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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 3.255.1
वैशंपायन उवाच ।
संतिष्ठत प्रहरत तूर्णं विपरिधावत ।
इति स्म सैन्धवो राजा चोदयामास तान्नृपान् ॥ १ ॥
vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca |
saṃtiṣṭhata praharata tūrṇaṃ viparidhāvata |
iti sma saindhavo rājā codayāmāsa tānnṛpān || 1 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...the human kind.' Kotika replied, 'This lady is the famous princess Krishna, the daughter of Drupada, and the celebrated wife of the five sons of Pandu. She is the much esteemed...
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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 (3.255.1). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Vaishampayana, Santi, Tha, Prahara, Turnam, Turna, Iti, Sma, Saindhava, Raja, Rajan, Raj, Pat,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.255.1). 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: “vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca ”
- vaiśampāyana* -
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vaiśampāyana (noun, masculine)[nominative 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: “saṃtiṣṭhata praharata tūrṇaṃ viparidhāvata ”
- santiṣ -
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santi (noun, feminine)[nominative single]santi (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ṭha -
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ṭha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- ta -
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ta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]tan (noun, masculine)[compound]
- prahara -
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prahara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- ta -
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ta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]tan (noun, masculine)[compound]
- tūrṇam -
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tūrṇam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tūrṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]tūrṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tūrṇā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√tvar -> tūrṇa (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √tvar class 1 verb]√tvar -> tūrṇa (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √tvar class 1 verb], [accusative single from √tvar class 1 verb]
- vipari -
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vipari (Preverb)[Preverb]
- dhāvata -
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√dhāv (verb class 1)[imperative active second plural]√dhāv (verb class 1)[imperative active second plural]
- Line 3: “iti sma saindhavo rājā codayāmāsa tānnṛpān ”
- iti -
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iti (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]iti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- sma -
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sma (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sman (noun, masculine)[compound]
- saindhavo* -
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saindhava (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- rājā -
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rājā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]rājan (noun, masculine)[nominative single]rāj (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]rāj (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- codayāmā -
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√cud (verb class 0)[imperative active first plural]
- asa -
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asan (noun, neuter)[compound]
- tānn -
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ta (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]sa (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- ṛ -
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ṛ (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]ṛ (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- pān -
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pāt (noun, masculine)[nominative single], [vocative single]√pā -> pāt (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √pā class 2 verb], [vocative single from √pā class 2 verb]√pā -> pāt (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √pā class 2 verb], [vocative single from √pā class 2 verb]pa (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.255.1
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 3.255.1 in Kannada sript:
ವೈಶಂಪಾಯನ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಸಂತಿಷ್ಠತ ಪ್ರಹರತ ತೂರ್ಣಂ ವಿಪರಿಧಾವತ ।
ಇತಿ ಸ್ಮ ಸೈನ್ಧವೋ ರಾಜಾ ಚೋದಯಾಮಾಸ ತಾನ್ನೃಪಾನ್ ॥ ೧ ॥
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 3.255.1 in Bengali sript:
বৈশংপাযন উবাচ ।
সংতিষ্ঠত প্রহরত তূর্ণং বিপরিধাবত ।
ইতি স্ম সৈন্ধবো রাজা চোদযামাস তান্নৃপান্ ॥ ১ ॥
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 3.255.1 in Gujarati sript:
વૈશંપાયન ઉવાચ ।
સંતિષ્ઠત પ્રહરત તૂર્ણં વિપરિધાવત ।
ઇતિ સ્મ સૈન્ધવો રાજા ચોદયામાસ તાન્નૃપાન્ ॥ ૧ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 3.255.1 in Malayalam sript:
വൈശംപായന ഉവാച ।
സംതിഷ്ഠത പ്രഹരത തൂര്ണം വിപരിധാവത ।
ഇതി സ്മ സൈന്ധവോ രാജാ ചോദയാമാസ താന്നൃപാന് ॥ ൧ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 3.255.1 in Telugu sript:
వైశంపాయన ఉవాచ ।
సంతిష్ఠత ప్రహరత తూర్ణం విపరిధావత ।
ఇతి స్మ సైన్ధవో రాజా చోదయామాస తాన్నృపాన్ ॥ ౧ ॥