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 2.45.28

गृहीत्वा तत्तु गच्छन्ति समुद्रौ पूर्वदक्षिणौ ।
तथैव पश्चिमं यान्ति गृहीत्वा भरतर्षभ ॥ २८ ॥

gṛhītvā tattu gacchanti samudrau pūrvadakṣiṇau |
tathaiva paścimaṃ yānti gṛhītvā bharatarṣabha || 28 ||

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

...Bringing with them clarified butter in handsome Kamandalus made of gold, they did not obtain admission into the palace, and Ocean himself brought unto him in vessels of white copper the...

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

Grihitva, Tat, Tad, Gacchat, Samudra, Purvadakshina, Tatha, Pashcima, Yantin, Yanti, Bharatarshabha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 2.45.28). 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: “gṛhītvā tattu gacchanti samudrau pūrvadakṣiṇau
  • gṛhītvā -
  • gṛhītvā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    grah -> gṛhītvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √grah]
  • tat -
  • tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • gacchanti -
  • gacchat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    gam (verb class 1)
    [present active third plural]
  • samudrau -
  • samudra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • pūrvadakṣiṇau -
  • pūrvadakṣiṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Line 2: “tathaiva paścimaṃ yānti gṛhītvā bharatarṣabha
  • tathai -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tatha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tatha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • paścimam -
  • paścima (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    paścima (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • yānti -
  • yāntin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    yāntin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    yāntī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    yāntī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    yāntī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • gṛhītvā -
  • gṛhītvā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    grah -> gṛhītvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √grah]
  • bharatarṣabha -
  • bharatarṣabha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 2.45.28

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 2.45.28 in Kannada sript:
ಗೃಹೀತ್ವಾ ತತ್ತು ಗಚ್ಛನ್ತಿ ಸಮುದ್ರೌ ಪೂರ್ವದಕ್ಷಿಣೌ ।
ತಥೈವ ಪಶ್ಚಿಮಂ ಯಾನ್ತಿ ಗೃಹೀತ್ವಾ ಭರತರ್ಷಭ ॥ ೨೮ ॥

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 2.45.28 in Bengali sript:
গৃহীত্বা তত্তু গচ্ছন্তি সমুদ্রৌ পূর্বদক্ষিণৌ ।
তথৈব পশ্চিমং যান্তি গৃহীত্বা ভরতর্ষভ ॥ ২৮ ॥

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 2.45.28 in Gujarati sript:
ગૃહીત્વા તત્તુ ગચ્છન્તિ સમુદ્રૌ પૂર્વદક્ષિણૌ ।
તથૈવ પશ્ચિમં યાન્તિ ગૃહીત્વા ભરતર્ષભ ॥ ૨૮ ॥

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 2.45.28 in Malayalam sript:
ഗൃഹീത്വാ തത്തു ഗച്ഛന്തി സമുദ്രൌ പൂര്വദക്ഷിണൌ ।
തഥൈവ പശ്ചിമം യാന്തി ഗൃഹീത്വാ ഭരതര്ഷഭ ॥ ൨൮ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 2.45.28 in Telugu sript:
గృహీత్వా తత్తు గచ్ఛన్తి సముద్రౌ పూర్వదక్షిణౌ ।
తథైవ పశ్చిమం యాన్తి గృహీత్వా భరతర్షభ ॥ ౨౮ ॥

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