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 4.3.3

कुशलोऽस्म्यश्वशिक्षायां तथैवाश्वचिकित्सिते ।
प्रियाश्च सततं मेऽश्वाः कुरुराज यथा तव ॥ ३ ॥

kuśalo'smyaśvaśikṣāyāṃ tathaivāśvacikitsite |
priyāśca satataṃ me'śvāḥ kururāja yathā tava || 3 ||

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

...gratify the monarch," Yudhishthira said, "This is our beloved wife dearer to us than our lives. Verily, she deserves to be cherished by us like a mother, and regarded like an elder sister....

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

Kushala, Ashvashiksha, Tatha, Cikitsita, Pri, Priya, Satatam, Satata, Asmad, Ashva, Kururaja, Yatha, Yushmad,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 4.3.3). 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: “kuśalo'smyaśvaśikṣāyāṃ tathaivāśvacikitsite
  • kuśalo' -
  • kuśala (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • asmya -
  • as (verb class 2)
    [present active first single]
  • aśvaśikṣāyām -
  • aśvaśikṣā (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • tathai -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tatha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tatha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aivā -
  • śva -
  • śvan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • cikitsite -
  • cikitsita (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    cikitsita (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    cikitsitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    cit -> cikitsita (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √cit]
    cit -> cikitsita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √cit], [vocative dual from √cit], [accusative dual from √cit], [locative single from √cit]
    cit -> cikitsitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √cit], [vocative single from √cit], [vocative dual from √cit], [accusative dual from √cit]
  • Line 2: “priyāśca satataṃ me'śvāḥ kururāja yathā tava
  • priyāś -
  • prī (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    prī (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    priya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    priyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • satatam -
  • satatam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    satata (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    satata (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    satatā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • me' -
  • ma (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ma (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • aśvāḥ -
  • aśva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    aśvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • kururāja -
  • kururāja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yathā -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • tava -
  • yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [genitive single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 4.3.3

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 4.3.3 in Kannada sript:
ಕುಶಲೋಽಸ್ಮ್ಯಶ್ವಶಿಕ್ಷಾಯಾಂ ತಥೈವಾಶ್ವಚಿಕಿತ್ಸಿತೇ ।
ಪ್ರಿಯಾಶ್ಚ ಸತತಂ ಮೇಽಶ್ವಾಃ ಕುರುರಾಜ ಯಥಾ ತವ ॥ ೩ ॥

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 4.3.3 in Bengali sript:
কুশলোঽস্ম্যশ্বশিক্ষাযাং তথৈবাশ্বচিকিত্সিতে ।
প্রিযাশ্চ সততং মেঽশ্বাঃ কুরুরাজ যথা তব ॥ ৩ ॥

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 4.3.3 in Gujarati sript:
કુશલોઽસ્મ્યશ્વશિક્ષાયાં તથૈવાશ્વચિકિત્સિતે ।
પ્રિયાશ્ચ સતતં મેઽશ્વાઃ કુરુરાજ યથા તવ ॥ ૩ ॥

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 4.3.3 in Malayalam sript:
കുശലോഽസ്മ്യശ്വശിക്ഷായാം തഥൈവാശ്വചികിത്സിതേ ।
പ്രിയാശ്ച സതതം മേഽശ്വാഃ കുരുരാജ യഥാ തവ ॥ ൩ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 4.3.3 in Telugu sript:
కుశలోఽస్మ్యశ్వశిక్షాయాం తథైవాశ్వచికిత్సితే ।
ప్రియాశ్చ సతతం మేఽశ్వాః కురురాజ యథా తవ ॥ ౩ ॥

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