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 3.258.7

अभवंस्तस्य चत्वारः पुत्रा धर्मार्थकोविदाः ।
रामलक्ष्मणशत्रुघ्ना भरतश्च महाबलः ॥ ७ ॥

abhavaṃstasya catvāraḥ putrā dharmārthakovidāḥ |
rāmalakṣmaṇaśatrughnā bharataśca mahābalaḥ || 7 ||

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

...those five sons of Pritha, each like unto Indra, filled with wrath, leaving the panic-stricken infantry alone who were imploring them for mercy, rushed furiously upon the charioteers...

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

Tad, Catu, Ara, Putra, Dharmartha, Kovida, Rama, Lakshmana, Shatrughna, Bharat, Bharata, Mahabala,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.258.7). 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: “abhavaṃstasya catvāraḥ putrā dharmārthakovidāḥ
  • abhavaṃs -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active third plural]
  • tasya -
  • tas -> tasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √tas]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    tas (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • catvā -
  • catu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    catu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    catu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]
  • āraḥ -
  • āra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (verb class 1)
    [aorist active second single]
    (verb class 3)
    [aorist active second single]
    (verb class 5)
    [aorist active second single]
  • putrā* -
  • putra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    putrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • dharmārtha -
  • dharmārtha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kovidāḥ -
  • kovida (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    kovidā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “rāmalakṣmaṇaśatrughnā bharataśca mahābalaḥ
  • rāma -
  • rāma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    rāma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [imperative active first plural]
  • lakṣmaṇa -
  • lakṣmaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    lakṣmaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śatrughnā* -
  • śatrughna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    śatrughnā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • bharataś -
  • bharat (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    bharat (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    bharata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    bhṛ (verb class 1)
    [present active third dual]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mahābalaḥ -
  • mahābala (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.258.7

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 3.258.7 in Kannada sript:
ಅಭವಂಸ್ತಸ್ಯ ಚತ್ವಾರಃ ಪುತ್ರಾ ಧರ್ಮಾರ್ಥಕೋವಿದಾಃ ।
ರಾಮಲಕ್ಷ್ಮಣಶತ್ರುಘ್ನಾ ಭರತಶ್ಚ ಮಹಾಬಲಃ ॥ ೭ ॥

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 3.258.7 in Bengali sript:
অভবংস্তস্য চত্বারঃ পুত্রা ধর্মার্থকোবিদাঃ ।
রামলক্ষ্মণশত্রুঘ্না ভরতশ্চ মহাবলঃ ॥ ৭ ॥

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 3.258.7 in Gujarati sript:
અભવંસ્તસ્ય ચત્વારઃ પુત્રા ધર્માર્થકોવિદાઃ ।
રામલક્ષ્મણશત્રુઘ્ના ભરતશ્ચ મહાબલઃ ॥ ૭ ॥

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 3.258.7 in Malayalam sript:
അഭവംസ്തസ്യ ചത്വാരഃ പുത്രാ ധര്മാര്ഥകോവിദാഃ ।
രാമലക്ഷ്മണശത്രുഘ്നാ ഭരതശ്ച മഹാബലഃ ॥ ൭ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.258.7 in Telugu sript:
అభవంస్తస్య చత్వారః పుత్రా ధర్మార్థకోవిదాః ।
రామలక్ష్మణశత్రుఘ్నా భరతశ్చ మహాబలః ॥ ౭ ॥

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