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 3.88.10

दृषद्वती पुण्यतमा तत्र ख्याता युधिष्ठिर ।
तत्र वैवर्ण्यवर्णौ च सुपुण्यौ मनुजाधिप ॥ १० ॥

dṛṣadvatī puṇyatamā tatra khyātā yudhiṣṭhira |
tatra vaivarṇyavarṇau ca supuṇyau manujādhipa || 10 ||

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

...wife for offspring. But it behoves you, O Rishi, to show that love to me which I have for you. And it behoves you, O regenerate one, to approach me on a bed like to that which I had...

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

Drishadvat, Drishadvati, Tatra, Khyata, Yudhishthira, Vaivarnya, Varna, Varni, Varnu, Supunya, Manujadhipa,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.88.10). 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: “dṛṣadvatī puṇyatamā tatra khyātā yudhiṣṭhira
  • dṛṣadvatī -
  • dṛṣadvatī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    dṛṣadvat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • puṇyatamā -
  • tatra -
  • tatra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tatra (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • khyātā* -
  • khyāta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    khyātā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    khyā -> khyāta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √khyā class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √khyā class 2 verb]
    khyā -> khyātā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √khyā class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √khyā class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √khyā class 2 verb]
  • yudhiṣṭhira -
  • yudhiṣṭhira (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “tatra vaivarṇyavarṇau ca supuṇyau manujādhipa
  • tatra -
  • tatra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tatra (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • vaivarṇya -
  • vaivarṇya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • varṇau -
  • varṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    varṇi (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    varṇu (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • supuṇyau -
  • supuṇya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • manujādhipa -
  • manujādhipa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.88.10

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 3.88.10 in Kannada sript:
ದೃಷದ್ವತೀ ಪುಣ್ಯತಮಾ ತತ್ರ ಖ್ಯಾತಾ ಯುಧಿಷ್ಠಿರ ।
ತತ್ರ ವೈವರ್ಣ್ಯವರ್ಣೌ ಚ ಸುಪುಣ್ಯೌ ಮನುಜಾಧಿಪ ॥ ೧೦ ॥

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 3.88.10 in Bengali sript:
দৃষদ্বতী পুণ্যতমা তত্র খ্যাতা যুধিষ্ঠির ।
তত্র বৈবর্ণ্যবর্ণৌ চ সুপুণ্যৌ মনুজাধিপ ॥ ১০ ॥

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 3.88.10 in Gujarati sript:
દૃષદ્વતી પુણ્યતમા તત્ર ખ્યાતા યુધિષ્ઠિર ।
તત્ર વૈવર્ણ્યવર્ણૌ ચ સુપુણ્યૌ મનુજાધિપ ॥ ૧૦ ॥

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 3.88.10 in Malayalam sript:
ദൃഷദ്വതീ പുണ്യതമാ തത്ര ഖ്യാതാ യുധിഷ്ഠിര ।
തത്ര വൈവര്ണ്യവര്ണൌ ച സുപുണ്യൌ മനുജാധിപ ॥ ൧൦ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.88.10 in Telugu sript:
దృషద్వతీ పుణ్యతమా తత్ర ఖ్యాతా యుధిష్ఠిర ।
తత్ర వైవర్ణ్యవర్ణౌ చ సుపుణ్యౌ మనుజాధిప ॥ ౧౦ ॥

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