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 2.28.24

एवमग्निर्वरं प्रादात्स्त्रीणामप्रतिवारणे ।
स्वैरिण्यस्तत्र नार्यो हि यथेष्टं प्रचरन्त्युत ॥ २४ ॥

evamagnirvaraṃ prādātstrīṇāmaprativāraṇe |
svairiṇyastatra nāryo hi yatheṣṭaṃ pracarantyuta || 24 ||

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

...heroes, elephants, and the soldiers in their coats of mail of Sahadeva’s army all appeared to be on fire. And beholding this the prince of the Kuru race became exceedingly anxious. And...

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

Evam, Eva, Agni, Varam, Vara, Pra, Prat, Stri, Aprati, Varana, Svairini, Tatra, Nari, Narya, Yatheshta, Uta,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 2.28.24). 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: “evamagnirvaraṃ prādātstrīṇāmaprativāraṇe
  • evam -
  • evam (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    evam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    evā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • agnir -
  • agni (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • varam -
  • varam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    vara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    varā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • prād -
  • pra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    pra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    prā -> prāt (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √prā class 2 verb], [vocative single from √prā class 2 verb], [accusative single from √prā class 2 verb]
  • āt -
  • āt (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    a (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • strīṇām -
  • strī (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • aprati -
  • aprati (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    aprati (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    aprati (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • vāraṇe -
  • vāraṇa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    vāraṇa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    vāraṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Line 2: “svairiṇyastatra nāryo hi yatheṣṭaṃ pracarantyuta
  • svairiṇyas -
  • svairiṇī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • tatra -
  • tatra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tatra (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • nāryo* -
  • nārī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    nārya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    nṝ -> nārya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √nṝ class 9 verb]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • yatheṣṭam -
  • yatheṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    yatheṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    yatheṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • pra -
  • pra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • carantyu -
  • car (verb class 1)
    [present active third plural]
  • uta -
  • uta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    uta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    -> uta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √ class 1 verb]
    -> uta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √ class 1 verb]
    u (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 2.28.24

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 2.28.24 in Kannada sript:
ಏವಮಗ್ನಿರ್ವರಂ ಪ್ರಾದಾತ್ಸ್ತ್ರೀಣಾಮಪ್ರತಿವಾರಣೇ ।
ಸ್ವೈರಿಣ್ಯಸ್ತತ್ರ ನಾರ್ಯೋ ಹಿ ಯಥೇಷ್ಟಂ ಪ್ರಚರನ್ತ್ಯುತ ॥ ೨೪ ॥

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 2.28.24 in Bengali sript:
এবমগ্নির্বরং প্রাদাত্স্ত্রীণামপ্রতিবারণে ।
স্বৈরিণ্যস্তত্র নার্যো হি যথেষ্টং প্রচরন্ত্যুত ॥ ২৪ ॥

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 2.28.24 in Gujarati sript:
એવમગ્નિર્વરં પ્રાદાત્સ્ત્રીણામપ્રતિવારણે ।
સ્વૈરિણ્યસ્તત્ર નાર્યો હિ યથેષ્ટં પ્રચરન્ત્યુત ॥ ૨૪ ॥

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 2.28.24 in Malayalam sript:
ഏവമഗ്നിര്വരം പ്രാദാത്സ്ത്രീണാമപ്രതിവാരണേ ।
സ്വൈരിണ്യസ്തത്ര നാര്യോ ഹി യഥേഷ്ടം പ്രചരന്ത്യുത ॥ ൨൪ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 2.28.24 in Telugu sript:
ఏవమగ్నిర్వరం ప్రాదాత్స్త్రీణామప్రతివారణే ।
స్వైరిణ్యస్తత్ర నార్యో హి యథేష్టం ప్రచరన్త్యుత ॥ ౨౪ ॥

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