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 3.35.3

महामायः शकुनिः पार्वतीयः सदा सभायां प्रवपन्नक्षपूगान् ।
अमायिनं मायया प्रत्यदेवीत्ततोऽपश्यं वृजिनं भीमसेन ॥ ३ ॥

mahāmāyaḥ śakuniḥ pārvatīyaḥ sadā sabhāyāṃ pravapannakṣapūgān |
amāyinaṃ māyayā pratyadevīttato'paśyaṃ vṛjinaṃ bhīmasena || 3 ||

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

...hands, with a smiling face and in gentle accents, that chastiser of foes—the virtuous Yudhishthira—apparently after reflecting for a moment, spake these words in private unto Dhananjaya...

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

Mahamaya, Shakuni, Parvatiya, Sada, Sad, Sabha, Prava, Panna, Ksha, Puga, Amayin, Maya, Prati, Ada, Vitta, Tas, Apashya, Vrijina, Bhimasena,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.35.3). 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: “mahāmāyaḥ śakuniḥ pārvatīyaḥ sadā sabhāyāṃ pravapannakṣapūgān
  • mahāmāyaḥ -
  • mahāmāya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śakuniḥ -
  • śakuni (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • pārvatīyaḥ -
  • pārvatīya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sadā -
  • sadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sad (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    sad (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    sadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • sabhāyām -
  • sabhā (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • prava -
  • prava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prava (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • panna -
  • panna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    panna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pad -> panna (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √pad class 4 verb]
    pad -> panna (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √pad class 4 verb]
  • kṣa -
  • kṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pūgān -
  • pūga (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “amāyinaṃ māyayā pratyadevīttato'paśyaṃ vṛjinaṃ bhīmasena
  • amāyinam -
  • amāyin (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • māyayā -
  • māyā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • pratya -
  • prati (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    prati (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    pratī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    pratī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    pratī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • ade -
  • ada (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ada (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    adā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ad (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    ad (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • vītta -
  • vītta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vītta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • to' -
  • tas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • apaśyam -
  • apaśya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    apaśya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    apaśyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    apaśyan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    apaśyan (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
  • vṛjinam -
  • vṛjina (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vṛjina (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vṛjinā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • bhīmasena -
  • bhīmasena (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.35.3

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 3.35.3 in Kannada sript:
ಮಹಾಮಾಯಃ ಶಕುನಿಃ ಪಾರ್ವತೀಯಃ ಸದಾ ಸಭಾಯಾಂ ಪ್ರವಪನ್ನಕ್ಷಪೂಗಾನ್ ।
ಅಮಾಯಿನಂ ಮಾಯಯಾ ಪ್ರತ್ಯದೇವೀತ್ತತೋಽಪಶ್ಯಂ ವೃಜಿನಂ ಭೀಮಸೇನ ॥ ೩ ॥

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 3.35.3 in Bengali sript:
মহামাযঃ শকুনিঃ পার্বতীযঃ সদা সভাযাং প্রবপন্নক্ষপূগান্ ।
অমাযিনং মাযযা প্রত্যদেবীত্ততোঽপশ্যং বৃজিনং ভীমসেন ॥ ৩ ॥

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 3.35.3 in Gujarati sript:
મહામાયઃ શકુનિઃ પાર્વતીયઃ સદા સભાયાં પ્રવપન્નક્ષપૂગાન્ ।
અમાયિનં માયયા પ્રત્યદેવીત્તતોઽપશ્યં વૃજિનં ભીમસેન ॥ ૩ ॥

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 3.35.3 in Malayalam sript:
മഹാമായഃ ശകുനിഃ പാര്വതീയഃ സദാ സഭായാം പ്രവപന്നക്ഷപൂഗാന് ।
അമായിനം മായയാ പ്രത്യദേവീത്തതോഽപശ്യം വൃജിനം ഭീമസേന ॥ ൩ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.35.3 in Telugu sript:
మహామాయః శకునిః పార్వతీయః సదా సభాయాం ప్రవపన్నక్షపూగాన్ ।
అమాయినం మాయయా ప్రత్యదేవీత్తతోఽపశ్యం వృజినం భీమసేన ॥ ౩ ॥

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