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 3.34.46

एष नार्थविहीनेन शक्यो राजन्निषेवितुम् ।
अखिलाः पुरुषव्याघ्र गुणाः स्युर्यद्यपीतरे ॥ ४६ ॥

eṣa nārthavihīnena śakyo rājanniṣevitum |
akhilāḥ puruṣavyāghra guṇāḥ syuryadyapītare || 46 ||

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

...certainly seek to injure us. They will certainly set against us numerous spies in disguise. If these discover us and report their discovery, a great danger will overtake us. We have...

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

Esha, Nri, Artha, Vihina, Shakya, Rajan, Rajat, Ish, Isha, Ishi, Vid, Vidh, Akhila, Purushavyaghra, Guna, Yadi, Yad, Apita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.34.46). 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: “eṣa nārthavihīnena śakyo rājanniṣevitum
  • eṣa -
  • eṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    eṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single], [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
    iṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    nṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • artha -
  • artha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    artha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    arth (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • vihīnena -
  • vihīna (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    vihīna (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • śakyo* -
  • śakya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    śak -> śakya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √śak class 5 verb]
  • rājann -
  • rājan (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    rāj -> rājat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √rāj class 1 verb]
  • iṣe -
  • iṣ (noun, feminine)
    [dative single]
    iṣ (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    iṣ (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    iṣa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    iṣa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    iṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    iṣi (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    i (verb class 2)
    [present middle second single]
  • vit -
  • vid (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vid (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vidh (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vidh (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • um -
  • u (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “akhilāḥ puruṣavyāghra guṇāḥ syuryadyapītare
  • akhilāḥ -
  • akhila (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    akhilā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • puruṣavyāghra -
  • puruṣavyāghra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • guṇāḥ -
  • guṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    guṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • syur -
  • as (verb class 2)
    [optative active third plural]
  • yadya -
  • yadi (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    yadi (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yadi (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • apīta -
  • apīta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    apīta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active second plural], [imperfect middle third single]
  • re -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [dative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    ra (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.34.46

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 3.34.46 in Kannada sript:
ಏಷ ನಾರ್ಥವಿಹೀನೇನ ಶಕ್ಯೋ ರಾಜನ್ನಿಷೇವಿತುಮ್ ।
ಅಖಿಲಾಃ ಪುರುಷವ್ಯಾಘ್ರ ಗುಣಾಃ ಸ್ಯುರ್ಯದ್ಯಪೀತರೇ ॥ ೪೬ ॥

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 3.34.46 in Bengali sript:
এষ নার্থবিহীনেন শক্যো রাজন্নিষেবিতুম্ ।
অখিলাঃ পুরুষব্যাঘ্র গুণাঃ স্যুর্যদ্যপীতরে ॥ ৪৬ ॥

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 3.34.46 in Gujarati sript:
એષ નાર્થવિહીનેન શક્યો રાજન્નિષેવિતુમ્ ।
અખિલાઃ પુરુષવ્યાઘ્ર ગુણાઃ સ્યુર્યદ્યપીતરે ॥ ૪૬ ॥

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 3.34.46 in Malayalam sript:
ഏഷ നാര്ഥവിഹീനേന ശക്യോ രാജന്നിഷേവിതുമ് ।
അഖിലാഃ പുരുഷവ്യാഘ്ര ഗുണാഃ സ്യുര്യദ്യപീതരേ ॥ ൪൬ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.34.46 in Telugu sript:
ఏష నార్థవిహీనేన శక్యో రాజన్నిషేవితుమ్ ।
అఖిలాః పురుషవ్యాఘ్ర గుణాః స్యుర్యద్యపీతరే ॥ ౪౬ ॥

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