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 3.240.44

जयाशीर्भिर्द्विजेन्द्रैस्तु स्तूयमानोऽधिराजवत् ।
गृह्णन्नञ्जलिमालाश्च धार्तराष्ट्रो जनाधिपः ॥ ४४ ॥

jayāśīrbhirdvijendraistu stūyamāno'dhirājavat |
gṛhṇannañjalimālāśca dhārtarāṣṭro janādhipaḥ || 44 ||

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

...dream. He then thought within himself, 'I shall defeat the Pandavas in battle.' And Suyodhana thought that Karna and the Samsaptaka army were both able (to destroy) and intent...

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

Jayashis, Dvijendra, Stuyamana, Adhi, Ajavas, Grihnat, Anjali, Ala, Dhartarashtra, Janadhipa,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.240.44). 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: “jayāśīrbhirdvijendraistu stūyamāno'dhirājavat
  • jayāśīrbhir -
  • jayāśis (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • dvijendrais -
  • dvijendra (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • stūyamāno' -
  • stu -> stūyamāna (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √stu class 2 verb]
  • adhir -
  • adhi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    adhi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ā -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    ā (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • ajavat -
  • ajavas (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    ajavas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • Line 2: “gṛhṇannañjalimālāśca dhārtarāṣṭro janādhipaḥ
  • gṛhṇann -
  • gṛhṇat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
    grah -> gṛhṇat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √grah class 9 verb], [vocative single from √grah class 9 verb]
  • añjalim -
  • añjali (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • ālāś -
  • āla (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dhārtarāṣṭro* -
  • dhārtarāṣṭra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • janādhipaḥ -
  • janādhipa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.240.44

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 3.240.44 in Kannada sript:
ಜಯಾಶೀರ್ಭಿರ್ದ್ವಿಜೇನ್ದ್ರೈಸ್ತು ಸ್ತೂಯಮಾನೋಽಧಿರಾಜವತ್ ।
ಗೃಹ್ಣನ್ನಞ್ಜಲಿಮಾಲಾಶ್ಚ ಧಾರ್ತರಾಷ್ಟ್ರೋ ಜನಾಧಿಪಃ ॥ ೪೪ ॥

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 3.240.44 in Bengali sript:
জযাশীর্ভির্দ্বিজেন্দ্রৈস্তু স্তূযমানোঽধিরাজবত্ ।
গৃহ্ণন্নঞ্জলিমালাশ্চ ধার্তরাষ্ট্রো জনাধিপঃ ॥ ৪৪ ॥

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 3.240.44 in Gujarati sript:
જયાશીર્ભિર્દ્વિજેન્દ્રૈસ્તુ સ્તૂયમાનોઽધિરાજવત્ ।
ગૃહ્ણન્નઞ્જલિમાલાશ્ચ ધાર્તરાષ્ટ્રો જનાધિપઃ ॥ ૪૪ ॥

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 3.240.44 in Malayalam sript:
ജയാശീര്ഭിര്ദ്വിജേന്ദ്രൈസ്തു സ്തൂയമാനോഽധിരാജവത് ।
ഗൃഹ്ണന്നഞ്ജലിമാലാശ്ച ധാര്തരാഷ്ട്രോ ജനാധിപഃ ॥ ൪൪ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.240.44 in Telugu sript:
జయాశీర్భిర్ద్విజేన్ద్రైస్తు స్తూయమానోఽధిరాజవత్ ।
గృహ్ణన్నఞ్జలిమాలాశ్చ ధార్తరాష్ట్రో జనాధిపః ॥ ౪౪ ॥

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