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 3.281.73

नक्तंचराश्चरन्त्येते हृष्टाः क्रूराभिभाषिणः ।
श्रूयन्ते पर्णशब्दाश्च मृगाणां चरतां वने ॥ ७३ ॥

naktaṃcarāścarantyete hṛṣṭāḥ krūrābhibhāṣiṇaḥ |
śrūyante parṇaśabdāśca mṛgāṇāṃ caratāṃ vane || 73 ||

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

...desist! I have been pleased with these words of thine couched in proper letters and accents, and based on reason. Do you ask for a boon! Except the life of your husband, O you of faultless...

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

Naktancara, Eta, Etad, Eti, Esha, Hrishta, Krura, Abhibhashin, Parnashabda, Mriga, Vana, Vani,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.281.73). 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: “naktaṃcarāścarantyete hṛṣṭāḥ krūrābhibhāṣiṇaḥ
  • naktañcarāś -
  • naktañcara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • carantye -
  • car (verb class 1)
    [present active third plural]
  • ete -
  • eta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    eta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    etā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    etad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    eti (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    eṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    eṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
  • hṛṣṭāḥ -
  • hṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    hṛṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    hṛṣ -> hṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √hṛṣ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √hṛṣ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √hṛṣ class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √hṛṣ class 4 verb]
    hṛṣ -> hṛṣṭā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √hṛṣ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √hṛṣ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √hṛṣ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √hṛṣ class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √hṛṣ class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √hṛṣ class 4 verb]
  • krūrā -
  • krūra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    krūra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    krūrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • abhibhāṣiṇaḥ -
  • abhibhāṣin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    abhibhāṣin (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • Line 2: “śrūyante parṇaśabdāśca mṛgāṇāṃ caratāṃ vane
  • śrūyante -
  • śru (verb class 5)
    [present passive third plural]
  • parṇaśabdāś -
  • parṇaśabda (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mṛgāṇām -
  • mṛga (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    mṛgā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • caratām -
  • car (verb class 1)
    [imperative active third dual]
  • vane -
  • vana (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    vana (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    vanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vani (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    vani (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.281.73

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 3.281.73 in Kannada sript:
ನಕ್ತಂಚರಾಶ್ಚರನ್ತ್ಯೇತೇ ಹೃಷ್ಟಾಃ ಕ್ರೂರಾಭಿಭಾಷಿಣಃ ।
ಶ್ರೂಯನ್ತೇ ಪರ್ಣಶಬ್ದಾಶ್ಚ ಮೃಗಾಣಾಂ ಚರತಾಂ ವನೇ ॥ ೭೩ ॥

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 3.281.73 in Bengali sript:
নক্তংচরাশ্চরন্ত্যেতে হৃষ্টাঃ ক্রূরাভিভাষিণঃ ।
শ্রূযন্তে পর্ণশব্দাশ্চ মৃগাণাং চরতাং বনে ॥ ৭৩ ॥

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 3.281.73 in Gujarati sript:
નક્તંચરાશ્ચરન્ત્યેતે હૃષ્ટાઃ ક્રૂરાભિભાષિણઃ ।
શ્રૂયન્તે પર્ણશબ્દાશ્ચ મૃગાણાં ચરતાં વને ॥ ૭૩ ॥

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 3.281.73 in Malayalam sript:
നക്തംചരാശ്ചരന്ത്യേതേ ഹൃഷ്ടാഃ ക്രൂരാഭിഭാഷിണഃ ।
ശ്രൂയന്തേ പര്ണശബ്ദാശ്ച മൃഗാണാം ചരതാം വനേ ॥ ൭൩ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.281.73 in Telugu sript:
నక్తంచరాశ్చరన్త్యేతే హృష్టాః క్రూరాభిభాషిణః ।
శ్రూయన్తే పర్ణశబ్దాశ్చ మృగాణాం చరతాం వనే ॥ ౭౩ ॥

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