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 4.25.3

अल्पावशिष्टं कालस्य गतभूयिष्ठमन्ततः ।
तेषामज्ञातचर्यायामस्मिन्वर्षे त्रयोदशे ॥ ३ ॥

alpāvaśiṣṭaṃ kālasya gatabhūyiṣṭhamantataḥ |
teṣāmajñātacaryāyāmasminvarṣe trayodaśe || 3 ||

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

...Virata’s daughters in dancing. And issuing with Arjuna from the dancing-hall, all those damsels came to Krishna who had arrived there, and who had been persecuted so sorely, all innocent though she...

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

Alpavashishta, Kala, Kalasya, Gata, Bhuyishtham, Bhuyishtha, Antatah, Tad, Ajnata, Carya, Idam, Varsha, Trayodasha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 4.25.3). 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: “alpāvaśiṣṭaṃ kālasya gatabhūyiṣṭhamantataḥ
  • alpāvaśiṣṭam -
  • alpāvaśiṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    alpāvaśiṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    alpāvaśiṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • kālasya -
  • kālasya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kālasya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kāla (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    kāla (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • gata -
  • gata (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    gata (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhūyiṣṭham -
  • bhūyiṣṭham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    bhūyiṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bhūyiṣṭha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    bhūyiṣṭhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • antataḥ -
  • antataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ant (verb class 1)
    [present active third dual]
  • Line 2: “teṣāmajñātacaryāyāmasminvarṣe trayodaśe
  • teṣām -
  • tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • ajñāta -
  • ajñāta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ajñāta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    jñā (verb class 3)
    [aorist active second plural]
    jñā (verb class 9)
    [aorist active second plural]
  • caryāyām -
  • caryā (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • asmin -
  • idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • varṣe -
  • varṣa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    varṣa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    varṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • trayodaśe -
  • trayodaśa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    trayodaśa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    trayodaśā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 4.25.3

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 4.25.3 in Kannada sript:
ಅಲ್ಪಾವಶಿಷ್ಟಂ ಕಾಲಸ್ಯ ಗತಭೂಯಿಷ್ಠಮನ್ತತಃ ।
ತೇಷಾಮಜ್ಞಾತಚರ್ಯಾಯಾಮಸ್ಮಿನ್ವರ್ಷೇ ತ್ರಯೋದಶೇ ॥ 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 4.25.3 in Bengali sript:
অল্পাবশিষ্টং কালস্য গতভূযিষ্ঠমন্ততঃ ।
তেষামজ্ঞাতচর্যাযামস্মিন্বর্ষে ত্রযোদশে ॥ 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 4.25.3 in Gujarati sript:
અલ્પાવશિષ્ટં કાલસ્ય ગતભૂયિષ્ઠમન્તતઃ ।
તેષામજ્ઞાતચર્યાયામસ્મિન્વર્ષે ત્રયોદશે ॥ 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 4.25.3 in Malayalam sript:
അല്പാവശിഷ്ടം കാലസ്യ ഗതഭൂയിഷ്ഠമന്തതഃ ।
തേഷാമജ്ഞാതചര്യായാമസ്മിന്വര്ഷേ ത്രയോദശേ ॥ ൩ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 4.25.3 in Telugu sript:
అల్పావశిష్టం కాలస్య గతభూయిష్ఠమన్తతః ।
తేషామజ్ఞాతచర్యాయామస్మిన్వర్షే త్రయోదశే ॥ ౩ ॥

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