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 3.204.13

मार्कण्डेय उवाच ।
ततस्तं ब्राह्मणं ताभ्यां धर्मव्याधो न्यवेदयत् ।
तौ स्वागतेन तं विप्रमर्चयामासतुस्तदा ॥ १३ ॥

mārkaṇḍeya uvāca |
tatastaṃ brāhmaṇaṃ tābhyāṃ dharmavyādho nyavedayat |
tau svāgatena taṃ vipramarcayāmāsatustadā || 13 ||

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

...undoubtedly contracts vices, and by subduing these, he attains salvation. The self-restrained person who acquires mastery over the six senses inherent in our nature, is never tainted...

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

Markandeya, Tatah, Tad, Tata, Brahmana, Dharmavyadha, Svagata, Vipra, Tada,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.204.13). 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: “tatastaṃ brāhmaṇaṃ tābhyāṃ dharmavyādho nyavedayat
  • tatas -
  • tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    tata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tan -> tata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
  • tam -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • brāhmaṇam -
  • brāhmaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    brāhmaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    brāhmaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tābhyām -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
    (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
    (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
  • dharmavyādho* -
  • dharmavyādha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • nya -
  • ni (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ni (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ni (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ni (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • avedayat -
  • vid (verb class 0)
    [imperfect active third single]
    vid (verb class 0)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • Line 3: “tau svāgatena taṃ vipramarcayāmāsatustadā
  • tau -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • svāgatena -
  • svāgata (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    svāgata (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • tam -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • vipram -
  • vipra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vipra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    viprā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • arcayāmā -
  • ṛc (verb class 0)
    [imperative active first plural]
    ṛc (verb class 0)
    [imperative active first plural]
  • āsatus -
  • as (verb class 2)
    [perfect active third dual]
    as (verb class 4)
    [perfect active third dual]
  • tadā -
  • tadā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tadā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.204.13

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 3.204.13 in Kannada sript:
ಮಾರ್ಕಣ್ಡೇಯ ಉವಾಚ ।
ತತಸ್ತಂ ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣಂ ತಾಭ್ಯಾಂ ಧರ್ಮವ್ಯಾಧೋ ನ್ಯವೇದಯತ್ ।
ತೌ ಸ್ವಾಗತೇನ ತಂ ವಿಪ್ರಮರ್ಚಯಾಮಾಸತುಸ್ತದಾ ॥ ೧೩ ॥

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 3.204.13 in Bengali sript:
মার্কণ্ডেয উবাচ ।
ততস্তং ব্রাহ্মণং তাভ্যাং ধর্মব্যাধো ন্যবেদযত্ ।
তৌ স্বাগতেন তং বিপ্রমর্চযামাসতুস্তদা ॥ ১৩ ॥

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 3.204.13 in Gujarati sript:
માર્કણ્ડેય ઉવાચ ।
તતસ્તં બ્રાહ્મણં તાભ્યાં ધર્મવ્યાધો ન્યવેદયત્ ।
તૌ સ્વાગતેન તં વિપ્રમર્ચયામાસતુસ્તદા ॥ ૧૩ ॥

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 3.204.13 in Malayalam sript:
മാര്കണ്ഡേയ ഉവാച ।
തതസ്തം ബ്രാഹ്മണം താഭ്യാം ധര്മവ്യാധോ ന്യവേദയത് ।
തൌ സ്വാഗതേന തം വിപ്രമര്ചയാമാസതുസ്തദാ ॥ ൧൩ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.204.13 in Telugu sript:
మార్కణ్డేయ ఉవాచ ।
తతస్తం బ్రాహ్మణం తాభ్యాం ధర్మవ్యాధో న్యవేదయత్ ।
తౌ స్వాగతేన తం విప్రమర్చయామాసతుస్తదా ॥ ౧౩ ॥

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