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 3.198.2

चिन्तयानः स धर्मस्य सूक्ष्मां गतिमथाब्रवीत् ।
श्रद्दधानेन भाव्यं वै गच्छामि मिथिलामहम् ॥ २ ॥

cintayānaḥ sa dharmasya sūkṣmāṃ gatimathābravīt |
śraddadhānena bhāvyaṃ vai gacchāmi mithilāmaham || 2 ||

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

...Markandeya continued, ) "I have now told you all that you had asked me, viz., all about that person in consequence of whose act the story of Dhundhu’s death has become famous. He...

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

Cintayana, Dharma, Sukshma, Gatimat, Han, Shraddadhana, Bhavya, Bhavi, Mithila, Aha, Asmad,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.198.2). 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: “cintayānaḥ sa dharmasya sūkṣmāṃ gatimathābravīt
  • cintayānaḥ -
  • cintayāna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • dharmasya -
  • dharma (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
  • sūkṣmām -
  • sūkṣmā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • gatimat -
  • gatimat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    gatimat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • -
  • ha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    han (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    han (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • abravīt -
  • brū (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • Line 2: “śraddadhānena bhāvyaṃ vai gacchāmi mithilāmaham
  • śraddadhānena -
  • śraddadhāna (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    śraddadhāna (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • bhāvyam -
  • bhāvya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bhāvya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    bhāvyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    bhū -> bhāvya (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √bhū]
    bhū -> bhāvya (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √bhū]
    bhū -> bhāvyā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √bhū]
    bhū -> bhāvya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √bhū]
    bhū -> bhāvya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √bhū], [accusative single from √bhū]
    bhāvī (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • vai -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
  • gacchāmi -
  • gam (verb class 1)
    [present active first single]
  • mithilām -
  • mithilā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • aham -
  • aha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.198.2

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 3.198.2 in Kannada sript:
ಚಿನ್ತಯಾನಃ ಸ ಧರ್ಮಸ್ಯ ಸೂಕ್ಷ್ಮಾಂ ಗತಿಮಥಾಬ್ರವೀತ್ ।
ಶ್ರದ್ದಧಾನೇನ ಭಾವ್ಯಂ ವೈ ಗಚ್ಛಾಮಿ ಮಿಥಿಲಾಮಹಮ್ ॥ ೨ ॥

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 3.198.2 in Bengali sript:
চিন্তযানঃ স ধর্মস্য সূক্ষ্মাং গতিমথাব্রবীত্ ।
শ্রদ্দধানেন ভাব্যং বৈ গচ্ছামি মিথিলামহম্ ॥ ২ ॥

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 3.198.2 in Gujarati sript:
ચિન્તયાનઃ સ ધર્મસ્ય સૂક્ષ્માં ગતિમથાબ્રવીત્ ।
શ્રદ્દધાનેન ભાવ્યં વૈ ગચ્છામિ મિથિલામહમ્ ॥ ૨ ॥

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 3.198.2 in Malayalam sript:
ചിന്തയാനഃ സ ധര്മസ്യ സൂക്ഷ്മാം ഗതിമഥാബ്രവീത് ।
ശ്രദ്ദധാനേന ഭാവ്യം വൈ ഗച്ഛാമി മിഥിലാമഹമ് ॥ ൨ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.198.2 in Telugu sript:
చిన్తయానః స ధర్మస్య సూక్ష్మాం గతిమథాబ్రవీత్ ।
శ్రద్దధానేన భావ్యం వై గచ్ఛామి మిథిలామహమ్ ॥ ౨ ॥

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