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 3.246.5

सपुत्रदारो हि मुनिः पक्षाहारो बभूव सः ।
कपोतवृत्त्या पक्षेण व्रीहिद्रोणमुपार्जयत् ॥ ५ ॥

saputradāro hi muniḥ pakṣāhāro babhūva saḥ |
kapotavṛttyā pakṣeṇa vrīhidroṇamupārjayat || 5 ||

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

...bulls among Brahmanas entered that forest." Vaisampayana continued, "Dwelling in the woods, O bull of the Bharata race, the high-souled Pandavas spent one and ten years in a miserable...

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

Saputradara, Muni, Pakshahara, Sah, Kapota, Vritti, Paksha, Vrihidrona, Upa, Arjayat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.246.5). 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: “saputradāro hi muniḥ pakṣāhāro babhūva saḥ
  • saputradāro* -
  • saputradāra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • muniḥ -
  • muni (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • pakṣāhāro* -
  • pakṣāhāra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • babhūva -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
  • saḥ -
  • saḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “kapotavṛttyā pakṣeṇa vrīhidroṇamupārjayat
  • kapota -
  • kapota (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vṛttyā -
  • vṛtti (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • pakṣeṇa -
  • pakṣa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    pakṣa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • vrīhidroṇam -
  • vrīhidroṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • upā -
  • upā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    upa (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    upa (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    upa (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • arjayat -
  • ṛj -> arjayat (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √ṛj]
    ṛj -> arjayat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √ṛj], [vocative single from √ṛj], [accusative single from √ṛj]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.246.5

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 3.246.5 in Kannada sript:
ಸಪುತ್ರದಾರೋ ಹಿ ಮುನಿಃ ಪಕ್ಷಾಹಾರೋ ಬಭೂವ ಸಃ ।
ಕಪೋತವೃತ್ತ್ಯಾ ಪಕ್ಷೇಣ ವ್ರೀಹಿದ್ರೋಣಮುಪಾರ್ಜಯತ್ ॥ ೫ ॥

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 3.246.5 in Bengali sript:
সপুত্রদারো হি মুনিঃ পক্ষাহারো বভূব সঃ ।
কপোতবৃত্ত্যা পক্ষেণ ব্রীহিদ্রোণমুপার্জযত্ ॥ ৫ ॥

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 3.246.5 in Gujarati sript:
સપુત્રદારો હિ મુનિઃ પક્ષાહારો બભૂવ સઃ ।
કપોતવૃત્ત્યા પક્ષેણ વ્રીહિદ્રોણમુપાર્જયત્ ॥ ૫ ॥

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 3.246.5 in Malayalam sript:
സപുത്രദാരോ ഹി മുനിഃ പക്ഷാഹാരോ ബഭൂവ സഃ ।
കപോതവൃത്ത്യാ പക്ഷേണ വ്രീഹിദ്രോണമുപാര്ജയത് ॥ ൫ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.246.5 in Telugu sript:
సపుత్రదారో హి మునిః పక్షాహారో బభూవ సః ।
కపోతవృత్త్యా పక్షేణ వ్రీహిద్రోణముపార్జయత్ ॥ ౫ ॥

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