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 3.262.16

रावणस्तु यतिर्भूत्वा मुण्डः कुण्डी त्रिदण्डधृक् ।
मृगश्च भूत्वा मारीचस्तं देशमुपजग्मतुः ॥ १६ ॥

rāvaṇastu yatirbhūtvā muṇḍaḥ kuṇḍī tridaṇḍadhṛk |
mṛgaśca bhūtvā mārīcastaṃ deśamupajagmatuḥ || 16 ||

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

...achievements!' "Markandeya said, 'Listen, O prince of Bharata’s race, to this old history exactly as it happened! I will tell you all about the distress suffered by Rama together...

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

Ravana, Yati, Munda, Kundi, Kundin, Dandadhrik, Mriga, Mrigas, Marica, Desha, Upa,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.262.16). 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: “rāvaṇastu yatirbhūtvā muṇḍaḥ kuṇḍī tridaṇḍadhṛk
  • rāvaṇas -
  • rāvaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • yatir -
  • yati (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yati (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhūtvā -
  • bhū -> bhūtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √bhū]
  • muṇḍaḥ -
  • muṇḍa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kuṇḍī -
  • kuṇḍī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    kuṇḍi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    kuṇḍin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tri -
  • tri (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • daṇḍadhṛk -
  • daṇḍadhṛk (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    daṇḍadhṛk (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “mṛgaśca bhūtvā mārīcastaṃ deśamupajagmatuḥ
  • mṛgaś -
  • mṛgas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    mṛga (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhūtvā -
  • bhū -> bhūtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √bhū]
  • mārīcas -
  • mārīca (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tam -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • deśam -
  • deśa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    deśā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • upa -
  • upa (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    upa (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    upa (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    upa (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • jagmatuḥ -
  • gam (verb class 1)
    [perfect active third dual]
    gam (verb class 2)
    [perfect active third dual]
    gam (verb class 3)
    [perfect active third dual]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.262.16

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 3.262.16 in Kannada sript:
ರಾವಣಸ್ತು ಯತಿರ್ಭೂತ್ವಾ ಮುಣ್ಡಃ ಕುಣ್ಡೀ ತ್ರಿದಣ್ಡಧೃಕ್ ।
ಮೃಗಶ್ಚ ಭೂತ್ವಾ ಮಾರೀಚಸ್ತಂ ದೇಶಮುಪಜಗ್ಮತುಃ ॥ ೧೬ ॥

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 3.262.16 in Bengali sript:
রাবণস্তু যতির্ভূত্বা মুণ্ডঃ কুণ্ডী ত্রিদণ্ডধৃক্ ।
মৃগশ্চ ভূত্বা মারীচস্তং দেশমুপজগ্মতুঃ ॥ ১৬ ॥

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 3.262.16 in Gujarati sript:
રાવણસ્તુ યતિર્ભૂત્વા મુણ્ડઃ કુણ્ડી ત્રિદણ્ડધૃક્ ।
મૃગશ્ચ ભૂત્વા મારીચસ્તં દેશમુપજગ્મતુઃ ॥ ૧૬ ॥

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 3.262.16 in Malayalam sript:
രാവണസ്തു യതിര്ഭൂത്വാ മുണ്ഡഃ കുണ്ഡീ ത്രിദണ്ഡധൃക് ।
മൃഗശ്ച ഭൂത്വാ മാരീചസ്തം ദേശമുപജഗ്മതുഃ ॥ ൧൬ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.262.16 in Telugu sript:
రావణస్తు యతిర్భూత్వా ముణ్డః కుణ్డీ త్రిదణ్డధృక్ ।
మృగశ్చ భూత్వా మారీచస్తం దేశముపజగ్మతుః ॥ ౧౬ ॥

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