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 3.34.81

वाचयित्वा द्विजश्रेष्ठानद्यैव गजसाह्वयम् ।
अस्त्रविद्भिः परिवृतो भ्रातृभिर्दृढधन्विभिः ।
आशीविषसमैर्वीरैर्मरुद्भिरिव वृत्रहा ॥ ८१ ॥

vācayitvā dvijaśreṣṭhānadyaiva gajasāhvayam |
astravidbhiḥ parivṛto bhrātṛbhirdṛḍhadhanvibhiḥ |
āśīviṣasamairvīrairmarudbhiriva vṛtrahā || 81 ||

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

...And bidding farewell unto the son of Kunti, Vyasa disappeared then and there. The virtuous and intelligent Yudhishthira, however, having obtained that knowledge carefully retained it...

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

Vacayitva, Dvijashreshtha, Adyaiva, Gajasahvaya, Astravid, Parivrita, Bhratri, Dridhadhanvin, Ashivisha, Sama, Vira, Marut, Iva, Vritraha, Vritrahan,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.34.81). 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: “vācayitvā dvijaśreṣṭhānadyaiva gajasāhvayam
  • vācayitvā* -
  • vācayitvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • dvijaśreṣṭhān -
  • dvijaśreṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • adyaiva -
  • adyaiva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • gajasāhvayam -
  • gajasāhvaya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “astravidbhiḥ parivṛto bhrātṛbhirdṛḍhadhanvibhiḥ
  • astravidbhiḥ -
  • astravid (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    astravid (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • parivṛto* -
  • parivṛta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhrātṛbhir -
  • bhrātṛ (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • dṛḍhadhanvibhiḥ -
  • dṛḍhadhanvin (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    dṛḍhadhanvin (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • Line 3: “āśīviṣasamairvīrairmarudbhiriva vṛtrahā
  • āśīviṣa -
  • āśīviṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • samair -
  • sama (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    sama (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • vīrair -
  • vīra (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    vīra (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • marudbhir -
  • marut (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental plural]
    marut (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • vṛtrahā -
  • vṛtrahā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    vṛtrahan (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.34.81

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 3.34.81 in Kannada sript:
ವಾಚಯಿತ್ವಾ ದ್ವಿಜಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠಾನದ್ಯೈವ ಗಜಸಾಹ್ವಯಮ್ ।
ಅಸ್ತ್ರವಿದ್ಭಿಃ ಪರಿವೃತೋ ಭ್ರಾತೃಭಿರ್ದೃಢಧನ್ವಿಭಿಃ ।
ಆಶೀವಿಷಸಮೈರ್ವೀರೈರ್ಮರುದ್ಭಿರಿವ ವೃತ್ರಹಾ ॥ ೮೧ ॥

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 3.34.81 in Bengali sript:
বাচযিত্বা দ্বিজশ্রেষ্ঠানদ্যৈব গজসাহ্বযম্ ।
অস্ত্রবিদ্ভিঃ পরিবৃতো ভ্রাতৃভির্দৃঢধন্বিভিঃ ।
আশীবিষসমৈর্বীরৈর্মরুদ্ভিরিব বৃত্রহা ॥ ৮১ ॥

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 3.34.81 in Gujarati sript:
વાચયિત્વા દ્વિજશ્રેષ્ઠાનદ્યૈવ ગજસાહ્વયમ્ ।
અસ્ત્રવિદ્ભિઃ પરિવૃતો ભ્રાતૃભિર્દૃઢધન્વિભિઃ ।
આશીવિષસમૈર્વીરૈર્મરુદ્ભિરિવ વૃત્રહા ॥ ૮૧ ॥

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 3.34.81 in Malayalam sript:
വാചയിത്വാ ദ്വിജശ്രേഷ്ഠാനദ്യൈവ ഗജസാഹ്വയമ് ।
അസ്ത്രവിദ്ഭിഃ പരിവൃതോ ഭ്രാതൃഭിര്ദൃഢധന്വിഭിഃ ।
ആശീവിഷസമൈര്വീരൈര്മരുദ്ഭിരിവ വൃത്രഹാ ॥ ൮൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.34.81 in Telugu sript:
వాచయిత్వా ద్విజశ్రేష్ఠానద్యైవ గజసాహ్వయమ్ ।
అస్త్రవిద్భిః పరివృతో భ్రాతృభిర్దృఢధన్విభిః ।
ఆశీవిషసమైర్వీరైర్మరుద్భిరివ వృత్రహా ॥ ౮౧ ॥

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