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 3.212.1

मार्कण्डेय उवाच ।
आपस्य मुदिता भार्या सहस्य परमा प्रिया ।
भूपतिर्भुवभर्ता च जनयत्पावकं परम् ॥ १ ॥

mārkaṇḍeya uvāca |
āpasya muditā bhāryā sahasya paramā priyā |
bhūpatirbhuvabhartā ca janayatpāvakaṃ param || 1 ||

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

...aloud, and moves in the intelligence of the whole universe. And the other fire (Vrihaspati’s third son) is called Visvajit by men of spiritual wisdom. The fire, which is known as...

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

Markandeya, Apa, Mudita, Bharya, Saha, Sahasya, Parama, Pri, Priya, Bhupati, Bhuvabhartri, Janayat, Pavaka, Param, Para,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.212.1). 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: “āpasya muditā bhāryā sahasya paramā priyā
  • āpasya -
  • āpa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    āpa (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • muditā* -
  • mudita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    muditā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    mud -> mudita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √mud class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √mud class 1 verb]
    mud -> muditā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √mud class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √mud class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √mud class 1 verb]
    mud -> mudita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √mud class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √mud class 10 verb]
    mud -> muditā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √mud class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √mud class 10 verb], [accusative plural from √mud class 10 verb]
  • bhāryā -
  • bhāryā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    bhṛ -> bhāryā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √bhṛ]
  • sahasya -
  • sahasya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sahasya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    saha (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    saha (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • paramā -
  • paramā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • priyā -
  • prī (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    prī (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    priyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 3: “bhūpatirbhuvabhartā ca janayatpāvakaṃ param
  • bhūpatir -
  • bhūpati (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhuvabhartā -
  • bhuvabhartṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • janayat -
  • jan -> janayat (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √jan]
    jan -> janayat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √jan class 10 verb], [vocative single from √jan class 10 verb], [accusative single from √jan class 10 verb], [nominative single from √jan], [vocative single from √jan], [accusative single from √jan]
  • pāvakam -
  • pāvaka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pāvaka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    pāvakā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • param -
  • param (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    para (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    para (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.212.1

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 3.212.1 in Kannada sript:
ಮಾರ್ಕಣ್ಡೇಯ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಆಪಸ್ಯ ಮುದಿತಾ ಭಾರ್ಯಾ ಸಹಸ್ಯ ಪರಮಾ ಪ್ರಿಯಾ ।
ಭೂಪತಿರ್ಭುವಭರ್ತಾ ಚ ಜನಯತ್ಪಾವಕಂ ಪರಮ್ ॥ ೧ ॥

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 3.212.1 in Bengali sript:
মার্কণ্ডেয উবাচ ।
আপস্য মুদিতা ভার্যা সহস্য পরমা প্রিযা ।
ভূপতির্ভুবভর্তা চ জনযত্পাবকং পরম্ ॥ ১ ॥

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 3.212.1 in Gujarati sript:
માર્કણ્ડેય ઉવાચ ।
આપસ્ય મુદિતા ભાર્યા સહસ્ય પરમા પ્રિયા ।
ભૂપતિર્ભુવભર્તા ચ જનયત્પાવકં પરમ્ ॥ ૧ ॥

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 3.212.1 in Malayalam sript:
മാര്കണ്ഡേയ ഉവാച ।
ആപസ്യ മുദിതാ ഭാര്യാ സഹസ്യ പരമാ പ്രിയാ ।
ഭൂപതിര്ഭുവഭര്താ ച ജനയത്പാവകം പരമ് ॥ ൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.212.1 in Telugu sript:
మార్కణ్డేయ ఉవాచ ।
ఆపస్య ముదితా భార్యా సహస్య పరమా ప్రియా ।
భూపతిర్భువభర్తా చ జనయత్పావకం పరమ్ ॥ ౧ ॥

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