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 3.253.19

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पुरा तुषाग्नाविव हूयते हविः पुरा श्मशाने स्रगिवापविध्यते ।
पुरा च सोमोऽध्वरगोऽवलिह्यते शुना यथा विप्रजने प्रमोहिते ।
महत्यरण्ये मृगयां चरित्वा पुरा शृगालो नलिनीं विगाहते ॥ १९ ॥

purā tuṣāgnāviva hūyate haviḥ purā śmaśāne sragivāpavidhyate |
purā ca somo'dhvarago'valihyate śunā yathā viprajane pramohite |
mahatyaraṇye mṛgayāṃ caritvā purā śṛgālo nalinīṃ vigāhate || 19 ||

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

...has come and why also that delicate being has come into this forest beset with thorns. Will this ornament of womankind, this slender-waisted lady of so much beauty, endued with handsome...
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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 (3.253.19). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Pura, Pur, Tushagni, Iva, Havis, Shmashana, Sraj, Apa, Vidhyat, Soma, Adhvaraga, Avali, Shuna, Yatha, Viprajana, Pramohita, Mahat, Mahati, Aranya, Mrigaya, Shrigala, Nalini, Vigaha, Tad, Yushmad,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.253.19). 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: “purā tuṣāgnāviva hūyate haviḥ purā śmaśāne sragivāpavidhyate ”
purā -
purā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

pur (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]

purā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
tuṣāgnāvi -
tuṣāgni (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
iva -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
hūyate -
√hu (verb class 3)

[present passive third single]

√hū (verb class 1)

[present passive third single]
haviḥ -
havis (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
purā -
purā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

pur (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]

purā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
śmaśāne -
śmaśāna (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
srag -
sraj (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]

sraj (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
ivā -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
apa -
apa (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

apa (Preverb)

[Preverb]
vidhyate -
√vyadh -> vidhyat (participle, masculine)

[dative single from √vyadh class 4 verb]

√vyadh -> vidhyat (participle, neuter)

[dative single from √vyadh class 4 verb]

√vidh (verb class 1)

[present passive third single]

√vidh (verb class 6)

[present passive third single]

√vyadh (verb class 4)

[present passive third single]
Line 2: “purā ca somo'dhvarago'valihyate śunā yathā viprajane pramohite ”
purā -
purā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

pur (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]

purā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
somo' -
soma (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
adhvarago' -
adhvaraga (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
avali -
avalī (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

avalī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]

avalī (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
hya -
hi (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
ate -
śunā* -
śuna (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

śunā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
yathā -
yathā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yathā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
viprajane -
viprajana (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
pramohite -
pramohita (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

pramohita (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

pramohitā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
Line 3: “mahatyaraṇye mṛgayāṃ caritvā purā śṛgālo nalinīṃ vigāhate ”
mahatya -
mahatī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]

mahat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

mahat (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

√mah (verb class 1)

[present active third single]
araṇye -
araṇya (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

araṇya (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

araṇyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

√raṇ (verb class 1)

[imperfect passive first single]

√raṇ (verb class 10)

[imperfect passive first single]

√raṇ (verb class 4)

[imperfect passive first single]

√raṇ (verb class 0)

[imperfect passive first single]
mṛgayām -
mṛgayā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
caritvā -
√car -> caritvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √car]
purā -
purā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

pur (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]

purā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
śṛgālo* -
śṛgāla (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
nalinīm -
nalinī (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
vigāha -
vigāha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

vigāha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
te -
ta (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ta (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

tā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

tad (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

sā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[dative single], [genitive single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.253.19

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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The Mahabharata in Kannada (Set of 32 Volumes)
by Bharatha Darshana Bangalore (2003)

ಶ್ರೇಮಹಭಾರತ [ಮಹಾಭಾರತ]; 13907 pages;

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Preview of verse 3.253.19 in Kannada sript:
ಪುರಾ ತುಷಾಗ್ನಾವಿವ ಹೂಯತೇ ಹವಿಃ ಪುರಾ ಶ್ಮಶಾನೇ ಸ್ರಗಿವಾಪವಿಧ್ಯತೇ ।
ಪುರಾ ಚ ಸೋಮೋಽಧ್ವರಗೋಽವಲಿಹ್ಯತೇ ಶುನಾ ಯಥಾ ವಿಪ್ರಜನೇ ಪ್ರಮೋಹಿತೇ ।
ಮಹತ್ಯರಣ್ಯೇ ಮೃಗಯಾಂ ಚರಿತ್ವಾ ಪುರಾ ಶೃಗಾಲೋ ನಲಿನೀಂ ವಿಗಾಹತೇ ॥ ೧೯ ॥

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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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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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 3.253.19 in Bengali sript:
পুরা তুষাগ্নাবিব হূযতে হবিঃ পুরা শ্মশানে স্রগিবাপবিধ্যতে ।
পুরা চ সোমোঽধ্বরগোঽবলিহ্যতে শুনা যথা বিপ্রজনে প্রমোহিতে ।
মহত্যরণ্যে মৃগযাং চরিত্বা পুরা শৃগালো নলিনীং বিগাহতে ॥ ১৯ ॥

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 3.253.19 in Gujarati sript:
પુરા તુષાગ્નાવિવ હૂયતે હવિઃ પુરા શ્મશાને સ્રગિવાપવિધ્યતે ।
પુરા ચ સોમોઽધ્વરગોઽવલિહ્યતે શુના યથા વિપ્રજને પ્રમોહિતે ।
મહત્યરણ્યે મૃગયાં ચરિત્વા પુરા શૃગાલો નલિનીં વિગાહતે ॥ ૧૯ ॥

Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)

1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]

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Preview of verse 3.253.19 in Malayalam sript:
പുരാ തുഷാഗ്നാവിവ ഹൂയതേ ഹവിഃ പുരാ ശ്മശാനേ സ്രഗിവാപവിധ്യതേ ।
പുരാ ച സോമോഽധ്വരഗോഽവലിഹ്യതേ ശുനാ യഥാ വിപ്രജനേ പ്രമോഹിതേ ।
മഹത്യരണ്യേ മൃഗയാം ചരിത്വാ പുരാ ശൃഗാലോ നലിനീം വിഗാഹതേ ॥ ൧൯ ॥

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.253.19 in Telugu sript:
పురా తుషాగ్నావివ హూయతే హవిః పురా శ్మశానే స్రగివాపవిధ్యతే ।
పురా చ సోమోఽధ్వరగోఽవలిహ్యతే శునా యథా విప్రజనే ప్రమోహితే ।
మహత్యరణ్యే మృగయాం చరిత్వా పురా శృగాలో నలినీం విగాహతే ॥ ౧౯ ॥

Last Updated: 17 September, 2021