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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 3.254.4
द्रौपद्युवाच ।
किं ते ज्ञातैर्मूढ महाधनुर्धरैरनायुष्यं कर्म कृत्वातिघोरम् ।
एते वीराः पतयो मे समेता न वः शेषः कश्चिदिहास्ति युद्धे ॥ ४ ॥
draupadyuvāca |
kiṃ te jñātairmūḍha mahādhanurdharairanāyuṣyaṃ karma kṛtvātighoram |
ete vīrāḥ patayo me sametā na vaḥ śeṣaḥ kaścidihāsti yuddhe || 4 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...scourge of his enemies, standing at the edge of that tank, is the son of Suvala of the race of Ikshwaku. And if, O excellent lady, you have ever heard the name of Jayadratha, 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 (3.254.4). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Draupadi, Kim, Tad, Yushmad, Jnata, Mudha, Mahadhanurdhara, Anayushya, Karman, Kritva, Kritvan, Atigha, Eta, Etad, Eti, Esha, Vira, Pati, Pataya, Asmad, Sameta, Shesha, Sheshas, Kah, Cidi, Han, Asti, Yuddha,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.254.4). 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: “draupadyuvāca ”
- draupadyu -
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draupadī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
- uvāca -
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√vac (verb class 2)[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]√vac (verb class 3)[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
- Line 2: “kiṃ te jñātairmūḍha mahādhanurdharairanāyuṣyaṃ karma kṛtvātighoram ”
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- te -
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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]
- jñātair -
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jñāta (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]jñāta (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]√jñā -> jñāta (participle, masculine)[instrumental plural from √jñā class 3 verb], [instrumental plural from √jñā class 9 verb]√jñā -> jñāta (participle, neuter)[instrumental plural from √jñā class 3 verb], [instrumental plural from √jñā class 9 verb]
- mūḍha -
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mūḍha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]mūḍha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√muh -> mūḍha (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √muh class 4 verb]√muh -> mūḍha (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √muh class 4 verb]
- mahādhanurdharair -
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mahādhanurdhara (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- anāyuṣyam -
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anāyuṣya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]anāyuṣya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]anāyuṣyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- karma -
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karman (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- kṛtvā -
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kṛtvā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kṛtvan (noun, masculine)[compound], [nominative single]kṛtvan (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √kṛ]
- atigho -
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atigha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- uram -
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urā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 3: “ete vīrāḥ patayo me sametā na vaḥ śeṣaḥ kaścidihāsti yuddhe ”
- ete -
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eta (noun, masculine)[locative single]eta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]etā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]etad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]eti (noun, feminine)[vocative single]eṣā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]eṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]
- vīrāḥ -
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vīra (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]vīrā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- patayo* -
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pati (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]pati (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]pataya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- me -
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ma (noun, masculine)[locative single]ma (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]mā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]asmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- sametā* -
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sameta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]sametā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vaḥ -
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va (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[accusative plural], [dative plural], [genitive plural]
- śeṣaḥ -
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śeṣas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]śeṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kaś -
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kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]ka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- cidi -
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cidi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]cidi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]cidi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- hā -
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ha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]han (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]hā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]han (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√hā (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- asti -
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asti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]astī (noun, masculine)[adverb], [vocative single]astī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]astī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√as (verb class 2)[present active third single]
- yuddhe -
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yuddha (noun, masculine)[locative single]yuddha (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]yuddhā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√yudh -> yuddha (participle, masculine)[locative single from √yudh class 1 verb], [locative single from √yudh class 4 verb]√yudh -> yuddha (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √yudh class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √yudh class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √yudh class 1 verb], [locative single from √yudh class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √yudh class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √yudh class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √yudh class 4 verb], [locative single from √yudh class 4 verb]√yudh -> yuddhā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √yudh class 1 verb], [vocative single from √yudh class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √yudh class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √yudh class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √yudh class 4 verb], [vocative single from √yudh class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √yudh class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √yudh class 4 verb]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.254.4
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;
Buy now!Preview of verse 3.254.4 in Kannada sript:
ದ್ರೌಪದ್ಯುವಾಚ ।
ಕಿಂ ತೇ ಜ್ಞಾತೈರ್ಮೂಢ ಮಹಾಧನುರ್ಧರೈರನಾಯುಷ್ಯಂ ಕರ್ಮ ಕೃತ್ವಾತಿಘೋರಮ್ ।
ಏತೇ ವೀರಾಃ ಪತಯೋ ಮೇ ಸಮೇತಾ ನ ವಃ ಶೇಷಃ ಕಶ್ಚಿದಿಹಾಸ್ತಿ ಯುದ್ಧೇ ॥ ೪ ॥
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)]
Buy now!Preview of verse 3.254.4 in Bengali sript:
দ্রৌপদ্যুবাচ ।
কিং তে জ্ঞাতৈর্মূঢ মহাধনুর্ধরৈরনাযুষ্যং কর্ম কৃত্বাতিঘোরম্ ।
এতে বীরাঃ পতযো মে সমেতা ন বঃ শেষঃ কশ্চিদিহাস্তি যুদ্ধে ॥ ৪ ॥
Mahabharat in Gujarati (20 Volumes)
by Dinkar Joshi (દિનકર જોશી) (2010)
14252 pages; [મહાભારત] [Publisher: Pravin Prakashan Pvt. Ltd, Rajkot]
Buy now!Preview of verse 3.254.4 in Gujarati sript:
દ્રૌપદ્યુવાચ ।
કિં તે જ્ઞાતૈર્મૂઢ મહાધનુર્ધરૈરનાયુષ્યં કર્મ કૃત્વાતિઘોરમ્ ।
એતે વીરાઃ પતયો મે સમેતા ન વઃ શેષઃ કશ્ચિદિહાસ્તિ યુદ્ધે ॥ ૪ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 3.254.4 in Malayalam sript:
ദ്രൌപദ്യുവാച ।
കിം തേ ജ്ഞാതൈര്മൂഢ മഹാധനുര്ധരൈരനായുഷ്യം കര്മ കൃത്വാതിഘോരമ് ।
ഏതേ വീരാഃ പതയോ മേ സമേതാ ന വഃ ശേഷഃ കശ്ചിദിഹാസ്തി യുദ്ധേ ॥ ൪ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 3.254.4 in Telugu sript:
ద్రౌపద్యువాచ ।
కిం తే జ్ఞాతైర్మూఢ మహాధనుర్ధరైరనాయుష్యం కర్మ కృత్వాతిఘోరమ్ ।
ఏతే వీరాః పతయో మే సమేతా న వః శేషః కశ్చిదిహాస్తి యుద్ధే ॥ ౪ ॥