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Mahabharata [sanskrit]
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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 3.255.58
अनेन वीर्येण कथं स्त्रियं प्रार्थयसे बलात् ।
राजपुत्र निवर्तस्व न ते युक्तं पलायनम् ।
कथं चानुचरान्हित्वा शत्रुमध्ये पलायसे ॥ ५८ ॥
anena vīryeṇa kathaṃ striyaṃ prārthayase balāt |
rājaputra nivartasva na te yuktaṃ palāyanam |
kathaṃ cānucarānhitvā śatrumadhye palāyase || 58 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...beloved one’s maid, the girl Dhatreyika, sobbing and weeping. And Indrasena then quickly alighting from the chariot and advancing with hasty steps towards her, questioned her, O king...
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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 (3.255.58). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Ana, Anena, Idam, Virya, Katham, Katha, Stri, Prartha, Asi, Balat, Bala, Rajaputra, Nivarta, Sva, Svan, Tad, Yushmad, Yuktam, Yukta, Palayana, Anucara, Hitva, Hitvan, Shatru, Adhi, Pala,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.255.58). 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: “anena vīryeṇa kathaṃ striyaṃ prārthayase balāt ”
- anena -
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anena (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]anena (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]ana (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]idam (pronoun, masculine)[instrumental single]idam (pronoun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- vīryeṇa -
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vīrya (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]√vīr -> vīrya (participle, masculine)[instrumental single from √vīr class 10 verb]√vīr -> vīrya (participle, neuter)[instrumental single from √vīr class 10 verb]
- katham -
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katham (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]katham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kathā (noun, feminine)[adverb]katha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]katha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- striyam -
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strī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- prārtha -
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prārtha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]prārtha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ya -
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i (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]ī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]ī (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]e (noun, masculine)[adverb]
- ase -
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asi (noun, feminine)[vocative single]asi (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- balāt -
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balāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]bala (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]bala (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- Line 2: “rājaputra nivartasva na te yuktaṃ palāyanam ”
- rājaputra -
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rājaputra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- nivarta -
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nivarta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]nivarta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sva -
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sva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]svan (noun, masculine)[compound]svan (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sva (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative 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]
- yuktam -
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yuktam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]yukta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]yukta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]yuktā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√yuj -> yukta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √yuj class 7 verb]√yuj -> yukta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √yuj class 7 verb], [accusative single from √yuj class 7 verb]
- palāyanam -
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palāyana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- Line 3: “kathaṃ cānucarānhitvā śatrumadhye palāyase ”
- katham -
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katham (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]katham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kathā (noun, feminine)[adverb]katha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]katha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- cā -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]cā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- anucarān -
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anucara (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- hitvā -
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hitvā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]√dhā -> hitvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √dhā]√dhā -> hitvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √dhā]√dhā -> hitvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √dhā]√dhā -> hitvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √dhā]√hi -> hitvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √hi]hitvan (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- śatrum -
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śatru (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- adhye -
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adhī (noun, masculine)[dative single]
- palāya -
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pala (noun, masculine)[dative single]pala (noun, neuter)[dative single]
- se -
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si (noun, feminine)[vocative single]sa (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]√as (verb class 2)[present middle second single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.255.58
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 3.255.58 in Kannada sript:
ಅನೇನ ವೀರ್ಯೇಣ ಕಥಂ ಸ್ತ್ರಿಯಂ ಪ್ರಾರ್ಥಯಸೇ ಬಲಾತ್ ।
ರಾಜಪುತ್ರ ನಿವರ್ತಸ್ವ ನ ತೇ ಯುಕ್ತಂ ಪಲಾಯನಮ್ ।
ಕಥಂ ಚಾನುಚರಾನ್ಹಿತ್ವಾ ಶತ್ರುಮಧ್ಯೇ ಪಲಾಯಸೇ ॥ ೫೮ ॥
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 3.255.58 in Bengali sript:
অনেন বীর্যেণ কথং স্ত্রিযং প্রার্থযসে বলাত্ ।
রাজপুত্র নিবর্তস্ব ন তে যুক্তং পলাযনম্ ।
কথং চানুচরান্হিত্বা শত্রুমধ্যে পলাযসে ॥ ৫৮ ॥
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 3.255.58 in Gujarati sript:
અનેન વીર્યેણ કથં સ્ત્રિયં પ્રાર્થયસે બલાત્ ।
રાજપુત્ર નિવર્તસ્વ ન તે યુક્તં પલાયનમ્ ।
કથં ચાનુચરાન્હિત્વા શત્રુમધ્યે પલાયસે ॥ ૫૮ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 3.255.58 in Malayalam sript:
അനേന വീര്യേണ കഥം സ്ത്രിയം പ്രാര്ഥയസേ ബലാത് ।
രാജപുത്ര നിവര്തസ്വ ന തേ യുക്തം പലായനമ് ।
കഥം ചാനുചരാന്ഹിത്വാ ശത്രുമധ്യേ പലായസേ ॥ ൫൮ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 3.255.58 in Telugu sript:
అనేన వీర్యేణ కథం స్త్రియం ప్రార్థయసే బలాత్ ।
రాజపుత్ర నివర్తస్వ న తే యుక్తం పలాయనమ్ ।
కథం చానుచరాన్హిత్వా శత్రుమధ్యే పలాయసే ॥ ౫౮ ॥