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 2.43.2

तस्यां दिव्यानभिप्रायान्ददर्श कुरुनन्दनः ।
न दृष्टपूर्वा ये तेन नगरे नागसाह्वये ॥ २ ॥

tasyāṃ divyānabhiprāyāndadarśa kurunandanaḥ |
na dṛṣṭapūrvā ye tena nagare nāgasāhvaye || 2 ||

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

...the Kailasa cliff and seated on his bull, gazing unceasingly towards the direction (south) presided over by the king of the Pitris. Even this will be the dream you will dream today...

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

Divya, Abhipraya, Kurunandana, Drishtapurva, Yah, Yat, Tad, Tena, Nagara, Nagasahvaya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 2.43.2). 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: “tasyāṃ divyānabhiprāyāndadarśa kurunandanaḥ
  • tasyām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • divyān -
  • divya (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • abhiprāyān -
  • abhiprāya (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • dadarśa -
  • dṛś (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • kurunandanaḥ -
  • kurunandana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “na dṛṣṭapūrvā ye tena nagare nāgasāhvaye
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dṛṣṭapūrvā* -
  • dṛṣṭapūrva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    dṛṣṭapūrvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ye -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • tena -
  • tena (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    tan (verb class 8)
    [perfect active second plural]
    tan (verb class 4)
    [perfect active second plural]
    tan (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • nagare -
  • nagara (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    nagara (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • nāgasāhvaye -
  • nāgasāhvaya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 2.43.2

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 2.43.2 in Kannada sript:
ತಸ್ಯಾಂ ದಿವ್ಯಾನಭಿಪ್ರಾಯಾನ್ದದರ್ಶ ಕುರುನನ್ದನಃ ।
ನ ದೃಷ್ಟಪೂರ್ವಾ ಯೇ ತೇನ ನಗರೇ ನಾಗಸಾಹ್ವಯೇ ॥ ೨ ॥

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 2.43.2 in Bengali sript:
তস্যাং দিব্যানভিপ্রাযান্দদর্শ কুরুনন্দনঃ ।
ন দৃষ্টপূর্বা যে তেন নগরে নাগসাহ্বযে ॥ ২ ॥

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 2.43.2 in Gujarati sript:
તસ્યાં દિવ્યાનભિપ્રાયાન્દદર્શ કુરુનન્દનઃ ।
ન દૃષ્ટપૂર્વા યે તેન નગરે નાગસાહ્વયે ॥ ૨ ॥

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 2.43.2 in Malayalam sript:
തസ്യാം ദിവ്യാനഭിപ്രായാന്ദദര്ശ കുരുനന്ദനഃ ।
ന ദൃഷ്ടപൂര്വാ യേ തേന നഗരേ നാഗസാഹ്വയേ ॥ ൨ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 2.43.2 in Telugu sript:
తస్యాం దివ్యానభిప్రాయాన్దదర్శ కురునన్దనః ।
న దృష్టపూర్వా యే తేన నగరే నాగసాహ్వయే ॥ ౨ ॥

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