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 2.3.23

उत्तमद्रव्यसंपन्ना मणिप्राकारमालिनी ।
बहुरत्ना बहुधना सुकृता विश्वकर्मणा ॥ २३ ॥

uttamadravyasaṃpannā maṇiprākāramālinī |
bahuratnā bahudhanā sukṛtā viśvakarmaṇā || 23 ||

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

...that best of clubs, and unto Arjuna the most excellent conch-shell at whose sound all creatures trembled in awe. And the palace that Maya built consisted of columns of gold, and occupied...

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

Uttamadravya, Sampanna, Mani, Prakara, Ali, Bahuratna, Bahudhana, Sukrita, Vishvakarmana, Vishvakarman,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 2.3.23). 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: “uttamadravyasaṃpannā maṇiprākāramālinī
  • uttamadravya -
  • uttamadravya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    uttamadravya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sampannā* -
  • sampanna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sampannā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • maṇi -
  • maṇi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    maṇī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    maṇī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    maṇī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • prākāram -
  • prākāra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • ālinī -
  • āli (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Line 2: “bahuratnā bahudhanā sukṛtā viśvakarmaṇā
  • bahuratnā* -
  • bahuratna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    bahuratnā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • bahudhanā -
  • bahudhanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • sukṛtā* -
  • sukṛta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sukṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • viśvakarmaṇā -
  • viśvakarmaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    viśvakarman (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    viśvakarman (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 2.3.23

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 2.3.23 in Kannada sript:
ಉತ್ತಮದ್ರವ್ಯಸಂಪನ್ನಾ ಮಣಿಪ್ರಾಕಾರಮಾಲಿನೀ ।
ಬಹುರತ್ನಾ ಬಹುಧನಾ ಸುಕೃತಾ ವಿಶ್ವಕರ್ಮಣಾ ॥ ೨೩ ॥

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 2.3.23 in Bengali sript:
উত্তমদ্রব্যসংপন্না মণিপ্রাকারমালিনী ।
বহুরত্না বহুধনা সুকৃতা বিশ্বকর্মণা ॥ ২৩ ॥

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 2.3.23 in Gujarati sript:
ઉત્તમદ્રવ્યસંપન્ના મણિપ્રાકારમાલિની ।
બહુરત્ના બહુધના સુકૃતા વિશ્વકર્મણા ॥ ૨૩ ॥

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 2.3.23 in Malayalam sript:
ഉത്തമദ്രവ്യസംപന്നാ മണിപ്രാകാരമാലിനീ ।
ബഹുരത്നാ ബഹുധനാ സുകൃതാ വിശ്വകര്മണാ ॥ ൨൩ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 2.3.23 in Telugu sript:
ఉత్తమద్రవ్యసంపన్నా మణిప్రాకారమాలినీ ।
బహురత్నా బహుధనా సుకృతా విశ్వకర్మణా ॥ ౨౩ ॥

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