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 3.291.23

वैशंपायन उवाच ।
तथेत्युक्त्वा तु तां कुन्तीमाविवेश विहंगमः ।
स्वर्भानुशत्रुर्योगात्मा नाभ्यां पस्पर्श चैव ताम् ॥ २३ ॥

vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca |
tathetyuktvā tu tāṃ kuntīmāviveśa vihaṃgamaḥ |
svarbhānuśatruryogātmā nābhyāṃ pasparśa caiva tām || 23 ||

The English translation of Mahabharata Verse 3.291.23 is contained in the book The complete Mahabharata (12 Volumes) by Kisari Mohan Ganguly. This book is available online or you could buy the latest edition:

Read online Buy now! The English translation by Kisari Mohan Ganguly (2013)

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (3.291.23). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vaishampayana, Tatha, Iti, Uktva, Kunti, Isha, Vihangama, Shatru, Yogatman, Nabhi, Nabhya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.291.23). 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: “vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca
  • vaiśampāyana* -
  • vaiśampāyana (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: “tathetyuktvā tu tāṃ kuntīmāviveśa vihaṃgamaḥ
  • tathe -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tatha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    tatha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ityu -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • uktvā -
  • uktvā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    vac -> uktvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √vac]
    vac -> uktvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √vac]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • tām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • kuntīm -
  • kuntī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • āvive -
  • av (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first dual]
  • īśa -
  • īśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    īśa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vihaṅgamaḥ -
  • vihaṅgama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 3: “svarbhānuśatruryogātmā nābhyāṃ pasparśa caiva tām
  • svarbhānu -
  • svarbhānu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • śatrur -
  • śatru (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • yogātmā -
  • yogātman (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • nābhyām -
  • na (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
    (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
    nābhi (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    nābhyā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    nābhī (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • pasparśa -
  • spṛś (verb class 6)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • tām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.291.23

Cover of edition (2003)

The Mahabharata in Kannada (Set of 32 Volumes)
by Bharatha Darshana Bangalore (2003)

ಶ್ರೇಮಹಭಾರತ [ಮಹಾಭಾರತ]; 13907 pages;

Buy now!

Preview of verse 3.291.23 in Kannada sript:
ವೈಶಂಪಾಯನ ಉವಾಚ ।
ತಥೇತ್ಯುಕ್ತ್ವಾ ತು ತಾಂ ಕುನ್ತೀಮಾವಿವೇಶ ವಿಹಂಗಮಃ ।
ಸ್ವರ್ಭಾನುಶತ್ರುರ್ಯೋಗಾತ್ಮಾ ನಾಭ್ಯಾಂ ಪಸ್ಪರ್ಶ ಚೈವ ತಾಮ್ ॥ 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.]

Buy now!
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.

Buy now!
Cover of Bengali edition

The Mahabharata in Bengali (Two Volumes)
by Akshay Library, Kolkata (2019)

3049 pages; [মহাভারত] [মহার্ষী বদভ্যাস (Maharishi Vedvyas)]

Buy now!

Preview of verse 3.291.23 in Bengali sript:
বৈশংপাযন উবাচ ।
তথেত্যুক্ত্বা তু তাং কুন্তীমাবিবেশ বিহংগমঃ ।
স্বর্ভানুশত্রুর্যোগাত্মা নাভ্যাং পস্পর্শ চৈব তাম্ ॥ 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]

Buy now!

Preview of verse 3.291.23 in Gujarati sript:
વૈશંપાયન ઉવાચ ।
તથેત્યુક્ત્વા તુ તાં કુન્તીમાવિવેશ વિહંગમઃ ।
સ્વર્ભાનુશત્રુર્યોગાત્મા નાભ્યાં પસ્પર્શ ચૈવ તામ્ ॥ ૨૩ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)

1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]

Buy now!

Preview of verse 3.291.23 in Malayalam sript:
വൈശംപായന ഉവാച ।
തഥേത്യുക്ത്വാ തു താം കുന്തീമാവിവേശ വിഹംഗമഃ ।
സ്വര്ഭാനുശത്രുര്യോഗാത്മാ നാഭ്യാം പസ്പര്ശ ചൈവ താമ് ॥ ൨൩ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

Buy now!

Preview of verse 3.291.23 in Telugu sript:
వైశంపాయన ఉవాచ ।
తథెత౯యుక౯త౯వా తు తాం కున౯తీమావివెశ విహంగమః ।
స౯వర౯భానుశత౯రుర౯యొగాత౯మా నాభ౯యాం పస౯పర౯శ చైవ తామ౯ ॥ ౨౩ ॥

Let's grow together!

I humbly request your help to keep doing what I do best: provide the world with unbiased sources, definitions and images. Your donation direclty influences the quality and quantity of knowledge, wisdom and spiritual insight the world is exposed to.

Let's make the world a better place together!

Like what you read? Help to become even better: