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 3.266.4

प्रभाते लक्ष्मणं वीरमभ्यभाषत दुर्मनाः ।
सीतां संस्मृत्य धर्मात्मा रुद्धां राक्षसवेश्मनि ॥ ४ ॥

prabhāte lakṣmaṇaṃ vīramabhyabhāṣata durmanāḥ |
sītāṃ saṃsmṛtya dharmātmā ruddhāṃ rākṣasaveśmani || 4 ||

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

...cut off his left.' And while Rama was still speaking so, the left arm of the monster was severed by him, cut off with a sharp scimitar, as if indeed, that arm were a stalk of the...

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

Prabhata, Lakshmana, Vira, Abhi, Durmanas, Durmana, Sita, Samsmritya, Dharmatman, Ruddha, Rakshasa, Veshman,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.266.4). 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: “prabhāte lakṣmaṇaṃ vīramabhyabhāṣata durmanāḥ
  • prabhāte -
  • prabhāta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    prabhāta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    prabhātā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • lakṣmaṇam -
  • lakṣmaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    lakṣmaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    lakṣmaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • vīram -
  • vīra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vīra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vīrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • abhya -
  • abhi (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    abhi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    abhi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    abhi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    abhī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    abhī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    abhī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    abhi (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • abhāṣata -
  • bhāṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperfect middle third single]
  • durmanāḥ -
  • durmanas (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    durmana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    durmanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “sītāṃ saṃsmṛtya dharmātmā ruddhāṃ rākṣasaveśmani
  • sītām -
  • sītā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    sai -> sītā (participle, feminine)
    [accusative single from √sai class 1 verb]
  • saṃsmṛtya -
  • saṃsmṛtya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    saṃsmṛtya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dharmātmā -
  • dharmātman (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ruddhām -
  • ruddhā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    rudh -> ruddhā (participle, feminine)
    [accusative single from √rudh class 1 verb]
    rudh -> ruddhā (participle, feminine)
    [accusative single from √rudh class 7 verb]
  • rākṣasa -
  • rākṣasa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    rākṣasa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • veśmani -
  • veśman (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.266.4

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 3.266.4 in Kannada sript:
ಪ್ರಭಾತೇ ಲಕ್ಷ್ಮಣಂ ವೀರಮಭ್ಯಭಾಷತ ದುರ್ಮನಾಃ ।
ಸೀತಾಂ ಸಂಸ್ಮೃತ್ಯ ಧರ್ಮಾತ್ಮಾ ರುದ್ಧಾಂ ರಾಕ್ಷಸವೇಶ್ಮನಿ ॥ ೪ ॥

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 3.266.4 in Bengali sript:
প্রভাতে লক্ষ্মণং বীরমভ্যভাষত দুর্মনাঃ ।
সীতাং সংস্মৃত্য ধর্মাত্মা রুদ্ধাং রাক্ষসবেশ্মনি ॥ ৪ ॥

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 3.266.4 in Gujarati sript:
પ્રભાતે લક્ષ્મણં વીરમભ્યભાષત દુર્મનાઃ ।
સીતાં સંસ્મૃત્ય ધર્માત્મા રુદ્ધાં રાક્ષસવેશ્મનિ ॥ ૪ ॥

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 3.266.4 in Malayalam sript:
പ്രഭാതേ ലക്ഷ്മണം വീരമഭ്യഭാഷത ദുര്മനാഃ ।
സീതാം സംസ്മൃത്യ ധര്മാത്മാ രുദ്ധാം രാക്ഷസവേശ്മനി ॥ ൪ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.266.4 in Telugu sript:
ప్రభాతే లక్ష్మణం వీరమభ్యభాషత దుర్మనాః ।
సీతాం సంస్మృత్య ధర్మాత్మా రుద్ధాం రాక్షసవేశ్మని ॥ ౪ ॥

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