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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 4.8.3
तां नराः परिधावन्तीं स्त्रियश्च समुपाद्रवन् ।
अपृच्छंश्चैव तां दृष्ट्वा का त्वं किं च चिकीर्षसि ॥ ३ ॥
tāṃ narāḥ paridhāvantīṃ striyaśca samupādravan |
apṛcchaṃścaiva tāṃ dṛṣṭvā kā tvaṃ kiṃ ca cikīrṣasi || 3 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...replied, "I shall certainly slay him who may happen to displease you, and should be one of the twice-born ones, I shall banish him from my dominions. Let the assembled subjects listen! Kanka...
English translation by Kisari Mohan Ganguly (2013) Read online Buy now!
Glossary of Sanskrit terms
Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (4.8.3). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 4.8.3). 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: “tāṃ narāḥ paridhāvantīṃ striyaśca samupādravan ”
- tām -
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tā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]sā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- narāḥ -
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nara (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]narā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- paridhāva -
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paridhi (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- antīm -
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antī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- striyaś -
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strī (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- samupā -
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samupa (Preverb)[Preverb]
- adravan -
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√dru (verb class 1)[imperfect active third plural]
- Line 2: “apṛcchaṃścaiva tāṃ dṛṣṭvā kā tvaṃ kiṃ ca cikīrṣasi ”
- apṛcchaṃś -
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√praś (verb class 6)[imperfect active third plural]
- cai -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]cā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- tām -
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tā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]sā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- dṛṣṭvā -
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√dṛś -> dṛṣṭvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √dṛś]
- kā -
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kā (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kā (pronoun, feminine)[nominative single]
- tvam -
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tva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tva (noun, masculine)[accusative single]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[nominative single]
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- cikīrṣasi -
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√kṛ (verb class 0)[present active second single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 4.8.3
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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The Mahabharata in Kannada (Set of 32 Volumes)
by Bharatha Darshana Bangalore (2003)
ಶ್ರೇಮಹಭಾರತ [ಮಹಾಭಾರತ]; 13907 pages;
Buy now!Preview of verse 4.8.3 in Kannada sript:
ತಾಂ ನರಾಃ ಪರಿಧಾವನ್ತೀಂ ಸ್ತ್ರಿಯಶ್ಚ ಸಮುಪಾದ್ರವನ್ ।
ಅಪೃಚ್ಛಂಶ್ಚೈವ ತಾಂ ದೃಷ್ಟ್ವಾ ಕಾ ತ್ವಂ ಕಿಂ ಚ ಚಿಕೀರ್ಷಸಿ ॥ ೩ ॥
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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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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The Mahabharata in Bengali (Two Volumes)
by Akshay Library, Kolkata (2019)
3049 pages; [মহাভারত] [মহার্ষী বদভ্যাস (Maharishi Vedvyas)]
Buy now!Preview of verse 4.8.3 in Bengali sript:
তাং নরাঃ পরিধাবন্তীং স্ত্রিযশ্চ সমুপাদ্রবন্ ।
অপৃচ্ছংশ্চৈব তাং দৃষ্ট্বা কা ত্বং কিং চ চিকীর্ষসি ॥ ৩ ॥
Mahabharat in Gujarati (20 Volumes)
by Dinkar Joshi (દિનકર જોશી) (2010)
14252 pages; [મહાભારત] [Publisher: Pravin Prakashan Pvt. Ltd, Rajkot]
Buy now!Preview of verse 4.8.3 in Gujarati sript:
તાં નરાઃ પરિધાવન્તીં સ્ત્રિયશ્ચ સમુપાદ્રવન્ ।
અપૃચ્છંશ્ચૈવ તાં દૃષ્ટ્વા કા ત્વં કિં ચ ચિકીર્ષસિ ॥ ૩ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 4.8.3 in Malayalam sript:
താം നരാഃ പരിധാവന്തീം സ്ത്രിയശ്ച സമുപാദ്രവന് ।
അപൃച്ഛംശ്ചൈവ താം ദൃഷ്ട്വാ കാ ത്വം കിം ച ചികീര്ഷസി ॥ ൩ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 4.8.3 in Telugu sript:
తాం నరాః పరిధావన్తీం స్త్రియశ్చ సముపాద్రవన్ ।
అపృచ్ఛంశ్చైవ తాం దృష్ట్వా కా త్వం కిం చ చికీర్షసి ॥ ౩ ॥