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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 3.173.17
ततस्तदाज्ञाय मतं महात्मा तेषां स धर्मस्य सुतो वरिष्ठः ।
प्रदक्षिणं वैश्रवणाधिवासं चकार धर्मार्थविदुत्तमौजः ॥ १७ ॥
tatastadājñāya mataṃ mahātmā teṣāṃ sa dharmasya suto variṣṭhaḥ |
pradakṣiṇaṃ vaiśravaṇādhivāsaṃ cakāra dharmārthaviduttamaujaḥ || 17 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...hair; and spoke words of solace to the daughter of Drupada. And the descendant of the chief of the Dasaraha tribe, that chastiser of foes, when he saw the beloved Arjuna come near him...
English translation by Kisari Mohan Ganguly (2013) Read online Buy now!
Glossary of Sanskrit terms
Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (3.173.17). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Tatah, Tad, Tata, Tada, Ajna, Mata, Mahatman, Mahatma, Dharma, Sut, Suta, Varishtha, Pradakshinam, Pradakshina, Vaishravana, Adhivasa, Cakara, Dharmartha, Vidu, Tta,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.173.17). 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: “tatastadājñāya mataṃ mahātmā teṣāṃ sa dharmasya suto variṣṭhaḥ ”
- tatas -
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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]sā (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
- tadā -
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tadā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tadā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tadā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tada (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tada (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]tadā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ajñāya -
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ajña (noun, masculine)[dative single]ajña (noun, neuter)[dative single]
- matam -
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mata (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]mata (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]matā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√man -> mata (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √man class 4 verb], [accusative single from √man class 8 verb]√man -> mata (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √man class 4 verb], [accusative single from √man class 4 verb], [nominative single from √man class 8 verb], [accusative single from √man class 8 verb]
- mahātmā -
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mahātman (noun, masculine)[nominative single]mahātmā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- teṣām -
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tad (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]sa (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]
- sa -
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sa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- dharmasya -
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dharma (noun, masculine)[genitive single]
- suto* -
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sut (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]sut (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]suta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√su -> suta (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √su class 5 verb]√sū -> suta (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √sū class 6 verb]√sū -> suta (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √sū class 2 verb]√su (verb class 2)[present active third dual]
- variṣṭhaḥ -
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variṣṭha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “pradakṣiṇaṃ vaiśravaṇādhivāsaṃ cakāra dharmārthaviduttamaujaḥ ”
- pradakṣiṇam -
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pradakṣiṇam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]pradakṣiṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]pradakṣiṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]pradakṣiṇā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- vaiśravaṇā -
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vaiśravaṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vaiśravaṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- adhivāsam -
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adhivāsa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- cakāra -
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cakāra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√kṛ (verb class 1)[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]√kṛ (verb class 2)[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]√kṛ (verb class 5)[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]√kṛ (verb class 8)[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]√kṛ (verb class 3)[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]√kṛ (verb class 6)[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]√kṝ (verb class 5)[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]√kṝ (verb class 9)[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
- dharmārtha -
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dharmārtha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- vidu -
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vidu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]vidu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]vidu (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- ttam -
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tta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]tta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]ttā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- aujaḥ -
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√oj (verb class 1)[imperfect active second single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.173.17
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 3.173.17 in Kannada sript:
ತತಸ್ತದಾಜ್ಞಾಯ ಮತಂ ಮಹಾತ್ಮಾ ತೇಷಾಂ ಸ ಧರ್ಮಸ್ಯ ಸುತೋ ವರಿಷ್ಠಃ ।
ಪ್ರದಕ್ಷಿಣಂ ವೈಶ್ರವಣಾಧಿವಾಸಂ ಚಕಾರ ಧರ್ಮಾರ್ಥವಿದುತ್ತಮೌಜಃ ॥ ೧೭ ॥
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 3.173.17 in Bengali sript:
ততস্তদাজ্ঞায মতং মহাত্মা তেষাং স ধর্মস্য সুতো বরিষ্ঠঃ ।
প্রদক্ষিণং বৈশ্রবণাধিবাসং চকার ধর্মার্থবিদুত্তমৌজঃ ॥ ১৭ ॥
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 3.173.17 in Gujarati sript:
તતસ્તદાજ્ઞાય મતં મહાત્મા તેષાં સ ધર્મસ્ય સુતો વરિષ્ઠઃ ।
પ્રદક્ષિણં વૈશ્રવણાધિવાસં ચકાર ધર્માર્થવિદુત્તમૌજઃ ॥ ૧૭ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 3.173.17 in Malayalam sript:
തതസ്തദാജ്ഞായ മതം മഹാത്മാ തേഷാം സ ധര്മസ്യ സുതോ വരിഷ്ഠഃ ।
പ്രദക്ഷിണം വൈശ്രവണാധിവാസം ചകാര ധര്മാര്ഥവിദുത്തമൌജഃ ॥ ൧൭ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 3.173.17 in Telugu sript:
తతస్తదాజ్ఞాయ మతం మహాత్మా తేషాం స ధర్మస్య సుతో వరిష్ఠః ।
ప్రదక్షిణం వైశ్రవణాధివాసం చకార ధర్మార్థవిదుత్తమౌజః ॥ ౧౭ ॥