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 1.55.35

अतर्पयच्च कौन्तेयः खाण्डवे हव्यवाहनम् ।
बीभत्सुर्वासुदेवेन सहितो नृपसत्तम ॥ ३५ ॥

atarpayacca kaunteyaḥ khāṇḍave havyavāhanam |
bībhatsurvāsudevena sahito nṛpasattama || 35 ||

Note! The following is not a direct translation of the verse, but merely an approximate preview.

...their enemies, calmly suffer the persecution of the wicked Kurus? Why also, O best of Brahmanas, did Bhima of mighty arms and of the strength of ten thousand elephants, control his anger...

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

Kaunteya, Khandava, Havyavahana, Bibhatsu, Vasudeva, Sahitri, Sahita, Nripa, Sattama,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.55.35). 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: “atarpayacca kaunteyaḥ khāṇḍave havyavāhanam
  • atarpayac -
  • tṛp (verb class 0)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kaunteyaḥ -
  • kaunteya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • khāṇḍave -
  • khāṇḍava (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    khāṇḍava (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • havyavāhanam -
  • havyavāhana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    havyavāhana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    havyavāhanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “bībhatsurvāsudevena sahito nṛpasattama
  • bībhatsur -
  • bībhatsu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    bībhatsu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • vāsudevena -
  • vāsudeva (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    vāsudeva (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • sahito* -
  • sahitṛ (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    sahita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    sah -> sahita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √sah class 1 verb], [nominative single from √sah class 10 verb]
  • nṛpa -
  • nṛpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sattama -
  • sattama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sattama (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.55.35

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 1.55.35 in Kannada sript:
ಅತರ್ಪಯಚ್ಚ ಕೌನ್ತೇಯಃ ಖಾಣ್ಡವೇ ಹವ್ಯವಾಹನಮ್ ।
ಬೀಭತ್ಸುರ್ವಾಸುದೇವೇನ ಸಹಿತೋ ನೃಪಸತ್ತಮ ॥ ೩೫ ॥

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 1.55.35 in Bengali sript:
অতর্পযচ্চ কৌন্তেযঃ খাণ্ডবে হব্যবাহনম্ ।
বীভত্সুর্বাসুদেবেন সহিতো নৃপসত্তম ॥ ৩৫ ॥

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 1.55.35 in Gujarati sript:
અતર્પયચ્ચ કૌન્તેયઃ ખાણ્ડવે હવ્યવાહનમ્ ।
બીભત્સુર્વાસુદેવેન સહિતો નૃપસત્તમ ॥ ૩૫ ॥

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 1.55.35 in Malayalam sript:
അതര്പയച്ച കൌന്തേയഃ ഖാണ്ഡവേ ഹവ്യവാഹനമ് ।
ബീഭത്സുര്വാസുദേവേന സഹിതോ നൃപസത്തമ ॥ ൩൫ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 1.55.35 in Telugu sript:
అతర్పయచ్చ కౌన్తేయః ఖాణ్డవే హవ్యవాహనమ్ ।
బీభత్సుర్వాసుదేవేన సహితో నృపసత్తమ ॥ ౩౫ ॥

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