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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 1.27.3
कथं च कामचारी स कामवीर्यश्च खेचरः ।
एतदिच्छाम्यहं श्रोतुं पुराणे यदि पठ्यते ॥ ३ ॥
kathaṃ ca kāmacārī sa kāmavīryaśca khecaraḥ |
etadicchāmyahaṃ śrotuṃ purāṇe yadi paṭhyate || 3 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...accompanied by his wife of the Nishada caste, came out, and praising Garuda wended whatever way he liked. And when that Brahmana had come out with his wife, that lord of birds, fleet as...
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 (1.27.3). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Katham, Katha, Kamacarin, Kamavirya, Khecara, Etad, Ccha, Amin, Adah, Aha, Asmad, Shrotu, Purana, Yadi, Yad,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.27.3). 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: “kathaṃ ca kāmacārī sa kāmavīryaśca khecaraḥ ”
- katham -
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katham (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]katham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kathā (noun, feminine)[adverb]katha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]katha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [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]
- kāmacārī -
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kāmacārin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- sa -
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sa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kāmavīryaś -
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kāmavīrya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- khecaraḥ -
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khecara (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “etadicchāmyahaṃ śrotuṃ purāṇe yadi paṭhyate ”
- etadi -
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etad (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- cchā -
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ccha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ccha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- amya -
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amin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single]amin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]adaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative plural]
- aham -
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aha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[nominative single]
- śrotum -
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√śru -> śrotum (infinitive)[infinitive from √śru]śrotu (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- purāṇe -
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purāṇa (noun, masculine)[locative single]purāṇa (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- yadi -
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yadi (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]yadi (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yadi (indeclinable)[indeclinable]yad (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- paṭhyate -
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√paṭh (verb class 1)[present passive third single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.27.3
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 1.27.3 in Kannada sript:
ಕಥಂ ಚ ಕಾಮಚಾರೀ ಸ ಕಾಮವೀರ್ಯಶ್ಚ ಖೇಚರಃ ।
ಏತದಿಚ್ಛಾಮ್ಯಹಂ ಶ್ರೋತುಂ ಪುರಾಣೇ ಯದಿ ಪಠ್ಯತೇ ॥ 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 1.27.3 in Bengali sript:
কথং চ কামচারী স কামবীর্যশ্চ খেচরঃ ।
এতদিচ্ছাম্যহং শ্রোতুং পুরাণে যদি পঠ্যতে ॥ 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 1.27.3 in Gujarati sript:
કથં ચ કામચારી સ કામવીર્યશ્ચ ખેચરઃ ।
એતદિચ્છામ્યહં શ્રોતું પુરાણે યદિ પઠ્યતે ॥ ૩ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 1.27.3 in Malayalam sript:
കഥം ച കാമചാരീ സ കാമവീര്യശ്ച ഖേചരഃ ।
ഏതദിച്ഛാമ്യഹം ശ്രോതും പുരാണേ യദി പഠ്യതേ ॥ ൩ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 1.27.3 in Telugu sript:
కథం చ కామచారీ స కామవీర్యశ్చ ఖేచరః ।
ఏతదిచ్ఛామ్యహం శ్రోతుం పురాణే యది పఠ్యతే ॥ ౩ ॥