if husbands slay wives, and wives husbands; then, O Krishna, how can birth take place in a world where anger prevails so! For, O you of handsome...

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

Yah, Yana, Adbhuta, Akara, Haya, Naga, Samvrit, Samvrita, Prasahya, Vitta, Adatta, Parthiva, Parantapa,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.28.28). 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: “yo yānairadbhutākārairhayairnāgaiśca saṃvṛtaḥ
  • yo* -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • yānair -
  • yāna (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    yāna (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • adbhutā -
  • adbhuta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    adbhuta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    adbhutā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • akārair -
  • akāra (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • hayair -
  • haya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • nāgaiś -
  • nāga (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    nāga (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • saṃvṛtaḥ -
  • saṃvṛt (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    saṃvṛt (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    saṃvṛta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “prasahya vittānyādatta pārthivebhyaḥ paraṃtapaḥ
  • prasahya -
  • prasahya (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    prasahya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prasahya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vittānyā -
  • vitta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    vid -> vitta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √vid class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √vid class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √vid class 6 verb]
    vid -> vitta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √vid class 7 verb], [vocative plural from √vid class 7 verb], [accusative plural from √vid class 7 verb]
  • ādatta -
  • ādatta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ādatta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pārthivebhyaḥ -
  • pārthiva (noun, masculine)
    [dative plural], [ablative plural]
    pārthiva (noun, neuter)
    [dative plural], [ablative plural]
  • parantapaḥ -
  • parantapa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.28.28

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 3.28.28 in Kannada sript:
ಯೋ ಯಾನೈರದ್ಭುತಾಕಾರೈರ್ಹಯೈರ್ನಾಗೈಶ್ಚ ಸಂವೃತಃ ।
ಪ್ರಸಹ್ಯ ವಿತ್ತಾನ್ಯಾದತ್ತ ಪಾರ್ಥಿವೇಭ್ಯಃ ಪರಂತಪಃ ॥ 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 3.28.28 in Bengali sript:
যো যানৈরদ্ভুতাকারৈর্হযৈর্নাগৈশ্চ সংবৃতঃ ।
প্রসহ্য বিত্তান্যাদত্ত পার্থিবেভ্যঃ পরংতপঃ ॥ 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 3.28.28 in Gujarati sript:
યો યાનૈરદ્ભુતાકારૈર્હયૈર્નાગૈશ્ચ સંવૃતઃ ।
પ્રસહ્ય વિત્તાન્યાદત્ત પાર્થિવેભ્યઃ પરંતપઃ ॥ 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 3.28.28 in Malayalam sript:
യോ യാനൈരദ്ഭുതാകാരൈര്ഹയൈര്നാഗൈശ്ച സംവൃതഃ ।
പ്രസഹ്യ വിത്താന്യാദത്ത പാര്ഥിവേഭ്യഃ പരംതപഃ ॥ ൨൮ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.28.28 in Telugu sript:
యో యానైరద్భుతాకారైర్హయైర్నాగైశ్చ సంవృతః ।
ప్రసహ్య విత్తాన్యాదత్త పార్థివేభ్యః పరంతపః ॥ ౨౮ ॥

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