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 3.222.5

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तव वश्या हि सततं पाण्डवाः प्रियदर्शने ।
मुखप्रेक्षाश्च ते सर्वे तत्त्वमेतद्ब्रवीहि मे ॥ ५ ॥

tava vaśyā hi satataṃ pāṇḍavāḥ priyadarśane |
mukhaprekṣāśca te sarve tattvametadbravīhi me || 5 ||

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

...boisterous with joy, thinking that victory was assured to them. And although that adorable god (Rudra) was in that plight, yet he did not think it worth while to kill Mahisha in battle...
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 (3.222.5). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yushmad, Vashi, Vashya, Satatam, Satata, Pandava, Priyadarshana, Mukhapreksha, Tad, Sarva, Tattva, Etad, Asmad,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.222.5). 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: “tava vaśyā hi satataṃ pāṇḍavāḥ priyadarśane ”
tava -
yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[genitive single]
vaśyā* -
vaśi (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

vaśī (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

vaśya (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

vaśyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

√vaś -> vaśya (participle, masculine)

[nominative plural from √vaś class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √vaś class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √vaś class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √vaś class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √vaś class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √vaś class 3 verb]

√vaś -> vaśyā (participle, feminine)

[nominative plural from √vaś class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √vaś class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √vaś class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √vaś class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √vaś class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √vaś class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √vaś class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √vaś class 3 verb], [accusative plural from √vaś class 3 verb]
hi -
hi (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
satatam -
satatam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

satata (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

satata (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

satatā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
pāṇḍavāḥ -
pāṇḍava (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
priyadarśane -
priyadarśana (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

priyadarśana (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

priyadarśanā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
Line 2: “mukhaprekṣāśca te sarve tattvametadbravīhi me ”
mukhaprekṣāś -
mukhaprekṣa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

mukhaprekṣā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
te -
ta (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ta (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

tā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

tad (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

sā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[dative single], [genitive single]
sarve -
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]
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]
bravīhi -
√brū (verb class 2)

[imperative active second single]
me -
ma (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ma (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

mā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

asmad (pronoun, none)

[dative single], [genitive single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.222.5

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;

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Preview of verse 3.222.5 in Kannada sript:
ತವ ವಶ್ಯಾ ಹಿ ಸತತಂ ಪಾಣ್ಡವಾಃ ಪ್ರಿಯದರ್ಶನೇ ।
ಮುಖಪ್ರೇಕ್ಷಾಶ್ಚ ತೇ ಸರ್ವೇ ತತ್ತ್ವಮೇತದ್ಬ್ರವೀಹಿ ಮೇ ॥ ೫ ॥

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)]

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Preview of verse 3.222.5 in Bengali sript:
তব বশ্যা হি সততং পাণ্ডবাঃ প্রিযদর্শনে ।
মুখপ্রেক্ষাশ্চ তে সর্বে তত্ত্বমেতদ্ব্রবীহি মে ॥ ৫ ॥

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 3.222.5 in Gujarati sript:
તવ વશ્યા હિ સતતં પાણ્ડવાઃ પ્રિયદર્શને ।
મુખપ્રેક્ષાશ્ચ તે સર્વે તત્ત્વમેતદ્બ્રવીહિ મે ॥ ૫ ॥

Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)

1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]

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Preview of verse 3.222.5 in Malayalam sript:
തവ വശ്യാ ഹി സതതം പാണ്ഡവാഃ പ്രിയദര്ശനേ ।
മുഖപ്രേക്ഷാശ്ച തേ സര്വേ തത്ത്വമേതദ്ബ്രവീഹി മേ ॥ ൫ ॥

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.222.5 in Telugu sript:
తవ వశ్యా హి సతతం పాణ్డవాః ప్రియదర్శనే ।
ముఖప్రేక్షాశ్చ తే సర్వే తత్త్వమేతద్బ్రవీహి మే ॥ ౫ ॥

Last Updated: 17 September, 2021