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 2.61.42

ततो हलहलाशब्दस्तत्रासीद्घोरनिस्वनः ।
तदद्भुततमं लोके वीक्ष्य सर्वमहीक्षिताम् ॥ ४२ ॥

tato halahalāśabdastatrāsīdghoranisvanaḥ |
tadadbhutatamaṃ loke vīkṣya sarvamahīkṣitām || 42 ||

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

...not these best of regenerate ones answer the question? Let also those other kings assembled here from all directions answer according to their judgment this question, leaving aside all...

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

Tatah, Tad, Tata, Halahalashabda, Tatra, Ghora, Nisvana, Tat, Adbhutatama, Loka, Vikshya, Sarvamahi, Ikshita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 2.61.42). 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: “tato halahalāśabdastatrāsīdghoranisvanaḥ
  • tato* -
  • tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    tata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tan -> tata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
  • halahalāśabdas -
  • halahalāśabda (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tatrā -
  • tatra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tatra (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • āsīd -
  • ās (verb class 2)
    [aorist active third single], [injunctive active third single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • ghora -
  • ghora (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ghora (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nisvanaḥ -
  • nisvana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “tadadbhutatamaṃ loke vīkṣya sarvamahīkṣitām
  • tad -
  • tad (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • adbhutatamam -
  • adbhutatama (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • loke -
  • loka (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    lok (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • vīkṣya -
  • vīkṣya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vīkṣya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sarvamahī -
  • sarvamahī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • īkṣitām -
  • īkṣitā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    īkṣ -> īkṣitā (participle, feminine)
    [accusative single from √īkṣ class 1 verb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 2.61.42

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 2.61.42 in Kannada sript:
ತತೋ ಹಲಹಲಾಶಬ್ದಸ್ತತ್ರಾಸೀದ್ಘೋರನಿಸ್ವನಃ ।
ತದದ್ಭುತತಮಂ ಲೋಕೇ ವೀಕ್ಷ್ಯ ಸರ್ವಮಹೀಕ್ಷಿತಾಮ್ ॥ ೪೨ ॥

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 2.61.42 in Bengali sript:
ততো হলহলাশব্দস্তত্রাসীদ্ঘোরনিস্বনঃ ।
তদদ্ভুততমং লোকে বীক্ষ্য সর্বমহীক্ষিতাম্ ॥ ৪২ ॥

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 2.61.42 in Gujarati sript:
તતો હલહલાશબ્દસ્તત્રાસીદ્ઘોરનિસ્વનઃ ।
તદદ્ભુતતમં લોકે વીક્ષ્ય સર્વમહીક્ષિતામ્ ॥ ૪૨ ॥

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 2.61.42 in Malayalam sript:
തതോ ഹലഹലാശബ്ദസ്തത്രാസീദ്ഘോരനിസ്വനഃ ।
തദദ്ഭുതതമം ലോകേ വീക്ഷ്യ സര്വമഹീക്ഷിതാമ് ॥ ൪൨ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 2.61.42 in Telugu sript:
తతో హలహలాశబ్దస్తత్రాసీద్ఘోరనిస్వనః ।
తదద్భుతతమం లోకే వీక్ష్య సర్వమహీక్షితామ్ ॥ ౪౨ ॥

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