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 3.54.4

तत्रासनेषु विविधेष्वासीनाः पृथिवीक्षितः ।
सुरभिस्रग्धराः सर्वे सुमृष्टमणिकुण्डलाः ॥ ४ ॥

tatrāsaneṣu vividheṣvāsīnāḥ pṛthivīkṣitaḥ |
surabhisragdharāḥ sarve sumṛṣṭamaṇikuṇḍalāḥ || 4 ||

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

...That Swayamvara is already ended. In our sight she has chosen Nala for her husband.' Thus answered by Sakra, Kali, that vilest of the celestials, filled with wrath, addressing all...

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

Vividha, Asina, Prithivikshit, Surabhisragdhara, Sarva, Sumrishta, Ani, Kundala,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.54.4). 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: “tatrāsaneṣu vividheṣvāsīnāḥ pṛthivīkṣitaḥ
  • tatrāsa -
  • tras (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    tras (verb class 4)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • neṣu -
  • na (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • vividheṣvā -
  • vividha (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    vividha (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • āsīnāḥ -
  • āsīna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    āsīnā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • pṛthivīkṣitaḥ -
  • pṛthivīkṣit (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    pṛthivīkṣit (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • Line 2: “surabhisragdharāḥ sarve sumṛṣṭamaṇikuṇḍalāḥ
  • surabhisragdharāḥ -
  • surabhisragdhara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    surabhisragdharā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • sarve -
  • sarva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [locative single]
    sarva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    sarvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • sumṛṣṭam -
  • sumṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sumṛṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sumṛṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • aṇi -
  • aṇi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    aṇī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • kuṇḍalāḥ -
  • kuṇḍala (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    kuṇḍalā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.54.4

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 3.54.4 in Kannada sript:
ತತ್ರಾಸನೇಷು ವಿವಿಧೇಷ್ವಾಸೀನಾಃ ಪೃಥಿವೀಕ್ಷಿತಃ ।
ಸುರಭಿಸ್ರಗ್ಧರಾಃ ಸರ್ವೇ ಸುಮೃಷ್ಟಮಣಿಕುಣ್ಡಲಾಃ ॥ ೪ ॥

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 3.54.4 in Bengali sript:
তত্রাসনেষু বিবিধেষ্বাসীনাঃ পৃথিবীক্ষিতঃ ।
সুরভিস্রগ্ধরাঃ সর্বে সুমৃষ্টমণিকুণ্ডলাঃ ॥ ৪ ॥

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 3.54.4 in Gujarati sript:
તત્રાસનેષુ વિવિધેષ્વાસીનાઃ પૃથિવીક્ષિતઃ ।
સુરભિસ્રગ્ધરાઃ સર્વે સુમૃષ્ટમણિકુણ્ડલાઃ ॥ ૪ ॥

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 3.54.4 in Malayalam sript:
തത്രാസനേഷു വിവിധേഷ്വാസീനാഃ പൃഥിവീക്ഷിതഃ ।
സുരഭിസ്രഗ്ധരാഃ സര്വേ സുമൃഷ്ടമണികുണ്ഡലാഃ ॥ ൪ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.54.4 in Telugu sript:
తత్రాసనేషు వివిధేష్వాసీనాః పృథివీక్షితః ।
సురభిస్రగ్ధరాః సర్వే సుమృష్టమణికుణ్డలాః ॥ ౪ ॥

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