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 3.141.8

भीम उवाच ।
राजपुत्री श्रमेणार्ता दुःखार्ता चैव भारत ।
व्रजत्येव हि कल्याणी श्वेतवाहदिदृक्षया ॥ ८ ॥

bhīma uvāca |
rājaputrī śrameṇārtā duḥkhārtā caiva bhārata |
vrajatyeva hi kalyāṇī śvetavāhadidṛkṣayā || 8 ||

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

...bearing flowers and fruit in all seasons and frequented by celestials and sages. And restraining their senses within their inner self and subsisting on fruits and roots, the heroes passed...

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

Bhima, Rajaputri, Shrama, Arta, Duhkharta, Bharata, Vrajat, Eva, Kalyani, Kalyanin, Shvetavaha, Didriksha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.141.8). 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: “bhīma uvāca
  • bhīma* -
  • bhīma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • 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]
  • Line 2: “rājaputrī śrameṇārtā duḥkhārtā caiva bhārata
  • rājaputrī -
  • rājaputrī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • śrameṇā -
  • śrama (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • ārtā* -
  • ārta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    ārtā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • duḥkhārtā -
  • duḥkhārtā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • bhārata -
  • bhārata (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhārata (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 3: “vrajatyeva hi kalyāṇī śvetavāhadidṛkṣayā
  • vrajatye -
  • vraj -> vrajat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √vraj class 1 verb]
    vraj -> vrajat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √vraj class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √vraj class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √vraj class 1 verb], [locative single from √vraj class 1 verb]
    vraj (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • eva -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • kalyāṇī -
  • kalyāṇī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    kalyāṇin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śvetavāha -
  • śvetavāha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śvetavāha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • didṛkṣayā -
  • didṛkṣā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.141.8

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 3.141.8 in Kannada sript:
ಭೀಮ ಉವಾಚ ।
ರಾಜಪುತ್ರೀ ಶ್ರಮೇಣಾರ್ತಾ ದುಃಖಾರ್ತಾ ಚೈವ ಭಾರತ ।
ವ್ರಜತ್ಯೇವ ಹಿ ಕಲ್ಯಾಣೀ ಶ್ವೇತವಾಹದಿದೃಕ್ಷಯಾ ॥ ೮ ॥

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 3.141.8 in Bengali sript:
ভীম উবাচ ।
রাজপুত্রী শ্রমেণার্তা দুঃখার্তা চৈব ভারত ।
ব্রজত্যেব হি কল্যাণী শ্বেতবাহদিদৃক্ষযা ॥ ৮ ॥

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 3.141.8 in Gujarati sript:
ભીમ ઉવાચ ।
રાજપુત્રી શ્રમેણાર્તા દુઃખાર્તા ચૈવ ભારત ।
વ્રજત્યેવ હિ કલ્યાણી શ્વેતવાહદિદૃક્ષયા ॥ ૮ ॥

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 3.141.8 in Malayalam sript:
ഭീമ ഉവാച ।
രാജപുത്രീ ശ്രമേണാര്താ ദുഃഖാര്താ ചൈവ ഭാരത ।
വ്രജത്യേവ ഹി കല്യാണീ ശ്വേതവാഹദിദൃക്ഷയാ ॥ ൮ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.141.8 in Telugu sript:
భీమ ఉవాచ ।
రాజపుత్రీ శ్రమేణార్తా దుఃఖార్తా చైవ భారత ।
వ్రజత్యేవ హి కల్యాణీ శ్వేతవాహదిదృక్షయా ॥ ౮ ॥

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