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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 3.278.16
अश्वपतिरुवाच ।
अपि राजात्मजो दाता ब्रह्मण्यो वापि सत्यवान् ।
रूपवानप्युदारो वाप्यथ वा प्रियदर्शनः ॥ १६ ॥
aśvapatiruvāca |
api rājātmajo dātā brahmaṇyo vāpi satyavān |
rūpavānapyudāro vāpyatha vā priyadarśanaḥ || 16 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...minded Saindhava from pride of strength and energy, has been brought back by these mighty warriors after achieving terrible feats! Behold, king Jayadratha was vanquished and lay powerless...
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 (3.278.16). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Ashvapati, Api, Raja, Data, Brahmanya, Vapi, Vapin, Satyavat, Rupavat, Udara, Vapya, Atha, Priyadarshana,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.278.16). 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 -
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aśvapati (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- uvāca -
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√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: “api rājātmajo dātā brahmaṇyo vāpi satyavān ”
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- rājāt -
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rāja (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]
- ma -
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ma (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ma (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- jo* -
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ja (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- dātā* -
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dāta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]dātā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- brahmaṇyo* -
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brahmaṇya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vāpi -
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vāpi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]vāpī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]vāpin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]vāpin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- satyavān -
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satyavat (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 3: “rūpavānapyudāro vāpyatha vā priyadarśanaḥ ”
- rūpavān -
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rūpavat (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- apyu -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- udāro* -
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udāra (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vāpya -
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vāpi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]vāpī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]vāpin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single]vāpin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]vāpya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vāpya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√vā -> vāpya (participle, masculine)[compound from √vā]√vā -> vāpya (participle, neuter)[compound from √vā]√vap -> vāpya (participle, masculine)[compound from √vap]√vap -> vāpya (participle, neuter)[compound from √vap]√vā -> vāpya (absolutive)[absolutive from √vā]√vap -> vāpya (absolutive)[absolutive from √vap]√vā -> vāpya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √vā]√vā -> vāpya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √vā]√vap -> vāpya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √vap]√vap -> vāpya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √vap]
- atha -
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atha (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- vā -
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vā (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]vā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√vā (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- priyadarśanaḥ -
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priyadarśana (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.278.16
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;
Buy now!Preview of verse 3.278.16 in Kannada sript:
ಅಶ್ವಪತಿರುವಾಚ ।
ಅಪಿ ರಾಜಾತ್ಮಜೋ ದಾತಾ ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಣ್ಯೋ ವಾಪಿ ಸತ್ಯವಾನ್ ।
ರೂಪವಾನಪ್ಯುದಾರೋ ವಾಪ್ಯಥ ವಾ ಪ್ರಿಯದರ್ಶನಃ ॥ ೧೬ ॥
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)]
Buy now!Preview of verse 3.278.16 in Bengali sript:
অশ্বপতিরুবাচ ।
অপি রাজাত্মজো দাতা ব্রহ্মণ্যো বাপি সত্যবান্ ।
রূপবানপ্যুদারো বাপ্যথ বা প্রিযদর্শনঃ ॥ ১৬ ॥
Mahabharat in Gujarati (20 Volumes)
by Dinkar Joshi (દિનકર જોશી) (2010)
14252 pages; [મહાભારત] [Publisher: Pravin Prakashan Pvt. Ltd, Rajkot]
Buy now!Preview of verse 3.278.16 in Gujarati sript:
અશ્વપતિરુવાચ ।
અપિ રાજાત્મજો દાતા બ્રહ્મણ્યો વાપિ સત્યવાન્ ।
રૂપવાનપ્યુદારો વાપ્યથ વા પ્રિયદર્શનઃ ॥ ૧૬ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 3.278.16 in Malayalam sript:
അശ്വപതിരുവാച ।
അപി രാജാത്മജോ ദാതാ ബ്രഹ്മണ്യോ വാപി സത്യവാന് ।
രൂപവാനപ്യുദാരോ വാപ്യഥ വാ പ്രിയദര്ശനഃ ॥ ൧൬ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 3.278.16 in Telugu sript:
అశ్వపతిరువాచ ।
అపి రాజాత్మజో దాతా బ్రహ్మణ్యో వాపి సత్యవాన్ ।
రూపవానప్యుదారో వాప్యథ వా ప్రియదర్శనః ॥ ౧౬ ॥