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 3.265.21

न चैवोपयिकी भार्या मानुषी कृपणा तव ।
विवशां धर्षयित्वा च कां त्वं प्रीतिमवाप्स्यसि ॥ २१ ॥

na caivopayikī bhāryā mānuṣī kṛpaṇā tava |
vivaśāṃ dharṣayitvā ca kāṃ tvaṃ prītimavāpsyasi || 21 ||

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

...taken. The vulture answered him by a nod of his head and then breathed his last. And having understood from the sign the vulture had made that Ravana had gone towards the south, Rama...

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

Bharya, Manushi, Kripana, Yushmad, Vivasha, Dharshayitva, Kam, Tva, Priti, Ava,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.265.21). 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: “na caivopayikī bhāryā mānuṣī kṛpaṇā tava
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Cannot analyse caivopayikī*bh
  • bhāryā* -
  • bhārya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    bhāryā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    bhṛ -> bhārya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √bhṛ], [vocative plural from √bhṛ]
    bhṛ -> bhāryā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √bhṛ], [vocative plural from √bhṛ], [accusative plural from √bhṛ]
  • mānuṣī -
  • mānuṣī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • kṛpaṇā -
  • kṛpaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • tava -
  • yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [genitive single]
  • Line 2: “vivaśāṃ dharṣayitvā ca kāṃ tvaṃ prītimavāpsyasi
  • vivaśām -
  • vivaśā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • dharṣayitvā -
  • dhṛṣ -> dharṣayitvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √dhṛṣ]
    dharṣayitvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kām -
  • kām (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • tvam -
  • tva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tva (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • prītim -
  • prīti (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • avā -
  • ava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    o (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [instrumental single]
    u (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    av (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
    u (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
    ava (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
    avā (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • āpsyasi -
  • āp (verb class 5)
    [future active second single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.265.21

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 3.265.21 in Kannada sript:
ನ ಚೈವೋಪಯಿಕೀ ಭಾರ್ಯಾ ಮಾನುಷೀ ಕೃಪಣಾ ತವ ।
ವಿವಶಾಂ ಧರ್ಷಯಿತ್ವಾ ಚ ಕಾಂ ತ್ವಂ ಪ್ರೀತಿಮವಾಪ್ಸ್ಯಸಿ ॥ ೨೧ ॥

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 3.265.21 in Bengali sript:
ন চৈবোপযিকী ভার্যা মানুষী কৃপণা তব ।
বিবশাং ধর্ষযিত্বা চ কাং ত্বং প্রীতিমবাপ্স্যসি ॥ ২১ ॥

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 3.265.21 in Gujarati sript:
ન ચૈવોપયિકી ભાર્યા માનુષી કૃપણા તવ ।
વિવશાં ધર્ષયિત્વા ચ કાં ત્વં પ્રીતિમવાપ્સ્યસિ ॥ ૨૧ ॥

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 3.265.21 in Malayalam sript:
ന ചൈവോപയികീ ഭാര്യാ മാനുഷീ കൃപണാ തവ ।
വിവശാം ധര്ഷയിത്വാ ച കാം ത്വം പ്രീതിമവാപ്സ്യസി ॥ ൨൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.265.21 in Telugu sript:
న చైవోపయికీ భార్యా మానుషీ కృపణా తవ ।
వివశాం ధర్షయిత్వా చ కాం త్వం ప్రీతిమవాప్స్యసి ॥ ౨౧ ॥

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