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 16.4.42

तं तु पश्यन्महाबाहुर्जानन्कालस्य पर्ययम् ।
मुसलं समवष्टभ्य तस्थौ स मधुसूदनः ॥ ४२ ॥

taṃ tu paśyanmahābāhurjānankālasya paryayam |
musalaṃ samavaṣṭabhya tasthau sa madhusūdanaḥ || 42 ||

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

...ground, his wrath became enhanced. The wielder of Sarnga and the discus and the mace then exterminated the Vrishnis and the Andhakas. Hear, O king, what that conquerer of...

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

Pashyat, Mahabahu, Janat, Kala, Kalasya, Paryaya, Musala, Sama, Vashta, Tastha, Madhusudana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 16.4.42). 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: “taṃ tu paśyanmahābāhurjānankālasya paryayam
  • tam -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • paśyan -
  • paśyat (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    paśyat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • mahābāhur -
  • mahābāhu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    mahābāhu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • jānan -
  • jānat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
    jñā -> jānat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √jñā class 9 verb], [vocative single from √jñā class 9 verb]
  • kālasya -
  • kālasya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kālasya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kāla (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    kāla (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • paryayam -
  • paryaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “musalaṃ samavaṣṭabhya tasthau sa madhusūdanaḥ
  • musalam -
  • musala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    musala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    musalā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • sama -
  • sama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sama (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sam (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • vaṣṭa -
  • vaṣ -> vaṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √vaṣ class 1 verb]
    vaṣ -> vaṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √vaṣ class 1 verb]
  • bhya -
  • tasthau -
  • tastha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    sthā (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • madhusūdanaḥ -
  • madhusūdana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 16.4.42

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 16.4.42 in Kannada sript:
ತಂ ತು ಪಶ್ಯನ್ಮಹಾಬಾಹುರ್ಜಾನನ್ಕಾಲಸ್ಯ ಪರ್ಯಯಮ್ ।
ಮುಸಲಂ ಸಮವಷ್ಟಭ್ಯ ತಸ್ಥೌ ಸ ಮಧುಸೂದನಃ ॥ ೪೨ ॥

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 16.4.42 in Bengali sript:
তং তু পশ্যন্মহাবাহুর্জানন্কালস্য পর্যযম্ ।
মুসলং সমবষ্টভ্য তস্থৌ স মধুসূদনঃ ॥ ৪২ ॥

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 16.4.42 in Gujarati sript:
તં તુ પશ્યન્મહાબાહુર્જાનન્કાલસ્ય પર્યયમ્ ।
મુસલં સમવષ્ટભ્ય તસ્થૌ સ મધુસૂદનઃ ॥ ૪૨ ॥

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 16.4.42 in Malayalam sript:
തം തു പശ്യന്മഹാബാഹുര്ജാനന്കാലസ്യ പര്യയമ് ।
മുസലം സമവഷ്ടഭ്യ തസ്ഥൌ സ മധുസൂദനഃ ॥ ൪൨ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 16.4.42 in Telugu sript:
తం తు పశ్యన్మహాబాహుర్జానన్కాలస్య పర్యయమ్ ।
ముసలం సమవష్టభ్య తస్థౌ స మధుసూదనః ॥ ౪౨ ॥

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