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 3.220.3

स्वाहोवाच ।
दक्षस्याहं प्रिया कन्या स्वाहा नाम महाभुज ।
बाल्यात्प्रभृति नित्यं च जातकामा हुताशने ॥ ३ ॥

svāhovāca |
dakṣasyāhaṃ priyā kanyā svāhā nāma mahābhuja |
bālyātprabhṛti nityaṃ ca jātakāmā hutāśane || 3 ||

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

...not recover those that have been once given away, but I can give you other offspring if you like.'" The mothers replied, 'We desire that living with you and assuming different...

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

Svaha, Daksha, Aha, Asmad, Pri, Priya, Kani, Kanya, Naman, Mahabhuja, Balya, Nityam, Nitya, Jatakama, Hutashana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.220.3). 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: “svāhovāca
  • svāho -
  • svāhā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    svāha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    svāha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    svāhā (noun, feminine)
    [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: “dakṣasyāhaṃ priyā kanyā svāhā nāma mahābhuja
  • dakṣasyā -
  • dakṣa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    dakṣa (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • aham -
  • aha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • priyā -
  • prī (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    prī (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    priyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • kanyā -
  • kanī (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    kanyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • svāhā* -
  • svāhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    svāha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • nāma -
  • nāman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • mahābhuja -
  • mahābhuja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mahābhuja (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 3: “bālyātprabhṛti nityaṃ ca jātakāmā hutāśane
  • bālyāt -
  • bālya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • prabhṛti -
  • prabhṛti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • nityam -
  • nityam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    nitya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nitya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    nityā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • jātakāmā* -
  • jātakāma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    jātakāmā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • hutāśane -
  • hutāśana (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    hutāśanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.220.3

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 3.220.3 in Kannada sript:
ಸ್ವಾಹೋವಾಚ ।
ದಕ್ಷಸ್ಯಾಹಂ ಪ್ರಿಯಾ ಕನ್ಯಾ ಸ್ವಾಹಾ ನಾಮ ಮಹಾಭುಜ ।
ಬಾಲ್ಯಾತ್ಪ್ರಭೃತಿ ನಿತ್ಯಂ ಚ ಜಾತಕಾಮಾ ಹುತಾಶನೇ ॥ ೩ ॥

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 3.220.3 in Bengali sript:
স্বাহোবাচ ।
দক্ষস্যাহং প্রিযা কন্যা স্বাহা নাম মহাভুজ ।
বাল্যাত্প্রভৃতি নিত্যং চ জাতকামা হুতাশনে ॥ ৩ ॥

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 3.220.3 in Gujarati sript:
સ્વાહોવાચ ।
દક્ષસ્યાહં પ્રિયા કન્યા સ્વાહા નામ મહાભુજ ।
બાલ્યાત્પ્રભૃતિ નિત્યં ચ જાતકામા હુતાશને ॥ ૩ ॥

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 3.220.3 in Malayalam sript:
സ്വാഹോവാച ।
ദക്ഷസ്യാഹം പ്രിയാ കന്യാ സ്വാഹാ നാമ മഹാഭുജ ।
ബാല്യാത്പ്രഭൃതി നിത്യം ച ജാതകാമാ ഹുതാശനേ ॥ ൩ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.220.3 in Telugu sript:
స్వాహోవాచ ।
దక్షస్యాహం ప్రియా కన్యా స్వాహా నామ మహాభుజ ।
బాల్యాత్ప్రభృతి నిత్యం చ జాతకామా హుతాశనే ॥ ౩ ॥

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