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 3.73.1

बृहदश्व उवाच ।
दमयन्ती तु तच्छ्रुत्वा भृशं शोकपरायणा ।
शङ्कमाना नलं तं वै केशिनीमिदमब्रवीत् ॥ १ ॥

bṛhadaśva uvāca |
damayantī tu tacchrutvā bhṛśaṃ śokaparāyaṇā |
śaṅkamānā nalaṃ taṃ vai keśinīmidamabravīt || 1 ||

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

..."And after Vrihadasva had gone away, Yudhishthira of firm vows heard from Brahmanas and ascetics that came to him from various directions and from places of pilgrimage and mountains...

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

Brihadashva, Damayanti, Damayat, Tat, Tad, Bhrisham, Bhrisha, Shokaparayana, Shankamana, Nala, Keshini, Idam,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.73.1). 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: “bṛhadaśva uvāca
  • bṛhadaśva* -
  • bṛhadaśva (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: “damayantī tu tacchrutvā bhṛśaṃ śokaparāyaṇā
  • damayantī -
  • damayantī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    dam -> damayantī (participle, feminine)
    [compound from √dam]
    dam -> damayat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √dam], [vocative dual from √dam], [accusative dual from √dam]
    dam -> damayantī (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √dam]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • tacch -
  • tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • śrutvā -
  • śru -> śrutvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √śru]
  • bhṛśam -
  • bhṛśam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    bhṛśa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bhṛśa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    bhṛśā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • śokaparāyaṇā -
  • śokaparāyaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 3: “śaṅkamānā nalaṃ taṃ vai keśinīmidamabravīt
  • śaṅkamānā* -
  • śaṅk -> śaṅkamāna (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √śaṅk class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √śaṅk class 1 verb]
    śaṅk -> śaṅkamānā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √śaṅk class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √śaṅk class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √śaṅk class 1 verb]
  • nalam -
  • nala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • tam -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • vai -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
  • keśinīm -
  • keśinī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • idam -
  • idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • 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 3.73.1

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 3.73.1 in Kannada sript:
ಬೃಹದಶ್ವ ಉವಾಚ ।
ದಮಯನ್ತೀ ತು ತಚ್ಛ್ರುತ್ವಾ ಭೃಶಂ ಶೋಕಪರಾಯಣಾ ।
ಶಙ್ಕಮಾನಾ ನಲಂ ತಂ ವೈ ಕೇಶಿನೀಮಿದಮಬ್ರವೀತ್ ॥ ೧ ॥

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 3.73.1 in Bengali sript:
বৃহদশ্ব উবাচ ।
দমযন্তী তু তচ্ছ্রুত্বা ভৃশং শোকপরাযণা ।
শঙ্কমানা নলং তং বৈ কেশিনীমিদমব্রবীত্ ॥ ১ ॥

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 3.73.1 in Gujarati sript:
બૃહદશ્વ ઉવાચ ।
દમયન્તી તુ તચ્છ્રુત્વા ભૃશં શોકપરાયણા ।
શઙ્કમાના નલં તં વૈ કેશિનીમિદમબ્રવીત્ ॥ ૧ ॥

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 3.73.1 in Malayalam sript:
ബൃഹദശ്വ ഉവാച ।
ദമയന്തീ തു തച്ഛ്രുത്വാ ഭൃശം ശോകപരായണാ ।
ശങ്കമാനാ നലം തം വൈ കേശിനീമിദമബ്രവീത് ॥ ൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.73.1 in Telugu sript:
బృహదశ్వ ఉవాచ ।
దమయన్తీ తు తచ్ఛ్రుత్వా భృశం శోకపరాయణా ।
శఙ్కమానా నలం తం వై కేశినీమిదమబ్రవీత్ ॥ ౧ ॥

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