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 3.267.24

उपायः को नु भवतां मतः सागरलङ्घने ।
इयं च महती सेना सागरश्चापि दुस्तरः ॥ २४ ॥

upāyaḥ ko nu bhavatāṃ mataḥ sāgaralaṅghane |
iyaṃ ca mahatī senā sāgaraścāpi dustaraḥ || 24 ||

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

...at that time the princess of Videha, that girl of beautiful hips, had her deep and compact bosom copiously drenched by her inauspicious tears shed ceaselessly. And she who regarded...

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

Upaya, Kah, Bhavat, Bhavant, Mata, Sagara, Langhana, Iyam, Idam, Mahat, Mahati, Sena, Capin, Capi, Dustara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.267.24). 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: “upāyaḥ ko nu bhavatāṃ mataḥ sāgaralaṅghane
  • upāyaḥ -
  • upāya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ko* -
  • kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • nu -
  • nu (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    nu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    nau (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • bhavatām -
  • bhavat (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    bhavat (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    bhavant (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    bhavant (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    bhū (verb class 1)
    [imperative active third dual]
  • mataḥ -
  • mata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    man -> mata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √man class 4 verb], [nominative single from √man class 8 verb]
  • sāgara -
  • sāgara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sāgara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • laṅghane -
  • laṅghana (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    laṅghana (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • Line 2: “iyaṃ ca mahatī senā sāgaraścāpi dustaraḥ
  • iyam -
  • iyam (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    ī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    ī (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    idam (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mahatī -
  • mahatī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    mahat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • senā -
  • senā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • sāgaraś -
  • sāgara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • cāpi -
  • cāpin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    cāpī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    cāpī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    cāpi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • dustaraḥ -
  • dustara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.267.24

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 3.267.24 in Kannada sript:
ಉಪಾಯಃ ಕೋ ನು ಭವತಾಂ ಮತಃ ಸಾಗರಲಙ್ಘನೇ ।
ಇಯಂ ಚ ಮಹತೀ ಸೇನಾ ಸಾಗರಶ್ಚಾಪಿ ದುಸ್ತರಃ ॥ ೨೪ ॥

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 3.267.24 in Bengali sript:
উপাযঃ কো নু ভবতাং মতঃ সাগরলঙ্ঘনে ।
ইযং চ মহতী সেনা সাগরশ্চাপি দুস্তরঃ ॥ ২৪ ॥

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 3.267.24 in Gujarati sript:
ઉપાયઃ કો નુ ભવતાં મતઃ સાગરલઙ્ઘને ।
ઇયં ચ મહતી સેના સાગરશ્ચાપિ દુસ્તરઃ ॥ ૨૪ ॥

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 3.267.24 in Malayalam sript:
ഉപായഃ കോ നു ഭവതാം മതഃ സാഗരലങ്ഘനേ ।
ഇയം ച മഹതീ സേനാ സാഗരശ്ചാപി ദുസ്തരഃ ॥ ൨൪ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.267.24 in Telugu sript:
ఉపాయః కో ను భవతాం మతః సాగరలఙ్ఘనే ।
ఇయం చ మహతీ సేనా సాగరశ్చాపి దుస్తరః ॥ ౨౪ ॥

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