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 3.170.56

प्रकीर्णकेश्यो व्यथिताः कुरर्य इव दुःखिताः ।
पेतुः पुत्रान्पितॄन्भ्रातॄञ्शोचमाना महीतले ॥ ५६ ॥

prakīrṇakeśyo vyathitāḥ kurarya iva duḥkhitāḥ |
petuḥ putrānpitṝnbhrātṝñśocamānā mahītale || 56 ||

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

...is performed before division of the umbilical cord. His mother then acts as its Savitri and his father officiates as priest. He is considered as a Sudra as long as he is not initiated...

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

Prakirnakeshi, Vyathita, Kurari, Iva, Duhkhita, Putra, Pitri, Bhratri, Mana, Mahitala,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.170.56). 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: “prakīrṇakeśyo vyathitāḥ kurarya iva duḥkhitāḥ
  • prakīrṇakeśyo* -
  • prakīrṇakeśī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • vyathitāḥ -
  • vyathita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vyathitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    vyath -> vyathita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √vyath class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √vyath class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √vyath], [vocative plural from √vyath]
    vyath -> vyathitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √vyath class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √vyath class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √vyath class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √vyath], [vocative plural from √vyath], [accusative plural from √vyath]
  • kurarya* -
  • kurarī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • duḥkhitāḥ -
  • duḥkhita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    duḥkhitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “petuḥ putrānpitṝnbhrātṝñśocamānā mahītale
  • petuḥ -
  • pat (verb class 1)
    [perfect active third plural]
    pat (verb class 4)
    [perfect active third plural]
  • putrān -
  • putra (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • pitṝn -
  • pitṛ (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • bhrātṝñś -
  • bhrātṛ (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • śoca -
  • śuc (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • mānā* -
  • māna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    man -> māna (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √man class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √man class 4 verb], [nominative plural from √man class 8 verb], [vocative plural from √man class 8 verb]
    man -> mānā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √man class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √man class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √man class 4 verb], [nominative plural from √man class 8 verb], [vocative plural from √man class 8 verb], [accusative plural from √man class 8 verb]
  • mahītale -
  • mahītala (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.170.56

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 3.170.56 in Kannada sript:
ಪ್ರಕೀರ್ಣಕೇಶ್ಯೋ ವ್ಯಥಿತಾಃ ಕುರರ್ಯ ಇವ ದುಃಖಿತಾಃ ।
ಪೇತುಃ ಪುತ್ರಾನ್ಪಿತೄನ್ಭ್ರಾತೄಞ್ಶೋಚಮಾನಾ ಮಹೀತಲೇ ॥ ೫೬ ॥

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 3.170.56 in Bengali sript:
প্রকীর্ণকেশ্যো ব্যথিতাঃ কুরর্য ইব দুঃখিতাঃ ।
পেতুঃ পুত্রান্পিতৄন্ভ্রাতৄঞ্শোচমানা মহীতলে ॥ ৫৬ ॥

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 3.170.56 in Gujarati sript:
પ્રકીર્ણકેશ્યો વ્યથિતાઃ કુરર્ય ઇવ દુઃખિતાઃ ।
પેતુઃ પુત્રાન્પિતૄન્ભ્રાતૄઞ્શોચમાના મહીતલે ॥ ૫૬ ॥

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 3.170.56 in Malayalam sript:
പ്രകീര്ണകേശ്യോ വ്യഥിതാഃ കുരര്യ ഇവ ദുഃഖിതാഃ ।
പേതുഃ പുത്രാന്പിതൄന്ഭ്രാതൄഞ്ശോചമാനാ മഹീതലേ ॥ ൫൬ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.170.56 in Telugu sript:
ప్రకీర్ణకేశ్యో వ్యథితాః కురర్య ఇవ దుఃఖితాః ।
పేతుః పుత్రాన్పితౄన్భ్రాతౄఞ్శోచమానా మహీతలే ॥ ౫౬ ॥

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