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 3.268.9

स समासाद्य पौलस्त्यममात्यैरभिसंवृतम् ।
रामसंदेशमामन्त्र्य वाग्मी वक्तुं प्रचक्रमे ॥ ९ ॥

sa samāsādya paulastyamamātyairabhisaṃvṛtam |
rāmasaṃdeśamāmantrya vāgmī vaktuṃ pracakrame || 9 ||

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

...those successful monkeys with Hanuman at their head, duly bowed unto Rama and Lakshmana and Sugriva. And Rama then taking up his bow and quiver, addressed those monkeys, saying...

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

Samasadya, Paulastya, Amatya, Abhisamvrita, Rama, Sandesha, Amantrya, Vagmin, Vagmi, Pracakra, Asmad,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.268.9). 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: “sa samāsādya paulastyamamātyairabhisaṃvṛtam
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • samāsādya -
  • samāsādya (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    samāsādya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    samāsādya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • paulastyam -
  • paulastya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    paulastya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    paulastyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • amātyair -
  • amātya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • abhisaṃvṛtam -
  • abhisaṃvṛta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    abhisaṃvṛta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    abhisaṃvṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “rāmasaṃdeśamāmantrya vāgmī vaktuṃ pracakrame
  • rāma -
  • rāma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    rāma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [imperative active first plural]
  • sandeśam -
  • sandeśa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • āmantrya -
  • āmantrya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    āmantrya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vāgmī -
  • vāgmī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    vāgmī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    vāgmin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vaktum -
  • vac -> vaktum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √vac]
    vac -> vaktum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √vac]
  • pracakra -
  • pracakra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • me -
  • ma (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ma (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.268.9

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 3.268.9 in Kannada sript:
ಸ ಸಮಾಸಾದ್ಯ ಪೌಲಸ್ತ್ಯಮಮಾತ್ಯೈರಭಿಸಂವೃತಮ್ ।
ರಾಮಸಂದೇಶಮಾಮನ್ತ್ರ್ಯ ವಾಗ್ಮೀ ವಕ್ತುಂ ಪ್ರಚಕ್ರಮೇ ॥ ೯ ॥

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 3.268.9 in Bengali sript:
স সমাসাদ্য পৌলস্ত্যমমাত্যৈরভিসংবৃতম্ ।
রামসংদেশমামন্ত্র্য বাগ্মী বক্তুং প্রচক্রমে ॥ ৯ ॥

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 3.268.9 in Gujarati sript:
સ સમાસાદ્ય પૌલસ્ત્યમમાત્યૈરભિસંવૃતમ્ ।
રામસંદેશમામન્ત્ર્ય વાગ્મી વક્તું પ્રચક્રમે ॥ ૯ ॥

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 3.268.9 in Malayalam sript:
സ സമാസാദ്യ പൌലസ്ത്യമമാത്യൈരഭിസംവൃതമ് ।
രാമസംദേശമാമന്ത്ര്യ വാഗ്മീ വക്തും പ്രചക്രമേ ॥ ൯ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.268.9 in Telugu sript:
స సమాసాద్య పౌలస్త్యమమాత్యైరభిసంవృతమ్ ।
రామసందేశమామన్త్ర్య వాగ్మీ వక్తుం ప్రచక్రమే ॥ ౯ ॥

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