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 3.271.1

मार्कण्डेय उवाच ।
ततो विनिर्याय पुरात्कुम्भकर्णः सहानुगः ।
अपश्यत्कपिसैन्यं तज्जितकाश्यग्रतः स्थितम् ॥ १ ॥

mārkaṇḍeya uvāca |
tato viniryāya purātkumbhakarṇaḥ sahānugaḥ |
apaśyatkapisainyaṃ tajjitakāśyagrataḥ sthitam || 1 ||

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

...Rakshasa forms, Rama showed them his troop and dismissed them quietly. And having quartered his troops in those woods that skirted the city, Rama then sent the monkey Angada with great...

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

Markandeya, Tatah, Tad, Tata, Aya, Pura, Kumbhakarna, Saha, Uksh, Apashyat, Kapi, Sainya, Sthita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.271.1). 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: “mārkaṇḍeya uvāca
  • mārkaṇḍeya* -
  • mārkaṇḍeya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • uvāca -
  • vac (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • Line 2: “tato viniryāya purātkumbhakarṇaḥ sahānugaḥ
  • tato* -
  • tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    tata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tan -> tata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
  • vini -
  • vi (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • ryā -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    rai (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
  • āya -
  • āya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    a (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
  • purāt -
  • pura (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    pura (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • kumbhakarṇaḥ -
  • kumbhakarṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sahān -
  • saha (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • ug -
  • ukṣ (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    ukṣ (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • aḥ -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • Line 3: “apaśyatkapisainyaṃ tajjitakāśyagrataḥ sthitam
  • apaśyat -
  • apaśyat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    apaśyat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative 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]
  • Cannot analyse tajjitakāśyagrataḥ*st
  • sthitam -
  • sthita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sthita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sthitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    sthā -> sthita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
    sthā -> sthita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √sthā class 1 verb], [accusative single from √sthā class 1 verb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.271.1

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 3.271.1 in Kannada sript:
ಮಾರ್ಕಣ್ಡೇಯ ಉವಾಚ ।
ತತೋ ವಿನಿರ್ಯಾಯ ಪುರಾತ್ಕುಮ್ಭಕರ್ಣಃ ಸಹಾನುಗಃ ।
ಅಪಶ್ಯತ್ಕಪಿಸೈನ್ಯಂ ತಜ್ಜಿತಕಾಶ್ಯಗ್ರತಃ ಸ್ಥಿತಮ್ ॥ ೧ ॥

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 3.271.1 in Bengali sript:
মার্কণ্ডেয উবাচ ।
ততো বিনির্যায পুরাত্কুম্ভকর্ণঃ সহানুগঃ ।
অপশ্যত্কপিসৈন্যং তজ্জিতকাশ্যগ্রতঃ স্থিতম্ ॥ ১ ॥

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 3.271.1 in Gujarati sript:
માર્કણ્ડેય ઉવાચ ।
તતો વિનિર્યાય પુરાત્કુમ્ભકર્ણઃ સહાનુગઃ ।
અપશ્યત્કપિસૈન્યં તજ્જિતકાશ્યગ્રતઃ સ્થિતમ્ ॥ ૧ ॥

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 3.271.1 in Malayalam sript:
മാര്കണ്ഡേയ ഉവാച ।
തതോ വിനിര്യായ പുരാത്കുമ്ഭകര്ണഃ സഹാനുഗഃ ।
അപശ്യത്കപിസൈന്യം തജ്ജിതകാശ്യഗ്രതഃ സ്ഥിതമ് ॥ ൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.271.1 in Telugu sript:
మార్కణ్డేయ ఉవాచ ।
తతో వినిర్యాయ పురాత్కుమ్భకర్ణః సహానుగః ।
అపశ్యత్కపిసైన్యం తజ్జితకాశ్యగ్రతః స్థితమ్ ॥ ౧ ॥

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