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 3.282.7

तत्र भार्यासहायः स वृतो वृद्धैस्तपोधनैः ।
आश्वासितो विचित्रार्थैः पूर्वराज्ञां कथाश्रयैः ॥ ७ ॥

tatra bhāryāsahāyaḥ sa vṛto vṛddhaistapodhanaiḥ |
āśvāsito vicitrārthaiḥ pūrvarājñāṃ kathāśrayaiḥ || 7 ||

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

...these boons on Savitri and having thus made her desist, Yama departed for his abode. Savitri, after Yama had gone away, went back to the spot where her husband’s ash-coloured corpse...

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

Tatra, Bharya, Asahaya, Vrit, Vrita, Vriddha, Tapodhana, Ashvasita, Vicitra, Artha, Purva, Puru, Arajan, Katha, Ashraya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.282.7). 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: “tatra bhāryāsahāyaḥ sa vṛto vṛddhaistapodhanaiḥ
  • tatra -
  • tatra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tatra (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • bhāryā -
  • bhārya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhārya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhṛ -> bhārya (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √bhṛ]
    bhṛ -> bhārya (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √bhṛ]
    bhṛ -> bhārya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √bhṛ]
    bhāryā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    bhṛ -> bhārya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √bhṛ]
    bhṛ -> bhārya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √bhṛ]
    bhṛ -> bhāryā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √bhṛ]
  • asahāyaḥ -
  • asahāya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vṛto* -
  • vṛt (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    vṛt (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    vṛta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    vṛ -> vṛta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √vṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √vṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √vṛ class 9 verb]
    vṛ -> vṛta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √vṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √vṛ class 9 verb]
  • vṛddhais -
  • vṛddha (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    vṛddha (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
    vṛdh -> vṛddha (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental plural from √vṛdh class 1 verb]
    vṛdh -> vṛddha (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental plural from √vṛdh class 1 verb]
  • tapodhanaiḥ -
  • tapodhana (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    tapodhana (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • Line 2: “āśvāsito vicitrārthaiḥ pūrvarājñāṃ kathāśrayaiḥ
  • āśvāsito* -
  • āśvāsita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vicitrā -
  • vicitra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vicitra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vicitrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • arthaiḥ -
  • artha (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    artha (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • pūrva -
  • pūrva (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    pūru (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    pūrva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pūrva (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • arājñām -
  • arājan (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • kathā -
  • katha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    katha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • āśrayaiḥ -
  • āśraya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    āśraya (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.282.7

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 3.282.7 in Kannada sript:
ತತ್ರ ಭಾರ್ಯಾಸಹಾಯಃ ಸ ವೃತೋ ವೃದ್ಧೈಸ್ತಪೋಧನೈಃ ।
ಆಶ್ವಾಸಿತೋ ವಿಚಿತ್ರಾರ್ಥೈಃ ಪೂರ್ವರಾಜ್ಞಾಂ ಕಥಾಶ್ರಯೈಃ ॥ ೭ ॥

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 3.282.7 in Bengali sript:
তত্র ভার্যাসহাযঃ স বৃতো বৃদ্ধৈস্তপোধনৈঃ ।
আশ্বাসিতো বিচিত্রার্থৈঃ পূর্বরাজ্ঞাং কথাশ্রযৈঃ ॥ ৭ ॥

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 3.282.7 in Gujarati sript:
તત્ર ભાર્યાસહાયઃ સ વૃતો વૃદ્ધૈસ્તપોધનૈઃ ।
આશ્વાસિતો વિચિત્રાર્થૈઃ પૂર્વરાજ્ઞાં કથાશ્રયૈઃ ॥ ૭ ॥

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 3.282.7 in Malayalam sript:
തത്ര ഭാര്യാസഹായഃ സ വൃതോ വൃദ്ധൈസ്തപോധനൈഃ ।
ആശ്വാസിതോ വിചിത്രാര്ഥൈഃ പൂര്വരാജ്ഞാം കഥാശ്രയൈഃ ॥ ൭ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.282.7 in Telugu sript:
తత్ర భార్యాసహాయః స వృతో వృద్ధైస్తపోధనైః ।
ఆశ్వాసితో విచిత్రార్థైః పూర్వరాజ్ఞాం కథాశ్రయైః ॥ ౭ ॥

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