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 3.38.32

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सोऽब्रवीदर्जुनं तत्र स्थितं दृष्ट्वा महातपाः ।
कस्त्वं तातेह संप्राप्तो धनुष्मान्कवची शरी ।
निबद्धासितलत्राणः क्षत्रधर्ममनुव्रतः ॥ ३२ ॥

so'bravīdarjunaṃ tatra sthitaṃ dṛṣṭvā mahātapāḥ |
kastvaṃ tāteha saṃprāpto dhanuṣmānkavacī śarī |
nibaddhāsitalatrāṇaḥ kṣatradharmamanuvrataḥ || 32 ||

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

...breathless and, falling down on earth without power of moving, looked like one that was dead. Soon, however, he regained consciousness, and, rising from his prostrate position, with...
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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 (3.38.32). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Sah, Arjuna, Tatra, Sthita, Mahatapa, Mahatapas, Kah, Tva, Yushmad, Tata, Tati, Iha, Samprapta, Dhanushmat, Kavacin, Kavaci, Shari, Sharin, Nibaddha, Asita, Trana, Kshatradharma, Anuvrata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.38.32). 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: “so'bravīdarjunaṃ tatra sthitaṃ dṛṣṭvā mahātapāḥ ”
so' -
saḥ (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

so (noun, feminine)

[compound]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
abravīd -
√brū (verb class 2)

[imperfect active third single]
arjunam -
arjuna (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

arjuna (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

arjunā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
tatra -
tatra (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

tatra (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tatra (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
sthitam -
sthita (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

sthita (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

sthitā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√sthā -> sthita (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √sthā class 1 verb]

√sthā -> sthita (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √sthā class 1 verb], [accusative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
dṛṣṭvā -
√dṛś -> dṛṣṭvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √dṛś]
mahātapāḥ -
mahātapa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

mahātapā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

mahātapas (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “kastvaṃ tāteha saṃprāpto dhanuṣmānkavacī śarī ”
kas -
kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

ka (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]
tvam -
tva (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

tva (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[nominative single]
tāte -
tāta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]

tāti (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
iha -
iha (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iha (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
samprāpto* -
samprāpta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
dhanuṣmān -
dhanuṣmat (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
kavacī -
kavacī (noun, masculine)

[compound]

kavacī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]

kavacin (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
śarī -
śarī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]

śari (noun, masculine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

śari (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

śarin (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 3: “nibaddhāsitalatrāṇaḥ kṣatradharmamanuvrataḥ ”
nibaddhā -
nibaddha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

nibaddha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

nibaddhā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
asita -
asita (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

asita (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
la -
la (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
trāṇaḥ -
trāṇa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
kṣatradharmam -
kṣatradharma (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

kṣatradharman (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

kṣatradharman (noun, neuter)

[adverb]
anuvrataḥ -
anuvrata (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.38.32

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;

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Preview of verse 3.38.32 in Kannada sript:
ಸೋಽಬ್ರವೀದರ್ಜುನಂ ತತ್ರ ಸ್ಥಿತಂ ದೃಷ್ಟ್ವಾ ಮಹಾತಪಾಃ ।
ಕಸ್ತ್ವಂ ತಾತೇಹ ಸಂಪ್ರಾಪ್ತೋ ಧನುಷ್ಮಾನ್ಕವಚೀ ಶರೀ ।
ನಿಬದ್ಧಾಸಿತಲತ್ರಾಣಃ ಕ್ಷತ್ರಧರ್ಮಮನುವ್ರತಃ ॥ ೩೨ ॥

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)]

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Preview of verse 3.38.32 in Bengali sript:
সোঽব্রবীদর্জুনং তত্র স্থিতং দৃষ্ট্বা মহাতপাঃ ।
কস্ত্বং তাতেহ সংপ্রাপ্তো ধনুষ্মান্কবচী শরী ।
নিবদ্ধাসিতলত্রাণঃ ক্ষত্রধর্মমনুব্রতঃ ॥ ৩২ ॥

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 3.38.32 in Gujarati sript:
સોઽબ્રવીદર્જુનં તત્ર સ્થિતં દૃષ્ટ્વા મહાતપાઃ ।
કસ્ત્વં તાતેહ સંપ્રાપ્તો ધનુષ્માન્કવચી શરી ।
નિબદ્ધાસિતલત્રાણઃ ક્ષત્રધર્મમનુવ્રતઃ ॥ ૩૨ ॥

Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)

1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]

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Preview of verse 3.38.32 in Malayalam sript:
സോഽബ്രവീദര്ജുനം തത്ര സ്ഥിതം ദൃഷ്ട്വാ മഹാതപാഃ ।
കസ്ത്വം താതേഹ സംപ്രാപ്തോ ധനുഷ്മാന്കവചീ ശരീ ।
നിബദ്ധാസിതലത്രാണഃ ക്ഷത്രധര്മമനുവ്രതഃ ॥ ൩൨ ॥

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.38.32 in Telugu sript:
సోఽబ్రవీదర్జునం తత్ర స్థితం దృష్ట్వా మహాతపాః ।
కస్త్వం తాతేహ సంప్రాప్తో ధనుష్మాన్కవచీ శరీ ।
నిబద్ధాసితలత్రాణః క్షత్రధర్మమనువ్రతః ॥ ౩౨ ॥

Last Updated: 16 September, 2021