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 2.43.18

अनेकाग्रं तु तं दृष्ट्वा शकुनिः प्रत्यभाषत ।
दुर्योधन कुतोमूलं निःश्वसन्निव गच्छसि ॥ १८ ॥

anekāgraṃ tu taṃ dṛṣṭvā śakuniḥ pratyabhāṣata |
duryodhana kutomūlaṃ niḥśvasanniva gacchasi || 18 ||

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

...Duryodhana, continued to dwell in that, assembly house (of the Pandavas). And with Sakuni, the Kuru prince slowly examined the whole of that mansion, and the Kuru prince beheld in it many...

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

Anekagra, Shakuni, Prati, Duryodhana, Kutomula, Nih, Shvasat, Iva,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 2.43.18). 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: “anekāgraṃ tu taṃ dṛṣṭvā śakuniḥ pratyabhāṣata
  • anekāgram -
  • anekāgra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    anekāgra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    anekāgrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • tam -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • dṛṣṭvā -
  • dṛś -> dṛṣṭvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √dṛś]
  • śakuniḥ -
  • śakuni (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • pratya -
  • prati (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    prati (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    pratī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    pratī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    pratī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    prati (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • abhāṣata -
  • bhāṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperfect middle third single]
  • Line 2: “duryodhana kutomūlaṃ niḥśvasanniva gacchasi
  • duryodhana -
  • duryodhana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    duryodhana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kutomūlam -
  • kutomūla (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kutomūla (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kutomūlā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • niḥ -
  • niḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    niḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ni (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    ni (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • śvasann -
  • śvas -> śvasat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √śvas class 2 verb], [vocative single from √śvas class 2 verb]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • gacchasi -
  • gam (verb class 1)
    [present active second single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 2.43.18

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 2.43.18 in Kannada sript:
ಅನೇಕಾಗ್ರಂ ತು ತಂ ದೃಷ್ಟ್ವಾ ಶಕುನಿಃ ಪ್ರತ್ಯಭಾಷತ ।
ದುರ್ಯೋಧನ ಕುತೋಮೂಲಂ ನಿಃಶ್ವಸನ್ನಿವ ಗಚ್ಛಸಿ ॥ ೧೮ ॥

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 2.43.18 in Bengali sript:
অনেকাগ্রং তু তং দৃষ্ট্বা শকুনিঃ প্রত্যভাষত ।
দুর্যোধন কুতোমূলং নিঃশ্বসন্নিব গচ্ছসি ॥ ১৮ ॥

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 2.43.18 in Gujarati sript:
અનેકાગ્રં તુ તં દૃષ્ટ્વા શકુનિઃ પ્રત્યભાષત ।
દુર્યોધન કુતોમૂલં નિઃશ્વસન્નિવ ગચ્છસિ ॥ ૧૮ ॥

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 2.43.18 in Malayalam sript:
അനേകാഗ്രം തു തം ദൃഷ്ട്വാ ശകുനിഃ പ്രത്യഭാഷത ।
ദുര്യോധന കുതോമൂലം നിഃശ്വസന്നിവ ഗച്ഛസി ॥ ൧൮ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 2.43.18 in Telugu sript:
అనేకాగ్రం తు తం దృష్ట్వా శకునిః ప్రత్యభాషత ।
దుర్యోధన కుతోమూలం నిఃశ్వసన్నివ గచ్ఛసి ॥ ౧౮ ॥

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