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 2.38.38

ते त्वां हंससधर्माणमपीमे वसुधाधिपाः ।
निहन्युर्भीष्म संक्रुद्धाः पक्षिणस्तमिवाण्डजम् ॥ ३८ ॥

te tvāṃ haṃsasadharmāṇamapīme vasudhādhipāḥ |
nihanyurbhīṣma saṃkruddhāḥ pakṣiṇastamivāṇḍajam || 38 ||

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

...conduct and slew him. "Your behaviour, O Bhishma, is even like that of the old swan. These lords of earth might slay you in anger like those creatures of the feathery tribe slaying...

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

Tad, Yushmad, Tva, Hamsa, Sadharman, Vasudhadhipa, Nihan, Bhishma, Sankruddha, Pakshin, Pakshi, Tami, Tamin, Andaja,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 2.38.38). 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: “te tvāṃ haṃsasadharmāṇamapīme vasudhādhipāḥ
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • tvām -
  • tvā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative single]
  • haṃsa -
  • haṃsa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sadharmāṇam -
  • sadharman (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • apīme -
  • vasudhādhipāḥ -
  • vasudhādhipa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • Line 2: “nihanyurbhīṣma saṃkruddhāḥ pakṣiṇastamivāṇḍajam
  • nihanyu -
  • nihan (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • ur -
  • u (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • bhīṣma -
  • bhīṣma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhīṣma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • saṅkruddhāḥ -
  • saṅkruddha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    saṅkruddhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • pakṣiṇas -
  • pakṣin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    pakṣin (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    pakṣī (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • tami -
  • tami (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    tamī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    tamin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    tamin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • -
  • (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    va (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    va (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • aṇḍajam -
  • aṇḍaja (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    aṇḍaja (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    aṇḍajā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 2.38.38

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 2.38.38 in Kannada sript:
ತೇ ತ್ವಾಂ ಹಂಸಸಧರ್ಮಾಣಮಪೀಮೇ ವಸುಧಾಧಿಪಾಃ ।
ನಿಹನ್ಯುರ್ಭೀಷ್ಮ ಸಂಕ್ರುದ್ಧಾಃ ಪಕ್ಷಿಣಸ್ತಮಿವಾಣ್ಡಜಮ್ ॥ ೩೮ ॥

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 2.38.38 in Bengali sript:
তে ত্বাং হংসসধর্মাণমপীমে বসুধাধিপাঃ ।
নিহন্যুর্ভীষ্ম সংক্রুদ্ধাঃ পক্ষিণস্তমিবাণ্ডজম্ ॥ ৩৮ ॥

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 2.38.38 in Gujarati sript:
તે ત્વાં હંસસધર્માણમપીમે વસુધાધિપાઃ ।
નિહન્યુર્ભીષ્મ સંક્રુદ્ધાઃ પક્ષિણસ્તમિવાણ્ડજમ્ ॥ ૩૮ ॥

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 2.38.38 in Malayalam sript:
തേ ത്വാം ഹംസസധര്മാണമപീമേ വസുധാധിപാഃ ।
നിഹന്യുര്ഭീഷ്മ സംക്രുദ്ധാഃ പക്ഷിണസ്തമിവാണ്ഡജമ് ॥ ൩൮ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 2.38.38 in Telugu sript:
తే త్వాం హంససధర్మాణమపీమే వసుధాధిపాః ।
నిహన్యుర్భీష్మ సంక్రుద్ధాః పక్షిణస్తమివాణ్డజమ్ ॥ ౩౮ ॥

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