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 1.105.2

सिंहदंष्ट्रं गजस्कन्धमृषभाक्षं महाबलम् ।
भूमिपालसहस्राणां मध्ये पाण्डुमविन्दत ॥ २ ॥

siṃhadaṃṣṭraṃ gajaskandhamṛṣabhākṣaṃ mahābalam |
bhūmipālasahasrāṇāṃ madhye pāṇḍumavindata || 2 ||

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

...sound, the asses, vultures, jackals and crows uttered their respective cries responsively. Violent winds began to blow, and there were fires in various directions. Then king Dhritarashtra...

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

Simhadamshtra, Gajaskandha, Rishabha, Aksha, Mahabala, Bhumipala, Sahasra, Madhye, Madhya, Pandu,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.105.2). 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: “siṃhadaṃṣṭraṃ gajaskandhamṛṣabhākṣaṃ mahābalam
  • siṃhadaṃṣṭram -
  • siṃhadaṃṣṭra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    siṃhadaṃṣṭra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    siṃhadaṃṣṭrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • gajaskandham -
  • gajaskandha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • ṛṣabhā -
  • ṛṣabha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ṛṣabhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • akṣam -
  • akṣa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    akṣa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • mahābalam -
  • mahābala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    mahābala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    mahābalā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “bhūmipālasahasrāṇāṃ madhye pāṇḍumavindata
  • bhūmipāla -
  • bhūmipāla (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sahasrāṇām -
  • sahasra (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    sahasra (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • madhye -
  • madhye (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    madhya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    madhya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    madhyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • pāṇḍum -
  • pāṇḍu (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    pāṇḍu (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • avindata -
  • vid (verb class 6)
    [imperfect active second plural], [imperfect middle third single]
    vid (verb class 7)
    [imperfect middle third plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.105.2

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 1.105.2 in Kannada sript:
ಸಿಂಹದಂಷ್ಟ್ರಂ ಗಜಸ್ಕನ್ಧಮೃಷಭಾಕ್ಷಂ ಮಹಾಬಲಮ್ ।
ಭೂಮಿಪಾಲಸಹಸ್ರಾಣಾಂ ಮಧ್ಯೇ ಪಾಣ್ಡುಮವಿನ್ದತ ॥ ೨ ॥

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 1.105.2 in Bengali sript:
সিংহদংষ্ট্রং গজস্কন্ধমৃষভাক্ষং মহাবলম্ ।
ভূমিপালসহস্রাণাং মধ্যে পাণ্ডুমবিন্দত ॥ ২ ॥

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 1.105.2 in Gujarati sript:
સિંહદંષ્ટ્રં ગજસ્કન્ધમૃષભાક્ષં મહાબલમ્ ।
ભૂમિપાલસહસ્રાણાં મધ્યે પાણ્ડુમવિન્દત ॥ ૨ ॥

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 1.105.2 in Malayalam sript:
സിംഹദംഷ്ട്രം ഗജസ്കന്ധമൃഷഭാക്ഷം മഹാബലമ് ।
ഭൂമിപാലസഹസ്രാണാം മധ്യേ പാണ്ഡുമവിന്ദത ॥ ൨ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 1.105.2 in Telugu sript:
సింహదంష్ట్రం గజస్కన్ధమృషభాక్షం మహాబలమ్ ।
భూమిపాలసహస్రాణాం మధ్యే పాణ్డుమవిన్దత ॥ ౨ ॥

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