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 3.264.23

मैन्दश्च द्विविदश्चैव हनूमांश्चानिलात्मजः ।
जाम्बवानृक्षराजश्च सुग्रीवसचिवाः स्थिताः ॥ २३ ॥

maindaśca dvividaścaiva hanūmāṃścānilātmajaḥ |
jāmbavānṛkṣarājaśca sugrīvasacivāḥ sthitāḥ || 23 ||

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

...back Rama. And he saw Rama with Lakshmana, living on the mountains of Citrakuta with bow in hand and decked with the ornaments of ascetics. Bharata, however, was dismissed by Rama...

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

Mainda, Dvivida, Hanumat, Lat, Jambava, Jambavat, Riksharaj, Riksharaja, Sugriva, Saciva, Sthita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.264.23). 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: “maindaśca dvividaścaiva hanūmāṃścānilātmajaḥ
  • maindaś -
  • mainda (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dvividaś -
  • dvivida (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • hanūmāṃś -
  • hanūmat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • cāni -
  • ca (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • lāt -
  • la (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    -> lāt (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √ class 2 verb], [vocative single from √ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √ class 2 verb]
  • ma -
  • ma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • jaḥ -
  • ja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “jāmbavānṛkṣarājaśca sugrīvasacivāḥ sthitāḥ
  • jāmbavān -
  • jāmbava (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    jāmbavat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ṛkṣarājaś -
  • ṛkṣarāj (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    ṛkṣarāja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sugrīva -
  • sugrīva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sugrīva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sacivāḥ -
  • saciva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • sthitāḥ -
  • sthita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sthitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    sthā -> sthita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √sthā class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √sthā class 1 verb]
    sthā -> sthitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √sthā class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √sthā class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √sthā class 1 verb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.264.23

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 3.264.23 in Kannada sript:
ಮೈನ್ದಶ್ಚ ದ್ವಿವಿದಶ್ಚೈವ ಹನೂಮಾಂಶ್ಚಾನಿಲಾತ್ಮಜಃ ।
ಜಾಮ್ಬವಾನೃಕ್ಷರಾಜಶ್ಚ ಸುಗ್ರೀವಸಚಿವಾಃ ಸ್ಥಿತಾಃ ॥ ೨೩ ॥

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 3.264.23 in Bengali sript:
মৈন্দশ্চ দ্বিবিদশ্চৈব হনূমাংশ্চানিলাত্মজঃ ।
জাম্ববানৃক্ষরাজশ্চ সুগ্রীবসচিবাঃ স্থিতাঃ ॥ ২৩ ॥

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 3.264.23 in Gujarati sript:
મૈન્દશ્ચ દ્વિવિદશ્ચૈવ હનૂમાંશ્ચાનિલાત્મજઃ ।
જામ્બવાનૃક્ષરાજશ્ચ સુગ્રીવસચિવાઃ સ્થિતાઃ ॥ ૨૩ ॥

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 3.264.23 in Malayalam sript:
മൈന്ദശ്ച ദ്വിവിദശ്ചൈവ ഹനൂമാംശ്ചാനിലാത്മജഃ ।
ജാമ്ബവാനൃക്ഷരാജശ്ച സുഗ്രീവസചിവാഃ സ്ഥിതാഃ ॥ ൨൩ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.264.23 in Telugu sript:
మైన్దశ్చ ద్వివిదశ్చైవ హనూమాంశ్చానిలాత్మజః ।
జామ్బవానృక్షరాజశ్చ సుగ్రీవసచివాః స్థితాః ॥ ౨౩ ॥

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