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 3.55.2

अथाब्रवीत्कलिं शक्रः संप्रेक्ष्य बलवृत्रहा ।
द्वापरेण सहायेन कले ब्रूहि क्व यास्यसि ॥ २ ॥

athābravītkaliṃ śakraḥ saṃprekṣya balavṛtrahā |
dvāpareṇa sahāyena kale brūhi kva yāsyasi || 2 ||

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

...with the fleetness of the mind, do you take these twins (my son and daughter) on the car and hie you to Kundina. Leaving the children there with my kindred as also the car and the horses...

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

Atha, Kali, Shakra, Prekshya, Balavritrahan, Dvapara, Sahaya, Kala, Kva,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.55.2). 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: “athābravītkaliṃ śakraḥ saṃprekṣya balavṛtrahā
  • athā -
  • athā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    atha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • abravīt -
  • brū (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • kalim -
  • kali (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • śakraḥ -
  • śakra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sam -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • prekṣya -
  • prekṣya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prekṣya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • balavṛtrahā -
  • balavṛtrahan (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “dvāpareṇa sahāyena kale brūhi kva yāsyasi
  • dvāpareṇa -
  • dvāpara (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • sahāyena -
  • sahāya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • kale -
  • kala (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    kala (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    kalā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    kali (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    kal (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • brūhi -
  • brū (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second single]
  • kva -
  • kva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • yāsyasi -
  • (verb class 2)
    [future active second single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.55.2

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 3.55.2 in Kannada sript:
ಅಥಾಬ್ರವೀತ್ಕಲಿಂ ಶಕ್ರಃ ಸಂಪ್ರೇಕ್ಷ್ಯ ಬಲವೃತ್ರಹಾ ।
ದ್ವಾಪರೇಣ ಸಹಾಯೇನ ಕಲೇ ಬ್ರೂಹಿ ಕ್ವ ಯಾಸ್ಯಸಿ ॥ 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 3.55.2 in Bengali sript:
অথাব্রবীত্কলিং শক্রঃ সংপ্রেক্ষ্য বলবৃত্রহা ।
দ্বাপরেণ সহাযেন কলে ব্রূহি ক্ব যাস্যসি ॥ 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 3.55.2 in Gujarati sript:
અથાબ્રવીત્કલિં શક્રઃ સંપ્રેક્ષ્ય બલવૃત્રહા ।
દ્વાપરેણ સહાયેન કલે બ્રૂહિ ક્વ યાસ્યસિ ॥ 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 3.55.2 in Malayalam sript:
അഥാബ്രവീത്കലിം ശക്രഃ സംപ്രേക്ഷ്യ ബലവൃത്രഹാ ।
ദ്വാപരേണ സഹായേന കലേ ബ്രൂഹി ക്വ യാസ്യസി ॥ ൨ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.55.2 in Telugu sript:
అథాబ్రవీత్కలిం శక్రః సంప్రేక్ష్య బలవృత్రహా ।
ద్వాపరేణ సహాయేన కలే బ్రూహి క్వ యాస్యసి ॥ ౨ ॥

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