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 3.228.20

मृगयां चैव नो गन्तुमिच्छा संवर्धते भृशम् ।
स्मारणं च चिकीर्षामो न तु पाण्डवदर्शनम् ॥ २० ॥

mṛgayāṃ caiva no gantumicchā saṃvardhate bhṛśam |
smāraṇaṃ ca cikīrṣāmo na tu pāṇḍavadarśanam || 20 ||

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

...your glory, like the Sun scorching everything with his hot rays! Thyself a sovereign and they divested of sovereignty, thyself in prosperity and they divested of it, thyself possessing...

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

Mrigaya, Asmad, Gantu, Iccha, Bhrisham, Bhrisha, Smarana, Pandava, Darshana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.228.20). 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: “mṛgayāṃ caiva no gantumicchā saṃvardhate bhṛśam
  • mṛgayām -
  • mṛgayā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • no* -
  • na (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative plural], [dative plural], [genitive plural]
  • gantum -
  • gam -> gantum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √gam]
    gam -> gantum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √gam]
    gam -> gantum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √gam]
    gantu (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • icchā -
  • icchā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • saṃ -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sam (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • vardhate -
  • vṛdh (verb class 1)
    [present middle third single]
  • bhṛśam -
  • bhṛśam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    bhṛśa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bhṛśa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    bhṛśā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “smāraṇaṃ ca cikīrṣāmo na tu pāṇḍavadarśanam
  • smāraṇam -
  • smāraṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    smāraṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • cikīrṣāmo* -
  • kṛ (verb class 0)
    [present active first plural]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • pāṇḍava -
  • pāṇḍava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pāṇḍava (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • darśanam -
  • darśana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    darśana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    darśanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.228.20

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 3.228.20 in Kannada sript:
ಮೃಗಯಾಂ ಚೈವ ನೋ ಗನ್ತುಮಿಚ್ಛಾ ಸಂವರ್ಧತೇ ಭೃಶಮ್ ।
ಸ್ಮಾರಣಂ ಚ ಚಿಕೀರ್ಷಾಮೋ ನ ತು ಪಾಣ್ಡವದರ್ಶನಮ್ ॥ ೨೦ ॥

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 3.228.20 in Bengali sript:
মৃগযাং চৈব নো গন্তুমিচ্ছা সংবর্ধতে ভৃশম্ ।
স্মারণং চ চিকীর্ষামো ন তু পাণ্ডবদর্শনম্ ॥ ২০ ॥

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 3.228.20 in Gujarati sript:
મૃગયાં ચૈવ નો ગન્તુમિચ્છા સંવર્ધતે ભૃશમ્ ।
સ્મારણં ચ ચિકીર્ષામો ન તુ પાણ્ડવદર્શનમ્ ॥ ૨૦ ॥

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 3.228.20 in Malayalam sript:
മൃഗയാം ചൈവ നോ ഗന്തുമിച്ഛാ സംവര്ധതേ ഭൃശമ് ।
സ്മാരണം ച ചികീര്ഷാമോ ന തു പാണ്ഡവദര്ശനമ് ॥ ൨൦ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.228.20 in Telugu sript:
మృగయాం చైవ నో గన్తుమిచ్ఛా సంవర్ధతే భృశమ్ ।
స్మారణం చ చికీర్షామో న తు పాణ్డవదర్శనమ్ ॥ ౨౦ ॥

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