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 3.261.40

सत्कृत्य शरभङ्गं स दण्डकारण्यमाश्रितः ।
नदीं गोदावरीं रम्यामाश्रित्य न्यवसत्तदा ॥ ४० ॥

satkṛtya śarabhaṅgaṃ sa daṇḍakāraṇyamāśritaḥ |
nadīṃ godāvarīṃ ramyāmāśritya nyavasattadā || 40 ||

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

...thread, and he was stout and handsome and resplendent with lustre. And that Being, arriving at the sacrificial enclosure of Vali, king of the Danavas, entered the sacrificial assembly...

English translation by Kisari Mohan Ganguly (2013) Read online Buy now!

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (3.261.40). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Satkritya, Sharabhanga, Dandakaranya, Ashrita, Nadi, Godavari, Ramya, Ashritya, Tada,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.261.40). 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: “satkṛtya śarabhaṅgaṃ sa daṇḍakāraṇyamāśritaḥ
  • satkṛtya -
  • satkṛtya (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    satkṛtya (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
  • śarabhaṅgam -
  • śarabhaṅga (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • daṇḍakāraṇyam -
  • daṇḍakāraṇya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • āśritaḥ -
  • āśrita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “nadīṃ godāvarīṃ ramyāmāśritya nyavasattadā
  • nadīm -
  • nadī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • godāvarīm -
  • godāvarī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • ramyām -
  • ramyā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    ram -> ramyā (participle, feminine)
    [accusative single from √ram class 1 verb], [accusative single from √ram]
  • āśritya -
  • āśritya (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    āśritya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    āśritya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nya -
  • ni (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ni (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ni (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ni (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • avasat -
  • vas (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • tadā -
  • tadā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tadā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.261.40

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 3.261.40 in Kannada sript:
ಸತ್ಕೃತ್ಯ ಶರಭಙ್ಗಂ ಸ ದಣ್ಡಕಾರಣ್ಯಮಾಶ್ರಿತಃ ।
ನದೀಂ ಗೋದಾವರೀಂ ರಮ್ಯಾಮಾಶ್ರಿತ್ಯ ನ್ಯವಸತ್ತದಾ ॥ ೪೦ ॥

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 3.261.40 in Bengali sript:
সত্কৃত্য শরভঙ্গং স দণ্ডকারণ্যমাশ্রিতঃ ।
নদীং গোদাবরীং রম্যামাশ্রিত্য ন্যবসত্তদা ॥ ৪০ ॥

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 3.261.40 in Gujarati sript:
સત્કૃત્ય શરભઙ્ગં સ દણ્ડકારણ્યમાશ્રિતઃ ।
નદીં ગોદાવરીં રમ્યામાશ્રિત્ય ન્યવસત્તદા ॥ ૪૦ ॥

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 3.261.40 in Malayalam sript:
സത്കൃത്യ ശരഭങ്ഗം സ ദണ്ഡകാരണ്യമാശ്രിതഃ ।
നദീം ഗോദാവരീം രമ്യാമാശ്രിത്യ ന്യവസത്തദാ ॥ ൪൦ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.261.40 in Telugu sript:
సత్కృత్య శరభఙ్గం స దణ్డకారణ్యమాశ్రితః ।
నదీం గోదావరీం రమ్యామాశ్రిత్య న్యవసత్తదా ॥ ౪౦ ॥

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