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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 3.262.38
कथं हि पीत्वा माध्वीकं पीत्वा च मधुमाधवीम् ।
लोभं सौवीरके कुर्यान्नारी काचिदिति स्मरे ॥ ३८ ॥
kathaṃ hi pītvā mādhvīkaṃ pītvā ca madhumādhavīm |
lobhaṃ sauvīrake kuryānnārī kāciditi smare || 38 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...kind, they gratified Brahma. And the Ten-headed Ravana, supporting life by means of air alone and surrounded by the five sacred fires and absorbed in meditation, remained standing on...
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 (3.262.38). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Katham, Katha, Pitva, Madhvika, Madhumadhavi, Lobha, Sauviraka, Nari, Acit, Iti, Smara,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.262.38). 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: “kathaṃ hi pītvā mādhvīkaṃ pītvā ca madhumādhavīm ”
- katham -
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katham (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]katham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kathā (noun, feminine)[adverb]katha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]katha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- pītvā -
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pītvā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]√pā -> pītvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √pā]√pā -> pītvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √pā]√pā -> pītvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √pā]√pai -> pītvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √pai]√pi -> pītvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √pi]√pi -> pītvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √pi]√pi -> pītvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √pi]√pi -> pītvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √pi]√pī -> pītvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √pī]√pī -> pītvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √pī]√pī -> pītvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √pī]√pī -> pītvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √pī]
- mādhvīkam -
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mādhvīka (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]mādhvīkā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- pītvā -
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pītvā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]√pā -> pītvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √pā]√pā -> pītvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √pā]√pā -> pītvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √pā]√pai -> pītvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √pai]√pi -> pītvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √pi]√pi -> pītvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √pi]√pi -> pītvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √pi]√pi -> pītvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √pi]√pī -> pītvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √pī]√pī -> pītvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √pī]√pī -> pītvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √pī]√pī -> pītvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √pī]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- madhumādhavīm -
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madhumādhavī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- Line 2: “lobhaṃ sauvīrake kuryānnārī kāciditi smare ”
- lobham -
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lobha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- sauvīrake -
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sauvīraka (noun, masculine)[locative single]sauvīraka (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- kuryān -
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√kṛ (verb class 8)[optative active third single]
- nārī -
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nārī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]nāri (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- kā -
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kā (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]ka (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]kā (pronoun, feminine)[nominative single]
- acid -
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acit (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]acit (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]acit (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- iti -
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iti (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]iti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- smare -
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smara (noun, masculine)[locative single]smara (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]smarā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.262.38
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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The Mahabharata in Kannada (Set of 32 Volumes)
by Bharatha Darshana Bangalore (2003)
ಶ್ರೇಮಹಭಾರತ [ಮಹಾಭಾರತ]; 13907 pages;
Buy now!Preview of verse 3.262.38 in Kannada sript:
ಕಥಂ ಹಿ ಪೀತ್ವಾ ಮಾಧ್ವೀಕಂ ಪೀತ್ವಾ ಚ ಮಧುಮಾಧವೀಮ್ ।
ಲೋಭಂ ಸೌವೀರಕೇ ಕುರ್ಯಾನ್ನಾರೀ ಕಾಚಿದಿತಿ ಸ್ಮರೇ ॥ ೩೮ ॥
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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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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The Mahabharata in Bengali (Two Volumes)
by Akshay Library, Kolkata (2019)
3049 pages; [মহাভারত] [মহার্ষী বদভ্যাস (Maharishi Vedvyas)]
Buy now!Preview of verse 3.262.38 in Bengali sript:
কথং হি পীত্বা মাধ্বীকং পীত্বা চ মধুমাধবীম্ ।
লোভং সৌবীরকে কুর্যান্নারী কাচিদিতি স্মরে ॥ ৩৮ ॥
Mahabharat in Gujarati (20 Volumes)
by Dinkar Joshi (દિનકર જોશી) (2010)
14252 pages; [મહાભારત] [Publisher: Pravin Prakashan Pvt. Ltd, Rajkot]
Buy now!Preview of verse 3.262.38 in Gujarati sript:
કથં હિ પીત્વા માધ્વીકં પીત્વા ચ મધુમાધવીમ્ ।
લોભં સૌવીરકે કુર્યાન્નારી કાચિદિતિ સ્મરે ॥ ૩૮ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 3.262.38 in Malayalam sript:
കഥം ഹി പീത്വാ മാധ്വീകം പീത്വാ ച മധുമാധവീമ് ।
ലോഭം സൌവീരകേ കുര്യാന്നാരീ കാചിദിതി സ്മരേ ॥ ൩൮ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 3.262.38 in Telugu sript:
కథం హి పీత్వా మాధ్వీకం పీత్వా చ మధుమాధవీమ్ ।
లోభం సౌవీరకే కుర్యాన్నారీ కాచిదితి స్మరే ॥ ౩౮ ॥