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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 3.24.3
प्रेष्याः पुरो विंशतिरात्तशस्त्रा धनूंषि वर्माणि शरांश्च पीतान् ।
मौर्वीश्च यन्त्राणि च सायकांश्च सर्वे समादाय जघन्यमीयुः ॥ ३ ॥
preṣyāḥ puro viṃśatirāttaśastrā dhanūṃṣi varmāṇi śarāṃśca pītān |
maurvīśca yantrāṇi ca sāyakāṃśca sarve samādāya jaghanyamīyuḥ || 3 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...Vaisampayana continued, "Having spoken these words unto Yudhishthira (seated) in the midst of the ascetics with friends, the great Rishi having also saluted Dhaumya and all the Pandavas...
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 (3.24.3). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Preshya, Purah, Pur, Pura, Vimshati, Atta, Shastra, Dhanus, Varman, Shara, Pita, Maurvi, Yantra, Sayaka, Sarva, Samadaya, Jaghanyam, Jaghanya,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.24.3). 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: “preṣyāḥ puro viṃśatirāttaśastrā dhanūṃṣi varmāṇi śarāṃśca pītān ”
- preṣyāḥ -
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preṣya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]preṣyā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√preṣ -> preṣya (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √preṣ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √preṣ class 1 verb]√preṣ -> preṣyā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √preṣ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √preṣ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √preṣ class 1 verb]
- puro* -
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puraḥ (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]puraḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]pur (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]pura (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- viṃśatir -
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viṃśati (noun, feminine)[nominative single]viṃśati (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ātta -
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ātta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ātta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√ad (verb class 2)[imperfect active second plural]
- śastrā* -
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śastra (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- dhanūṃṣi -
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dhanus (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- varmāṇi -
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varman (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- śarāṃś -
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śara (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- pītān -
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pīta (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]√pā -> pīta (participle, masculine)[accusative plural from √pā class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √pā class 2 verb]√pā -> pīta (participle, masculine)[accusative plural from √pā class 3 verb]√pai -> pīta (participle, masculine)[accusative plural from √pai class 1 verb]√pi -> pīta (participle, masculine)[accusative plural from √pi class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √pi class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √pi class 3 verb]√pī -> pīta (participle, masculine)[accusative plural from √pī class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √pī class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √pī class 3 verb], [accusative plural from √pī class 4 verb]
- Line 2: “maurvīśca yantrāṇi ca sāyakāṃśca sarve samādāya jaghanyamīyuḥ ”
- maurvīś -
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maurvī (noun, feminine)[accusative plural]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- yantrāṇi -
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yantra (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√yantr (verb class 1)[imperative active first single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sāyakāṃś -
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sāyaka (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sarve -
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sarva (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [locative single]sarva (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]sarvā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- samādāya -
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samādāya (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- jaghanyam -
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jaghanyam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]jaghanya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]jaghanya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]jaghanyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ī -
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i (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]ī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]ī (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]e (noun, masculine)[adverb]
- iyuḥ -
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√i (verb class 2)[optative active third plural], [perfect active third plural]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.24.3
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 3.24.3 in Kannada sript:
ಪ್ರೇಷ್ಯಾಃ ಪುರೋ ವಿಂಶತಿರಾತ್ತಶಸ್ತ್ರಾ ಧನೂಂಷಿ ವರ್ಮಾಣಿ ಶರಾಂಶ್ಚ ಪೀತಾನ್ ।
ಮೌರ್ವೀಶ್ಚ ಯನ್ತ್ರಾಣಿ ಚ ಸಾಯಕಾಂಶ್ಚ ಸರ್ವೇ ಸಮಾದಾಯ ಜಘನ್ಯಮೀಯುಃ ॥ 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 3.24.3 in Bengali sript:
প্রেষ্যাঃ পুরো বিংশতিরাত্তশস্ত্রা ধনূংষি বর্মাণি শরাংশ্চ পীতান্ ।
মৌর্বীশ্চ যন্ত্রাণি চ সাযকাংশ্চ সর্বে সমাদায জঘন্যমীযুঃ ॥ 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 3.24.3 in Gujarati sript:
પ્રેષ્યાઃ પુરો વિંશતિરાત્તશસ્ત્રા ધનૂંષિ વર્માણિ શરાંશ્ચ પીતાન્ ।
મૌર્વીશ્ચ યન્ત્રાણિ ચ સાયકાંશ્ચ સર્વે સમાદાય જઘન્યમીયુઃ ॥ ૩ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 3.24.3 in Malayalam sript:
പ്രേഷ്യാഃ പുരോ വിംശതിരാത്തശസ്ത്രാ ധനൂംഷി വര്മാണി ശരാംശ്ച പീതാന് ।
മൌര്വീശ്ച യന്ത്രാണി ച സായകാംശ്ച സര്വേ സമാദായ ജഘന്യമീയുഃ ॥ ൩ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 3.24.3 in Telugu sript:
ప్రేష్యాః పురో వింశతిరాత్తశస్త్రా ధనూంషి వర్మాణి శరాంశ్చ పీతాన్ ।
మౌర్వీశ్చ యన్త్రాణి చ సాయకాంశ్చ సర్వే సమాదాయ జఘన్యమీయుః ॥ ౩ ॥