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 3.256.10

विकल्पयित्वा राजानं ततः प्राह वृकोदरः ।
जीवितुं चेच्छसे मूढ हेतुं मे गदतः शृणु ॥ १० ॥

vikalpayitvā rājānaṃ tataḥ prāha vṛkodaraḥ |
jīvituṃ cecchase mūḍha hetuṃ me gadataḥ śṛṇu || 10 ||

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

...overpowered by threats or violence and losing her sense and the colour of her cheeks, she yields herself up to an undeserving wight, even as one pours forth, from the sacrificial ladle...

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

Kalpayitva, Rajan, Rajana, Tatah, Tad, Tata, Praha, Vrikodara, Mudha, Hetu, Asmad,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.256.10). 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: “vikalpayitvā rājānaṃ tataḥ prāha vṛkodaraḥ
  • vi -
  • vi (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    vi (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    vi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    vi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ve (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • kalpayitvā* -
  • kalpayitvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • rājānam -
  • rājāna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    rājāna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    rājan (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • tataḥ -
  • tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    tata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tan -> tata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
  • prāha -
  • prāha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vṛkodaraḥ -
  • vṛkodara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “jīvituṃ cecchase mūḍha hetuṃ me gadataḥ śṛṇu
  • jīvitum -
  • jīv -> jīvitum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √jīv]
  • ce -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • icchase -
  • iṣ (verb class 6)
    [present middle second single]
  • mūḍha -
  • 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]
  • hetum -
  • hi -> hetum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √hi]
    hetu (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • me -
  • ma (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ma (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • gadataḥ -
  • gad (verb class 1)
    [present active third dual]
  • śṛṇu -
  • śru (verb class 5)
    [imperative active second single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.256.10

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 3.256.10 in Kannada sript:
ವಿಕಲ್ಪಯಿತ್ವಾ ರಾಜಾನಂ ತತಃ ಪ್ರಾಹ ವೃಕೋದರಃ ।
ಜೀವಿತುಂ ಚೇಚ್ಛಸೇ ಮೂಢ ಹೇತುಂ ಮೇ ಗದತಃ ಶೃಣು ॥ ೧೦ ॥

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 3.256.10 in Bengali sript:
বিকল্পযিত্বা রাজানং ততঃ প্রাহ বৃকোদরঃ ।
জীবিতুং চেচ্ছসে মূঢ হেতুং মে গদতঃ শৃণু ॥ ১০ ॥

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 3.256.10 in Gujarati sript:
વિકલ્પયિત્વા રાજાનં તતઃ પ્રાહ વૃકોદરઃ ।
જીવિતું ચેચ્છસે મૂઢ હેતું મે ગદતઃ શૃણુ ॥ ૧૦ ॥

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 3.256.10 in Malayalam sript:
വികല്പയിത്വാ രാജാനം തതഃ പ്രാഹ വൃകോദരഃ ।
ജീവിതും ചേച്ഛസേ മൂഢ ഹേതും മേ ഗദതഃ ശൃണു ॥ ൧൦ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.256.10 in Telugu sript:
వికల్పయిత్వా రాజానం తతః ప్రాహ వృకోదరః ।
జీవితుం చేచ్ఛసే మూఢ హేతుం మే గదతః శృణు ॥ ౧౦ ॥

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