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 2.47.24

निशितांश्चैव दीर्घासीनृष्टिशक्तिपरश्वधान् ।
अपरान्तसमुद्भूतांस्तथैव परशूञ्शितान् ॥ २४ ॥

niśitāṃścaiva dīrghāsīnṛṣṭiśaktiparaśvadhān |
aparāntasamudbhūtāṃstathaiva paraśūñśitān || 24 ||

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

...made of cotton, possessing the colour of the lotus. And these were all of smooth texture. And they also gave soft sheep-skins by thousands. And they also gave many sharp and long swords...

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

Nishita, Dirgha, Asi, Shaktin, Shakti, Parashvadha, Aparanta, Samudbhuta, Tatha, Parashu, Shita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 2.47.24). 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: “niśitāṃścaiva dīrghāsīnṛṣṭiśaktiparaśvadhān
  • niśitāṃś -
  • niśita (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • dīrghā -
  • dīrgha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dīrgha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dīrghā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • asīn -
  • asi (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • ṛṣṭi -
  • ṛṣṭi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • śakti -
  • śakti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    śakti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    śaktin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    śaktin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    śaktī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    śaktī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    śaktī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • paraśvadhān -
  • paraśvadha (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “aparāntasamudbhūtāṃstathaiva paraśūñśitān
  • aparānta -
  • aparānta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    aparānta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • samudbhūtāṃs -
  • samudbhūta (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • 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]
  • paraśūñś -
  • paraśu (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • śitān -
  • śita (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    śā -> śita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative plural from √śā class 3 verb], [accusative plural from √śā class 4 verb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 2.47.24

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 2.47.24 in Kannada sript:
ನಿಶಿತಾಂಶ್ಚೈವ ದೀರ್ಘಾಸೀನೃಷ್ಟಿಶಕ್ತಿಪರಶ್ವಧಾನ್ ।
ಅಪರಾನ್ತಸಮುದ್ಭೂತಾಂಸ್ತಥೈವ ಪರಶೂಞ್ಶಿತಾನ್ ॥ ೨೪ ॥

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 2.47.24 in Bengali sript:
নিশিতাংশ্চৈব দীর্ঘাসীনৃষ্টিশক্তিপরশ্বধান্ ।
অপরান্তসমুদ্ভূতাংস্তথৈব পরশূঞ্শিতান্ ॥ ২৪ ॥

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 2.47.24 in Gujarati sript:
નિશિતાંશ્ચૈવ દીર્ઘાસીનૃષ્ટિશક્તિપરશ્વધાન્ ।
અપરાન્તસમુદ્ભૂતાંસ્તથૈવ પરશૂઞ્શિતાન્ ॥ ૨૪ ॥

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 2.47.24 in Malayalam sript:
നിശിതാംശ്ചൈവ ദീര്ഘാസീനൃഷ്ടിശക്തിപരശ്വധാന് ।
അപരാന്തസമുദ്ഭൂതാംസ്തഥൈവ പരശൂഞ്ശിതാന് ॥ ൨൪ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 2.47.24 in Telugu sript:
నిశితాంశ్చైవ దీర్ఘాసీనృష్టిశక్తిపరశ్వధాన్ ।
అపరాన్తసముద్భూతాంస్తథైవ పరశూఞ్శితాన్ ॥ ౨౪ ॥

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