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 3.268.28

प्राकारं ददृशुस्ते तु समन्तात्कपिलीकृतम् ।
राक्षसा विस्मिता राजन्सस्त्रीवृद्धाः समन्ततः ॥ २८ ॥

prākāraṃ dadṛśuste tu samantātkapilīkṛtam |
rākṣasā vismitā rājansastrīvṛddhāḥ samantataḥ || 28 ||

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

...little doubt of this!' Hearing these words of his, we rose up quickly and began, O chastiser of foes, to take counsel of one another for crossing the ocean! And when none dared...

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

Prakara, Tad, Yushmad, Samantat, Samanta, Pili, Krit, Krita, Rakshasa, Vismita, Rajan, Rajat, Sastri, Vriddha, Samantatah, Samantatas,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.268.28). 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: “prākāraṃ dadṛśuste tu samantātkapilīkṛtam
  • prākāram -
  • prākāra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • dadṛśus -
  • dṛś (verb class 1)
    [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]
  • samantāt -
  • samantāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    samanta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    samanta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ka -
  • ka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pilī -
  • pili (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • kṛtam -
  • kṛta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kṛta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    kṛt (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    kṛ -> kṛta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ -> kṛta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second dual]
  • Line 2: “rākṣasā vismitā rājansastrīvṛddhāḥ samantataḥ
  • rākṣasā* -
  • rākṣasa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • vismitā* -
  • vismita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vismitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • rājan -
  • rājan (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    rāj -> rājat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √rāj class 1 verb]
  • sastrī -
  • sastri (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    sastri (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • vṛddhāḥ -
  • vṛddha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vṛddhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    vṛdh -> vṛddha (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √vṛdh class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √vṛdh class 1 verb]
    vṛdh -> vṛddhā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √vṛdh class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √vṛdh class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √vṛdh class 1 verb]
  • samantataḥ -
  • samantataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    samantatas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.268.28

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 3.268.28 in Kannada sript:
ಪ್ರಾಕಾರಂ ದದೃಶುಸ್ತೇ ತು ಸಮನ್ತಾತ್ಕಪಿಲೀಕೃತಮ್ ।
ರಾಕ್ಷಸಾ ವಿಸ್ಮಿತಾ ರಾಜನ್ಸಸ್ತ್ರೀವೃದ್ಧಾಃ ಸಮನ್ತತಃ ॥ ೨೮ ॥

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 3.268.28 in Bengali sript:
প্রাকারং দদৃশুস্তে তু সমন্তাত্কপিলীকৃতম্ ।
রাক্ষসা বিস্মিতা রাজন্সস্ত্রীবৃদ্ধাঃ সমন্ততঃ ॥ ২৮ ॥

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 3.268.28 in Gujarati sript:
પ્રાકારં દદૃશુસ્તે તુ સમન્તાત્કપિલીકૃતમ્ ।
રાક્ષસા વિસ્મિતા રાજન્સસ્ત્રીવૃદ્ધાઃ સમન્તતઃ ॥ ૨૮ ॥

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 3.268.28 in Malayalam sript:
പ്രാകാരം ദദൃശുസ്തേ തു സമന്താത്കപിലീകൃതമ് ।
രാക്ഷസാ വിസ്മിതാ രാജന്സസ്ത്രീവൃദ്ധാഃ സമന്തതഃ ॥ ൨൮ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.268.28 in Telugu sript:
ప్రాకారం దదృశుస్తే తు సమన్తాత్కపిలీకృతమ్ ।
రాక్షసా విస్మితా రాజన్సస్త్రీవృద్ధాః సమన్తతః ॥ ౨౮ ॥

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