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 3.278.21

< Previous

Next >

अश्वपतिरुवाच ।
गुणैरुपेतं सर्वैस्तं भगवन्प्रब्रवीषि मे ।
दोषानप्यस्य मे ब्रूहि यदि सन्तीह केचन ॥ २१ ॥

aśvapatiruvāca |
guṇairupetaṃ sarvaistaṃ bhagavanprabravīṣi me |
doṣānapyasya me brūhi yadi santīha kecana || 21 ||

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

...grieve for myself or these my brothers or the loss of my kingdom as I do for this daughter of Drupada. When we were afflicted at the game of the dice by those wicked-souled ones, it...
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 (3.278.21). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Ashvapati, Guna, Upeta, Sarva, Bhagavat, Bhagavan, Pra, Asmad, Dosha, Apya, Yadi, Yad, Sat, Santi, Iha, Kah, Kim, Cana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.278.21). 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: “guṇairupetaṃ sarvaistaṃ bhagavanprabravīṣi me ”
guṇair -
guṇa (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]
upetam -
upeta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

upeta (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

upetā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
sarvais -
sarva (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

sarva (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
tam -
ta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ta (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

tā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

tan (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

sa (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
bhagavan -
bhagavat (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

bhagavan (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
pra -
pra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

pra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

pra (Preverb)

[Preverb]
bravīṣi -
√brū (verb class 2)

[present active second single]
me -
ma (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ma (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

mā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

asmad (pronoun, none)

[dative single], [genitive single]
Line 3: “doṣānapyasya me brūhi yadi santīha kecana ”
doṣān -
doṣa (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
apyasya -
apya (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]
me -
ma (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ma (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

mā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

asmad (pronoun, none)

[dative single], [genitive single]
brūhi -
√brū (verb class 2)

[imperative active second single]
yadi -
yadi (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

yadi (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yadi (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

yad (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
santī -
santi (noun, feminine)

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

santi (noun, masculine)

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

santi (noun, neuter)

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

sat (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [nominative plural], [vocative dual], [vocative plural], [accusative dual], [accusative plural]

√as (verb class 2)

[present active third plural]
iha -
iha (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iha (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
ke -
ka (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

ka (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

kim (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

kā (pronoun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
cana -
cana (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

cana (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

cana (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√can (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.278.21

The complete Mahabharata (12 Volumes)
by Kisari Mohan Ganguly (2013)

4900 pages; [Publisher: Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers Pvt. Ltd.] ISBN: ‎ 812150094X or 9788121500944;

Buy now!

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

ಶ್ರೇಮಹಭಾರತ [ಮಹಾಭಾರತ]; 13907 pages;

Buy now!

Preview of verse 3.278.21 in Kannada sript:
ಅಶ್ವಪತಿರುವಾಚ ।
ಗುಣೈರುಪೇತಂ ಸರ್ವೈಸ್ತಂ ಭಗವನ್ಪ್ರಬ್ರವೀಷಿ ಮೇ ।
ದೋಷಾನಪ್ಯಸ್ಯ ಮೇ ಬ್ರೂಹಿ ಯದಿ ಸನ್ತೀಹ ಕೇಚನ ॥ ೨೧ ॥

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.]

Buy now!

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.

Buy now!

The Mahabharata in Bengali (Two Volumes)
by Akshay Library, Kolkata (2019)

3049 pages; [মহাভারত] [মহার্ষী বদভ্যাস (Maharishi Vedvyas)]

Buy now!

Preview of verse 3.278.21 in Bengali sript:
অশ্বপতিরুবাচ ।
গুণৈরুপেতং সর্বৈস্তং ভগবন্প্রব্রবীষি মে ।
দোষানপ্যস্য মে ব্রূহি যদি সন্তীহ কেচন ॥ ২১ ॥

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 3.278.21 in Gujarati sript:
અશ્વપતિરુવાચ ।
ગુણૈરુપેતં સર્વૈસ્તં ભગવન્પ્રબ્રવીષિ મે ।
દોષાનપ્યસ્ય મે બ્રૂહિ યદિ સન્તીહ કેચન ॥ ૨૧ ॥

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

1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]

Buy now!

Preview of verse 3.278.21 in Malayalam sript:
അശ്വപതിരുവാച ।
ഗുണൈരുപേതം സര്വൈസ്തം ഭഗവന്പ്രബ്രവീഷി മേ ।
ദോഷാനപ്യസ്യ മേ ബ്രൂഹി യദി സന്തീഹ കേചന ॥ ൨൧ ॥

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

7248pages

Buy now!

Preview of verse 3.278.21 in Telugu sript:
అశ్వపతిరువాచ ।
గుణైరుపేతం సర్వైస్తం భగవన్ప్రబ్రవీషి మే ।
దోషానప్యస్య మే బ్రూహి యది సన్తీహ కేచన ॥ ౨౧ ॥

Last Updated: 17 September, 2021