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 3.71.17

ततो मध्यमकक्षायां ददर्श रथमास्थितम् ।
ऋतुपर्णं महीपालं सहवार्ष्णेयबाहुकम् ॥ १७ ॥

tato madhyamakakṣāyāṃ dadarśa rathamāsthitam |
ṛtuparṇaṃ mahīpālaṃ sahavārṣṇeyabāhukam || 17 ||

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

...little an injury. And if you have, it has not awakened my ire, for surely you should be forgiven by me. You were formerly my friend, and, O ruler of men, you are also related to me....

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

Tatah, Tad, Tata, Madhyamakaksha, Ratha, Asthita, Rituparna, Mahipala, Sahavarshneyabahuka,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.71.17). 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: “tato madhyamakakṣāyāṃ dadarśa rathamāsthitam
  • tato* -
  • tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    tata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tan -> tata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
  • madhyamakakṣāyām -
  • madhyamakakṣā (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • dadarśa -
  • dṛś (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • ratham -
  • ratha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • āsthitam -
  • āsthita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    āsthita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    āsthitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “ṛtuparṇaṃ mahīpālaṃ sahavārṣṇeyabāhukam
  • ṛtuparṇam -
  • ṛtuparṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • mahīpālam -
  • mahīpāla (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • sahavārṣṇeyabāhukam -
  • sahavārṣṇeyabāhuka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sahavārṣṇeyabāhuka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sahavārṣṇeyabāhukā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.71.17

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 3.71.17 in Kannada sript:
ತತೋ ಮಧ್ಯಮಕಕ್ಷಾಯಾಂ ದದರ್ಶ ರಥಮಾಸ್ಥಿತಮ್ ।
ಋತುಪರ್ಣಂ ಮಹೀಪಾಲಂ ಸಹವಾರ್ಷ್ಣೇಯಬಾಹುಕಮ್ ॥ ೧೭ ॥

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 3.71.17 in Bengali sript:
ততো মধ্যমকক্ষাযাং দদর্শ রথমাস্থিতম্ ।
ঋতুপর্ণং মহীপালং সহবার্ষ্ণেযবাহুকম্ ॥ ১৭ ॥

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 3.71.17 in Gujarati sript:
તતો મધ્યમકક્ષાયાં દદર્શ રથમાસ્થિતમ્ ।
ઋતુપર્ણં મહીપાલં સહવાર્ષ્ણેયબાહુકમ્ ॥ ૧૭ ॥

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 3.71.17 in Malayalam sript:
തതോ മധ്യമകക്ഷായാം ദദര്ശ രഥമാസ്ഥിതമ് ।
ഋതുപര്ണം മഹീപാലം സഹവാര്ഷ്ണേയബാഹുകമ് ॥ ൧൭ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.71.17 in Telugu sript:
తతో మధ్యమకక్షాయాం దదర్శ రథమాస్థితమ్ ।
ఋతుపర్ణం మహీపాలం సహవార్ష్ణేయబాహుకమ్ ॥ ౧౭ ॥

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