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 3.186.99

यजन्ते हि तदा राजन्ब्राह्मणा बहुभिः सवैः ।
क्षत्रियाश्च प्रवर्तन्ते सर्ववर्णानुरञ्जने ॥ ९९ ॥

yajante hi tadā rājanbrāhmaṇā bahubhiḥ savaiḥ |
kṣatriyāśca pravartante sarvavarṇānurañjane || 99 ||

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

...saying, 'Let frogs be slaughtered everywhere in my dominions! Whoever wishes to have an interview with me must come before me with a tribute of dead frogs.' And accordingly...

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

Yajanta, Tada, Rajan, Rajat, Brahmana, Bahu, Sava, Kshatriya, Prava, Ritam, Tad, Yushmad, Sarvavarna, Anjana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.186.99). 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: “yajante hi tadā rājanbrāhmaṇā bahubhiḥ savaiḥ
  • yajante -
  • yajanta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    yaj (verb class 1)
    [present middle third plural]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • tadā* -
  • tadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tada (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • rājan -
  • rājan (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    rāj -> rājat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √rāj class 1 verb]
  • brāhmaṇā* -
  • brāhmaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    brāhmaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • bahubhiḥ -
  • bahu (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    bahu (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • savaiḥ -
  • sava (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    sava (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • Line 2: “kṣatriyāśca pravartante sarvavarṇānurañjane
  • kṣatriyāś -
  • kṣatriya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    kṣatriyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pravar -
  • prava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prava (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pravā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ṛtan -
  • ṛtam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • sarvavarṇān -
  • sarvavarṇa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • ur -
  • u (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • añjane -
  • añjana (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    añjana (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    añjanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.186.99

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 3.186.99 in Kannada sript:
ಯಜನ್ತೇ ಹಿ ತದಾ ರಾಜನ್ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣಾ ಬಹುಭಿಃ ಸವೈಃ ।
ಕ್ಷತ್ರಿಯಾಶ್ಚ ಪ್ರವರ್ತನ್ತೇ ಸರ್ವವರ್ಣಾನುರಞ್ಜನೇ ॥ ೯೯ ॥

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 3.186.99 in Bengali sript:
যজন্তে হি তদা রাজন্ব্রাহ্মণা বহুভিঃ সবৈঃ ।
ক্ষত্রিযাশ্চ প্রবর্তন্তে সর্ববর্ণানুরঞ্জনে ॥ ৯৯ ॥

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 3.186.99 in Gujarati sript:
યજન્તે હિ તદા રાજન્બ્રાહ્મણા બહુભિઃ સવૈઃ ।
ક્ષત્રિયાશ્ચ પ્રવર્તન્તે સર્વવર્ણાનુરઞ્જને ॥ ૯૯ ॥

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 3.186.99 in Malayalam sript:
യജന്തേ ഹി തദാ രാജന്ബ്രാഹ്മണാ ബഹുഭിഃ സവൈഃ ।
ക്ഷത്രിയാശ്ച പ്രവര്തന്തേ സര്വവര്ണാനുരഞ്ജനേ ॥ ൯൯ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.186.99 in Telugu sript:
యజన్తే హి తదా రాజన్బ్రాహ్మణా బహుభిః సవైః ।
క్షత్రియాశ్చ ప్రవర్తన్తే సర్వవర్ణానురఞ్జనే ॥ ౯౯ ॥

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