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 3.238.30

वायुः शैघ्र्यमथो जह्याद्धिमवांश्च परिव्रजेत् ।
शुष्येत्तोयं समुद्रेषु वह्निरप्युष्णतां त्यजेत् ॥ ३० ॥

vāyuḥ śaighryamatho jahyāddhimavāṃśca parivrajet |
śuṣyettoyaṃ samudreṣu vahnirapyuṣṇatāṃ tyajet || 30 ||

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

...would have been far better than that I should have obtained my life in this way. If I had been slain by the Gandharvas, my fame would have spread over the whole earth, and I should have...

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

Vayu, Shaighrya, Atho, Himavat, Pari, Toya, Samudra, Vahni, Api, Ushnata, Ushnat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.238.30). 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: “vāyuḥ śaighryamatho jahyāddhimavāṃśca parivrajet
  • vāyuḥ -
  • vāyu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    vāyu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [optative active third plural]
  • śaighryam -
  • śaighrya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • atho -
  • atho (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • jahyāddh -
  • (verb class 3)
    [optative active third single]
  • himavāṃś -
  • himavat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pari -
  • pari (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    pari (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    pari (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    pari (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    pari (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    parī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    parī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    parī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    pari (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • vrajet -
  • vraj (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • Line 2: “śuṣyettoyaṃ samudreṣu vahnirapyuṣṇatāṃ tyajet
  • śuṣyet -
  • śuṣ (verb class 4)
    [optative active third single]
  • toyam -
  • toya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    toyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • samudreṣu -
  • samudra (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    samudra (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • vahnir -
  • vahni (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • apyu -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • uṣṇatām -
  • uṣṇatā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    uṣ -> uṣṇat (participle, masculine)
    [genitive plural from √uṣ class 9 verb]
    uṣ -> uṣṇat (participle, neuter)
    [genitive plural from √uṣ class 9 verb]
  • tyajet -
  • tyaj (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.238.30

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 3.238.30 in Kannada sript:
ವಾಯುಃ ಶೈಘ್ರ್ಯಮಥೋ ಜಹ್ಯಾದ್ಧಿಮವಾಂಶ್ಚ ಪರಿವ್ರಜೇತ್ ।
ಶುಷ್ಯೇತ್ತೋಯಂ ಸಮುದ್ರೇಷು ವಹ್ನಿರಪ್ಯುಷ್ಣತಾಂ ತ್ಯಜೇತ್ ॥ ೩೦ ॥

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 3.238.30 in Bengali sript:
বাযুঃ শৈঘ্র্যমথো জহ্যাদ্ধিমবাংশ্চ পরিব্রজেত্ ।
শুষ্যেত্তোযং সমুদ্রেষু বহ্নিরপ্যুষ্ণতাং ত্যজেত্ ॥ ৩০ ॥

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 3.238.30 in Gujarati sript:
વાયુઃ શૈઘ્ર્યમથો જહ્યાદ્ધિમવાંશ્ચ પરિવ્રજેત્ ।
શુષ્યેત્તોયં સમુદ્રેષુ વહ્નિરપ્યુષ્ણતાં ત્યજેત્ ॥ ૩૦ ॥

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 3.238.30 in Malayalam sript:
വായുഃ ശൈഘ്ര്യമഥോ ജഹ്യാദ്ധിമവാംശ്ച പരിവ്രജേത് ।
ശുഷ്യേത്തോയം സമുദ്രേഷു വഹ്നിരപ്യുഷ്ണതാം ത്യജേത് ॥ ൩൦ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.238.30 in Telugu sript:
వాయుః శైఘ్ర్యమథో జహ్యాద్ధిమవాంశ్చ పరివ్రజేత్ ।
శుష్యేత్తోయం సముద్రేషు వహ్నిరప్యుష్ణతాం త్యజేత్ ॥ ౩౦ ॥

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