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 3.250.4

जानामि च त्वां सुरथस्य पुत्रं यं कोटिकाश्येति विदुर्मनुष्याः ।
तस्मादहं शैब्य तथैव तुभ्यमाख्यामि बन्धून्प्रति तन्निबोध ॥ ४ ॥

jānāmi ca tvāṃ surathasya putraṃ yaṃ koṭikāśyeti vidurmanuṣyāḥ |
tasmādahaṃ śaibya tathaiva tubhyamākhyāmi bandhūnprati tannibodha || 4 ||

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

...and others, to do them harm. And while those evil-minded persons were employed in concerting various wicked designs, the virtuous and celebrated ascetic Durvasa, following the bent of...

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

Tva, Yushmad, Suratha, Putra, Yah, Kotikashya, Iti, Vidu, Vidus, Manushi, Manushya, Tasmat, Tad, Aha, Asmad, Shaibya, Tatha, Akhya, Amin, Bandhu, Prati, Tat, Tan, Bodha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.250.4). 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: “jānāmi ca tvāṃ surathasya putraṃ yaṃ koṭikāśyeti vidurmanuṣyāḥ
  • jānāmi -
  • jñā (verb class 9)
    [present active first single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tvām -
  • tvā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative single]
  • surathasya -
  • suratha (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    suratha (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • putram -
  • putra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    putra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    putrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • yam -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • koṭikāśye -
  • koṭikāśya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    koṭikāśya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • vidur -
  • vidus (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vidus (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vidu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    vidu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    vid (verb class 2)
    [perfect active third plural]
  • manuṣyāḥ -
  • manuṣī (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    manuṣya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    manuṣyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “tasmādahaṃ śaibya tathaiva tubhyamākhyāmi bandhūnprati tannibodha
  • tasmād -
  • tasmāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single]
  • aham -
  • aha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • śaibya -
  • śaibya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śaibya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tathai -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tatha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tatha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • tubhyam -
  • yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single]
  • ākhyā -
  • ākhya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ākhya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ākhyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ami -
  • amin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    amin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • bandhūn -
  • bandhu (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • prati -
  • prati (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    prati (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    pratī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    pratī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    pratī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • tan -
  • tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • ni -
  • ni (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ni (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ni (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    ni (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • bodha -
  • bodha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bodha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    budh (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.250.4

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 3.250.4 in Kannada sript:
ಜಾನಾಮಿ ಚ ತ್ವಾಂ ಸುರಥಸ್ಯ ಪುತ್ರಂ ಯಂ ಕೋಟಿಕಾಶ್ಯೇತಿ ವಿದುರ್ಮನುಷ್ಯಾಃ ।
ತಸ್ಮಾದಹಂ ಶೈಬ್ಯ ತಥೈವ ತುಭ್ಯಮಾಖ್ಯಾಮಿ ಬನ್ಧೂನ್ಪ್ರತಿ ತನ್ನಿಬೋಧ ॥ ೪ ॥

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 3.250.4 in Bengali sript:
জানামি চ ত্বাং সুরথস্য পুত্রং যং কোটিকাশ্যেতি বিদুর্মনুষ্যাঃ ।
তস্মাদহং শৈব্য তথৈব তুভ্যমাখ্যামি বন্ধূন্প্রতি তন্নিবোধ ॥ ৪ ॥

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 3.250.4 in Gujarati sript:
જાનામિ ચ ત્વાં સુરથસ્ય પુત્રં યં કોટિકાશ્યેતિ વિદુર્મનુષ્યાઃ ।
તસ્માદહં શૈબ્ય તથૈવ તુભ્યમાખ્યામિ બન્ધૂન્પ્રતિ તન્નિબોધ ॥ ૪ ॥

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 3.250.4 in Malayalam sript:
ജാനാമി ച ത്വാം സുരഥസ്യ പുത്രം യം കോടികാശ്യേതി വിദുര്മനുഷ്യാഃ ।
തസ്മാദഹം ശൈബ്യ തഥൈവ തുഭ്യമാഖ്യാമി ബന്ധൂന്പ്രതി തന്നിബോധ ॥ ൪ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.250.4 in Telugu sript:
జానామి చ త్వాం సురథస్య పుత్రం యం కోటికాశ్యేతి విదుర్మనుష్యాః ।
తస్మాదహం శైబ్య తథైవ తుభ్యమాఖ్యామి బన్ధూన్ప్రతి తన్నిబోధ ॥ ౪ ॥

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