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 3.290.21

सा तान्दृष्ट्वा व्रीडमानेव बाला सूर्यं देवी वचनं प्राह भीता ।
गच्छ त्वं वै गोपते स्वं विमानं कन्याभावाद्दुःख एषोपचारः ॥ २१ ॥

sā tāndṛṣṭvā vrīḍamāneva bālā sūryaṃ devī vacanaṃ prāha bhītā |
gaccha tvaṃ vai gopate svaṃ vimānaṃ kanyābhāvādduḥkha eṣopacāraḥ || 21 ||

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

...I shall do whatever you mayst command?' Hearing these words of the deity, Kunti said, 'O worshipful one, go you back to the place you have come from! I invoked you from curiosity...

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

Vridamana, Iva, Bala, Surya, Devi, Devin, Vacana, Praha, Bhita, Gaccha, Tva, Yushmad, Gopati, Gopat, Gopata, Sva, Vimana, Kanyabhava, Duhkha, Esha, Upacara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.290.21). 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: “ tāndṛṣṭvā vrīḍamāneva bālā sūryaṃ devī vacanaṃ prāha bhītā
  • -
  • (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • tān -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • dṛṣṭvā -
  • dṛś -> dṛṣṭvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √dṛś]
  • vrīḍamāne -
  • vrīḍ -> vrīḍamāna (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √vrīḍ class 1 verb], [locative single from √vrīḍ class 1 verb]
    vrīḍ -> vrīḍamāna (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √vrīḍ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √vrīḍ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √vrīḍ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √vrīḍ class 1 verb], [locative single from √vrīḍ class 1 verb]
    vrīḍ -> vrīḍamānā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √vrīḍ class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √vrīḍ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √vrīḍ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √vrīḍ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √vrīḍ class 1 verb]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • bālā -
  • bālā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • sūryam -
  • sūrya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sūrya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sūryā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    sūr -> sūrya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √sūr class 4 verb], [accusative single from √sūr class 10 verb]
    sūr -> sūrya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √sūr class 4 verb], [accusative single from √sūr class 4 verb], [nominative single from √sūr class 10 verb], [accusative single from √sūr class 10 verb]
  • devī -
  • devī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    devin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vacanam -
  • vacana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vacana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vacanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • prāha -
  • prāha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhītā -
  • bhītā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “gaccha tvaṃ vai gopate svaṃ vimānaṃ kanyābhāvādduḥkha eṣopacāraḥ
  • gaccha -
  • gaccha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    gam (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • tvam -
  • tva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tva (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • vai -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
  • gopate -
  • gopati (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    gopat (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    gopat (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    gopatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • svam -
  • sva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    svan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    svan (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
    sva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • vimānam -
  • vimāna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vimāna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vimānā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • kanyābhāvād -
  • kanyābhāva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • duḥkha* -
  • duḥkha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • eṣo -
  • eṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    eṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    eṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single], [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
    iṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • upacāraḥ -
  • upacāra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.290.21

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 3.290.21 in Kannada sript:
ಸಾ ತಾನ್ದೃಷ್ಟ್ವಾ ವ್ರೀಡಮಾನೇವ ಬಾಲಾ ಸೂರ್ಯಂ ದೇವೀ ವಚನಂ ಪ್ರಾಹ ಭೀತಾ ।
ಗಚ್ಛ ತ್ವಂ ವೈ ಗೋಪತೇ ಸ್ವಂ ವಿಮಾನಂ ಕನ್ಯಾಭಾವಾದ್ದುಃಖ ಏಷೋಪಚಾರಃ ॥ ೨೧ ॥

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 3.290.21 in Bengali sript:
সা তান্দৃষ্ট্বা ব্রীডমানেব বালা সূর্যং দেবী বচনং প্রাহ ভীতা ।
গচ্ছ ত্বং বৈ গোপতে স্বং বিমানং কন্যাভাবাদ্দুঃখ এষোপচারঃ ॥ ২১ ॥

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 3.290.21 in Gujarati sript:
સા તાન્દૃષ્ટ્વા વ્રીડમાનેવ બાલા સૂર્યં દેવી વચનં પ્રાહ ભીતા ।
ગચ્છ ત્વં વૈ ગોપતે સ્વં વિમાનં કન્યાભાવાદ્દુઃખ એષોપચારઃ ॥ ૨૧ ॥

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 3.290.21 in Malayalam sript:
സാ താന്ദൃഷ്ട്വാ വ്രീഡമാനേവ ബാലാ സൂര്യം ദേവീ വചനം പ്രാഹ ഭീതാ ।
ഗച്ഛ ത്വം വൈ ഗോപതേ സ്വം വിമാനം കന്യാഭാവാദ്ദുഃഖ ഏഷോപചാരഃ ॥ ൨൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.290.21 in Telugu sript:
సా తాన్దృష్ట్వా వ్రీడమానేవ బాలా సూర్యం దేవీ వచనం ప్రాహ భీతా ।
గచ్ఛ త్వం వై గోపతే స్వం విమానం కన్యాభావాద్దుఃఖ ఏషోపచారః ॥ ౨౧ ॥

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