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 3.267.36

मार्गमिच्छामि सैन्यस्य दत्तं नदनदीपते ।
येन गत्वा दशग्रीवं हन्यां पौलस्त्यपांसनम् ॥ ३६ ॥

mārgamicchāmi sainyasya dattaṃ nadanadīpate |
yena gatvā daśagrīvaṃ hanyāṃ paulastyapāṃsanam || 36 ||

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

...continued to dwell on the breast of the Malyavat hill, beholding every day the clear blue sky. And one night, while gazing from the mountain-top on the bright moon in the cloudless sky...

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

Marga, Sainya, Datta, Nadanadipati, Yena, Yah, Yat, Dashagriva, Hani, Paulastya, Pamsana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.267.36). 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: “mārgamicchāmi sainyasya dattaṃ nadanadīpate
  • mārgam -
  • mārga (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    mārga (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    mārgā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • icchāmi -
  • iṣ (verb class 6)
    [present active first single]
  • sainyasya -
  • sainya (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    sainya (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • dattam -
  • datta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    datta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    dattā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    (verb class 3)
    [imperative active second dual]
  • nadanadīpate -
  • nadanadīpati (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “yena gatvā daśagrīvaṃ hanyāṃ paulastyapāṃsanam
  • yena -
  • yena (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • gatvā -
  • gam -> gatvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √gam]
    gam -> gatvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √gam]
    gam -> gatvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √gam]
  • daśagrīvam -
  • daśagrīva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    daśagrīvā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • hanyām -
  • hanī (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    han (verb class 2)
    [optative active first single]
  • paulastya -
  • paulastya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    paulastya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pāṃsanam -
  • pāṃsana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pāṃsana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.267.36

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 3.267.36 in Kannada sript:
ಮಾರ್ಗಮಿಚ್ಛಾಮಿ ಸೈನ್ಯಸ್ಯ ದತ್ತಂ ನದನದೀಪತೇ ।
ಯೇನ ಗತ್ವಾ ದಶಗ್ರೀವಂ ಹನ್ಯಾಂ ಪೌಲಸ್ತ್ಯಪಾಂಸನಮ್ ॥ ೩೬ ॥

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 3.267.36 in Bengali sript:
মার্গমিচ্ছামি সৈন্যস্য দত্তং নদনদীপতে ।
যেন গত্বা দশগ্রীবং হন্যাং পৌলস্ত্যপাংসনম্ ॥ ৩৬ ॥

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 3.267.36 in Gujarati sript:
માર્ગમિચ્છામિ સૈન્યસ્ય દત્તં નદનદીપતે ।
યેન ગત્વા દશગ્રીવં હન્યાં પૌલસ્ત્યપાંસનમ્ ॥ ૩૬ ॥

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 3.267.36 in Malayalam sript:
മാര്ഗമിച്ഛാമി സൈന്യസ്യ ദത്തം നദനദീപതേ ।
യേന ഗത്വാ ദശഗ്രീവം ഹന്യാം പൌലസ്ത്യപാംസനമ് ॥ ൩൬ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.267.36 in Telugu sript:
మార్గమిచ్ఛామి సైన్యస్య దత్తం నదనదీపతే ।
యేన గత్వా దశగ్రీవం హన్యాం పౌలస్త్యపాంసనమ్ ॥ ౩౬ ॥

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