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 3.297.35

युधिष्ठिर उवाच ।
प्राणो वै यज्ञियं साम मनो वै यज्ञियं यजुः ।
वागेका वृश्चते यज्ञं तां यज्ञो नातिवर्तते ॥ ३५ ॥

yudhiṣṭhira uvāca |
prāṇo vai yajñiyaṃ sāma mano vai yajñiyaṃ yajuḥ |
vāgekā vṛścate yajñaṃ tāṃ yajño nātivartate || 35 ||

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

...couched in harsh syllabus,{GL_NOTE:28496:} Yudhishthira, O king, approaching the Yaksha who had spoken then, stood there. And that bull among the Bharatas then beheld that Yaksha of...

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

Yudhishthira, Prana, Pran, Yajniya, Sama, Saman, Mana, Manas, Yaju, Yajus, Vaga, Vrishcat, Yajna, Nati, Vartat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.297.35). 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: “yudhiṣṭhira uvāca
  • yudhiṣṭhira* -
  • yudhiṣṭhira (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: “prāṇo vai yajñiyaṃ sāma mano vai yajñiyaṃ yajuḥ
  • prāṇo* -
  • prāṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    prāṇ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    prāṇ (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • vai -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
  • yajñiyam -
  • yajñiya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    yajñiya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    yajñiyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • sāma -
  • sāma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sāma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sāman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • mano* -
  • manas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    mana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vai -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
  • yajñiyam -
  • yajñiya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    yajñiya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    yajñiyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • yajuḥ -
  • yajus (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    yajus (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    yaju (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 3: “vāgekā vṛścate yajñaṃ tāṃ yajño nātivartate
  • vāge -
  • vāgā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • kā* -
  • kās (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vṛścate -
  • vraśc -> vṛścat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √vraśc class 6 verb]
    vraśc -> vṛścat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √vraśc class 6 verb]
  • yajñam -
  • yajña (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • tām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • yajño* -
  • yajña (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • nāti -
  • nāti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    nāti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    nāti (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • vartate -
  • vṛt -> vartat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √vṛt class 1 verb]
    vṛt -> vartat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √vṛt class 1 verb]
    vṛt (verb class 1)
    [present middle third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.297.35

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 3.297.35 in Kannada sript:
ಯುಧಿಷ್ಠಿರ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಪ್ರಾಣೋ ವೈ ಯಜ್ಞಿಯಂ ಸಾಮ ಮನೋ ವೈ ಯಜ್ಞಿಯಂ ಯಜುಃ ।
ವಾಗೇಕಾ ವೃಶ್ಚತೇ ಯಜ್ಞಂ ತಾಂ ಯಜ್ಞೋ ನಾತಿವರ್ತತೇ ॥ ೩೫ ॥

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 3.297.35 in Bengali sript:
যুধিষ্ঠির উবাচ ।
প্রাণো বৈ যজ্ঞিযং সাম মনো বৈ যজ্ঞিযং যজুঃ ।
বাগেকা বৃশ্চতে যজ্ঞং তাং যজ্ঞো নাতিবর্ততে ॥ ৩৫ ॥

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 3.297.35 in Gujarati sript:
યુધિષ્ઠિર ઉવાચ ।
પ્રાણો વૈ યજ્ઞિયં સામ મનો વૈ યજ્ઞિયં યજુઃ ।
વાગેકા વૃશ્ચતે યજ્ઞં તાં યજ્ઞો નાતિવર્તતે ॥ ૩૫ ॥

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 3.297.35 in Malayalam sript:
യുധിഷ്ഠിര ഉവാച ।
പ്രാണോ വൈ യജ്ഞിയം സാമ മനോ വൈ യജ്ഞിയം യജുഃ ।
വാഗേകാ വൃശ്ചതേ യജ്ഞം താം യജ്ഞോ നാതിവര്തതേ ॥ ൩൫ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.297.35 in Telugu sript:
యుధిష్ఠిర ఉవాచ ।
ప్రాణో వై యజ్ఞియం సామ మనో వై యజ్ఞియం యజుః ।
వాగేకా వృశ్చతే యజ్ఞం తాం యజ్ఞో నాతివర్తతే ॥ ౩౫ ॥

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