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 1.123.31

एकलव्यस्तु तं दृष्ट्वा द्रोणमायान्तमन्तिकात् ।
अभिगम्योपसंगृह्य जगाम शिरसा महीम् ॥ ३१ ॥

ekalavyastu taṃ dṛṣṭvā droṇamāyāntamantikāt |
abhigamyopasaṃgṛhya jagāma śirasā mahīm || 31 ||

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

...devotion to his preceptor, he became the foremost of them all. And amongst all the princes, Arjuna alone became an Atiratha (a car-warrior capable of fighting at one time with sixty thousand...

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

Ekalavya, Drona, Ayat, Antikat, Antika, Sangrihya, Shiras, Mahi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.123.31). 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: “ekalavyastu taṃ dṛṣṭvā droṇamāyāntamantikāt
  • ekalavyas -
  • ekalavya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • 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]
  • dṛṣṭvā -
  • dṛś -> dṛṣṭvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √dṛś]
  • droṇam -
  • droṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    droṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    droṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • āyāntam -
  • āyāt (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • antikāt -
  • antikāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    antika (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    antika (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • Line 2: “abhigamyopasaṃgṛhya jagāma śirasā mahīm
  • abhigamyo -
  • pa -
  • pa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • saṅgṛhya -
  • saṅgṛhya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    saṅgṛhya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • jagāma -
  • (verb class 3)
    [imperative active first plural]
    gam (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    gam (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    gam (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • śirasā -
  • śiras (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • mahīm -
  • mahī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.123.31

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 1.123.31 in Kannada sript:
ಏಕಲವ್ಯಸ್ತು ತಂ ದೃಷ್ಟ್ವಾ ದ್ರೋಣಮಾಯಾನ್ತಮನ್ತಿಕಾತ್ ।
ಅಭಿಗಮ್ಯೋಪಸಂಗೃಹ್ಯ ಜಗಾಮ ಶಿರಸಾ ಮಹೀಮ್ ॥ ೩೧ ॥

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 1.123.31 in Bengali sript:
একলব্যস্তু তং দৃষ্ট্বা দ্রোণমাযান্তমন্তিকাত্ ।
অভিগম্যোপসংগৃহ্য জগাম শিরসা মহীম্ ॥ ৩১ ॥

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 1.123.31 in Gujarati sript:
એકલવ્યસ્તુ તં દૃષ્ટ્વા દ્રોણમાયાન્તમન્તિકાત્ ।
અભિગમ્યોપસંગૃહ્ય જગામ શિરસા મહીમ્ ॥ ૩૧ ॥

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 1.123.31 in Malayalam sript:
ഏകലവ്യസ്തു തം ദൃഷ്ട്വാ ദ്രോണമായാന്തമന്തികാത് ।
അഭിഗമ്യോപസംഗൃഹ്യ ജഗാമ ശിരസാ മഹീമ് ॥ ൩൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 1.123.31 in Telugu sript:
ఏకలవ్యస్తు తం దృష్ట్వా ద్రోణమాయాన్తమన్తికాత్ ।
అభిగమ్యోపసంగృహ్య జగామ శిరసా మహీమ్ ॥ ౩౧ ॥

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