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 3.209.1

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मार्कण्डेय उवाच ।
बृहस्पतेश्चान्द्रमसी भार्याभूद्या यशस्विनी ।
अग्नीन्साजनयत्पुण्यान्षडेकां चापि पुत्रिकाम् ॥ १ ॥

mārkaṇḍeya uvāca |
bṛhaspateścāndramasī bhāryābhūdyā yaśasvinī |
agnīnsājanayatpuṇyānṣaḍekāṃ cāpi putrikām || 1 ||

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

...day the king, in company with his ministers and followed by his best warriors, went out on a hunting expedition. He killed a large number of deer near a hermitage. I, too, O good Brahmana...
English translation by Kisari Mohan Ganguly (2013) Read online Buy now!

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (3.209.1). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Markandeya, Brihaspati, Candramasi, Bharya, Yashasvin, Yashasvini, Yashasvi, Agni, Saja, Nayat, Punya, Shada, Shadi, Kam, Capin, Capi, Putrika,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.209.1). 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: “bṛhaspateścāndramasī bhāryābhūdyā yaśasvinī ”
bṛhaspateś -
bṛhaspati (noun, masculine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
cāndramasī -
cāndramasī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]
bhāryā -
bhārya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

bhārya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√bhṛ -> bhārya (participle, masculine)

[compound from √bhṛ]

√bhṛ -> bhārya (participle, neuter)

[compound from √bhṛ]

√bhṛ -> bhārya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √bhṛ]

bhāryā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√bhṛ -> bhārya (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √bhṛ]

√bhṛ -> bhārya (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √bhṛ]

√bhṛ -> bhāryā (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √bhṛ]
abhūd -
√bhū (verb class 1)

[aorist active third single]
yā* -
yā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [accusative plural]

yā (pronoun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [accusative plural]
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]
Line 3: “agnīnsājanayatpuṇyānṣaḍekāṃ cāpi putrikām ”
agnīn -
agni (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
sāja -
sāja (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

sāja (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
nayat -
nayat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

nayat (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

√nay -> nayat (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √nay class 1 verb], [vocative single from √nay class 1 verb], [accusative single from √nay class 1 verb]

√nī -> nayat (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √nī class 1 verb], [vocative single from √nī class 1 verb], [accusative single from √nī class 1 verb]
puṇyān -
puṇya (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]

√puṇ -> puṇya (participle, masculine)

[accusative plural from √puṇ class 10 verb]
ṣaḍe -
ṣaḍa (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ṣaḍa (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

ṣaḍi (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

ṣaḍi (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]
kām -
kām (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kā (pronoun, feminine)

[accusative single]
cāpi -
cāpin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

cāpin (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

cāpī (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

cāpī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]

cāpī (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

cāpi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

cāpi (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

cāpi (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
putrikām -
putrikā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.209.1

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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The Mahabharata in Kannada (Set of 32 Volumes)
by Bharatha Darshana Bangalore (2003)

ಶ್ರೇಮಹಭಾರತ [ಮಹಾಭಾರತ]; 13907 pages;

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Preview of verse 3.209.1 in Kannada sript:
ಮಾರ್ಕಣ್ಡೇಯ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಬೃಹಸ್ಪತೇಶ್ಚಾನ್ದ್ರಮಸೀ ಭಾರ್ಯಾಭೂದ್ಯಾ ಯಶಸ್ವಿನೀ ।
ಅಗ್ನೀನ್ಸಾಜನಯತ್ಪುಣ್ಯಾನ್ಷಡೇಕಾಂ ಚಾಪಿ ಪುತ್ರಿಕಾಮ್ ॥ ೧ ॥

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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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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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 3.209.1 in Bengali sript:
মার্কণ্ডেয উবাচ ।
বৃহস্পতেশ্চান্দ্রমসী ভার্যাভূদ্যা যশস্বিনী ।
অগ্নীন্সাজনযত্পুণ্যান্ষডেকাং চাপি পুত্রিকাম্ ॥ ১ ॥

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 3.209.1 in Gujarati sript:
માર્કણ્ડેય ઉવાચ ।
બૃહસ્પતેશ્ચાન્દ્રમસી ભાર્યાભૂદ્યા યશસ્વિની ।
અગ્નીન્સાજનયત્પુણ્યાન્ષડેકાં ચાપિ પુત્રિકામ્ ॥ ૧ ॥

Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)

1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]

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Preview of verse 3.209.1 in Malayalam sript:
മാര്കണ്ഡേയ ഉവാച ।
ബൃഹസ്പതേശ്ചാന്ദ്രമസീ ഭാര്യാഭൂദ്യാ യശസ്വിനീ ।
അഗ്നീന്സാജനയത്പുണ്യാന്ഷഡേകാം ചാപി പുത്രികാമ് ॥ ൧ ॥

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.209.1 in Telugu sript:
మార్కణ్డేయ ఉవాచ ।
బృహస్పతేశ్చాన్ద్రమసీ భార్యాభూద్యా యశస్వినీ ।
అగ్నీన్సాజనయత్పుణ్యాన్షడేకాం చాపి పుత్రికామ్ ॥ ౧ ॥

Last Updated: 17 September, 2021