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 3.97.2

तेषां ततोऽसुरश्रेष्ठ आतिथ्यमकरोत्तदा ।
स संस्कृतेन कौरव्य भ्रात्रा वातापिना किल ॥ २ ॥

teṣāṃ tato'suraśreṣṭha ātithyamakarottadā |
sa saṃskṛtena kauravya bhrātrā vātāpinā kila || 2 ||

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

...that same (king) of a dreaded name was sonless, O descendant of Bharata! And he carried havoc through the tribes of the Haihayas and the Talajanghas; brought under subjection the whole...

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

Tad, Tatah, Tata, Asurashreshtha, Atithya, Tada, Samskrita, Kauravya, Bhratra, Vatapi, Kila,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.97.2). 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: “teṣāṃ tato'suraśreṣṭha ātithyamakarottadā
  • teṣām -
  • tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • tato' -
  • tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    tata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tan -> tata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
  • asuraśreṣṭha*ā -
  • asuraśreṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    asuraśreṣṭha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • āt -
  • āt (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    a (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ātithyam -
  • ātithya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ātithya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ātithyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • akarot -
  • kṛ (verb class 8)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • tadā -
  • tadā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tadā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “sa saṃskṛtena kauravya bhrātrā vātāpinā kila
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • saṃskṛtena -
  • saṃskṛta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    saṃskṛta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • kauravya -
  • kauravya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhrātrā* -
  • bhrātra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • vātāpinā -
  • vātāpi (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    vātāpi (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • kila -
  • kila (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    kila (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kil (verb class 6)
    [imperative active second single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.97.2

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 3.97.2 in Kannada sript:
ತೇಷಾಂ ತತೋಽಸುರಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠ ಆತಿಥ್ಯಮಕರೋತ್ತದಾ ।
ಸ ಸಂಸ್ಕೃತೇನ ಕೌರವ್ಯ ಭ್ರಾತ್ರಾ ವಾತಾಪಿನಾ ಕಿಲ ॥ ೨ ॥

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 3.97.2 in Bengali sript:
তেষাং ততোঽসুরশ্রেষ্ঠ আতিথ্যমকরোত্তদা ।
স সংস্কৃতেন কৌরব্য ভ্রাত্রা বাতাপিনা কিল ॥ ২ ॥

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 3.97.2 in Gujarati sript:
તેષાં તતોઽસુરશ્રેષ્ઠ આતિથ્યમકરોત્તદા ।
સ સંસ્કૃતેન કૌરવ્ય ભ્રાત્રા વાતાપિના કિલ ॥ ૨ ॥

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 3.97.2 in Malayalam sript:
തേഷാം തതോഽസുരശ്രേഷ്ഠ ആതിഥ്യമകരോത്തദാ ।
സ സംസ്കൃതേന കൌരവ്യ ഭ്രാത്രാ വാതാപിനാ കില ॥ ൨ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.97.2 in Telugu sript:
తేషాం తతోఽసురశ్రేష్ఠ ఆతిథ్యమకరోత్తదా ।
స సంస్కృతేన కౌరవ్య భ్రాత్రా వాతాపినా కిల ॥ ౨ ॥

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