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 3.123.4

ततः सुकन्या संवीता तावुवाच सुरोत्तमौ ।
शर्यातितनयां वित्तं भार्यां च च्यवनस्य माम् ॥ ४ ॥

tataḥ sukanyā saṃvītā tāvuvāca surottamau |
śaryātitanayāṃ vittaṃ bhāryāṃ ca cyavanasya mām || 4 ||

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

...of crops, paying no heed to Indra, the wielder of the thunder-bolt, who remained staring (at him). The mighty ruler of the Gandhara land, born in the lunar dynasty of kings, who was...

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

Tatah, Tad, Tata, Sukanya, Samvita, Surottama, Tanaya, Vitta, Bharya, Cyavana, Asmad,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.123.4). 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: “tataḥ sukanyā saṃvītā tāvuvāca surottamau
  • tataḥ -
  • 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]
  • sukanyā -
  • sukanyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • saṃvītā -
  • saṃvītā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • tāvu -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • uvāca -
  • vac (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • surottamau -
  • surottama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Line 2: “śaryātitanayāṃ vittaṃ bhāryāṃ ca cyavanasya mām
  • śaryāti -
  • śaryāti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • tanayām -
  • tan -> tanayām (periphrastic_perfect)
    [periphrastic_perfect from √tan]
    tanayā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • vittam -
  • vitta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vitta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vittā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    vid -> vitta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √vid class 6 verb]
    vid -> vitta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √vid class 6 verb], [accusative single from √vid class 6 verb]
    vid -> vitta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √vid class 7 verb]
    vid -> vitta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √vid class 7 verb], [accusative single from √vid class 7 verb]
    vid (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second dual]
  • bhāryām -
  • bhāryā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    bhṛ -> bhāryā (participle, feminine)
    [accusative single from √bhṛ]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • cyavanasya -
  • cyavana (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    cyavana (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • mām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.123.4

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 3.123.4 in Kannada sript:
ತತಃ ಸುಕನ್ಯಾ ಸಂವೀತಾ ತಾವುವಾಚ ಸುರೋತ್ತಮೌ ।
ಶರ್ಯಾತಿತನಯಾಂ ವಿತ್ತಂ ಭಾರ್ಯಾಂ ಚ ಚ್ಯವನಸ್ಯ ಮಾಮ್ ॥ ೪ ॥

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 3.123.4 in Bengali sript:
ততঃ সুকন্যা সংবীতা তাবুবাচ সুরোত্তমৌ ।
শর্যাতিতনযাং বিত্তং ভার্যাং চ চ্যবনস্য মাম্ ॥ ৪ ॥

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 3.123.4 in Gujarati sript:
તતઃ સુકન્યા સંવીતા તાવુવાચ સુરોત્તમૌ ।
શર્યાતિતનયાં વિત્તં ભાર્યાં ચ ચ્યવનસ્ય મામ્ ॥ ૪ ॥

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 3.123.4 in Malayalam sript:
തതഃ സുകന്യാ സംവീതാ താവുവാച സുരോത്തമൌ ।
ശര്യാതിതനയാം വിത്തം ഭാര്യാം ച ച്യവനസ്യ മാമ് ॥ ൪ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.123.4 in Telugu sript:
తతః సుకన్యా సంవీతా తావువాచ సురోత్తమౌ ।
శర్యాతితనయాం విత్తం భార్యాం చ చ్యవనస్య మామ్ ॥ ౪ ॥

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