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 2.47.18

अनेकवर्णानारण्यान्गृहीत्वाश्वान्मनोजवान् ।
जातरूपमनर्घ्यं च ददुस्तस्यैकपादकाः ॥ १८ ॥

anekavarṇānāraṇyāngṛhītvāśvānmanojavān |
jātarūpamanarghyaṃ ca dadustasyaikapādakāḥ || 18 ||

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

...rainbow and some looking like evening clouds, and some that were of variegated colour. And they were all endued with the speed of the mind. And they also gave unto the king enough gold...

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

Anekavarna, Aranya, Grihitva, Ashva, Manojava, Manojavas, Jatarupa, Anarghya, Tad, Ekapadaka,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 2.47.18). 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: “anekavarṇānāraṇyāngṛhītvāśvānmanojavān
  • anekavarṇān -
  • anekavarṇa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • āraṇyān -
  • āraṇya (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • gṛhītvā -
  • gṛhītvā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    grah -> gṛhītvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √grah]
  • aśvān -
  • aśva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative plural], [ablative single]
  • manojavān -
  • manojava (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    manojavas (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “jātarūpamanarghyaṃ ca dadustasyaikapādakāḥ
  • jātarūpam -
  • jātarūpa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    jātarūpa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    jātarūpā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • anarghyam -
  • anarghya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    anarghya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    anarghyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dadus -
  • (verb class 1)
    [perfect active third plural]
    (verb class 3)
    [perfect active third plural]
    (verb class 2)
    [perfect active third plural]
    (verb class 4)
    [perfect active third plural]
    dai (verb class 1)
    [perfect active third plural]
    de (verb class 1)
    [perfect active third plural]
  • tasyai -
  • tas -> tasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √tas]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [dative single]
    tas (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single], [imperative middle first single], [imperative passive first single]
  • ekapādakāḥ -
  • ekapādaka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 2.47.18

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 2.47.18 in Kannada sript:
ಅನೇಕವರ್ಣಾನಾರಣ್ಯಾನ್ಗೃಹೀತ್ವಾಶ್ವಾನ್ಮನೋಜವಾನ್ ।
ಜಾತರೂಪಮನರ್ಘ್ಯಂ ಚ ದದುಸ್ತಸ್ಯೈಕಪಾದಕಾಃ ॥ 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 2.47.18 in Bengali sript:
অনেকবর্ণানারণ্যান্গৃহীত্বাশ্বান্মনোজবান্ ।
জাতরূপমনর্ঘ্যং চ দদুস্তস্যৈকপাদকাঃ ॥ 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 2.47.18 in Gujarati sript:
અનેકવર્ણાનારણ્યાન્ગૃહીત્વાશ્વાન્મનોજવાન્ ।
જાતરૂપમનર્ઘ્યં ચ દદુસ્તસ્યૈકપાદકાઃ ॥ 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 2.47.18 in Malayalam sript:
അനേകവര്ണാനാരണ്യാന്ഗൃഹീത്വാശ്വാന്മനോജവാന് ।
ജാതരൂപമനര്ഘ്യം ച ദദുസ്തസ്യൈകപാദകാഃ ॥ ൧൮ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 2.47.18 in Telugu sript:
అనేకవర్ణానారణ్యాన్గృహీత్వాశ్వాన్మనోజవాన్ ।
జాతరూపమనర్ఘ్యం చ దదుస్తస్యైకపాదకాః ॥ ౧౮ ॥

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