Guided Readings: Mahābhārata-Style Sanskrit

These learner passages prepare students for epic dialogue and narrative.

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  1. अर्जुनः कृष्णं पश्यति।
    arjunaḥ kṛṣṇaṃ paśyati.
  2. कृष्णः अर्जुनाय वचनं वदति।
    kṛṣṇaḥ arjunāya vacanaṃ vadati.
  3. धर्मक्षेत्रे युद्धम् आसीत्।
    dharmakṣetre yuddham āsīt.
  4. पाण्डवाः कुरून् अपश्यन्।
    pāṇḍavāḥ kurūn apaśyan.
Answer key
  1. Arjuna sees Kṛṣṇa.
  2. Kṛṣṇa speaks a statement to Arjuna.
  3. There was a battle in the field of dharma.
  4. The Pāṇḍavas saw the Kurus.