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 3.280.23

मार्कण्डेय उवाच ।
साभिगम्याब्रवीच्छ्वश्रूं श्वशुरं च महाव्रता ।
अयं गच्छति मे भर्ता फलाहारो महावनम् ॥ २३ ॥

mārkaṇḍeya uvāca |
sābhigamyābravīcchvaśrūṃ śvaśuraṃ ca mahāvratā |
ayaṃ gacchati me bhartā phalāhāro mahāvanam || 23 ||

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

...defect (in this youth) exists, covering all his merits. The illustrious Narada honoured by even the gods, says, that Satyavan will have to cast off his body within a year, his days being...

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

Markandeya, Abhigamya, Shvashru, Shvashura, Mahavrata, Aya, Idam, Gacchat, Asmad, Bhartri, Phalahara, Mahavana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.280.23). 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: “sābhigamyābravīcchvaśrūṃ śvaśuraṃ ca mahāvratā
  • -
  • (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • abhigamyā -
  • abhigamya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    abhigamya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    abhigamyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • abravīcch -
  • brū (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • śvaśrūm -
  • śvaśrū (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • śvaśuram -
  • śvaśura (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mahāvratā -
  • mahāvratā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 3: “ayaṃ gacchati me bhartā phalāhāro mahāvanam
  • ayam -
  • aya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • gacchati -
  • gacchat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    gacchat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    gam (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • me -
  • ma (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ma (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • bhartā -
  • bhartṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    bhṛ (verb class 1)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
    bhṛ (verb class 2)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
    bhṛ (verb class 3)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
  • phalāhāro* -
  • phalāhāra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • mahāvanam -
  • mahāvana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    mahāvana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    mahāvanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.280.23

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 3.280.23 in Kannada sript:
ಮಾರ್ಕಣ್ಡೇಯ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಸಾಭಿಗಮ್ಯಾಬ್ರವೀಚ್ಛ್ವಶ್ರೂಂ ಶ್ವಶುರಂ ಚ ಮಹಾವ್ರತಾ ।
ಅಯಂ ಗಚ್ಛತಿ ಮೇ ಭರ್ತಾ ಫಲಾಹಾರೋ ಮಹಾವನಮ್ ॥ ೨೩ ॥

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 3.280.23 in Bengali sript:
মার্কণ্ডেয উবাচ ।
সাভিগম্যাব্রবীচ্ছ্বশ্রূং শ্বশুরং চ মহাব্রতা ।
অযং গচ্ছতি মে ভর্তা ফলাহারো মহাবনম্ ॥ ২৩ ॥

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 3.280.23 in Gujarati sript:
માર્કણ્ડેય ઉવાચ ।
સાભિગમ્યાબ્રવીચ્છ્વશ્રૂં શ્વશુરં ચ મહાવ્રતા ।
અયં ગચ્છતિ મે ભર્તા ફલાહારો મહાવનમ્ ॥ ૨૩ ॥

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 3.280.23 in Malayalam sript:
മാര്കണ്ഡേയ ഉവാച ।
സാഭിഗമ്യാബ്രവീച്ഛ്വശ്രൂം ശ്വശുരം ച മഹാവ്രതാ ।
അയം ഗച്ഛതി മേ ഭര്താ ഫലാഹാരോ മഹാവനമ് ॥ ൨൩ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.280.23 in Telugu sript:
మార్కణ్డేయ ఉవాచ ।
సాభిగమ్యాబ్రవీచ్ఛ్వశ్రూం శ్వశురం చ మహావ్రతా ।
అయం గచ్ఛతి మే భర్తా ఫలాహారో మహావనమ్ ॥ ౨౩ ॥

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