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 3.200.17

अपरे बाहुबलिनः क्लिश्यन्ते बहवो जनाः ।
दुःखेन चाधिगच्छन्ति भोजनं द्विजसत्तम ॥ १७ ॥

apare bāhubalinaḥ kliśyante bahavo janāḥ |
duḥkhena cādhigacchanti bhojanaṃ dvijasattama || 17 ||

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

...knowledge reverencing those that are virtuous. Lust and temptation are even like sharks in the river of life; the waters are the five senses. Do you cross over to the other side...

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

Apara, Bahubalin, Bahu, Bahava, Jana, Duhkha, Adhi, Gacchat, Bhojana, Dvijasattama,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.200.17). 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: “apare bāhubalinaḥ kliśyante bahavo janāḥ
  • apare -
  • apara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [locative single]
    apara (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    aparā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • bāhubalinaḥ -
  • bāhubalin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    bāhubalin (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • kliśyante -
  • kliś (verb class 4)
    [present passive third plural]
    kliś (verb class 9)
    [present passive third plural]
  • bahavo* -
  • bahu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    bahava (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • janāḥ -
  • jana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    janā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “duḥkhena cādhigacchanti bhojanaṃ dvijasattama
  • duḥkhena -
  • duḥkha (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    duḥkha (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • adhi -
  • adhi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    adhi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    adhī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    adhī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    adhī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    adhi (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • gacchanti -
  • gacchat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    gam (verb class 1)
    [present active third plural]
  • bhojanam -
  • bhojana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bhojana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • dvijasattama -
  • dvijasattama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.200.17

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 3.200.17 in Kannada sript:
ಅಪರೇ ಬಾಹುಬಲಿನಃ ಕ್ಲಿಶ್ಯನ್ತೇ ಬಹವೋ ಜನಾಃ ।
ದುಃಖೇನ ಚಾಧಿಗಚ್ಛನ್ತಿ ಭೋಜನಂ ದ್ವಿಜಸತ್ತಮ ॥ 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 3.200.17 in Bengali sript:
অপরে বাহুবলিনঃ ক্লিশ্যন্তে বহবো জনাঃ ।
দুঃখেন চাধিগচ্ছন্তি ভোজনং দ্বিজসত্তম ॥ 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 3.200.17 in Gujarati sript:
અપરે બાહુબલિનઃ ક્લિશ્યન્તે બહવો જનાઃ ।
દુઃખેન ચાધિગચ્છન્તિ ભોજનં દ્વિજસત્તમ ॥ 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 3.200.17 in Malayalam sript:
അപരേ ബാഹുബലിനഃ ക്ലിശ്യന്തേ ബഹവോ ജനാഃ ।
ദുഃഖേന ചാധിഗച്ഛന്തി ഭോജനം ദ്വിജസത്തമ ॥ ൧൭ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.200.17 in Telugu sript:
అపరే బాహుబలినః క్లిశ్యన్తే బహవో జనాః ।
దుఃఖేన చాధిగచ్ఛన్తి భోజనం ద్విజసత్తమ ॥ ౧౭ ॥

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