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 3.86.3

वेण्णा भीमरथी चोभे नद्यौ पापभयापहे ।
मृगद्विजसमाकीर्णे तापसालयभूषिते ॥ ३ ॥

veṇṇā bhīmarathī cobhe nadyau pāpabhayāpahe |
mṛgadvijasamākīrṇe tāpasālayabhūṣite || 3 ||

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

...Brahmanas and others, O king, received food that was clean and pure. During the conclusion also (of every sacrifice) when gifts were dedicated to the Brahmanas, the chanting of the Vedas...

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

Venna, Bhimarathi, Ubha, Nadi, Nadya, Papa, Bhayapaha, Mrigadvija, Samakirna, Tapasa, Alaya, Bhushita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.86.3). 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: “veṇṇā bhīmarathī cobhe nadyau pāpabhayāpahe
  • veṇṇā* -
  • veṇṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • bhīmarathī -
  • bhīmarathī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • co -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ubhe -
  • ubha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ubhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • nadyau -
  • nadī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    nad -> nadya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative dual from √nad], [vocative dual from √nad], [accusative dual from √nad]
  • pāpa -
  • pāpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pāpa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhayāpahe -
  • bhayāpaha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhayāpaha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    bhayāpahā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Line 2: “mṛgadvijasamākīrṇe tāpasālayabhūṣite
  • mṛgadvija -
  • mṛgadvija (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • samākīrṇe -
  • samākīrṇa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    samākīrṇa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    samākīrṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • tāpasā -
  • tāpasa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tāpasa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tāpasā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • alaya -
  • alaya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    alaya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhūṣite -
  • bhūṣ -> bhūṣita (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √bhūṣ]
    bhūṣ -> bhūṣita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √bhūṣ], [vocative dual from √bhūṣ], [accusative dual from √bhūṣ], [locative single from √bhūṣ]
    bhūṣ -> bhūṣitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √bhūṣ], [vocative single from √bhūṣ], [vocative dual from √bhūṣ], [accusative dual from √bhūṣ]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.86.3

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 3.86.3 in Kannada sript:
ವೇಣ್ಣಾ ಭೀಮರಥೀ ಚೋಭೇ ನದ್ಯೌ ಪಾಪಭಯಾಪಹೇ ।
ಮೃಗದ್ವಿಜಸಮಾಕೀರ್ಣೇ ತಾಪಸಾಲಯಭೂಷಿತೇ ॥ 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 3.86.3 in Bengali sript:
বেণ্ণা ভীমরথী চোভে নদ্যৌ পাপভযাপহে ।
মৃগদ্বিজসমাকীর্ণে তাপসালযভূষিতে ॥ 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 3.86.3 in Gujarati sript:
વેણ્ણા ભીમરથી ચોભે નદ્યૌ પાપભયાપહે ।
મૃગદ્વિજસમાકીર્ણે તાપસાલયભૂષિતે ॥ 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 3.86.3 in Malayalam sript:
വേണ്ണാ ഭീമരഥീ ചോഭേ നദ്യൌ പാപഭയാപഹേ ।
മൃഗദ്വിജസമാകീര്ണേ താപസാലയഭൂഷിതേ ॥ ൩ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.86.3 in Telugu sript:
వేణ్ణా భీమరథీ చోభే నద్యౌ పాపభయాపహే ।
మృగద్విజసమాకీర్ణే తాపసాలయభూషితే ॥ ౩ ॥

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