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 2.43.26

श्रियं तथाविधां दृष्ट्वा ज्वलन्तीमिव पाण्डवे ।
अमर्षवशमापन्नो दह्येऽहमतथोचितः ॥ २६ ॥

śriyaṃ tathāvidhāṃ dṛṣṭvā jvalantīmiva pāṇḍave |
amarṣavaśamāpanno dahye'hamatathocitaḥ || 26 ||

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

...mistaking as closed another door made of crystal that was really open, the king in attempting to open it with stretched hands, tumbled down. And coming upon another door that was really...

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

Shri, Shriya, Tathavidha, Jvalanti, Iva, Pandava, Pandu, Amarsha, Vasha, Apanna, Aha, Asmad, Atathocita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 2.43.26). 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: “śriyaṃ tathāvidhāṃ dṛṣṭvā jvalantīmiva pāṇḍave
  • śriyam -
  • śriyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    śriya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śriya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śrī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    śrī (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • tathāvidhām -
  • tathāvidhā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • dṛṣṭvā -
  • dṛś -> dṛṣṭvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √dṛś]
  • jvalantīm -
  • jvalantī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    jval -> jvalantī (participle, feminine)
    [accusative single from √jval class 1 verb]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • pāṇḍave -
  • pāṇḍava (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    pāṇḍava (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    pāṇḍu (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    pāṇḍu (noun, feminine)
    [dative single]
  • Line 2: “amarṣavaśamāpanno dahye'hamatathocitaḥ
  • amarṣa -
  • amarṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vaśam -
  • vaśa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vaśa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vaśā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • āpanno* -
  • āpanna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • dahye' -
  • dah (verb class 1)
    [present passive first single]
  • aham -
  • aha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • atathocitaḥ -
  • atathocita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 2.43.26

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 2.43.26 in Kannada sript:
ಶ್ರಿಯಂ ತಥಾವಿಧಾಂ ದೃಷ್ಟ್ವಾ ಜ್ವಲನ್ತೀಮಿವ ಪಾಣ್ಡವೇ ।
ಅಮರ್ಷವಶಮಾಪನ್ನೋ ದಹ್ಯೇಽಹಮತಥೋಚಿತಃ ॥ ೨೬ ॥

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 2.43.26 in Bengali sript:
শ্রিযং তথাবিধাং দৃষ্ট্বা জ্বলন্তীমিব পাণ্ডবে ।
অমর্ষবশমাপন্নো দহ্যেঽহমতথোচিতঃ ॥ ২৬ ॥

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 2.43.26 in Gujarati sript:
શ્રિયં તથાવિધાં દૃષ્ટ્વા જ્વલન્તીમિવ પાણ્ડવે ।
અમર્ષવશમાપન્નો દહ્યેઽહમતથોચિતઃ ॥ ૨૬ ॥

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 2.43.26 in Malayalam sript:
ശ്രിയം തഥാവിധാം ദൃഷ്ട്വാ ജ്വലന്തീമിവ പാണ്ഡവേ ।
അമര്ഷവശമാപന്നോ ദഹ്യേഽഹമതഥോചിതഃ ॥ ൨൬ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 2.43.26 in Telugu sript:
శ్రియం తథావిధాం దృష్ట్వా జ్వలన్తీమివ పాణ్డవే ।
అమర్షవశమాపన్నో దహ్యేఽహమతథోచితః ॥ ౨౬ ॥

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