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 3.23.26

एवमादि तु कौन्तेय श्रुत्वाहं सारथेर्वचः ।
तत्त्वमेतदिति ज्ञात्वा युद्धे मतिमधारयम् ॥ २६ ॥

evamādi tu kaunteya śrutvāhaṃ sārathervacaḥ |
tattvametaditi jñātvā yuddhe matimadhārayam || 26 ||

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

...habitations in that forest, and virtuous men of sanctified souls clad in barks of trees and bearing matted locks on their heads. And descending from their cars, the king that foremost...

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

Evamadi, Kaunteya, Aha, Asmad, Sarathi, Vaca, Vacas, Tattva, Etad, Iti, Yuddha, Mati,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.23.26). 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: “evamādi tu kaunteya śrutvāhaṃ sārathervacaḥ
  • evamādi -
  • evamādi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    evamādi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    evamādi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • kaunteya -
  • kaunteya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śrutvā -
  • śru -> śrutvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √śru]
  • aham -
  • aha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • sārather -
  • sārathi (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • vacaḥ -
  • vacas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vacas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vaca (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “tattvametaditi jñātvā yuddhe matimadhārayam
  • tattvam -
  • tattva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • etad -
  • etad (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    etad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    etad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • jñātvā -
  • jñā -> jñātvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √jñā]
    jñā -> jñātvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √jñā]
  • yuddhe -
  • yuddha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    yuddha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    yuddhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    yudh -> yuddha (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √yudh class 1 verb], [locative single from √yudh class 4 verb]
    yudh -> yuddha (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √yudh class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √yudh class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √yudh class 1 verb], [locative single from √yudh class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √yudh class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √yudh class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √yudh class 4 verb], [locative single from √yudh class 4 verb]
    yudh -> yuddhā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √yudh class 1 verb], [vocative single from √yudh class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √yudh class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √yudh class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √yudh class 4 verb], [vocative single from √yudh class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √yudh class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √yudh class 4 verb]
  • matim -
  • mati (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    mati (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • adhārayam -
  • dhṛ (verb class 0)
    [imperfect active first single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.23.26

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 3.23.26 in Kannada sript:
ಏವಮಾದಿ ತು ಕೌನ್ತೇಯ ಶ್ರುತ್ವಾಹಂ ಸಾರಥೇರ್ವಚಃ ।
ತತ್ತ್ವಮೇತದಿತಿ ಜ್ಞಾತ್ವಾ ಯುದ್ಧೇ ಮತಿಮಧಾರಯಮ್ ॥ ೨೬ ॥

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 3.23.26 in Bengali sript:
এবমাদি তু কৌন্তেয শ্রুত্বাহং সারথের্বচঃ ।
তত্ত্বমেতদিতি জ্ঞাত্বা যুদ্ধে মতিমধারযম্ ॥ ২৬ ॥

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 3.23.26 in Gujarati sript:
એવમાદિ તુ કૌન્તેય શ્રુત્વાહં સારથેર્વચઃ ।
તત્ત્વમેતદિતિ જ્ઞાત્વા યુદ્ધે મતિમધારયમ્ ॥ ૨૬ ॥

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 3.23.26 in Malayalam sript:
ഏവമാദി തു കൌന്തേയ ശ്രുത്വാഹം സാരഥേര്വചഃ ।
തത്ത്വമേതദിതി ജ്ഞാത്വാ യുദ്ധേ മതിമധാരയമ് ॥ ൨൬ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.23.26 in Telugu sript:
ఏవమాది తు కౌన్తేయ శ్రుత్వాహం సారథేర్వచః ।
తత్త్వమేతదితి జ్ఞాత్వా యుద్ధే మతిమధారయమ్ ॥ ౨౬ ॥

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