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 3.278.5

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अश्वपतिरुवाच ।
कार्येण खल्वनेनैव प्रेषिताद्यैव चागता ।
तदस्याः शृणु देवर्षे भर्तारं योऽनया वृतः ॥ ५ ॥

aśvapatiruvāca |
kāryeṇa khalvanenaiva preṣitādyaiva cāgatā |
tadasyāḥ śṛṇu devarṣe bhartāraṃ yo'nayā vṛtaḥ || 5 ||

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

...all his followers, as also to rejoicing Vibhishana of Pulastya’s race, to return to their respective abodes. And having worshipped them with various articles of enjoyment, and done...
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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 (3.278.5). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Ashvapati, Karya, Khalu, Khalva, Ana, Anena, Idam, Preshita, Agata, Tada, Devarshi, Bhartri, Yah, Anaya, Vrit, Vrita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.278.5). 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: “aśvapatiruvāca ”
aśvapatir -
aśvapati (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: “kāryeṇa khalvanenaiva preṣitādyaiva cāgatā ”
kāryeṇa -
kārya (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

kārya (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

√kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)

[instrumental single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [instrumental single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [instrumental single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [instrumental single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [instrumental single from √kṛ]

√kṛ -> kārya (participle, neuter)

[instrumental single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [instrumental single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [instrumental single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [instrumental single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [instrumental single from √kṛ]

√kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)

[instrumental single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [instrumental single from √kṛ class 6 verb]

√kṛ -> kārya (participle, neuter)

[instrumental single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [instrumental single from √kṛ class 6 verb]

√kṝ -> kārya (participle, masculine)

[instrumental single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [instrumental single from √kṝ class 9 verb]

√kṝ -> kārya (participle, neuter)

[instrumental single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [instrumental single from √kṝ class 9 verb]
khalva -
khalu (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

khalva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

khalu (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

khalu (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

khalu (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
anenai -
anena (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

anena (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

ana (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

anenā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

idam (pronoun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

idam (pronoun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
aiva -
√i (verb class 2)

[imperfect active first dual]
preṣitād -
preṣita (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

preṣita (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
yai -
yā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

i (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

ī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

ī (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

e (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

yā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

yā (pronoun, feminine)

[nominative single]
aiva -
√i (verb class 2)

[imperfect active first dual]
cā -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

cā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
agatā -
agatā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
Line 3: “tadasyāḥ śṛṇu devarṣe bhartāraṃ yo'nayā vṛtaḥ ”
tadasyā -
tada (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

tada (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
aḥ -
a (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

ṛ (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

ṛ (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
śṛṇu -
√śru (verb class 5)

[imperative active second single]
devarṣe -
devarṣi (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
bhartāram -
bhartṛ (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
yo' -
yaḥ (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yu (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

yu (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

ya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]
anayā* -
anaya (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
vṛtaḥ -
vṛt (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

vṛt (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

vṛta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√vṛ -> vṛta (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √vṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √vṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √vṛ class 9 verb]

√vṛ -> vṛta (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √vṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √vṛ class 9 verb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.278.5

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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The Mahabharata in Kannada (Set of 32 Volumes)
by Bharatha Darshana Bangalore (2003)

ಶ್ರೇಮಹಭಾರತ [ಮಹಾಭಾರತ]; 13907 pages;

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Preview of verse 3.278.5 in Kannada sript:
ಅಶ್ವಪತಿರುವಾಚ ।
ಕಾರ್ಯೇಣ ಖಲ್ವನೇನೈವ ಪ್ರೇಷಿತಾದ್ಯೈವ ಚಾಗತಾ ।
ತದಸ್ಯಾಃ ಶೃಣು ದೇವರ್ಷೇ ಭರ್ತಾರಂ ಯೋಽನಯಾ ವೃತಃ ॥ ೫ ॥

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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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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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 3.278.5 in Bengali sript:
অশ্বপতিরুবাচ ।
কার্যেণ খল্বনেনৈব প্রেষিতাদ্যৈব চাগতা ।
তদস্যাঃ শৃণু দেবর্ষে ভর্তারং যোঽনযা বৃতঃ ॥ ৫ ॥

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 3.278.5 in Gujarati sript:
અશ્વપતિરુવાચ ।
કાર્યેણ ખલ્વનેનૈવ પ્રેષિતાદ્યૈવ ચાગતા ।
તદસ્યાઃ શૃણુ દેવર્ષે ભર્તારં યોઽનયા વૃતઃ ॥ ૫ ॥

Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)

1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]

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Preview of verse 3.278.5 in Malayalam sript:
അശ്വപതിരുവാച ।
കാര്യേണ ഖല്വനേനൈവ പ്രേഷിതാദ്യൈവ ചാഗതാ ।
തദസ്യാഃ ശൃണു ദേവര്ഷേ ഭര്താരം യോഽനയാ വൃതഃ ॥ ൫ ॥

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.278.5 in Telugu sript:
అశ్వపతిరువాచ ।
కార్యేణ ఖల్వనేనైవ ప్రేషితాద్యైవ చాగతా ।
తదస్యాః శృణు దేవర్షే భర్తారం యోఽనయా వృతః ॥ ౫ ॥

Last Updated: 17 September, 2021