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 3.252.14

यस्या हि कृष्णौ पदवीं चरेतां समास्थितावेकरथे सहायौ ।
इन्द्रोऽपि तां नापहरेत्कथंचिन्मनुष्यमात्रः कृपणः कुतोऽन्यः ॥ १४ ॥

yasyā hi kṛṣṇau padavīṃ caretāṃ samāsthitāvekarathe sahāyau |
indro'pi tāṃ nāpaharetkathaṃcinmanuṣyamātraḥ kṛpaṇaḥ kuto'nyaḥ || 14 ||

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

...brought unto him,—with such persistence, he looked into it and saw a particle of rice and vegetable sticking at its rim. And swallowing it he said unto her, 'May it please the...

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

Yasya, Krishna, Padavi, Samasthita, Ekaratha, Sahaya, Sahayi, Indra, Api, Nabh, Katham, Katha, Cit, Manushyamatra, Kripana, Kutah, Kuta, Ani,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.252.14). 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: “yasyā hi kṛṣṇau padavīṃ caretāṃ samāsthitāvekarathe sahāyau
  • yasyā* -
  • yasya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    yasyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • kṛṣṇau -
  • kṛṣṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • padavīm -
  • padavī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • caretām -
  • car (verb class 1)
    [optative active third dual]
  • samāsthitāve -
  • samāsthita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ekarathe -
  • ekaratha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • sahāyau -
  • sahāya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    sahāyi (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • Line 2: “indro'pi tāṃ nāpaharetkathaṃcinmanuṣyamātraḥ kṛpaṇaḥ kuto'nyaḥ
  • indro' -
  • indra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • tām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • nāp -
  • nābh (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • a -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • haret -
  • hṛ (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • kathañ -
  • katham (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    katham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    katha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    katha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • cin -
  • cit (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cit (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cit (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • manuṣyamātraḥ -
  • manuṣyamātra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kṛpaṇaḥ -
  • kṛpaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kuto' -
  • kutaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kutaḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kuta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • anyaḥ -
  • anī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.252.14

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 3.252.14 in Kannada sript:
ಯಸ್ಯಾ ಹಿ ಕೃಷ್ಣೌ ಪದವೀಂ ಚರೇತಾಂ ಸಮಾಸ್ಥಿತಾವೇಕರಥೇ ಸಹಾಯೌ ।
ಇನ್ದ್ರೋಽಪಿ ತಾಂ ನಾಪಹರೇತ್ಕಥಂಚಿನ್ಮನುಷ್ಯಮಾತ್ರಃ ಕೃಪಣಃ ಕುತೋಽನ್ಯಃ ॥ ೧೪ ॥

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 3.252.14 in Bengali sript:
যস্যা হি কৃষ্ণৌ পদবীং চরেতাং সমাস্থিতাবেকরথে সহাযৌ ।
ইন্দ্রোঽপি তাং নাপহরেত্কথংচিন্মনুষ্যমাত্রঃ কৃপণঃ কুতোঽন্যঃ ॥ ১৪ ॥

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 3.252.14 in Gujarati sript:
યસ્યા હિ કૃષ્ણૌ પદવીં ચરેતાં સમાસ્થિતાવેકરથે સહાયૌ ।
ઇન્દ્રોઽપિ તાં નાપહરેત્કથંચિન્મનુષ્યમાત્રઃ કૃપણઃ કુતોઽન્યઃ ॥ ૧૪ ॥

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 3.252.14 in Malayalam sript:
യസ്യാ ഹി കൃഷ്ണൌ പദവീം ചരേതാം സമാസ്ഥിതാവേകരഥേ സഹായൌ ।
ഇന്ദ്രോഽപി താം നാപഹരേത്കഥംചിന്മനുഷ്യമാത്രഃ കൃപണഃ കുതോഽന്യഃ ॥ ൧൪ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.252.14 in Telugu sript:
యస్యా హి కృష్ణౌ పదవీం చరేతాం సమాస్థితావేకరథే సహాయౌ ।
ఇన్ద్రోఽపి తాం నాపహరేత్కథంచిన్మనుష్యమాత్రః కృపణః కుతోఽన్యః ॥ ౧౪ ॥

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