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 3.197.17

व्रीडिता साभवत्साध्वी तदा भरतसत्तम ।
भिक्षामादाय विप्राय निर्जगाम यशस्विनी ॥ १७ ॥

vrīḍitā sābhavatsādhvī tadā bharatasattama |
bhikṣāmādāya viprāya nirjagāma yaśasvinī || 17 ||

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

...breathing near the asylum of Utanka that Rishi possessed of the splendour of fire, king Kualasva with his troops, accompanied by the Brahmana Utanka, as also by all his sons set out...

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

Vridita, Sadhvi, Sadhvin, Tada, Bharatasattama, Ada, Vipra, Nih, Yashasvin, Yashasvini, Yashasvi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.197.17). 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: “vrīḍitā sābhavatsādhvī tadā bharatasattama
  • vrīḍitā -
  • vrīḍitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    vrīḍ -> vrīḍitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √vrīḍ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √vrīḍ class 4 verb], [nominative single from √vrīḍ class 10 verb]
    vrīḍ (verb class 1)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
    vrīḍ (verb class 4)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
  • -
  • (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • abhavat -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • sādhvī -
  • sādhvī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    sādhvin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tadā* -
  • tadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tada (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • bharatasattama -
  • bharatasattama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “bhikṣāmādāya viprāya nirjagāma yaśasvinī
  • bhikṣāmā -
  • bhikṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active first plural]
  • adāya -
  • ada (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    ada (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • viprāya -
  • vipra (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    vipra (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • nir -
  • niḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    niḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ni (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    ni (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    nis (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • jagāma -
  • (verb class 3)
    [imperative active first plural]
    gam (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    gam (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    gam (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • yaśasvinī -
  • yaśasvinī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    yaśasvin (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    yaśasvī (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.197.17

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 3.197.17 in Kannada sript:
ವ್ರೀಡಿತಾ ಸಾಭವತ್ಸಾಧ್ವೀ ತದಾ ಭರತಸತ್ತಮ ।
ಭಿಕ್ಷಾಮಾದಾಯ ವಿಪ್ರಾಯ ನಿರ್ಜಗಾಮ ಯಶಸ್ವಿನೀ ॥ ೧೭ ॥

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 3.197.17 in Bengali sript:
ব্রীডিতা সাভবত্সাধ্বী তদা ভরতসত্তম ।
ভিক্ষামাদায বিপ্রায নির্জগাম যশস্বিনী ॥ ১৭ ॥

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 3.197.17 in Gujarati sript:
વ્રીડિતા સાભવત્સાધ્વી તદા ભરતસત્તમ ।
ભિક્ષામાદાય વિપ્રાય નિર્જગામ યશસ્વિની ॥ ૧૭ ॥

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 3.197.17 in Malayalam sript:
വ്രീഡിതാ സാഭവത്സാധ്വീ തദാ ഭരതസത്തമ ।
ഭിക്ഷാമാദായ വിപ്രായ നിര്ജഗാമ യശസ്വിനീ ॥ ൧൭ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.197.17 in Telugu sript:
వ్రీడితా సాభవత్సాధ్వీ తదా భరతసత్తమ ।
భిక్షామాదాయ విప్రాయ నిర్జగామ యశస్వినీ ॥ ౧౭ ॥

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