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 3.279.4

तत्रापश्यन्महाभागं शालवृक्षमुपाश्रितम् ।
कौश्यां बृस्यां समासीनं चक्षुर्हीनं नृपं तदा ॥ ४ ॥

tatrāpaśyanmahābhāgaṃ śālavṛkṣamupāśritam |
kauśyāṃ bṛsyāṃ samāsīnaṃ cakṣurhīnaṃ nṛpaṃ tadā || 4 ||

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

...Grandsire.' "Markandeya said, 'Having accepted Savitri’s words and saying, 'So be it!' the king again gratified her and said, 'May this happen soon!' On Savitri vanishing...

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

Tatra, Apashyat, Apashyan, Mahabhaga, Shalu, Riksha, Upashrita, Kaushi, Kaushya, Brisi, Samasina, Cakshu, Cakshus, Hina, Nripa, Tada,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.279.4). 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: “tatrāpaśyanmahābhāgaṃ śālavṛkṣamupāśritam
  • tatrā -
  • tatra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tatra (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • apaśyan -
  • apaśyat (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    apaśyat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    apaśyan (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • mahābhāgam -
  • mahābhāga (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    mahābhāga (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    mahābhāgā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • śālavṛ -
  • śālu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • ṛkṣam -
  • ṛkṣa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ṛkṣa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ṛkṣā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • upāśritam -
  • upāśrita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    upāśrita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    upāśritā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “kauśyāṃ bṛsyāṃ samāsīnaṃ cakṣurhīnaṃ nṛpaṃ tadā
  • kauśyām -
  • kauśī (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    kauśyā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • bṛsyām -
  • bṛsī (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • samāsīnam -
  • samāsīna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    samāsīna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    samāsīnā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • cakṣur -
  • cakṣus (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cakṣus (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    cakṣu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kṣai (verb class 1)
    [perfect active third plural]
  • hīnam -
  • hīna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    hīna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    hīnā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    -> hīna (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √ class 3 verb]
    -> hīna (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √ class 3 verb]
  • nṛpam -
  • nṛpa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • tadā -
  • tadā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tadā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.279.4

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 3.279.4 in Kannada sript:
ತತ್ರಾಪಶ್ಯನ್ಮಹಾಭಾಗಂ ಶಾಲವೃಕ್ಷಮುಪಾಶ್ರಿತಮ್ ।
ಕೌಶ್ಯಾಂ ಬೃಸ್ಯಾಂ ಸಮಾಸೀನಂ ಚಕ್ಷುರ್ಹೀನಂ ನೃಪಂ ತದಾ ॥ ೪ ॥

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 3.279.4 in Bengali sript:
তত্রাপশ্যন্মহাভাগং শালবৃক্ষমুপাশ্রিতম্ ।
কৌশ্যাং বৃস্যাং সমাসীনং চক্ষুর্হীনং নৃপং তদা ॥ ৪ ॥

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 3.279.4 in Gujarati sript:
તત્રાપશ્યન્મહાભાગં શાલવૃક્ષમુપાશ્રિતમ્ ।
કૌશ્યાં બૃસ્યાં સમાસીનં ચક્ષુર્હીનં નૃપં તદા ॥ ૪ ॥

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 3.279.4 in Malayalam sript:
തത്രാപശ്യന്മഹാഭാഗം ശാലവൃക്ഷമുപാശ്രിതമ് ।
കൌശ്യാം ബൃസ്യാം സമാസീനം ചക്ഷുര്ഹീനം നൃപം തദാ ॥ ൪ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.279.4 in Telugu sript:
తత్రాపశ్యన్మహాభాగం శాలవృక్షముపాశ్రితమ్ ।
కౌశ్యాం బృస్యాం సమాసీనం చక్షుర్హీనం నృపం తదా ॥ ౪ ॥

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