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 3.266.23

आचख्युस्ते तु रामाय महीं सागरमेखलाम् ।
विचितां न तु वैदेह्या दर्शनं रावणस्य वा ॥ २३ ॥

ācakhyuste tu rāmāya mahīṃ sāgaramekhalām |
vicitāṃ na tu vaidehyā darśanaṃ rāvaṇasya vā || 23 ||

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

...to receive them. And the brothers, having first exchanged words with Hanuman, approached Sugriva. And then, O king, Rama made friends with Sugriva. And when Rama informed Sugriva...

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

Tad, Yushmad, Rama, Mahi, Sagaramekhala, Vicit, Vicita, Vaidehi, Vaidehya, Darshana, Ravana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.266.23). 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: “ācakhyuste tu rāmāya mahīṃ sāgaramekhalām
  • ā -
  • ā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    ā (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • cakhyus -
  • khyā (verb class 2)
    [perfect active third plural]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • rāmāya -
  • rāma (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    rāma (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • mahīm -
  • mahī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • sāgaramekhalām -
  • sāgaramekhalā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “vicitāṃ na tu vaidehyā darśanaṃ rāvaṇasya
  • vicitām -
  • vicit (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    vicit (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    vicitā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • vaidehyā* -
  • vaidehī (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    vaidehya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • darśanam -
  • darśana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    darśana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    darśanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • rāvaṇasya -
  • rāvaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    rāvaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • -
  • (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.266.23

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 3.266.23 in Kannada sript:
ಆಚಖ್ಯುಸ್ತೇ ತು ರಾಮಾಯ ಮಹೀಂ ಸಾಗರಮೇಖಲಾಮ್ ।
ವಿಚಿತಾಂ ನ ತು ವೈದೇಹ್ಯಾ ದರ್ಶನಂ ರಾವಣಸ್ಯ ವಾ ॥ ೨೩ ॥

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 3.266.23 in Bengali sript:
আচখ্যুস্তে তু রামায মহীং সাগরমেখলাম্ ।
বিচিতাং ন তু বৈদেহ্যা দর্শনং রাবণস্য বা ॥ ২৩ ॥

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 3.266.23 in Gujarati sript:
આચખ્યુસ્તે તુ રામાય મહીં સાગરમેખલામ્ ।
વિચિતાં ન તુ વૈદેહ્યા દર્શનં રાવણસ્ય વા ॥ ૨૩ ॥

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 3.266.23 in Malayalam sript:
ആചഖ്യുസ്തേ തു രാമായ മഹീം സാഗരമേഖലാമ് ।
വിചിതാം ന തു വൈദേഹ്യാ ദര്ശനം രാവണസ്യ വാ ॥ ൨൩ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.266.23 in Telugu sript:
ఆచఖ్యుస్తే తు రామాయ మహీం సాగరమేఖలామ్ ।
విచితాం న తు వైదేహ్యా దర్శనం రావణస్య వా ॥ ౨౩ ॥

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