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 3.262.33

सीते राक्षसराजोऽहं रावणो नाम विश्रुतः ।
मम लङ्का पुरी नाम्ना रम्या पारे महोदधेः ॥ ३३ ॥

sīte rākṣasarājo'haṃ rāvaṇo nāma viśrutaḥ |
mama laṅkā purī nāmnā ramyā pāre mahodadheḥ || 33 ||

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

...excellent person was very pious and assiduously performed all religious rites. But that foremost of Rakshasas, with ten heads, was the eldest to them all. And he was religious, and energetic...

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

Sita, Rakshasa, Raja, Raj, Aha, Asmad, Ravana, Naman, Vishruta, Lanka, Puri, Namna, Ramya, Para, Mahodadhi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.262.33). 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: “sīte rākṣasarājo'haṃ rāvaṇo nāma viśrutaḥ
  • sīte -
  • sītā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    sai -> sīta (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √sai class 1 verb]
    sai -> sīta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √sai class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √sai class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √sai class 1 verb], [locative single from √sai class 1 verb]
    sai -> sītā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √sai class 1 verb], [vocative single from √sai class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √sai class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √sai class 1 verb]
  • rākṣasa -
  • rākṣasa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    rākṣasa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rājo' -
  • rāja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    rāj (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    rāj (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • aham -
  • aha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • rāvaṇo* -
  • rāvaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • nāma -
  • nāman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • viśrutaḥ -
  • viśruta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “mama laṅkā purī nāmnā ramyā pāre mahodadheḥ
  • mama -
  • asmad (pronoun, none)
    [genitive single]
    (verb class 2)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 3)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 4)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • laṅkā -
  • laṅkā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • purī -
  • purī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    puri (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • nāmnā -
  • nāmnā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    nāman (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • ramyā -
  • ramyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    ram -> ramyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √ram class 1 verb], [nominative single from √ram]
  • pāre -
  • pāra (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    pāra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    pārā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • mahodadheḥ -
  • mahodadhi (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.262.33

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 3.262.33 in Kannada sript:
ಸೀತೇ ರಾಕ್ಷಸರಾಜೋಽಹಂ ರಾವಣೋ ನಾಮ ವಿಶ್ರುತಃ ।
ಮಮ ಲಙ್ಕಾ ಪುರೀ ನಾಮ್ನಾ ರಮ್ಯಾ ಪಾರೇ ಮಹೋದಧೇಃ ॥ ೩೩ ॥

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 3.262.33 in Bengali sript:
সীতে রাক্ষসরাজোঽহং রাবণো নাম বিশ্রুতঃ ।
মম লঙ্কা পুরী নাম্না রম্যা পারে মহোদধেঃ ॥ ৩৩ ॥

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 3.262.33 in Gujarati sript:
સીતે રાક્ષસરાજોઽહં રાવણો નામ વિશ્રુતઃ ।
મમ લઙ્કા પુરી નામ્ના રમ્યા પારે મહોદધેઃ ॥ ૩૩ ॥

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 3.262.33 in Malayalam sript:
സീതേ രാക്ഷസരാജോഽഹം രാവണോ നാമ വിശ്രുതഃ ।
മമ ലങ്കാ പുരീ നാമ്നാ രമ്യാ പാരേ മഹോദധേഃ ॥ ൩൩ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.262.33 in Telugu sript:
సీతే రాక్షసరాజోఽహం రావణో నామ విశ్రుతః ।
మమ లఙ్కా పురీ నామ్నా రమ్యా పారే మహోదధేః ॥ ౩౩ ॥

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