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 3.261.17

अद्य कैकेयि दौर्भाग्यं राज्ञा ते ख्यापितं महत् ।
आशीविषस्त्वां संक्रुद्धश्चण्डो दशति दुर्भगे ॥ १७ ॥

adya kaikeyi daurbhāgyaṃ rājñā te khyāpitaṃ mahat |
āśīviṣastvāṃ saṃkruddhaścaṇḍo daśati durbhage || 17 ||

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

...death, and the sun and the moon and the winds were all destroyed, and the Universe was devoid of planets and stars, the Supreme Being called Narayana, unknowable by the senses, adorned...

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

Adya, Kaikeyi, Daurbhagya, Rajan, Tad, Yushmad, Khyapita, Mahat, Ashivisha, Tva, Sankruddha, Canda, Dashat, Durbhaga,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.261.17). 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: “adya kaikeyi daurbhāgyaṃ rājñā te khyāpitaṃ mahat
  • adya -
  • adya (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    adya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    adya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kaikeyi -
  • kaikeyī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • daurbhāgyam -
  • daurbhāgya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • rājñā -
  • rājan (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • khyāpitam -
  • khyāpita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    khyāpita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    khyāpitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    khyā -> khyāpita (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √khyā]
    khyā -> khyāpita (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √khyā]
    khyā -> khyāpitā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √khyā]
    khyā -> khyāpita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √khyā]
    khyā -> khyāpita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √khyā], [accusative single from √khyā]
  • mahat -
  • atimahat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    mahat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “āśīviṣastvāṃ saṃkruddhaścaṇḍo daśati durbhage
  • āśīviṣas -
  • āśīviṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tvām -
  • tvā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative single]
  • saṅkruddhaś -
  • saṅkruddha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • caṇḍo* -
  • caṇḍa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • daśati -
  • daśati (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    daśat (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    daśat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    daśat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    daṃś (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • durbhage -
  • durbhaga (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    durbhaga (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    durbhagā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.261.17

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 3.261.17 in Kannada sript:
ಅದ್ಯ ಕೈಕೇಯಿ ದೌರ್ಭಾಗ್ಯಂ ರಾಜ್ಞಾ ತೇ ಖ್ಯಾಪಿತಂ ಮಹತ್ ।
ಆಶೀವಿಷಸ್ತ್ವಾಂ ಸಂಕ್ರುದ್ಧಶ್ಚಣ್ಡೋ ದಶತಿ ದುರ್ಭಗೇ ॥ ೧೭ ॥

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 3.261.17 in Bengali sript:
অদ্য কৈকেযি দৌর্ভাগ্যং রাজ্ঞা তে খ্যাপিতং মহত্ ।
আশীবিষস্ত্বাং সংক্রুদ্ধশ্চণ্ডো দশতি দুর্ভগে ॥ ১৭ ॥

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 3.261.17 in Gujarati sript:
અદ્ય કૈકેયિ દૌર્ભાગ્યં રાજ્ઞા તે ખ્યાપિતં મહત્ ।
આશીવિષસ્ત્વાં સંક્રુદ્ધશ્ચણ્ડો દશતિ દુર્ભગે ॥ ૧૭ ॥

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 3.261.17 in Malayalam sript:
അദ്യ കൈകേയി ദൌര്ഭാഗ്യം രാജ്ഞാ തേ ഖ്യാപിതം മഹത് ।
ആശീവിഷസ്ത്വാം സംക്രുദ്ധശ്ചണ്ഡോ ദശതി ദുര്ഭഗേ ॥ ൧൭ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.261.17 in Telugu sript:
అద్య కైకేయి దౌర్భాగ్యం రాజ్ఞా తే ఖ్యాపితం మహత్ ।
ఆశీవిషస్త్వాం సంక్రుద్ధశ్చణ్డో దశతి దుర్భగే ॥ ౧౭ ॥

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