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 3.194.29

मार्कण्डेय उवाच ।
विचिन्त्य त्वथ गोविन्दो नापश्यद्यदनावृतम् ।
अवकाशं पृथिव्यां वा दिवि वा मधुसूदनः ॥ २९ ॥

mārkaṇḍeya uvāca |
vicintya tvatha govindo nāpaśyadyadanāvṛtam |
avakāśaṃ pṛthivyāṃ vā divi vā madhusūdanaḥ || 29 ||

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

...happiness of both gods and human beings! And, O Lord, by three steps of thine you didst cover the three worlds! And it was by you that the Asuras in the height of their power were destroyed...

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

Markandeya, Vicintya, Yushmad, Han, Govinda, Nabh, Yat, Yad, Anavrit, Anavrita, Avakasha, Prithivi, Var, Div, Divi, Madhusudana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.194.29). 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: “mārkaṇḍeya uvāca
  • mārkaṇḍeya* -
  • mārkaṇḍeya (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: “vicintya tvatha govindo nāpaśyadyadanāvṛtam
  • vicintya -
  • vicintya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vicintya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tvat -
  • yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [ablative single]
  • ha -
  • ha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    han (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • govindo* -
  • govinda (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • nāp -
  • nābh (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • aśyad -
  • śā (verb class 4)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • yad -
  • yat (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    yat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    i -> yat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • anāvṛtam -
  • anāvṛta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    anāvṛta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    anāvṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    anāvṛt (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 3: “avakāśaṃ pṛthivyāṃ divi madhusūdanaḥ
  • avakāśam -
  • avakāśa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • pṛthivyām -
  • pṛthivi (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    pṛthivī (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • vā* -
  • vār (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vār (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    va (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • divi -
  • divi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    divī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    div (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • vā* -
  • vār (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vār (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    va (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • madhusūdanaḥ -
  • madhusūdana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.194.29

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 3.194.29 in Kannada sript:
ಮಾರ್ಕಣ್ಡೇಯ ಉವಾಚ ।
ವಿಚಿನ್ತ್ಯ ತ್ವಥ ಗೋವಿನ್ದೋ ನಾಪಶ್ಯದ್ಯದನಾವೃತಮ್ ।
ಅವಕಾಶಂ ಪೃಥಿವ್ಯಾಂ ವಾ ದಿವಿ ವಾ ಮಧುಸೂದನಃ ॥ ೨೯ ॥

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 3.194.29 in Bengali sript:
মার্কণ্ডেয উবাচ ।
বিচিন্ত্য ত্বথ গোবিন্দো নাপশ্যদ্যদনাবৃতম্ ।
অবকাশং পৃথিব্যাং বা দিবি বা মধুসূদনঃ ॥ ২৯ ॥

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 3.194.29 in Gujarati sript:
માર્કણ્ડેય ઉવાચ ।
વિચિન્ત્ય ત્વથ ગોવિન્દો નાપશ્યદ્યદનાવૃતમ્ ।
અવકાશં પૃથિવ્યાં વા દિવિ વા મધુસૂદનઃ ॥ ૨૯ ॥

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 3.194.29 in Malayalam sript:
മാര്കണ്ഡേയ ഉവാച ।
വിചിന്ത്യ ത്വഥ ഗോവിന്ദോ നാപശ്യദ്യദനാവൃതമ് ।
അവകാശം പൃഥിവ്യാം വാ ദിവി വാ മധുസൂദനഃ ॥ ൨൯ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.194.29 in Telugu sript:
మార్కణ్డేయ ఉవాచ ।
విచిన్త్య త్వథ గోవిన్దో నాపశ్యద్యదనావృతమ్ ।
అవకాశం పృథివ్యాం వా దివి వా మధుసూదనః ॥ ౨౯ ॥

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