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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 3.234.3
यथा कर्णस्य च रथो धार्तराष्ट्रस्य चोभयोः ।
गन्धर्वैः शतशश्छिन्नौ तथा तेषां प्रचक्रिरे ॥ ३ ॥
yathā karṇasya ca ratho dhārtarāṣṭrasya cobhayoḥ |
gandharvaiḥ śataśaśchinnau tathā teṣāṃ pracakrire || 3 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...say of you! Entreated for assistance in such words as 'O hasten to my aid!' Who is there (amongst those standing around me) that is high-souled enough to assist even his foe, beholding...
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 (3.234.3). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Yatha, Karna, Ratha, Dhartarashtra, Ubha, Gandharva, Shatashah, Chinna, Tatha, Tad, Pra,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.234.3). 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: “yathā karṇasya ca ratho dhārtarāṣṭrasya cobhayoḥ ”
- yathā -
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yathā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]yathā (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- karṇasya -
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karṇa (noun, masculine)[genitive single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ratho* -
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ratha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- dhārtarāṣṭrasya -
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dhārtarāṣṭra (noun, masculine)[genitive single]dhārtarāṣṭra (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- co -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]cā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ubhayoḥ -
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ubha (noun, masculine)[genitive dual], [locative dual]ubha (noun, neuter)[genitive dual], [locative dual]ubhā (noun, feminine)[genitive dual], [locative dual]
- Line 2: “gandharvaiḥ śataśaśchinnau tathā teṣāṃ pracakrire ”
- gandharvaiḥ -
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gandharva (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- śataśaś -
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śataśaḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- chinnau -
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chinna (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- tathā -
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tathā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tathā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- teṣām -
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tad (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]sa (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]
- pra -
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pra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]pra (Preverb)[Preverb]
- cakrire -
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√kṛ (verb class 1)[perfect middle third plural]√kṛ (verb class 2)[perfect middle third plural]√kṛ (verb class 5)[perfect middle third plural]√kṛ (verb class 8)[perfect middle third plural]√kṛ (verb class 3)[perfect middle third plural]√kṛ (verb class 6)[perfect middle third plural]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.234.3
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 3.234.3 in Kannada sript:
ಯಥಾ ಕರ್ಣಸ್ಯ ಚ ರಥೋ ಧಾರ್ತರಾಷ್ಟ್ರಸ್ಯ ಚೋಭಯೋಃ ।
ಗನ್ಧರ್ವೈಃ ಶತಶಶ್ಛಿನ್ನೌ ತಥಾ ತೇಷಾಂ ಪ್ರಚಕ್ರಿರೇ ॥ ೩ ॥
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 3.234.3 in Bengali sript:
যথা কর্ণস্য চ রথো ধার্তরাষ্ট্রস্য চোভযোঃ ।
গন্ধর্বৈঃ শতশশ্ছিন্নৌ তথা তেষাং প্রচক্রিরে ॥ ৩ ॥
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 3.234.3 in Gujarati sript:
યથા કર્ણસ્ય ચ રથો ધાર્તરાષ્ટ્રસ્ય ચોભયોઃ ।
ગન્ધર્વૈઃ શતશશ્છિન્નૌ તથા તેષાં પ્રચક્રિરે ॥ ૩ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 3.234.3 in Malayalam sript:
യഥാ കര്ണസ്യ ച രഥോ ധാര്തരാഷ്ട്രസ്യ ചോഭയോഃ ।
ഗന്ധര്വൈഃ ശതശശ്ഛിന്നൌ തഥാ തേഷാം പ്രചക്രിരേ ॥ ൩ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 3.234.3 in Telugu sript:
యథా కర్ణస్య చ రథో ధార్తరాష్ట్రస్య చోభయోః ।
గన్ధర్వైః శతశశ్ఛిన్నౌ తథా తేషాం ప్రచక్రిరే ॥ ౩ ॥