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 3.46.2

वैशंपायन उवाच ।
शक्रलोकगतं पार्थं श्रुत्वा राजाम्बिकासुतः ।
द्वैपायनादृषिश्रेष्ठात्संजयं वाक्यमब्रवीत् ॥ २ ॥

vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca |
śakralokagataṃ pārthaṃ śrutvā rājāmbikāsutaḥ |
dvaipāyanādṛṣiśreṣṭhātsaṃjayaṃ vākyamabravīt || 2 ||

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

...Arjuna, who could not be weakened by Mahesvara himself possessed of eight forms? Your sons, having dragged Draupadi, and thereby incensed the sons of Pandu, have brought this frightful...

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

Vaishampayana, Shakraloka, Gata, Partha, Raja, Rajan, Raj, Ambikasuta, Dvaipayana, Shreshtha, Sanjaya, Vakya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.46.2). 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: “vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca
  • vaiśampāyana* -
  • vaiśampāyana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • uvāca -
  • vac (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • Line 2: “śakralokagataṃ pārthaṃ śrutvā rājāmbikāsutaḥ
  • śakraloka -
  • śakraloka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • gatam -
  • gat (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
    gata (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    gata (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    gatā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • pārtham -
  • pārtha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pārtha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • śrutvā -
  • śru -> śrutvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √śru]
  • rājā -
  • rāja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    rājan (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    rājā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    rāj (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    rāj (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    rāj (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • ambikāsutaḥ -
  • ambikāsuta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 3: “dvaipāyanādṛṣiśreṣṭhātsaṃjayaṃ vākyamabravīt
  • dvaipāyanād -
  • dvaipāyana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    dvaipāyana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ṛṣi -
  • ṛṣi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • śreṣṭhāt -
  • śreṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    śreṣṭha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • sañjayam -
  • sañjaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sañjaya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sañjayā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • vākyam -
  • vākya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vac -> vākya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 3 verb]
    vac -> vākya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 2 verb], [nominative single from √vac class 3 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 3 verb]
    vak -> vākya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √vak class 1 verb]
    vak -> vākya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √vak class 1 verb], [accusative single from √vak class 1 verb]
  • abravīt -
  • brū (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.46.2

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 3.46.2 in Kannada sript:
ವೈಶಂಪಾಯನ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಶಕ್ರಲೋಕಗತಂ ಪಾರ್ಥಂ ಶ್ರುತ್ವಾ ರಾಜಾಮ್ಬಿಕಾಸುತಃ ।
ದ್ವೈಪಾಯನಾದೃಷಿಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠಾತ್ಸಂಜಯಂ ವಾಕ್ಯಮಬ್ರವೀತ್ ॥ ೨ ॥

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 3.46.2 in Bengali sript:
বৈশংপাযন উবাচ ।
শক্রলোকগতং পার্থং শ্রুত্বা রাজাম্বিকাসুতঃ ।
দ্বৈপাযনাদৃষিশ্রেষ্ঠাত্সংজযং বাক্যমব্রবীত্ ॥ ২ ॥

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 3.46.2 in Gujarati sript:
વૈશંપાયન ઉવાચ ।
શક્રલોકગતં પાર્થં શ્રુત્વા રાજામ્બિકાસુતઃ ।
દ્વૈપાયનાદૃષિશ્રેષ્ઠાત્સંજયં વાક્યમબ્રવીત્ ॥ ૨ ॥

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 3.46.2 in Malayalam sript:
വൈശംപായന ഉവാച ।
ശക്രലോകഗതം പാര്ഥം ശ്രുത്വാ രാജാമ്ബികാസുതഃ ।
ദ്വൈപായനാദൃഷിശ്രേഷ്ഠാത്സംജയം വാക്യമബ്രവീത് ॥ ൨ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.46.2 in Telugu sript:
వైశంపాయన ఉవాచ ।
శక్రలోకగతం పార్థం శ్రుత్వా రాజామ్బికాసుతః ।
ద్వైపాయనాదృషిశ్రేష్ఠాత్సంజయం వాక్యమబ్రవీత్ ॥ ౨ ॥

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