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 3.240.20

स ते विक्रमशौण्डीरो रणे पार्थं विजेष्यति ।
कर्णः प्रहरतां श्रेष्ठः सर्वांश्चारीन्महारथः ॥ २० ॥

sa te vikramaśauṇḍīro raṇe pārthaṃ vijeṣyati |
karṇaḥ praharatāṃ śreṣṭhaḥ sarvāṃścārīnmahārathaḥ || 20 ||

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

...that are sinful and opposed to their best interests and striking at the very root of their purposes. Restrain this resolve of thine, therefore, O king, which is destructive of morality...

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

Tad, Yushmad, Vikrama, Shaundira, Rana, Partha, Vij, Vija, Ishyat, Karna, Prahara, Shreshtha, Sarva, Maharatha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.240.20). 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: “sa te vikramaśauṇḍīro raṇe pārthaṃ vijeṣyati
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • vikrama -
  • vikrama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śauṇḍīro* -
  • śauṇḍīra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • raṇe -
  • raṇa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    raṇa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • pārtham -
  • pārtha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pārtha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • vije -
  • vija (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    vija (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    vij (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single], [dative single]
    vij (verb class 6)
    [present middle first single], [imperative active second single]
  • iṣyati -
  • iṣ -> iṣyat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √iṣ class 4 verb]
    iṣ -> iṣyat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √iṣ class 4 verb]
    iṣ (verb class 4)
    [present active third single]
  • Line 2: “karṇaḥ praharatāṃ śreṣṭhaḥ sarvāṃścārīnmahārathaḥ
  • karṇaḥ -
  • karṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • prahara -
  • prahara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • śreṣṭhaḥ -
  • śreṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sarvāṃś -
  • sarva (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • cārīn -
  • car (verb class 1)
    [injunctive active third single]
  • mahārathaḥ -
  • mahāratha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.240.20

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 3.240.20 in Kannada sript:
ಸ ತೇ ವಿಕ್ರಮಶೌಣ್ಡೀರೋ ರಣೇ ಪಾರ್ಥಂ ವಿಜೇಷ್ಯತಿ ।
ಕರ್ಣಃ ಪ್ರಹರತಾಂ ಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠಃ ಸರ್ವಾಂಶ್ಚಾರೀನ್ಮಹಾರಥಃ ॥ 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 3.240.20 in Bengali sript:
স তে বিক্রমশৌণ্ডীরো রণে পার্থং বিজেষ্যতি ।
কর্ণঃ প্রহরতাং শ্রেষ্ঠঃ সর্বাংশ্চারীন্মহারথঃ ॥ 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 3.240.20 in Gujarati sript:
સ તે વિક્રમશૌણ્ડીરો રણે પાર્થં વિજેષ્યતિ ।
કર્ણઃ પ્રહરતાં શ્રેષ્ઠઃ સર્વાંશ્ચારીન્મહારથઃ ॥ 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 3.240.20 in Malayalam sript:
സ തേ വിക്രമശൌണ്ഡീരോ രണേ പാര്ഥം വിജേഷ്യതി ।
കര്ണഃ പ്രഹരതാം ശ്രേഷ്ഠഃ സര്വാംശ്ചാരീന്മഹാരഥഃ ॥ ൨൦ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.240.20 in Telugu sript:
స తే విక్రమశౌణ్డీరో రణే పార్థం విజేష్యతి ।
కర్ణః ప్రహరతాం శ్రేష్ఠః సర్వాంశ్చారీన్మహారథః ॥ ౨౦ ॥

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