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 3.69.4

दमयन्ती भवेदेतत्कुर्याद्दुःखेन मोहिता ।
अस्मदर्थे भवेद्वायमुपायश्चिन्तितो महान् ॥ ४ ॥

damayantī bhavedetatkuryādduḥkhena mohitā |
asmadarthe bhavedvāyamupāyaścintito mahān || 4 ||

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

...replied, 'He (of whom you inquirest) was the charioteer of the virtuous Nala, and known to all by the name of Varshneya. After Nala had, O beauteous one, left his kingdom, he came...

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

Damayanti, Damayat, Etad, Duhkha, Mohita, Asmad, Artha, Vaya, Upaya, Cintita, Maha, Mahat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.69.4). 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: “damayantī bhavedetatkuryādduḥkhena mohitā
  • damayantī -
  • damayantī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    dam -> damayantī (participle, feminine)
    [compound from √dam]
    dam -> damayat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √dam], [vocative dual from √dam], [accusative dual from √dam]
    dam -> damayantī (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √dam]
  • bhaved -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • etat -
  • etad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    etad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • kuryād -
  • kṛ (verb class 8)
    [optative active third single]
  • duḥkhena -
  • duḥkha (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    duḥkha (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • mohitā -
  • mohitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    muh -> mohitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √muh]
    muh (verb class 4)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
  • Line 2: “asmadarthe bhavedvāyamupāyaścintito mahān
  • asmad -
  • asmad (pronoun, none)
    [ablative plural]
  • arthe -
  • artha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    artha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    arth (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • bhaved -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • vāyam -
  • vāya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • upāyaś -
  • upāya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • cintito* -
  • cintita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • mahān -
  • maha (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    mahat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.69.4

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 3.69.4 in Kannada sript:
ದಮಯನ್ತೀ ಭವೇದೇತತ್ಕುರ್ಯಾದ್ದುಃಖೇನ ಮೋಹಿತಾ ।
ಅಸ್ಮದರ್ಥೇ ಭವೇದ್ವಾಯಮುಪಾಯಶ್ಚಿನ್ತಿತೋ ಮಹಾನ್ ॥ ೪ ॥

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 3.69.4 in Bengali sript:
দমযন্তী ভবেদেতত্কুর্যাদ্দুঃখেন মোহিতা ।
অস্মদর্থে ভবেদ্বাযমুপাযশ্চিন্তিতো মহান্ ॥ ৪ ॥

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 3.69.4 in Gujarati sript:
દમયન્તી ભવેદેતત્કુર્યાદ્દુઃખેન મોહિતા ।
અસ્મદર્થે ભવેદ્વાયમુપાયશ્ચિન્તિતો મહાન્ ॥ ૪ ॥

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 3.69.4 in Malayalam sript:
ദമയന്തീ ഭവേദേതത്കുര്യാദ്ദുഃഖേന മോഹിതാ ।
അസ്മദര്ഥേ ഭവേദ്വായമുപായശ്ചിന്തിതോ മഹാന് ॥ ൪ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.69.4 in Telugu sript:
దమయన్తీ భవేదేతత్కుర్యాద్దుఃఖేన మోహితా ।
అస్మదర్థే భవేద్వాయముపాయశ్చిన్తితో మహాన్ ॥ ౪ ॥

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