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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 1.28.23
आवृण्वानं महाज्वालमर्चिर्भिः सर्वतोऽम्बरम् ।
दहन्तमिव तीक्ष्णांशुं घोरं वायुसमीरितम् ॥ २३ ॥
āvṛṇvānaṃ mahājvālamarcirbhiḥ sarvato'mbaram |
dahantamiva tīkṣṇāṃśuṃ ghoraṃ vāyusamīritam || 23 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...gold, falling down upon the ground and, dyed with mountain metals, shone as if they were bathed in the rays of the sun. "Then that best of birds, Garuda, perching on the summit of that...
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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 (1.28.23). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Vrinvana, Mahajvala, Arcis, Sarvatah, Sarvata, Ambara, Daha, Tami, Tamin, Tikshnamshu, Ghoram, Ghora, Vayu, Samirita,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.28.23). 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: “āvṛṇvānaṃ mahājvālamarcirbhiḥ sarvato'mbaram ”
- ā -
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ā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vṛṇvānam -
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√vṛ -> vṛṇvāna (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √vṛ class 5 verb]√vṛ -> vṛṇvāna (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √vṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √vṛ class 5 verb]√vṛ -> vṛṇvāna (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √vṛ class 5 verb]√vṛ -> vṛṇvāna (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √vṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √vṛ class 5 verb]
- mahājvālam -
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mahājvāla (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]mahājvāla (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]mahājvālā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- arcirbhiḥ -
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arcis (noun, feminine)[instrumental plural]arcis (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- sarvato' -
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sarvataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sarvata (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ambaram -
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ambara (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]ambara (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ambarā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “dahantamiva tīkṣṇāṃśuṃ ghoraṃ vāyusamīritam ”
- dahan -
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daha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]daha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- tami -
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tami (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]tamī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]tamin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]tamin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- va -
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va (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]va (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tīkṣṇāṃśum -
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tīkṣṇāṃśu (noun, masculine)[accusative single]tīkṣṇāṃśu (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- ghoram -
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ghoram (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ghora (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ghora (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]ghorā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- vāyu -
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vāyu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]vāyu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]vāyu (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- samīritam -
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samīrita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]samīrita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]samīritā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.28.23
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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The Mahabharata in Kannada (Set of 32 Volumes)
by Bharatha Darshana Bangalore (2003)
ಶ್ರೇಮಹಭಾರತ [ಮಹಾಭಾರತ]; 13907 pages;
Buy now!Preview of verse 1.28.23 in Kannada sript:
ಆವೃಣ್ವಾನಂ ಮಹಾಜ್ವಾಲಮರ್ಚಿರ್ಭಿಃ ಸರ್ವತೋಽಮ್ಬರಮ್ ।
ದಹನ್ತಮಿವ ತೀಕ್ಷ್ಣಾಂಶುಂ ಘೋರಂ ವಾಯುಸಮೀರಿತಮ್ ॥ ೨೩ ॥
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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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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The Mahabharata in Bengali (Two Volumes)
by Akshay Library, Kolkata (2019)
3049 pages; [মহাভারত] [মহার্ষী বদভ্যাস (Maharishi Vedvyas)]
Buy now!Preview of verse 1.28.23 in Bengali sript:
আবৃণ্বানং মহাজ্বালমর্চির্ভিঃ সর্বতোঽম্বরম্ ।
দহন্তমিব তীক্ষ্ণাংশুং ঘোরং বাযুসমীরিতম্ ॥ ২৩ ॥
Mahabharat in Gujarati (20 Volumes)
by Dinkar Joshi (દિનકર જોશી) (2010)
14252 pages; [મહાભારત] [Publisher: Pravin Prakashan Pvt. Ltd, Rajkot]
Buy now!Preview of verse 1.28.23 in Gujarati sript:
આવૃણ્વાનં મહાજ્વાલમર્ચિર્ભિઃ સર્વતોઽમ્બરમ્ ।
દહન્તમિવ તીક્ષ્ણાંશું ઘોરં વાયુસમીરિતમ્ ॥ ૨૩ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 1.28.23 in Malayalam sript:
ആവൃണ്വാനം മഹാജ്വാലമര്ചിര്ഭിഃ സര്വതോഽമ്ബരമ് ।
ദഹന്തമിവ തീക്ഷ്ണാംശും ഘോരം വായുസമീരിതമ് ॥ ൨൩ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 1.28.23 in Telugu sript:
ఆవృణ్వానం మహాజ్వాలమర్చిర్భిః సర్వతోఽమ్బరమ్ ।
దహన్తమివ తీక్ష్ణాంశుం ఘోరం వాయుసమీరితమ్ ॥ ౨౩ ॥