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 1.218.40

आगतांश्चैव तान्दृष्ट्वा देवानेकैकशस्ततः ।
न्यवारयेतां संक्रुद्धौ बाणैर्वज्रोपमैस्तदा ॥ ४० ॥

āgatāṃścaiva tāndṛṣṭvā devānekaikaśastataḥ |
nyavārayetāṃ saṃkruddhau bāṇairvajropamaistadā || 40 ||

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

...the wind or the mind. And it was equipped with implement of war, and was incapable of being vanquished by the celestials or the Asuras. Its splendour was great and the sounds of its wheels...

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

Agata, Deva, Ekaikashah, Tatah, Tad, Tata, Sankruddha, Bana, Vajropama, Tada,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.218.40). 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: “āgatāṃścaiva tāndṛṣṭvā devānekaikaśastataḥ
  • āgatāṃś -
  • āgata (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • 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]
  • tān -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • dṛṣṭvā -
  • dṛś -> dṛṣṭvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √dṛś]
  • devān -
  • deva (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • ekaikaśas -
  • ekaikaśaḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • tataḥ -
  • tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    tata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tan -> tata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
  • Line 2: “nyavārayetāṃ saṃkruddhau bāṇairvajropamaistadā
  • nyavā -
  • nyava (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • arayetām -
  • ray (verb class 1)
    [imperfect middle third dual]
  • saṅkruddhau -
  • saṅkruddha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • bāṇair -
  • bāṇa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    bāṇa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • vajropamais -
  • vajropama (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    vajropama (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • tadā -
  • tadā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tadā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.218.40

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 1.218.40 in Kannada sript:
ಆಗತಾಂಶ್ಚೈವ ತಾನ್ದೃಷ್ಟ್ವಾ ದೇವಾನೇಕೈಕಶಸ್ತತಃ ।
ನ್ಯವಾರಯೇತಾಂ ಸಂಕ್ರುದ್ಧೌ ಬಾಣೈರ್ವಜ್ರೋಪಮೈಸ್ತದಾ ॥ ೪೦ ॥

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 1.218.40 in Bengali sript:
আগতাংশ্চৈব তান্দৃষ্ট্বা দেবানেকৈকশস্ততঃ ।
ন্যবারযেতাং সংক্রুদ্ধৌ বাণৈর্বজ্রোপমৈস্তদা ॥ ৪০ ॥

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 1.218.40 in Gujarati sript:
આગતાંશ્ચૈવ તાન્દૃષ્ટ્વા દેવાનેકૈકશસ્તતઃ ।
ન્યવારયેતાં સંક્રુદ્ધૌ બાણૈર્વજ્રોપમૈસ્તદા ॥ ૪૦ ॥

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 1.218.40 in Malayalam sript:
ആഗതാംശ്ചൈവ താന്ദൃഷ്ട്വാ ദേവാനേകൈകശസ്തതഃ ।
ന്യവാരയേതാം സംക്രുദ്ധൌ ബാണൈര്വജ്രോപമൈസ്തദാ ॥ ൪൦ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 1.218.40 in Telugu sript:
ఆగతాంశ్చైవ తాన్దృష్ట్వా దేవానేకైకశస్తతః ।
న్యవారయేతాం సంక్రుద్ధౌ బాణైర్వజ్రోపమైస్తదా ॥ ౪౦ ॥

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