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 3.266.24

गतास्तु दक्षिणामाशां ये वै वानरपुंगवाः ।
आशावांस्तेषु काकुत्स्थः प्राणानार्तोऽप्यधारयत् ॥ २४ ॥

gatāstu dakṣiṇāmāśāṃ ye vai vānarapuṃgavāḥ |
āśāvāṃsteṣu kākutsthaḥ prāṇānārto'pyadhārayat || 24 ||

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

...Sugriva of the object he had in view, Sugriva showed him the piece of cloth that Sita had dropped among the monkeys, while being carried away by Ravana. And having obtained from him...

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

Gata, Dakshina, Asha, Yah, Yat, Vanara, Pungava, Ashavat, Tad, Kakutstha, Prana, Arta, Api, Apya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.266.24). 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: “gatāstu dakṣiṇāmāśāṃ ye vai vānarapuṃgavāḥ
  • gatās -
  • gata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    gatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • dakṣiṇām -
  • dakṣiṇā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • āśām -
  • āśā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • ye -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • vai -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
  • vānara -
  • vānara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vānara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • puṅgavāḥ -
  • puṅgava (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • Line 2: “āśāvāṃsteṣu kākutsthaḥ prāṇānārto'pyadhārayat
  • āśāvāṃs -
  • āśāvat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • teṣu -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
  • kākutsthaḥ -
  • kākutstha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • prāṇān -
  • prāṇa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • ārto' -
  • ārta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • apya -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    apya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    api (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • adhārayat -
  • dhṛ (verb class 0)
    [imperfect active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.266.24

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 3.266.24 in Kannada sript:
ಗತಾಸ್ತು ದಕ್ಷಿಣಾಮಾಶಾಂ ಯೇ ವೈ ವಾನರಪುಂಗವಾಃ ।
ಆಶಾವಾಂಸ್ತೇಷು ಕಾಕುತ್ಸ್ಥಃ ಪ್ರಾಣಾನಾರ್ತೋಽಪ್ಯಧಾರಯತ್ ॥ ೨೪ ॥

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 3.266.24 in Bengali sript:
গতাস্তু দক্ষিণামাশাং যে বৈ বানরপুংগবাঃ ।
আশাবাংস্তেষু কাকুত্স্থঃ প্রাণানার্তোঽপ্যধারযত্ ॥ ২৪ ॥

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 3.266.24 in Gujarati sript:
ગતાસ્તુ દક્ષિણામાશાં યે વૈ વાનરપુંગવાઃ ।
આશાવાંસ્તેષુ કાકુત્સ્થઃ પ્રાણાનાર્તોઽપ્યધારયત્ ॥ ૨૪ ॥

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 3.266.24 in Malayalam sript:
ഗതാസ്തു ദക്ഷിണാമാശാം യേ വൈ വാനരപുംഗവാഃ ।
ആശാവാംസ്തേഷു കാകുത്സ്ഥഃ പ്രാണാനാര്തോഽപ്യധാരയത് ॥ ൨൪ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.266.24 in Telugu sript:
గతాస్తు దక్షిణామాశాం యే వై వానరపుంగవాః ।
ఆశావాంస్తేషు కాకుత్స్థః ప్రాణానార్తోఽప్యధారయత్ ॥ ౨౪ ॥

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