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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 3.169.34
दानवानां विनाशार्थं महास्त्राणां महद्बलम् ।
ग्राहितस्त्वं महेन्द्रेण पुरुषेन्द्र तदुत्तमम् ॥ ३४ ॥
dānavānāṃ vināśārthaṃ mahāstrāṇāṃ mahadbalam |
grāhitastvaṃ mahendreṇa puruṣendra taduttamam || 34 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...rapidly from Sakra’s throne placed on the front of his palace, I spake unto that worshipful sage (Agastya), 'Do you free me from this curse.' Thereat filled with compassion...
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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 (3.169.34). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Danava, Vinasha, Artha, Mahastra, Mahat, Bala, Grahita, Tva, Yushmad, Mahendra, Purushendra, Tad, Tat, Uttamam, Uttama,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.169.34). 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: “dānavānāṃ vināśārthaṃ mahāstrāṇāṃ mahadbalam ”
- dānavānām -
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dānava (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]dānava (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]
- vināśā -
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vināśa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- artham -
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artha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]artha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- mahāstrāṇām -
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mahāstra (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]
- mahad -
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atimahat (noun, masculine)[compound]mahat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- balam -
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bala (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]bala (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]balā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “grāhitastvaṃ mahendreṇa puruṣendra taduttamam ”
- grāhitas -
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grāhita (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√grah -> grāhita (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √grah]
- tvam -
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tva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tva (noun, masculine)[accusative single]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[nominative single]
- mahendreṇa -
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mahendra (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- puruṣendra -
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puruṣendra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- tad -
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tad (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- uttamam -
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uttamam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]uttama (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]uttama (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]uttamā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.169.34
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 3.169.34 in Kannada sript:
ದಾನವಾನಾಂ ವಿನಾಶಾರ್ಥಂ ಮಹಾಸ್ತ್ರಾಣಾಂ ಮಹದ್ಬಲಮ್ ।
ಗ್ರಾಹಿತಸ್ತ್ವಂ ಮಹೇನ್ದ್ರೇಣ ಪುರುಷೇನ್ದ್ರ ತದುತ್ತಮಮ್ ॥ ೩೪ ॥
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 3.169.34 in Bengali sript:
দানবানাং বিনাশার্থং মহাস্ত্রাণাং মহদ্বলম্ ।
গ্রাহিতস্ত্বং মহেন্দ্রেণ পুরুষেন্দ্র তদুত্তমম্ ॥ ৩৪ ॥
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 3.169.34 in Gujarati sript:
દાનવાનાં વિનાશાર્થં મહાસ્ત્રાણાં મહદ્બલમ્ ।
ગ્રાહિતસ્ત્વં મહેન્દ્રેણ પુરુષેન્દ્ર તદુત્તમમ્ ॥ ૩૪ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 3.169.34 in Malayalam sript:
ദാനവാനാം വിനാശാര്ഥം മഹാസ്ത്രാണാം മഹദ്ബലമ് ।
ഗ്രാഹിതസ്ത്വം മഹേന്ദ്രേണ പുരുഷേന്ദ്ര തദുത്തമമ് ॥ ൩൪ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 3.169.34 in Telugu sript:
దానవానాం వినాశార్థం మహాస్త్రాణాం మహద్బలమ్ ।
గ్రాహితస్త్వం మహేన్ద్రేణ పురుషేన్ద్ర తదుత్తమమ్ ॥ ౩౪ ॥