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 3.170.44

गृध्राणां गरुडानां च मकराणां तथैव च ।
पिशाचानां सयक्षाणां तथैव च सुरद्विषाम् ॥ ४४ ॥

gṛdhrāṇāṃ garuḍānāṃ ca makarāṇāṃ tathaiva ca |
piśācānāṃ sayakṣāṇāṃ tathaiva ca suradviṣām || 44 ||

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

...misery—and attaining which beings are not affected with misery; what is your opinion?' "The serpent said, 'O Yudhishthira, truth, charity, forgiveness, benevolence, benignity,...

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

Gridhra, Gridhrana, Garuda, Makara, Tatha, Pishaca, Saya, Ksha, Suradvish,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.170.44). 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: “gṛdhrāṇāṃ garuḍānāṃ ca makarāṇāṃ tathaiva ca
  • gṛdhrāṇām -
  • gṛdhra (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    gṛdhra (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    gṛdhrāṇā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    gṛdhrā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • garuḍānām -
  • garuḍa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • makarāṇām -
  • makara (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • tathai -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tatha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tatha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “piśācānāṃ sayakṣāṇāṃ tathaiva ca suradviṣām
  • piśācānām -
  • piśāca (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    piśācā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • saya -
  • saya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    saya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    say (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • kṣāṇām -
  • kṣa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    kṣa (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    kṣā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • tathai -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tatha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tatha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • suradviṣām -
  • suradviṣ (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.170.44

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 3.170.44 in Kannada sript:
ಗೃಧ್ರಾಣಾಂ ಗರುಡಾನಾಂ ಚ ಮಕರಾಣಾಂ ತಥೈವ ಚ ।
ಪಿಶಾಚಾನಾಂ ಸಯಕ್ಷಾಣಾಂ ತಥೈವ ಚ ಸುರದ್ವಿಷಾಮ್ ॥ ೪೪ ॥

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 3.170.44 in Bengali sript:
গৃধ্রাণাং গরুডানাং চ মকরাণাং তথৈব চ ।
পিশাচানাং সযক্ষাণাং তথৈব চ সুরদ্বিষাম্ ॥ ৪৪ ॥

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 3.170.44 in Gujarati sript:
ગૃધ્રાણાં ગરુડાનાં ચ મકરાણાં તથૈવ ચ ।
પિશાચાનાં સયક્ષાણાં તથૈવ ચ સુરદ્વિષામ્ ॥ ૪૪ ॥

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 3.170.44 in Malayalam sript:
ഗൃധ്രാണാം ഗരുഡാനാം ച മകരാണാം തഥൈവ ച ।
പിശാചാനാം സയക്ഷാണാം തഥൈവ ച സുരദ്വിഷാമ് ॥ ൪൪ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.170.44 in Telugu sript:
గృధ్రాణాం గరుడానాం చ మకరాణాం తథైవ చ ।
పిశాచానాం సయక్షాణాం తథైవ చ సురద్విషామ్ ॥ ౪౪ ॥

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