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 3.259.30

विभीषण उवाच ।
परमापद्गतस्यापि नाधर्मे मे मतिर्भवेत् ।
अशिक्षितं च भगवन्ब्रह्मास्त्रं प्रतिभातु मे ॥ ३० ॥

vibhīṣaṇa uvāca |
paramāpadgatasyāpi nādharme me matirbhavet |
aśikṣitaṃ ca bhagavanbrahmāstraṃ pratibhātu me || 30 ||

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

...he found it was laid over with seats for the ascetics and crowded with their disciples and graced with the presence of Markandeya and other Brahmanas. And while those Brahmanas were...

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

Vibhishana, Gata, Api, Nri, Adharma, Asmad, Mati, Ashikshita, Bhagavat, Bhagavan, Brahmastra, Pratibhatu,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.259.30). 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: “vibhīṣaṇa uvāca
  • vibhīṣaṇa* -
  • vibhīṣaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • uvāca -
  • vac (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • Line 2: “paramāpadgatasyāpi nādharme me matirbhavet
  • paramāpad -
  • paramāpad (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • gatasyā -
  • gata (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    gata (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    nṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • adharme -
  • adharma (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    adharmā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • me -
  • ma (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ma (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • matir -
  • mati (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    mati (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhavet -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • Line 3: “aśikṣitaṃ ca bhagavanbrahmāstraṃ pratibhātu me
  • aśikṣitam -
  • aśikṣita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    aśikṣita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    aśikṣitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhagavan -
  • bhagavat (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    bhagavan (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • brahmāstram -
  • brahmāstra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • pratibhātu -
  • pratibhātu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    pratibhātu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    pratibhātu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • me -
  • ma (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ma (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (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 3.259.30

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 3.259.30 in Kannada sript:
ವಿಭೀಷಣ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಪರಮಾಪದ್ಗತಸ್ಯಾಪಿ ನಾಧರ್ಮೇ ಮೇ ಮತಿರ್ಭವೇತ್ ।
ಅಶಿಕ್ಷಿತಂ ಚ ಭಗವನ್ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಾಸ್ತ್ರಂ ಪ್ರತಿಭಾತು ಮೇ ॥ 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 3.259.30 in Bengali sript:
বিভীষণ উবাচ ।
পরমাপদ্গতস্যাপি নাধর্মে মে মতির্ভবেত্ ।
অশিক্ষিতং চ ভগবন্ব্রহ্মাস্ত্রং প্রতিভাতু মে ॥ 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 3.259.30 in Gujarati sript:
વિભીષણ ઉવાચ ।
પરમાપદ્ગતસ્યાપિ નાધર્મે મે મતિર્ભવેત્ ।
અશિક્ષિતં ચ ભગવન્બ્રહ્માસ્ત્રં પ્રતિભાતુ મે ॥ 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 3.259.30 in Malayalam sript:
വിഭീഷണ ഉവാച ।
പരമാപദ്ഗതസ്യാപി നാധര്മേ മേ മതിര്ഭവേത് ।
അശിക്ഷിതം ച ഭഗവന്ബ്രഹ്മാസ്ത്രം പ്രതിഭാതു മേ ॥ ൩൦ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.259.30 in Telugu sript:
విభీషణ ఉవాచ ।
పరమాపద్గతస్యాపి నాధర్మే మే మతిర్భవేత్ ।
అశిక్షితం చ భగవన్బ్రహ్మాస్త్రం ప్రతిభాతు మే ॥ ౩౦ ॥

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