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 3.62.39

प्रार्थयेद्यदि मां कश्चिद्दण्ड्यस्ते स पुमान्भवेत् ।
भर्तुरन्वेषणार्थं तु पश्येयं ब्राह्मणानहम् ॥ ३९ ॥

prārthayedyadi māṃ kaściddaṇḍyaste sa pumānbhavet |
bharturanveṣaṇārthaṃ tu paśyeyaṃ brāhmaṇānaham || 39 ||

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

...company of her relatives and of her husband as well? And how also hast you come to know this lady fallen into such a plight? I wish to hear all this in detail from you. Do truly relate...

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

Asmad, Kah, Cit, Dandya, Dandi, Tad, Yushmad, Pums, Bhartri, Anveshana, Artha, Pashya, Iyam, Idam, Brahmana, Aha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.62.39). 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: “prārthayedyadi māṃ kaściddaṇḍyaste sa pumānbhavet
  • Cannot analyse prārthayedyadi*mā
  • mām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative single]
  • kaś -
  • kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • cid -
  • cit (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cit (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cit (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • daṇḍyas -
  • daṇḍya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    daṇḍī (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    daṇḍī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • pumān -
  • puṃs (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhavet -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • Line 2: “bharturanveṣaṇārthaṃ tu paśyeyaṃ brāhmaṇānaham
  • bhartur -
  • bhartṛ (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • anveṣaṇā -
  • anveṣaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    anveṣaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • artham -
  • artha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    artha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • paśye -
  • paśya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    paśya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    paśyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    paś -> paśya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √paś class 10 verb], [locative single from √paś class 10 verb]
    paś -> paśya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √paś class 10 verb], [vocative single from √paś class 10 verb], [vocative dual from √paś class 10 verb], [accusative dual from √paś class 10 verb], [locative single from √paś class 10 verb]
    paś -> paśyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √paś class 10 verb], [nominative dual from √paś class 10 verb], [vocative single from √paś class 10 verb], [vocative dual from √paś class 10 verb], [accusative dual from √paś class 10 verb]
    paś (verb class 10)
    [present passive first single]
  • iyam -
  • iyam (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    ī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    ī (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    idam (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • brāhmaṇān -
  • brāhmaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • aham -
  • aha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.62.39

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 3.62.39 in Kannada sript:
ಪ್ರಾರ್ಥಯೇದ್ಯದಿ ಮಾಂ ಕಶ್ಚಿದ್ದಣ್ಡ್ಯಸ್ತೇ ಸ ಪುಮಾನ್ಭವೇತ್ ।
ಭರ್ತುರನ್ವೇಷಣಾರ್ಥಂ ತು ಪಶ್ಯೇಯಂ ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣಾನಹಮ್ ॥ ೩೯ ॥

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 3.62.39 in Bengali sript:
প্রার্থযেদ্যদি মাং কশ্চিদ্দণ্ড্যস্তে স পুমান্ভবেত্ ।
ভর্তুরন্বেষণার্থং তু পশ্যেযং ব্রাহ্মণানহম্ ॥ ৩৯ ॥

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 3.62.39 in Gujarati sript:
પ્રાર્થયેદ્યદિ માં કશ્ચિદ્દણ્ડ્યસ્તે સ પુમાન્ભવેત્ ।
ભર્તુરન્વેષણાર્થં તુ પશ્યેયં બ્રાહ્મણાનહમ્ ॥ ૩૯ ॥

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 3.62.39 in Malayalam sript:
പ്രാര്ഥയേദ്യദി മാം കശ്ചിദ്ദണ്ഡ്യസ്തേ സ പുമാന്ഭവേത് ।
ഭര്തുരന്വേഷണാര്ഥം തു പശ്യേയം ബ്രാഹ്മണാനഹമ് ॥ ൩൯ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.62.39 in Telugu sript:
ప్రార్థయేద్యది మాం కశ్చిద్దణ్డ్యస్తే స పుమాన్భవేత్ ।
భర్తురన్వేషణార్థం తు పశ్యేయం బ్రాహ్మణానహమ్ ॥ ౩౯ ॥

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