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 3.295.12

सन्नद्धा धन्विनः सर्वे प्राद्रवन्नरपुंगवाः ।
ब्राह्मणार्थे यतन्तस्ते शीघ्रमन्वगमन्मृगम् ॥ १२ ॥

sannaddhā dhanvinaḥ sarve prādravannarapuṃgavāḥ |
brāhmaṇārthe yatantaste śīghramanvagamanmṛgam || 12 ||

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

...which had been placed against a large tree stuck fast to its antlers. O king, that powerful deer of exceeding fleetness has speedily gone out of the hermitage with long bounds, taking...

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

Sannaddha, Dhanvin, Dhanvi, Dhanvina, Sarva, Pra, Prat, Ravat, Ara, Pungava, Brahmana, Artha, Yat, Yad, Anta, Tad, Yushmad, Shighram, Shighra, Anvak, Mriga,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.295.12). 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: “sannaddhā dhanvinaḥ sarve prādravannarapuṃgavāḥ
  • sannaddhā* -
  • sannaddha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sannaddhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • dhanvinaḥ -
  • dhanvin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    dhanvin (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    dhanvī (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    dhanvina (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sarve -
  • sarva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [locative single]
    sarva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    sarvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • prād -
  • pra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    pra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    prā -> prāt (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √prā class 2 verb], [vocative single from √prā class 2 verb], [accusative single from √prā class 2 verb]
  • ravann -
  • ru -> ravat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √ru class 1 verb], [vocative single from √ru class 1 verb]
  • ara -
  • ara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
    (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
    (verb class 5)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
  • puṅgavāḥ -
  • puṅgava (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • Line 2: “brāhmaṇārthe yatantaste śīghramanvagamanmṛgam
  • brāhmaṇā -
  • brāhmaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    brāhmaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    brāhmaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • arthe -
  • artha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    artha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    arth (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • yat -
  • yat (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    yat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    i -> yat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • antas -
  • anta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • śīghram -
  • śīghram (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    śīghra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śīghra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śīghrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • anvag -
  • anvak (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • am -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • an -
  • ad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    ad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • mṛgam -
  • mṛga (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    mṛgā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.295.12

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 3.295.12 in Kannada sript:
ಸನ್ನದ್ಧಾ ಧನ್ವಿನಃ ಸರ್ವೇ ಪ್ರಾದ್ರವನ್ನರಪುಂಗವಾಃ ।
ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣಾರ್ಥೇ ಯತನ್ತಸ್ತೇ ಶೀಘ್ರಮನ್ವಗಮನ್ಮೃಗಮ್ ॥ ೧೨ ॥

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 3.295.12 in Bengali sript:
সন্নদ্ধা ধন্বিনঃ সর্বে প্রাদ্রবন্নরপুংগবাঃ ।
ব্রাহ্মণার্থে যতন্তস্তে শীঘ্রমন্বগমন্মৃগম্ ॥ ১২ ॥

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 3.295.12 in Gujarati sript:
સન્નદ્ધા ધન્વિનઃ સર્વે પ્રાદ્રવન્નરપુંગવાઃ ।
બ્રાહ્મણાર્થે યતન્તસ્તે શીઘ્રમન્વગમન્મૃગમ્ ॥ ૧૨ ॥

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 3.295.12 in Malayalam sript:
സന്നദ്ധാ ധന്വിനഃ സര്വേ പ്രാദ്രവന്നരപുംഗവാഃ ।
ബ്രാഹ്മണാര്ഥേ യതന്തസ്തേ ശീഘ്രമന്വഗമന്മൃഗമ് ॥ ൧൨ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.295.12 in Telugu sript:
సన్నద్ధా ధన్వినః సర్వే ప్రాద్రవన్నరపుంగవాః ।
బ్రాహ్మణార్థే యతన్తస్తే శీఘ్రమన్వగమన్మృగమ్ ॥ ౧౨ ॥

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