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 3.219.57

अप्रकीर्णेन्द्रियं दान्तं शुचिं नित्यमतन्द्रितम् ।
आस्तिकं श्रद्दधानं च वर्जयन्ति सदा ग्रहाः ॥ ५७ ॥

aprakīrṇendriyaṃ dāntaṃ śuciṃ nityamatandritam |
āstikaṃ śraddadhānaṃ ca varjayanti sadā grahāḥ || 57 ||

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

...Then the great mothers spoke as follows to Skanda, 'We have been described by the learned as the mothers of all creatures. But we desire to be your mothers, do you honour us.'"...

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

Kirna, Kirni, Indriya, Danta, Shuci, Nityam, Nitya, Atandrita, Astika, Shraddadhana, Varja, Yat, Sada, Graha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.219.57). 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: “aprakīrṇendriyaṃ dāntaṃ śuciṃ nityamatandritam
  • ap -
  • ap (noun, feminine)
    [compound]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • ra -
  • ra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kīrṇe -
  • kīrṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    kīrṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    kīrṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    kīrṇi (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    kṝ -> kīrṇa (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [locative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [vocative single from √kṝ class 9 verb], [locative single from √kṝ class 9 verb]
    kṝ -> kīrṇa (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √kṝ class 5 verb], [vocative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [vocative dual from √kṝ class 5 verb], [accusative dual from √kṝ class 5 verb], [locative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [nominative dual from √kṝ class 9 verb], [vocative single from √kṝ class 9 verb], [vocative dual from √kṝ class 9 verb], [accusative dual from √kṝ class 9 verb], [locative single from √kṝ class 9 verb]
    kṝ -> kīrṇā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [nominative dual from √kṝ class 5 verb], [vocative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [vocative dual from √kṝ class 5 verb], [accusative dual from √kṝ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṝ class 9 verb], [nominative dual from √kṝ class 9 verb], [vocative single from √kṝ class 9 verb], [vocative dual from √kṝ class 9 verb], [accusative dual from √kṝ class 9 verb]
  • indriyam -
  • indriya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    indriya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    indriyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • dāntam -
  • dānta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dānta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    dāntā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • śucim -
  • śuci (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    śuci (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • nityam -
  • nityam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    nitya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nitya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    nityā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • atandritam -
  • atandrita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    atandrita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    atandritā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “āstikaṃ śraddadhānaṃ ca varjayanti sadā grahāḥ
  • āstikam -
  • āstika (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    āstika (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • śraddadhānam -
  • śraddadhāna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śraddadhāna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śraddadhānā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • varja -
  • varja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    varja (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yanti -
  • yanti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    yat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    i -> yat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √i class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √i class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √i class 2 verb]
    i (verb class 2)
    [present active third plural]
  • sadā* -
  • sada (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • grahāḥ -
  • graha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    grahā (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 3.219.57

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 3.219.57 in Kannada sript:
ಅಪ್ರಕೀರ್ಣೇನ್ದ್ರಿಯಂ ದಾನ್ತಂ ಶುಚಿಂ ನಿತ್ಯಮತನ್ದ್ರಿತಮ್ ।
ಆಸ್ತಿಕಂ ಶ್ರದ್ದಧಾನಂ ಚ ವರ್ಜಯನ್ತಿ ಸದಾ ಗ್ರಹಾಃ ॥ ೫೭ ॥

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 3.219.57 in Bengali sript:
অপ্রকীর্ণেন্দ্রিযং দান্তং শুচিং নিত্যমতন্দ্রিতম্ ।
আস্তিকং শ্রদ্দধানং চ বর্জযন্তি সদা গ্রহাঃ ॥ ৫৭ ॥

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 3.219.57 in Gujarati sript:
અપ્રકીર્ણેન્દ્રિયં દાન્તં શુચિં નિત્યમતન્દ્રિતમ્ ।
આસ્તિકં શ્રદ્દધાનં ચ વર્જયન્તિ સદા ગ્રહાઃ ॥ ૫૭ ॥

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 3.219.57 in Malayalam sript:
അപ്രകീര്ണേന്ദ്രിയം ദാന്തം ശുചിം നിത്യമതന്ദ്രിതമ് ।
ആസ്തികം ശ്രദ്ദധാനം ച വര്ജയന്തി സദാ ഗ്രഹാഃ ॥ ൫൭ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.219.57 in Telugu sript:
అప్రకీర్ణేన్ద్రియం దాన్తం శుచిం నిత్యమతన్ద్రితమ్ ।
ఆస్తికం శ్రద్దధానం చ వర్జయన్తి సదా గ్రహాః ॥ ౫౭ ॥

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