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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 3.25.18
महाद्रुमाणां शिखरेषु तस्थुर्मनोरमां वाचमुदीरयन्तः ।
मयूरदात्यूहचकोरसंघास्तस्मिन्वने काननकोकिलाश्च ॥ १८ ॥
mahādrumāṇāṃ śikhareṣu tasthurmanoramāṃ vācamudīrayantaḥ |
mayūradātyūhacakorasaṃghāstasminvane kānanakokilāśca || 18 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...kings! What peace can my heart know in not beholding you such now? I beheld your body, effulgent as the sun, decked with sandal paste! Alas, grief deprives me of my senses in beholding...
English translation by Kisari Mohan Ganguly (2013) Read online Buy now!
Glossary of Sanskrit terms
Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (3.25.18). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Mahadruma, Shikhara, Manorama, Vac, Vaca, Udirayat, Mayura, Datyuha, Cakora, Sangha, Tad, Vana, Vani, Kanana, Kokila,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.25.18). 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: “mahādrumāṇāṃ śikhareṣu tasthurmanoramāṃ vācamudīrayantaḥ ”
- mahādrumāṇām -
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mahādruma (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]mahādruma (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]
- śikhareṣu -
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śikhara (noun, masculine)[locative plural]śikhara (noun, neuter)[locative plural]
- tasthur -
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√sthā (verb class 1)[perfect active third plural]
- manoramām -
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manoramā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- vācam -
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vācā (noun, feminine)[adverb]vāca (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vāc (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- udīrayantaḥ -
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udīrayat (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- Line 2: “mayūradātyūhacakorasaṃghāstasminvane kānanakokilāśca ”
- mayūra -
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mayūra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]mayūra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- dātyūha -
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dātyūha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- cakora -
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cakora (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- saṅghās -
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saṅgha (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- tasmin -
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tad (noun, neuter)[locative single]sa (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- vane -
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vana (noun, masculine)[locative single]vana (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]vanā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]vani (noun, feminine)[vocative single]vani (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- kānana -
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kānana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kokilāś -
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kokila (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]kokilā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.25.18
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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The Mahabharata in Kannada (Set of 32 Volumes)
by Bharatha Darshana Bangalore (2003)
ಶ್ರೇಮಹಭಾರತ [ಮಹಾಭಾರತ]; 13907 pages;
Buy now!Preview of verse 3.25.18 in Kannada sript:
ಮಹಾದ್ರುಮಾಣಾಂ ಶಿಖರೇಷು ತಸ್ಥುರ್ಮನೋರಮಾಂ ವಾಚಮುದೀರಯನ್ತಃ ।
ಮಯೂರದಾತ್ಯೂಹಚಕೋರಸಂಘಾಸ್ತಸ್ಮಿನ್ವನೇ ಕಾನನಕೋಕಿಲಾಶ್ಚ ॥ ೧೮ ॥
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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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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The Mahabharata in Bengali (Two Volumes)
by Akshay Library, Kolkata (2019)
3049 pages; [মহাভারত] [মহার্ষী বদভ্যাস (Maharishi Vedvyas)]
Buy now!Preview of verse 3.25.18 in Bengali sript:
মহাদ্রুমাণাং শিখরেষু তস্থুর্মনোরমাং বাচমুদীরযন্তঃ ।
মযূরদাত্যূহচকোরসংঘাস্তস্মিন্বনে কাননকোকিলাশ্চ ॥ ১৮ ॥
Mahabharat in Gujarati (20 Volumes)
by Dinkar Joshi (દિનકર જોશી) (2010)
14252 pages; [મહાભારત] [Publisher: Pravin Prakashan Pvt. Ltd, Rajkot]
Buy now!Preview of verse 3.25.18 in Gujarati sript:
મહાદ્રુમાણાં શિખરેષુ તસ્થુર્મનોરમાં વાચમુદીરયન્તઃ ।
મયૂરદાત્યૂહચકોરસંઘાસ્તસ્મિન્વને કાનનકોકિલાશ્ચ ॥ ૧૮ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 3.25.18 in Malayalam sript:
മഹാദ്രുമാണാം ശിഖരേഷു തസ്ഥുര്മനോരമാം വാചമുദീരയന്തഃ ।
മയൂരദാത്യൂഹചകോരസംഘാസ്തസ്മിന്വനേ കാനനകോകിലാശ്ച ॥ ൧൮ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 3.25.18 in Telugu sript:
మహాద్రుమాణాం శిఖరేషు తస్థుర్మనోరమాం వాచముదీరయన్తః ।
మయూరదాత్యూహచకోరసంఘాస్తస్మిన్వనే కాననకోకిలాశ్చ ॥ ౧౮ ॥