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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 3.213.16
कन्योवाच ।
अहं प्रजापतेः कन्या देवसेनेति विश्रुता ।
भगिनी दैत्यसेना मे सा पूर्वं केशिना हृता ॥ १६ ॥
kanyovāca |
ahaṃ prajāpateḥ kanyā devaseneti viśrutā |
bhaginī daityasenā me sā pūrvaṃ keśinā hṛtā || 16 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...wife for her evil deeds. She is, however, one of the Prajapatis. And that other fire which has its seats in the vital airs of all creatures and animates their bodies, is called...
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 (3.213.16). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Kani, Kanya, Aha, Asmad, Prajapati, Devasena, Iti, Vishruta, Bhagin, Bhagini, Daityasena, Purvam, Purva, Keshi, Keshin, Hrit, Hrita,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.213.16). 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: “kanyovāca ”
- kanyo -
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kanya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kanya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]kanī (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]kanyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- uvāca -
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√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: “ahaṃ prajāpateḥ kanyā devaseneti viśrutā ”
- aham -
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aha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[nominative single]
- prajāpateḥ -
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prajāpati (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- kanyā* -
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kanī (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]kanya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]kanyā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- devasene -
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devasena (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]devasenā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- iti -
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iti (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]iti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- viśrutā -
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viśrutā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 3: “bhaginī daityasenā me sā pūrvaṃ keśinā hṛtā ”
- bhaginī -
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bhaginī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]bhagin (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- daityasenā* -
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daityasenā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- me -
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ma (noun, masculine)[locative single]ma (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]mā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]asmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- sā -
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sā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- pūrvam -
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pūrvam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]pūrva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]pūrva (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- keśinā -
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keśi (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]keśin (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]keśin (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- hṛtā -
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hṛt (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]hṛt (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]hṛtā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√hṛ -> hṛtā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √hṛ class 1 verb]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.213.16
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;
Buy now!Preview of verse 3.213.16 in Kannada sript:
ಕನ್ಯೋವಾಚ ।
ಅಹಂ ಪ್ರಜಾಪತೇಃ ಕನ್ಯಾ ದೇವಸೇನೇತಿ ವಿಶ್ರುತಾ ।
ಭಗಿನೀ ದೈತ್ಯಸೇನಾ ಮೇ ಸಾ ಪೂರ್ವಂ ಕೇಶಿನಾ ಹೃತಾ ॥ ೧೬ ॥
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)]
Buy now!Preview of verse 3.213.16 in Bengali sript:
কন্যোবাচ ।
অহং প্রজাপতেঃ কন্যা দেবসেনেতি বিশ্রুতা ।
ভগিনী দৈত্যসেনা মে সা পূর্বং কেশিনা হৃতা ॥ ১৬ ॥
Mahabharat in Gujarati (20 Volumes)
by Dinkar Joshi (દિનકર જોશી) (2010)
14252 pages; [મહાભારત] [Publisher: Pravin Prakashan Pvt. Ltd, Rajkot]
Buy now!Preview of verse 3.213.16 in Gujarati sript:
કન્યોવાચ ।
અહં પ્રજાપતેઃ કન્યા દેવસેનેતિ વિશ્રુતા ।
ભગિની દૈત્યસેના મે સા પૂર્વં કેશિના હૃતા ॥ ૧૬ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 3.213.16 in Malayalam sript:
കന്യോവാച ।
അഹം പ്രജാപതേഃ കന്യാ ദേവസേനേതി വിശ്രുതാ ।
ഭഗിനീ ദൈത്യസേനാ മേ സാ പൂര്വം കേശിനാ ഹൃതാ ॥ ൧൬ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 3.213.16 in Telugu sript:
కన్యోవాచ ।
అహం ప్రజాపతేః కన్యా దేవసేనేతి విశ్రుతా ।
భగినీ దైత్యసేనా మే సా పూర్వం కేశినా హృతా ॥ ౧౬ ॥