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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 3.88.3
तत्र पुण्यतमं तीर्थं प्लक्षावतरणं शिवम् ।
यत्र सारस्वतैरिष्ट्वा गच्छन्त्यवभृथं द्विजाः ॥ ३ ॥
tatra puṇyatamaṃ tīrthaṃ plakṣāvataraṇaṃ śivam |
yatra sārasvatairiṣṭvā gacchantyavabhṛthaṃ dvijāḥ || 3 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...his daughter, O monarch, the king gave away Lopamudra unto the illustrious Agastya with due rites. And obtaining her as wife, Agastya addressed Lopamudra, saying, 'Cast you...
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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 (3.88.3). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Tatra, Punyatama, Tirtha, Plakshavatarana, Shivam, Shiva, Yatra, Sarasvata, Ishtu, Gacchat, Avabhritha, Dvija,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.88.3). 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: “tatra puṇyatamaṃ tīrthaṃ plakṣāvataraṇaṃ śivam ”
- tatra -
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tatra (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tatra (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tatra (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- puṇyatamam -
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puṇyatama (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]puṇyatama (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- tīrtham -
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tīrtha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- plakṣāvataraṇam -
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plakṣāvataraṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- śivam -
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śivam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]śiva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]śiva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]śivā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “yatra sārasvatairiṣṭvā gacchantyavabhṛthaṃ dvijāḥ ”
- yatra -
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yatra (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yatra (indeclinable)[indeclinable]yatra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]yatra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sārasvatair -
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sārasvata (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]sārasvata (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- iṣṭvā* -
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iṣṭu (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- gacchantya -
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gacchat (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [nominative plural], [vocative dual], [vocative plural], [accusative dual], [accusative plural]√gam (verb class 1)[present active third plural]
- avabhṛtham -
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avabhṛtha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- dvijāḥ -
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dvija (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]dvijā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.88.3
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 3.88.3 in Kannada sript:
ತತ್ರ ಪುಣ್ಯತಮಂ ತೀರ್ಥಂ ಪ್ಲಕ್ಷಾವತರಣಂ ಶಿವಮ್ ।
ಯತ್ರ ಸಾರಸ್ವತೈರಿಷ್ಟ್ವಾ ಗಚ್ಛನ್ತ್ಯವಭೃಥಂ ದ್ವಿಜಾಃ ॥ ೩ ॥
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 3.88.3 in Bengali sript:
তত্র পুণ্যতমং তীর্থং প্লক্ষাবতরণং শিবম্ ।
যত্র সারস্বতৈরিষ্ট্বা গচ্ছন্ত্যবভৃথং দ্বিজাঃ ॥ ৩ ॥
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 3.88.3 in Gujarati sript:
તત્ર પુણ્યતમં તીર્થં પ્લક્ષાવતરણં શિવમ્ ।
યત્ર સારસ્વતૈરિષ્ટ્વા ગચ્છન્ત્યવભૃથં દ્વિજાઃ ॥ ૩ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 3.88.3 in Malayalam sript:
തത്ര പുണ്യതമം തീര്ഥം പ്ലക്ഷാവതരണം ശിവമ് ।
യത്ര സാരസ്വതൈരിഷ്ട്വാ ഗച്ഛന്ത്യവഭൃഥം ദ്വിജാഃ ॥ ൩ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 3.88.3 in Telugu sript:
తత్ర పుణ్యతమం తీర్థం ప్లక్షావతరణం శివమ్ ।
యత్ర సారస్వతైరిష్ట్వా గచ్ఛన్త్యవభృథం ద్విజాః ॥ ౩ ॥