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 3.34.18
अथ वा वयमेवैतान्निहत्य भरतर्षभ ।
आददीमहि गां सर्वां तथापि श्रेय एव नः ॥ १८ ॥
atha vā vayamevaitānnihatya bharatarṣabha |
ādadīmahi gāṃ sarvāṃ tathāpi śreya eva naḥ || 18 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...thing by his prowess. Such a brave person earns undying fame. Such a man obtaines great prosperity. His enemies bow down unto him, and his friends gather round him, like the celestials...
English translation by Kisari Mohan Ganguly (2013) Read online Buy now!
Glossary of Sanskrit terms
Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (3.34.18). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Atha, Var, Vaya, Asmad, Eva, Eta, Esha, Ihatya, Bharatarshabha, Adadi, Saru, Sarva, Tatha, Api, Shreyah, Shreyas, Shreya,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.34.18). 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: “atha vā vayamevaitānnihatya bharatarṣabha ”
- atha -
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atha (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- vā* -
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vār (noun, masculine)[adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]vār (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]va (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]vā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- vayam -
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vaya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vayā (noun, feminine)[adverb]asmad (pronoun, none)[nominative dual]
- evai -
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eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]evā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- etānn -
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eta (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]eṣa (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- ihatya -
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ihatya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ihatya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bharatarṣabha -
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bharatarṣabha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- Line 2: “ādadīmahi gāṃ sarvāṃ tathāpi śreya eva naḥ ”
- ādadī -
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ādadi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]ādadi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ādadi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- īmahi -
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√i (verb class 2)[optative middle first plural]
- gām -
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gā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]go (noun, masculine)[accusative single]√gā (verb class 2)[injunctive active first single]√gā (verb class 3)[injunctive active first single]
- sarvām -
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saru (noun, feminine)[locative single]sarvā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- tathā -
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tathā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tatha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tatha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]tathā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- śreya* -
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śreyaḥ (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]śreyas (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]śreyas (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√śrā -> śreya (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √śrā class 1 verb], [nominative single from √śrā class 2 verb], [nominative single from √śrā class 4 verb]√śrai -> śreya (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √śrai class 1 verb], [nominative single from √śrai class 2 verb], [nominative single from √śrai class 4 verb]√śri -> śreya (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √śri class 1 verb]√śrī -> śreya (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √śrī class 9 verb]
- eva -
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eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- naḥ -
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na (noun, masculine)[nominative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[accusative plural], [dative plural], [genitive plural]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.34.18
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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The Mahabharata in Kannada (Set of 32 Volumes)
by Bharatha Darshana Bangalore (2003)
ಶ್ರೇಮಹಭಾರತ [ಮಹಾಭಾರತ]; 13907 pages;
Buy now!Preview of verse 3.34.18 in Kannada sript:
ಅಥ ವಾ ವಯಮೇವೈತಾನ್ನಿಹತ್ಯ ಭರತರ್ಷಭ ।
ಆದದೀಮಹಿ ಗಾಂ ಸರ್ವಾಂ ತಥಾಪಿ ಶ್ರೇಯ ಏವ ನಃ ॥ ೧೮ ॥
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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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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The Mahabharata in Bengali (Two Volumes)
by Akshay Library, Kolkata (2019)
3049 pages; [মহাভারত] [মহার্ষী বদভ্যাস (Maharishi Vedvyas)]
Buy now!Preview of verse 3.34.18 in Bengali sript:
অথ বা বযমেবৈতান্নিহত্য ভরতর্ষভ ।
আদদীমহি গাং সর্বাং তথাপি শ্রেয এব নঃ ॥ ১৮ ॥
Mahabharat in Gujarati (20 Volumes)
by Dinkar Joshi (દિનકર જોશી) (2010)
14252 pages; [મહાભારત] [Publisher: Pravin Prakashan Pvt. Ltd, Rajkot]
Buy now!Preview of verse 3.34.18 in Gujarati sript:
અથ વા વયમેવૈતાન્નિહત્ય ભરતર્ષભ ।
આદદીમહિ ગાં સર્વાં તથાપિ શ્રેય એવ નઃ ॥ ૧૮ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 3.34.18 in Malayalam sript:
അഥ വാ വയമേവൈതാന്നിഹത്യ ഭരതര്ഷഭ ।
ആദദീമഹി ഗാം സര്വാം തഥാപി ശ്രേയ ഏവ നഃ ॥ ൧൮ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 3.34.18 in Telugu sript:
అథ వా వయమేవైతాన్నిహత్య భరతర్షభ ।
ఆదదీమహి గాం సర్వాం తథాపి శ్రేయ ఏవ నః ॥ ౧౮ ॥