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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 3.284.3
किं नु तद्विदुषां श्रेष्ठ कर्णं प्रति महद्भयम् ।
आसीन्न च स धर्मात्मा कथयामास कस्यचित् ॥ ३ ॥
kiṃ nu tadviduṣāṃ śreṣṭha karṇaṃ prati mahadbhayam |
āsīnna ca sa dharmātmā kathayāmāsa kasyacit || 3 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...also of your having regained the use of your eyes, indicating your usefulness for earthly purposes once more, there can be no doubt that Satyavan lives.' And Dhauma said,...
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 (3.284.3). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Kim, Tadvid, Ush, Usha, Shreshtha, Karna, Prati, Mahadbhaya, Dharmatman, Kah, Cit,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.284.3). 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: “kiṃ nu tadviduṣāṃ śreṣṭha karṇaṃ prati mahadbhayam ”
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- nu -
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nu (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]nu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]nau (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- tadvid -
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tadvid (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]tadvid (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- uṣām -
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uṣ (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]uṣā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- śreṣṭha -
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śreṣṭha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]śreṣṭha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- karṇam -
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karṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]karṇā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- prati -
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prati (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]prati (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]pratī (noun, masculine)[adverb], [vocative single]pratī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]pratī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- mahadbhayam -
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mahadbhaya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “āsīnna ca sa dharmātmā kathayāmāsa kasyacit ”
- āsīn -
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√ās (verb class 2)[aorist active third single], [injunctive active third single]√as (verb class 2)[imperfect active third single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sa -
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sa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- dharmātmā -
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dharmātman (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kathayāmā -
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√kath (verb class 10)[imperative active first plural]
- asa -
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asan (noun, neuter)[compound]
- kasya -
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√kas -> kasya (absolutive)[absolutive from √kas]ka (noun, masculine)[genitive single]ka (noun, neuter)[genitive single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[genitive single]kim (pronoun, neuter)[genitive single]
- cit -
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cit (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]cit (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]cit (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.284.3
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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The Mahabharata in Kannada (Set of 32 Volumes)
by Bharatha Darshana Bangalore (2003)
ಶ್ರೇಮಹಭಾರತ [ಮಹಾಭಾರತ]; 13907 pages;
Buy now!Preview of verse 3.284.3 in Kannada sript:
ಕಿಂ ನು ತದ್ವಿದುಷಾಂ ಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠ ಕರ್ಣಂ ಪ್ರತಿ ಮಹದ್ಭಯಮ್ ।
ಆಸೀನ್ನ ಚ ಸ ಧರ್ಮಾತ್ಮಾ ಕಥಯಾಮಾಸ ಕಸ್ಯಚಿತ್ ॥ ೩ ॥
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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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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The Mahabharata in Bengali (Two Volumes)
by Akshay Library, Kolkata (2019)
3049 pages; [মহাভারত] [মহার্ষী বদভ্যাস (Maharishi Vedvyas)]
Buy now!Preview of verse 3.284.3 in Bengali sript:
কিং নু তদ্বিদুষাং শ্রেষ্ঠ কর্ণং প্রতি মহদ্ভযম্ ।
আসীন্ন চ স ধর্মাত্মা কথযামাস কস্যচিত্ ॥ ৩ ॥
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 3.284.3 in Gujarati sript:
કિં નુ તદ્વિદુષાં શ્રેષ્ઠ કર્ણં પ્રતિ મહદ્ભયમ્ ।
આસીન્ન ચ સ ધર્માત્મા કથયામાસ કસ્યચિત્ ॥ ૩ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 3.284.3 in Malayalam sript:
കിം നു തദ്വിദുഷാം ശ്രേഷ്ഠ കര്ണം പ്രതി മഹദ്ഭയമ് ।
ആസീന്ന ച സ ധര്മാത്മാ കഥയാമാസ കസ്യചിത് ॥ ൩ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 3.284.3 in Telugu sript:
కిం ను తద్విదుషాం శ్రేష్ఠ కర్ణం ప్రతి మహద్భయమ్ ।
ఆసీన్న చ స ధర్మాత్మా కథయామాస కస్యచిత్ ॥ ౩ ॥