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 2.19.27

तान्दृष्ट्वा द्विरदप्रख्याञ्शालस्कन्धानिवोद्गतान् ।
व्यूढोरस्कान्मागधानां विस्मयः समजायत ॥ २७ ॥

tāndṛṣṭvā dviradaprakhyāñśālaskandhānivodgatān |
vyūḍhoraskānmāgadhānāṃ vismayaḥ samajāyata || 27 ||

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

...arrived at the charming lake of lotuses. Passing over the hills of Kalakuta, they then went on crossing the Gandaki, the Sadanira (Karatoya), and the Sarkaravarta and the other rivers taking...

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

Dvirada, Prakhya, Prakhyas, Shalaskandha, Iva, Udgata, Vyudhoraska, Magadha, Vismaya, Samaja,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 2.19.27). 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: “tāndṛṣṭvā dviradaprakhyāñśālaskandhānivodgatān
  • tān -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • dṛṣṭvā -
  • dṛś -> dṛṣṭvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √dṛś]
  • dvirada -
  • dvirada (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dvirada (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • prakhyāñś -
  • prakhya (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    prakhyas (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śālaskandhān -
  • śālaskandha (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • ivo -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • udgatān -
  • udgata (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “vyūḍhoraskānmāgadhānāṃ vismayaḥ samajāyata
  • vyūḍhoraskān -
  • vyūḍhoraska (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative plural], [ablative single]
    vyūḍhoraska (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • māgadhānām -
  • māgadha (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    māgadha (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    māgadhā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • vismayaḥ -
  • vismaya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • samajāya -
  • samaja (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    samaja (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • ta -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 2.19.27

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 2.19.27 in Kannada sript:
ತಾನ್ದೃಷ್ಟ್ವಾ ದ್ವಿರದಪ್ರಖ್ಯಾಞ್ಶಾಲಸ್ಕನ್ಧಾನಿವೋದ್ಗತಾನ್ ।
ವ್ಯೂಢೋರಸ್ಕಾನ್ಮಾಗಧಾನಾಂ ವಿಸ್ಮಯಃ ಸಮಜಾಯತ ॥ ೨೭ ॥

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 2.19.27 in Bengali sript:
তান্দৃষ্ট্বা দ্বিরদপ্রখ্যাঞ্শালস্কন্ধানিবোদ্গতান্ ।
ব্যূঢোরস্কান্মাগধানাং বিস্মযঃ সমজাযত ॥ ২৭ ॥

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 2.19.27 in Gujarati sript:
તાન્દૃષ્ટ્વા દ્વિરદપ્રખ્યાઞ્શાલસ્કન્ધાનિવોદ્ગતાન્ ।
વ્યૂઢોરસ્કાન્માગધાનાં વિસ્મયઃ સમજાયત ॥ ૨૭ ॥

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 2.19.27 in Malayalam sript:
താന്ദൃഷ്ട്വാ ദ്വിരദപ്രഖ്യാഞ്ശാലസ്കന്ധാനിവോദ്ഗതാന് ।
വ്യൂഢോരസ്കാന്മാഗധാനാം വിസ്മയഃ സമജായത ॥ ൨൭ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 2.19.27 in Telugu sript:
తాన్దృష్ట్వా ద్విరదప్రఖ్యాఞ్శాలస్కన్ధానివోద్గతాన్ ।
వ్యూఢోరస్కాన్మాగధానాం విస్మయః సమజాయత ॥ ౨౭ ॥

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