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 3.79.3

तेनेन्द्रसमवीर्येण संग्रामेष्वनिवर्तिना ।
विनाभूता वने वीराः कथमासन्पितामहाः ॥ ३ ॥

tenendrasamavīryeṇa saṃgrāmeṣvanivartinā |
vinābhūtā vane vīrāḥ kathamāsanpitāmahāḥ || 3 ||

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

...assembled there, each saying, 'I will first behold the god! I will first behold the god!' And, O king, in order to prevent disputes amongst those Rishis of subdued souls, the...

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

Tad, Tena, Indra, Samavirya, Sangrama, Anivartin, Vinabhuta, Vana, Vani, Vira, Katham, Katha, Pitamaha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.79.3). 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: “tenendrasamavīryeṇa saṃgrāmeṣvanivartinā
  • tene -
  • tena (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    tan (verb class 8)
    [perfect active second plural], [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
    tan (verb class 4)
    [perfect active second plural], [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
    tan (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural], [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
  • indra -
  • indra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • samavīryeṇa -
  • samavīrya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    samavīrya (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • saṅgrāmeṣva -
  • saṅgrāma (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    saṅgrāma (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • anivartinā -
  • anivartin (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    anivartin (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • Line 2: “vinābhūtā vane vīrāḥ kathamāsanpitāmahāḥ
  • vinābhūtā* -
  • vinābhūta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vinābhūtā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vane -
  • vana (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    vana (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    vanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vani (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    vani (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • vīrāḥ -
  • vīra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vīrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • katham -
  • katham (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    katham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kathā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    katha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    katha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • āsan -
  • as (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active third plural]
  • pitāmahāḥ -
  • pitāmaha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.79.3

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 3.79.3 in Kannada sript:
ತೇನೇನ್ದ್ರಸಮವೀರ್ಯೇಣ ಸಂಗ್ರಾಮೇಷ್ವನಿವರ್ತಿನಾ ।
ವಿನಾಭೂತಾ ವನೇ ವೀರಾಃ ಕಥಮಾಸನ್ಪಿತಾಮಹಾಃ ॥ ೩ ॥

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 3.79.3 in Bengali sript:
তেনেন্দ্রসমবীর্যেণ সংগ্রামেষ্বনিবর্তিনা ।
বিনাভূতা বনে বীরাঃ কথমাসন্পিতামহাঃ ॥ ৩ ॥

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 3.79.3 in Gujarati sript:
તેનેન્દ્રસમવીર્યેણ સંગ્રામેષ્વનિવર્તિના ।
વિનાભૂતા વને વીરાઃ કથમાસન્પિતામહાઃ ॥ ૩ ॥

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 3.79.3 in Malayalam sript:
തേനേന്ദ്രസമവീര്യേണ സംഗ്രാമേഷ്വനിവര്തിനാ ।
വിനാഭൂതാ വനേ വീരാഃ കഥമാസന്പിതാമഹാഃ ॥ ൩ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.79.3 in Telugu sript:
తేనేన్ద్రసమవీర్యేణ సంగ్రామేష్వనివర్తినా ।
వినాభూతా వనే వీరాః కథమాసన్పితామహాః ॥ ౩ ॥

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