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 3.270.10

तस्मिन्प्रवृत्ते संग्रामे घोरे रुधिरकर्दमे ।
धूम्राक्षः कपिसैन्यं तद्द्रावयामास पत्रिभिः ॥ १० ॥

tasminpravṛtte saṃgrāme ghore rudhirakardame |
dhūmrākṣaḥ kapisainyaṃ taddrāvayāmāsa patribhiḥ || 10 ||

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

...food, I will lie down on the shore. He will certainly show himself to me. If, however, he does not show himself, I will chastise him then by means of my great weapons that are more blazing...

English translation by Kisari Mohan Ganguly (2013) Read online Buy now!

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (3.270.10). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tad, Pravritta, Pravritti, Sangrama, Ghora, Rudhirakardama, Dhumraksha, Kapi, Sainya, Tat, Patri, Patrin,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.270.10). 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: “tasminpravṛtte saṃgrāme ghore rudhirakardame
  • tasmin -
  • tad (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • pravṛtte -
  • pravṛtta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    pravṛtta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    pravṛttā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    pravṛtti (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • saṅgrāme -
  • saṅgrāma (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    saṅgrāma (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • ghore -
  • ghora (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ghora (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    ghorā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • rudhirakardame -
  • rudhirakardama (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    rudhirakardama (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • Line 2: “dhūmrākṣaḥ kapisainyaṃ taddrāvayāmāsa patribhiḥ
  • dhūmrākṣaḥ -
  • dhūmrākṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kapi -
  • kapi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    kapī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • sainyam -
  • sainya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sainya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sainyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tad -
  • tad (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • drāvayāmā -
  • dru (verb class 0)
    [imperative active first plural]
    dru (verb class 0)
    [imperative active first plural]
  • asa -
  • asan (noun, neuter)
    [compound]
  • patribhiḥ -
  • patrī (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
    patrin (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    patrin (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.270.10

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 3.270.10 in Kannada sript:
ತಸ್ಮಿನ್ಪ್ರವೃತ್ತೇ ಸಂಗ್ರಾಮೇ ಘೋರೇ ರುಧಿರಕರ್ದಮೇ ।
ಧೂಮ್ರಾಕ್ಷಃ ಕಪಿಸೈನ್ಯಂ ತದ್ದ್ರಾವಯಾಮಾಸ ಪತ್ರಿಭಿಃ ॥ ೧೦ ॥

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 3.270.10 in Bengali sript:
তস্মিন্প্রবৃত্তে সংগ্রামে ঘোরে রুধিরকর্দমে ।
ধূম্রাক্ষঃ কপিসৈন্যং তদ্দ্রাবযামাস পত্রিভিঃ ॥ ১০ ॥

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 3.270.10 in Gujarati sript:
તસ્મિન્પ્રવૃત્તે સંગ્રામે ઘોરે રુધિરકર્દમે ।
ધૂમ્રાક્ષઃ કપિસૈન્યં તદ્દ્રાવયામાસ પત્રિભિઃ ॥ ૧૦ ॥

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 3.270.10 in Malayalam sript:
തസ്മിന്പ്രവൃത്തേ സംഗ്രാമേ ഘോരേ രുധിരകര്ദമേ ।
ധൂമ്രാക്ഷഃ കപിസൈന്യം തദ്ദ്രാവയാമാസ പത്രിഭിഃ ॥ ൧൦ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.270.10 in Telugu sript:
తస్మిన్ప్రవృత్తే సంగ్రామే ఘోరే రుధిరకర్దమే ।
ధూమ్రాక్షః కపిసైన్యం తద్ద్రావయామాస పత్రిభిః ॥ ౧౦ ॥

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