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 3.249.3

वपुष्मती वोरगराजकन्या वनेचरी वा क्षणदाचरस्त्री ।
यद्येव राज्ञो वरुणस्य पत्नी यमस्य सोमस्य धनेश्वरस्य ॥ ३ ॥

vapuṣmatī voragarājakanyā vanecarī vā kṣaṇadācarastrī |
yadyeva rājño varuṇasya patnī yamasya somasya dhaneśvarasya || 3 ||

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

...region free from faults.' Thereupon the celestial messenger said, 'Above the abode of Brahma, there is the supreme seat of Vishnu, pure, and eternal, and luminous known by...

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

Vapushmat, Vapushmati, Vora, Gara, Ajaka, Vanecari, Kshanadacara, Tri, Yadi, Yad, Eva, Rajan, Varuna, Patni, Yama, Soma, Dhaneshvara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.249.3). 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: “vapuṣmatī voragarājakanyā vanecarī kṣaṇadācarastrī
  • vapuṣmatī -
  • vapuṣmatī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    vapuṣmat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • vora -
  • vora (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • garā -
  • gara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    gara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    garā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    gṛ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • ajaka -
  • ajaka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nyā* -
  • ni (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • vanecarī -
  • vanecarī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • -
  • (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • kṣaṇadācaras -
  • kṣaṇadācara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • trī -
  • tri (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Line 2: “yadyeva rājño varuṇasya patnī yamasya somasya dhaneśvarasya
  • yadye -
  • yadi (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    yadi (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yadi (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • eva -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rājño* -
  • rājan (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • varuṇasya -
  • varuṇa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
  • patnī -
  • patnī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • yamasya -
  • yama (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    yama (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • somasya -
  • soma (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    soma (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • dhaneśvarasya -
  • dhaneśvara (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.249.3

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 3.249.3 in Kannada sript:
ವಪುಷ್ಮತೀ ವೋರಗರಾಜಕನ್ಯಾ ವನೇಚರೀ ವಾ ಕ್ಷಣದಾಚರಸ್ತ್ರೀ ।
ಯದ್ಯೇವ ರಾಜ್ಞೋ ವರುಣಸ್ಯ ಪತ್ನೀ ಯಮಸ್ಯ ಸೋಮಸ್ಯ ಧನೇಶ್ವರಸ್ಯ ॥ ೩ ॥

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 3.249.3 in Bengali sript:
বপুষ্মতী বোরগরাজকন্যা বনেচরী বা ক্ষণদাচরস্ত্রী ।
যদ্যেব রাজ্ঞো বরুণস্য পত্নী যমস্য সোমস্য ধনেশ্বরস্য ॥ ৩ ॥

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 3.249.3 in Gujarati sript:
વપુષ્મતી વોરગરાજકન્યા વનેચરી વા ક્ષણદાચરસ્ત્રી ।
યદ્યેવ રાજ્ઞો વરુણસ્ય પત્ની યમસ્ય સોમસ્ય ધનેશ્વરસ્ય ॥ ૩ ॥

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 3.249.3 in Malayalam sript:
വപുഷ്മതീ വോരഗരാജകന്യാ വനേചരീ വാ ക്ഷണദാചരസ്ത്രീ ।
യദ്യേവ രാജ്ഞോ വരുണസ്യ പത്നീ യമസ്യ സോമസ്യ ധനേശ്വരസ്യ ॥ ൩ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.249.3 in Telugu sript:
వపుష్మతీ వోరగరాజకన్యా వనేచరీ వా క్షణదాచరస్త్రీ ।
యద్యేవ రాజ్ఞో వరుణస్య పత్నీ యమస్య సోమస్య ధనేశ్వరస్య ॥ ౩ ॥

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