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 3.298.20

अरणीसहितं चेदं ब्राह्मणाय प्रयच्छत ।
जिज्ञासार्थं मया ह्येतदाहृतं मृगरूपिणा ॥ २० ॥

araṇīsahitaṃ cedaṃ brāhmaṇāya prayacchata |
jijñāsārthaṃ mayā hyetadāhṛtaṃ mṛgarūpiṇā || 20 ||

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

...dishonest who is unmerciful.' The Yaksha asked,— 'What, O king, is ignorance? And what is pride? What also is to be understood by idleness? And what has been spoken of as grief...

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

Arani, Sahitam, Sahita, Ced, Brahmana, Prayat, Shata, Jijnasa, Artha, Maya, Etad, Etada, Ahrita, Mrigarupin,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.298.20). 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: “araṇīsahitaṃ cedaṃ brāhmaṇāya prayacchata
  • araṇī -
  • araṇī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    araṇi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    araṇi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • sahitam -
  • sahitam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sahita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sahita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sahitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    sah -> sahita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √sah class 1 verb], [accusative single from √sah class 10 verb]
    sah -> sahita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √sah class 1 verb], [accusative single from √sah class 1 verb], [nominative single from √sah class 10 verb], [accusative single from √sah class 10 verb]
  • ced -
  • ced (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ced (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • am -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • brāhmaṇāya -
  • brāhmaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    brāhmaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • prayacch -
  • pre -> prayat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √pre class 2 verb], [vocative single from √pre class 2 verb], [accusative single from √pre class 2 verb]
  • śata -
  • śata (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “jijñāsārthaṃ mayā hyetadāhṛtaṃ mṛgarūpiṇā
  • jijñāsā -
  • jijñāsā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • artham -
  • artha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    artha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • mayā* -
  • maya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    mayā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • hye -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • etadā -
  • etad (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    etadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ahṛtam -
  • ahṛta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ahṛta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ahṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • mṛgarūpiṇā -
  • mṛgarūpin (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    mṛgarūpin (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.298.20

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 3.298.20 in Kannada sript:
ಅರಣೀಸಹಿತಂ ಚೇದಂ ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣಾಯ ಪ್ರಯಚ್ಛತ ।
ಜಿಜ್ಞಾಸಾರ್ಥಂ ಮಯಾ ಹ್ಯೇತದಾಹೃತಂ ಮೃಗರೂಪಿಣಾ ॥ ೨೦ ॥

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 3.298.20 in Bengali sript:
অরণীসহিতং চেদং ব্রাহ্মণায প্রযচ্ছত ।
জিজ্ঞাসার্থং মযা হ্যেতদাহৃতং মৃগরূপিণা ॥ ২০ ॥

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 3.298.20 in Gujarati sript:
અરણીસહિતં ચેદં બ્રાહ્મણાય પ્રયચ્છત ।
જિજ્ઞાસાર્થં મયા હ્યેતદાહૃતં મૃગરૂપિણા ॥ ૨૦ ॥

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 3.298.20 in Malayalam sript:
അരണീസഹിതം ചേദം ബ്രാഹ്മണായ പ്രയച്ഛത ।
ജിജ്ഞാസാര്ഥം മയാ ഹ്യേതദാഹൃതം മൃഗരൂപിണാ ॥ ൨൦ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.298.20 in Telugu sript:
అరణీసహితం చేదం బ్రాహ్మణాయ ప్రయచ్ఛత ।
జిజ్ఞాసార్థం మయా హ్యేతదాహృతం మృగరూపిణా ॥ ౨౦ ॥

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