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 1.218.36

रुद्राश्च वसवश्चैव मरुतश्च महाबलाः ।
विश्वेदेवास्तथा साध्या दीप्यमानाः स्वतेजसा ॥ ३६ ॥

rudrāśca vasavaścaiva marutaśca mahābalāḥ |
viśvedevāstathā sādhyā dīpyamānāḥ svatejasā || 36 ||

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

...incapable of being injured by any weapon. It was the chief of all weapons, and the grinder of them all. And it was the smiter of hostile armies and was alone equal to a hundred thousand...

English translation by Kisari Mohan Ganguly (2013) Read online Buy now!

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (1.218.36). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Rudra, Vasu, Vasava, Marut, Maruta, Mahabala, Vishvedeva, Tatha, Sadhya, Dipyamana, Svatejas,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.218.36). 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: “rudrāśca vasavaścaiva marutaśca mahābalāḥ
  • rudrāś -
  • rudra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    rudrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vasavaś -
  • vasu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vasu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vasava (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • marutaś -
  • marut (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    marut (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    maruta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mahābalāḥ -
  • mahābala (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    mahābalā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “viśvedevāstathā sādhyā dīpyamānāḥ svatejasā
  • viśvedevās -
  • viśvedeva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    viśvedevā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • tathā -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • sādhyā* -
  • sādhya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sādhyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    sādh -> sādhya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √sādh class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √sādh class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √sādh class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √sādh class 4 verb], [nominative plural from √sādh class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √sādh class 5 verb]
    sādh -> sādhyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √sādh class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √sādh class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √sādh class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √sādh class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √sādh class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √sādh class 4 verb], [nominative plural from √sādh class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √sādh class 5 verb], [accusative plural from √sādh class 5 verb]
    sidh -> sādhya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √sidh], [vocative plural from √sidh]
    sidh -> sādhyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √sidh], [vocative plural from √sidh], [accusative plural from √sidh]
  • dīpyamānāḥ -
  • dīp -> dīpyamāna (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √dīp], [vocative plural from √dīp]
    dīp -> dīpyamānā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √dīp], [vocative plural from √dīp], [accusative plural from √dīp]
    dīpyamānā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • svatejasā -
  • svatejas (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.218.36

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;

Buy now!
Cover of edition (2003)

The Mahabharata in Kannada (Set of 32 Volumes)
by Bharatha Darshana Bangalore (2003)

ಶ್ರೇಮಹಭಾರತ [ಮಹಾಭಾರತ]; 13907 pages;

Buy now!

Preview of verse 1.218.36 in Kannada sript:
ರುದ್ರಾಶ್ಚ ವಸವಶ್ಚೈವ ಮರುತಶ್ಚ ಮಹಾಬಲಾಃ ।
ವಿಶ್ವೇದೇವಾಸ್ತಥಾ ಸಾಧ್ಯಾ ದೀಪ್ಯಮಾನಾಃ ಸ್ವತೇಜಸಾ ॥ ೩೬ ॥

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.]

Buy now!
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.

Buy now!
Cover of Bengali edition

The Mahabharata in Bengali (Two Volumes)
by Akshay Library, Kolkata (2019)

3049 pages; [মহাভারত] [মহার্ষী বদভ্যাস (Maharishi Vedvyas)]

Buy now!

Preview of verse 1.218.36 in Bengali sript:
রুদ্রাশ্চ বসবশ্চৈব মরুতশ্চ মহাবলাঃ ।
বিশ্বেদেবাস্তথা সাধ্যা দীপ্যমানাঃ স্বতেজসা ॥ ৩৬ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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 1.218.36 in Gujarati sript:
રુદ્રાશ્ચ વસવશ્ચૈવ મરુતશ્ચ મહાબલાઃ ।
વિશ્વેદેવાસ્તથા સાધ્યા દીપ્યમાનાઃ સ્વતેજસા ॥ ૩૬ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)

1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]

Buy now!

Preview of verse 1.218.36 in Malayalam sript:
രുദ്രാശ്ച വസവശ്ചൈവ മരുതശ്ച മഹാബലാഃ ।
വിശ്വേദേവാസ്തഥാ സാധ്യാ ദീപ്യമാനാഃ സ്വതേജസാ ॥ ൩൬ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

Buy now!

Preview of verse 1.218.36 in Telugu sript:
రుద్రాశ్చ వసవశ్చైవ మరుతశ్చ మహాబలాః ।
విశ్వేదేవాస్తథా సాధ్యా దీప్యమానాః స్వతేజసా ॥ ౩౬ ॥

Like what you read? Consider supporting this website: