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 1.192.2

येन तद्धनुरायम्य लक्ष्यं विद्धं महात्मना ।
सोऽर्जुनो जयतां श्रेष्ठो महाबाणधनुर्धरः ॥ २ ॥

yena taddhanurāyamya lakṣyaṃ viddhaṃ mahātmanā |
so'rjuno jayatāṃ śreṣṭho mahābāṇadhanurdharaḥ || 2 ||

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

...desire they cherished. And he also appointed that woman of extraordinary beauty, who was none else than celestial Sri (goddess of grace) herself, to be their common wife in the world 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 (1.192.2). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yena, Yah, Yat, Tat, Tad, Hanu, Ayamya, Lakshya, Viddha, Mahatman, Mahatmana, Sah, Arjuna, Jayat, Jayata, Shreshtha, Mah, Maha, Banadhanus, Dhara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.192.2). 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: “yena taddhanurāyamya lakṣyaṃ viddhaṃ mahātmanā
  • yena -
  • yena (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • taddh -
  • tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • hanur -
  • hanu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    hanu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • āyamya -
  • āyamya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    āyamya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • lakṣyam -
  • lakṣya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    lakṣya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    lakṣyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    lakṣ -> lakṣya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √lakṣ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √lakṣ class 10 verb]
    lakṣ -> lakṣya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √lakṣ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √lakṣ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √lakṣ class 10 verb], [accusative single from √lakṣ class 10 verb]
  • viddham -
  • viddha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    viddha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    viddhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    vidh -> viddha (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √vidh class 6 verb]
    vidh -> viddha (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √vidh class 6 verb], [accusative single from √vidh class 6 verb]
    vidh -> viddha (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √vidh class 1 verb], [accusative single from √vidh class 6 verb]
    vidh -> viddha (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √vidh class 1 verb], [accusative single from √vidh class 1 verb], [nominative single from √vidh class 6 verb], [accusative single from √vidh class 6 verb]
    vyadh -> viddha (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √vyadh class 4 verb]
    vyadh -> viddha (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √vyadh class 4 verb], [accusative single from √vyadh class 4 verb]
  • mahātmanā -
  • mahātman (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    mahātman (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    mahātmanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “so'rjuno jayatāṃ śreṣṭho mahābāṇadhanurdharaḥ
  • so' -
  • saḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    so (noun, feminine)
    [compound]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • arjuno* -
  • arjuna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • jayatām -
  • jayat (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    jayat (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    jayatā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    ji -> jayat (participle, masculine)
    [genitive plural from √ji class 1 verb]
    ji -> jayat (participle, neuter)
    [genitive plural from √ji class 1 verb]
    ji (verb class 1)
    [imperative active third dual], [imperative middle third single]
  • śreṣṭho* -
  • śreṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • mahā -
  • mahat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    mah (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    mahā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • bāṇadhanur -
  • bāṇadhanus (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • dharaḥ -
  • dhara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.192.2

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 1.192.2 in Kannada sript:
ಯೇನ ತದ್ಧನುರಾಯಮ್ಯ ಲಕ್ಷ್ಯಂ ವಿದ್ಧಂ ಮಹಾತ್ಮನಾ ।
ಸೋಽರ್ಜುನೋ ಜಯತಾಂ ಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠೋ ಮಹಾಬಾಣಧನುರ್ಧರಃ ॥ 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 1.192.2 in Bengali sript:
যেন তদ্ধনুরাযম্য লক্ষ্যং বিদ্ধং মহাত্মনা ।
সোঽর্জুনো জযতাং শ্রেষ্ঠো মহাবাণধনুর্ধরঃ ॥ 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 1.192.2 in Gujarati sript:
યેન તદ્ધનુરાયમ્ય લક્ષ્યં વિદ્ધં મહાત્મના ।
સોઽર્જુનો જયતાં શ્રેષ્ઠો મહાબાણધનુર્ધરઃ ॥ 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 1.192.2 in Malayalam sript:
യേന തദ്ധനുരായമ്യ ലക്ഷ്യം വിദ്ധം മഹാത്മനാ ।
സോഽര്ജുനോ ജയതാം ശ്രേഷ്ഠോ മഹാബാണധനുര്ധരഃ ॥ ൨ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 1.192.2 in Telugu sript:
యేన తద్ధనురాయమ్య లక్ష్యం విద్ధం మహాత్మనా ।
సోఽర్జునో జయతాం శ్రేష్ఠో మహాబాణధనుర్ధరః ॥ ౨ ॥

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