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 3.296.17

भ्रातृशोकाभिसंतप्तस्तृषया च प्रपीडितः ।
अभिदुद्राव पानीयं ततो वागभ्यभाषत ॥ १७ ॥

bhrātṛśokābhisaṃtaptastṛṣayā ca prapīḍitaḥ |
abhidudrāva pānīyaṃ tato vāgabhyabhāṣata || 17 ||

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

...And afflicted at the death of his brother, and suffering severely from thirst, he advanced towards the water, when these words were heard by him, 'O child, do not commit this rash...

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

Shoka, Abhisantapta, Trisha, Prapidita, Abhi, Paniya, Tatah, Tad, Tata, Vac,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.296.17). 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: “bhrātṛśokābhisaṃtaptastṛṣayā ca prapīḍitaḥ
  • bhrātṛ -
  • bhrātṛ (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • śokā -
  • śoka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śoka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śokā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    śuk (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • abhisantaptas -
  • abhisantapta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tṛṣayā -
  • tṛṣā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • prapīḍitaḥ -
  • prapīḍita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “abhidudrāva pānīyaṃ tato vāgabhyabhāṣata
  • abhi -
  • abhi (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    abhi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    abhi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    abhi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    abhī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    abhī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    abhī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    abhi (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • dudrāva -
  • dru (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    dru (verb class 5)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    drū (verb class 5)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    drū (verb class 9)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • pānīyam -
  • pānīya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pānīya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    pānīyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    -> pānīya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √ class 2 verb]
    -> pānīya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √ class 2 verb]
    -> pānīya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √ class 2 verb]
    -> pānīya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √ class 2 verb]
    -> pānīya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √ class 3 verb]
    -> pānīya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √ class 3 verb]
  • tato* -
  • tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    tata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tan -> tata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
  • vāg -
  • vāc (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • abhya -
  • abhi (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    abhi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    abhi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    abhi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    abhī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    abhī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    abhī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    abhi (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • abhāṣata -
  • bhāṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperfect middle third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.296.17

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 3.296.17 in Kannada sript:
ಭ್ರಾತೃಶೋಕಾಭಿಸಂತಪ್ತಸ್ತೃಷಯಾ ಚ ಪ್ರಪೀಡಿತಃ ।
ಅಭಿದುದ್ರಾವ ಪಾನೀಯಂ ತತೋ ವಾಗಭ್ಯಭಾಷತ ॥ ೧೭ ॥

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 3.296.17 in Bengali sript:
ভ্রাতৃশোকাভিসংতপ্তস্তৃষযা চ প্রপীডিতঃ ।
অভিদুদ্রাব পানীযং ততো বাগভ্যভাষত ॥ ১৭ ॥

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 3.296.17 in Gujarati sript:
ભ્રાતૃશોકાભિસંતપ્તસ્તૃષયા ચ પ્રપીડિતઃ ।
અભિદુદ્રાવ પાનીયં તતો વાગભ્યભાષત ॥ ૧૭ ॥

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 3.296.17 in Malayalam sript:
ഭ്രാതൃശോകാഭിസംതപ്തസ്തൃഷയാ ച പ്രപീഡിതഃ ।
അഭിദുദ്രാവ പാനീയം തതോ വാഗഭ്യഭാഷത ॥ ൧൭ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.296.17 in Telugu sript:
భ్రాతృశోకాభిసంతప్తస్తృషయా చ ప్రపీడితః ।
అభిదుద్రావ పానీయం తతో వాగభ్యభాషత ॥ ౧౭ ॥

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