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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 3.85.7
यदर्थं पुरुषव्याघ्र कीर्तयन्ति पुरातनाः ।
एष्टव्या बहवः पुत्रा यद्येकोऽपि गयां व्रजेत् ॥ ७ ॥
yadarthaṃ puruṣavyāghra kīrtayanti purātanāḥ |
eṣṭavyā bahavaḥ putrā yadyeko'pi gayāṃ vrajet || 7 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...tirtha of that stream, and having performed their ablutions there, they gave away, O Bharata, both kine and wealth! And repeatedly offering oblations of water, O Bharata, to the gods...
English translation by Kisari Mohan Ganguly (2013) Read online Buy now!
Glossary of Sanskrit terms
Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (3.85.7). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Yadartha, Purushavyaghra, Kirtayat, Kirtayanti, Puratana, Eshtavya, Bahu, Bahava, Putra, Yadi, Yad, Eka, Api, Gaya,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.85.7). 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: “yadarthaṃ puruṣavyāghra kīrtayanti purātanāḥ ”
- yadartham -
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yadartha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]yadartha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]yadarthā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- puruṣavyāghra -
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puruṣavyāghra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- kīrtayanti -
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kīrtayat (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√kīrt -> kīrtayat (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √kīrt class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √kīrt class 10 verb], [accusative plural from √kīrt class 10 verb]√kīrt -> kīrtayantī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √kīrt class 10 verb]√kīrt (verb class 10)[present active third plural]
- purātanāḥ -
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purātana (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- Line 2: “eṣṭavyā bahavaḥ putrā yadyeko'pi gayāṃ vrajet ”
- eṣṭavyā* -
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eṣṭavya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]eṣṭavyā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√iṣ -> eṣṭavya (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √iṣ class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √iṣ class 6 verb]√iṣ -> eṣṭavyā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √iṣ class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √iṣ class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √iṣ class 6 verb]
- bahavaḥ -
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bahu (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]bahava (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- putrā* -
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putra (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]putrā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- yadye -
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yadi (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]yadi (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yadi (indeclinable)[indeclinable]yad (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- eko' -
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eka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- gayām -
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gayā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- vrajet -
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√vraj (verb class 1)[optative active third single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.85.7
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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The Mahabharata in Kannada (Set of 32 Volumes)
by Bharatha Darshana Bangalore (2003)
ಶ್ರೇಮಹಭಾರತ [ಮಹಾಭಾರತ]; 13907 pages;
Buy now!Preview of verse 3.85.7 in Kannada sript:
ಯದರ್ಥಂ ಪುರುಷವ್ಯಾಘ್ರ ಕೀರ್ತಯನ್ತಿ ಪುರಾತನಾಃ ।
ಏಷ್ಟವ್ಯಾ ಬಹವಃ ಪುತ್ರಾ ಯದ್ಯೇಕೋಽಪಿ ಗಯಾಂ ವ್ರಜೇತ್ ॥ ೭ ॥
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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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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The Mahabharata in Bengali (Two Volumes)
by Akshay Library, Kolkata (2019)
3049 pages; [মহাভারত] [মহার্ষী বদভ্যাস (Maharishi Vedvyas)]
Buy now!Preview of verse 3.85.7 in Bengali sript:
যদর্থং পুরুষব্যাঘ্র কীর্তযন্তি পুরাতনাঃ ।
এষ্টব্যা বহবঃ পুত্রা যদ্যেকোঽপি গযাং ব্রজেত্ ॥ ৭ ॥
Mahabharat in Gujarati (20 Volumes)
by Dinkar Joshi (દિનકર જોશી) (2010)
14252 pages; [મહાભારત] [Publisher: Pravin Prakashan Pvt. Ltd, Rajkot]
Buy now!Preview of verse 3.85.7 in Gujarati sript:
યદર્થં પુરુષવ્યાઘ્ર કીર્તયન્તિ પુરાતનાઃ ।
એષ્ટવ્યા બહવઃ પુત્રા યદ્યેકોઽપિ ગયાં વ્રજેત્ ॥ ૭ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 3.85.7 in Malayalam sript:
യദര്ഥം പുരുഷവ്യാഘ്ര കീര്തയന്തി പുരാതനാഃ ।
ഏഷ്ടവ്യാ ബഹവഃ പുത്രാ യദ്യേകോഽപി ഗയാം വ്രജേത് ॥ ൭ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 3.85.7 in Telugu sript:
యదర్థం పురుషవ్యాఘ్ర కీర్తయన్తి పురాతనాః ।
ఏష్టవ్యా బహవః పుత్రా యద్యేకోఽపి గయాం వ్రజేత్ ॥ ౭ ॥