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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 3.214.4
अग्निरुवाच ।
कथं मां त्वं विजानीषे कामार्तमितराः कथम् ।
यास्त्वया कीर्तिताः सर्वाः सप्तर्षीणां प्रियाः स्त्रियः ॥ ४ ॥
agniruvāca |
kathaṃ māṃ tvaṃ vijānīṣe kāmārtamitarāḥ katham |
yāstvayā kīrtitāḥ sarvāḥ saptarṣīṇāṃ priyāḥ striyaḥ || 4 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...have described to you the various branches of the race of Agni. Listen now to the story of the birth of the intelligent Kartikeya. I shall tell you of that wonderful and famous and highly...
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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 (3.214.4). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Agni, Katham, Katha, Asmad, Tva, Yushmad, Vijani, Vija, Ish, Isha, Ishi, Kamarta, Itara, Kirtita, Saru, Sarva, Saptarshi, Pri, Priya, Stri,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.214.4). 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: “agniruvāca ”
- agnir -
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agni (noun, masculine)[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: “kathaṃ māṃ tvaṃ vijānīṣe kāmārtamitarāḥ katham ”
- katham -
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katham (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]katham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kathā (noun, feminine)[adverb]katha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]katha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- mām -
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mā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[accusative single]
- tvam -
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tva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tva (noun, masculine)[accusative single]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[nominative single]
- vijānī -
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vijāni (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]vijāni (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]vijāni (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]vija (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√vij (verb class 6)[imperative active first single]
- iṣe -
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iṣ (noun, feminine)[dative single]iṣ (noun, masculine)[dative single]iṣ (noun, neuter)[dative single]iṣa (noun, masculine)[locative single]iṣa (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]iṣā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]iṣi (noun, feminine)[vocative single]√i (verb class 2)[present middle second single]
- kāmārtam -
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kāmārta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kāmārta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kāmārtā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- itarāḥ -
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itarā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [accusative plural]
- katham -
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katham (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]katham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kathā (noun, feminine)[adverb]katha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]katha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- Line 3: “yāstvayā kīrtitāḥ sarvāḥ saptarṣīṇāṃ priyāḥ striyaḥ ”
- yās -
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yā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [accusative plural]yā (pronoun, feminine)[nominative plural], [accusative plural]
- tvayā -
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tvā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[instrumental single]
- kīrtitāḥ -
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kīrtita (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]kīrtitā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√kīrt -> kīrtita (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √kīrt class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √kīrt class 10 verb]√kīrt -> kīrtitā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √kīrt class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √kīrt class 10 verb], [accusative plural from √kīrt class 10 verb]
- sarvāḥ -
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saru (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]sarva (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]sarvā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- saptarṣīṇām -
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saptarṣi (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]saptarṣi (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]saptarṣi (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]
- priyāḥ -
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prī (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]prī (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]priya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]priyā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- striyaḥ -
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strī (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.214.4
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 3.214.4 in Kannada sript:
ಅಗ್ನಿರುವಾಚ ।
ಕಥಂ ಮಾಂ ತ್ವಂ ವಿಜಾನೀಷೇ ಕಾಮಾರ್ತಮಿತರಾಃ ಕಥಮ್ ।
ಯಾಸ್ತ್ವಯಾ ಕೀರ್ತಿತಾಃ ಸರ್ವಾಃ ಸಪ್ತರ್ಷೀಣಾಂ ಪ್ರಿಯಾಃ ಸ್ತ್ರಿಯಃ ॥ ೪ ॥
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 3.214.4 in Bengali sript:
অগ্নিরুবাচ ।
কথং মাং ত্বং বিজানীষে কামার্তমিতরাঃ কথম্ ।
যাস্ত্বযা কীর্তিতাঃ সর্বাঃ সপ্তর্ষীণাং প্রিযাঃ স্ত্রিযঃ ॥ ৪ ॥
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 3.214.4 in Gujarati sript:
અગ્નિરુવાચ ।
કથં માં ત્વં વિજાનીષે કામાર્તમિતરાઃ કથમ્ ।
યાસ્ત્વયા કીર્તિતાઃ સર્વાઃ સપ્તર્ષીણાં પ્રિયાઃ સ્ત્રિયઃ ॥ ૪ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 3.214.4 in Malayalam sript:
അഗ്നിരുവാച ।
കഥം മാം ത്വം വിജാനീഷേ കാമാര്തമിതരാഃ കഥമ് ।
യാസ്ത്വയാ കീര്തിതാഃ സര്വാഃ സപ്തര്ഷീണാം പ്രിയാഃ സ്ത്രിയഃ ॥ ൪ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 3.214.4 in Telugu sript:
అగ్నిరువాచ ।
కథం మాం త్వం విజానీషే కామార్తమితరాః కథమ్ ।
యాస్త్వయా కీర్తితాః సర్వాః సప్తర్షీణాం ప్రియాః స్త్రియః ॥ ౪ ॥