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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 3.219.18
स्कन्द उवाच ।
दत्ताः प्रजा न ताः शक्या भवतीभिर्निषेवितुम् ।
अन्यां वः कां प्रयच्छामि प्रजां यां मनसेच्छथ ॥ १८ ॥
skanda uvāca |
dattāḥ prajā na tāḥ śakyā bhavatībhirniṣevitum |
anyāṃ vaḥ kāṃ prayacchāmi prajāṃ yāṃ manasecchatha || 18 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...art my sovereign, as also of the three worlds; mayst you be prosperous! Tell me if I can obey any commands of thine.' Indra replied, 'At your bidding, O powerful being, I shall...
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 (3.219.18). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Skanda, Datta, Praja, Prajas, Tas, Shakya, Bhavati, Bhavant, Nisha, Vid, Vidh, Ani, Anya, Yushmad, Kam, Prayat, Sha, Amin, Manasa, Manas,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.219.18). 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: “skanda uvāca ”
- skanda* -
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skanda (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: “dattāḥ prajā na tāḥ śakyā bhavatībhirniṣevitum ”
- dattāḥ -
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datta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]dattā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- prajā* -
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praja (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]prajā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]prajas (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tāḥ -
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ta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]tas (noun, masculine)[nominative single]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [accusative plural]
- śakyā* -
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śakya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]śakyā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√śak -> śakya (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √śak class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √śak class 5 verb]√śak -> śakyā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √śak class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √śak class 5 verb], [accusative plural from √śak class 5 verb]
- bhavatībhir -
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bhavatī (noun, feminine)[instrumental plural]bhavant (pronoun, feminine)[instrumental plural]
- niṣe -
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niṣa (noun, masculine)[locative single]niṣa (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- vit -
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vid (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]vid (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]vidh (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]vidh (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- um -
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u (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- Line 3: “anyāṃ vaḥ kāṃ prayacchāmi prajāṃ yāṃ manasecchatha ”
- anyām -
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anī (noun, feminine)[locative single]anyā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]√an (verb class 2)[optative active first single]
- vaḥ -
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va (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[accusative plural], [dative plural], [genitive plural]
- kām -
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kām (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kā (pronoun, feminine)[accusative single]
- prayacch -
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√pre -> prayat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √pre class 2 verb], [vocative single from √pre class 2 verb], [accusative single from √pre class 2 verb]
- śā -
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śa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]śa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ami -
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amin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]amin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- prajām -
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prajā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- yām -
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yā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]yā (pronoun, feminine)[accusative single]
- manase -
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manasā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]manasa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]manasa (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]manas (noun, neuter)[instrumental single], [dative single]manasā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- icchatha -
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√iṣ (verb class 6)[present active second plural]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.219.18
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 3.219.18 in Kannada sript:
ಸ್ಕನ್ದ ಉವಾಚ ।
ದತ್ತಾಃ ಪ್ರಜಾ ನ ತಾಃ ಶಕ್ಯಾ ಭವತೀಭಿರ್ನಿಷೇವಿತುಮ್ ।
ಅನ್ಯಾಂ ವಃ ಕಾಂ ಪ್ರಯಚ್ಛಾಮಿ ಪ್ರಜಾಂ ಯಾಂ ಮನಸೇಚ್ಛಥ ॥ ೧೮ ॥
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 3.219.18 in Bengali sript:
স্কন্দ উবাচ ।
দত্তাঃ প্রজা ন তাঃ শক্যা ভবতীভির্নিষেবিতুম্ ।
অন্যাং বঃ কাং প্রযচ্ছামি প্রজাং যাং মনসেচ্ছথ ॥ ১৮ ॥
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 3.219.18 in Gujarati sript:
સ્કન્દ ઉવાચ ।
દત્તાઃ પ્રજા ન તાઃ શક્યા ભવતીભિર્નિષેવિતુમ્ ।
અન્યાં વઃ કાં પ્રયચ્છામિ પ્રજાં યાં મનસેચ્છથ ॥ ૧૮ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 3.219.18 in Malayalam sript:
സ്കന്ദ ഉവാച ।
ദത്താഃ പ്രജാ ന താഃ ശക്യാ ഭവതീഭിര്നിഷേവിതുമ് ।
അന്യാം വഃ കാം പ്രയച്ഛാമി പ്രജാം യാം മനസേച്ഛഥ ॥ ൧൮ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 3.219.18 in Telugu sript:
స్కన్ద ఉవాచ ।
దత్తాః ప్రజా న తాః శక్యా భవతీభిర్నిషేవితుమ్ ।
అన్యాం వః కాం ప్రయచ్ఛామి ప్రజాం యాం మనసేచ్ఛథ ॥ ౧౮ ॥