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 3.41.25

ततः प्रभुस्त्रिदिवनिवासिनां वशी महामतिर्गिरिश उमापतिः शिवः ।
धनुर्महद्दितिजपिशाचसूदनं ददौ भवः पुरुषवराय गाण्डिवम् ॥ २५ ॥

tataḥ prabhustridivanivāsināṃ vaśī mahāmatirgiriśa umāpatiḥ śivaḥ |
dhanurmahadditijapiśācasūdanaṃ dadau bhavaḥ puruṣavarāya gāṇḍivam || 25 ||

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

...the favourite city of Indra. And he beheld there celestial cars by thousands, capable of going everywhere at will, stationed in proper places. And he saw tens of thousands of such cars...

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

Tatah, Tad, Tata, Prabhu, Tridiva, Nivasin, Vashi, Vashin, Mahamati, Girisha, Umapati, Shiva, Dhanu, Dhanus, Mahat, Ditija, Pishaca, Sudana, Dad, Dada, Dadi, Bhava, Bhu, Purushavara, Gandiva,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.41.25). 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: “tataḥ prabhustridivanivāsināṃ vaśī mahāmatirgiriśa umāpatiḥ śivaḥ
  • tataḥ -
  • 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]
  • prabhus -
  • prabhu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    prabhu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • tridiva -
  • tridiva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nivāsinām -
  • nivāsin (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    nivāsin (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • vaśī -
  • vaśī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    vaśi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vaśi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vaśin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • mahāmatir -
  • mahāmati (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    mahāmati (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • giriśa*u -
  • giriśa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    giriśā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • um -
  • u (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • umāpatiḥ -
  • umāpati (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śivaḥ -
  • śiva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “dhanurmahadditijapiśācasūdanaṃ dadau bhavaḥ puruṣavarāya gāṇḍivam
  • dhanur -
  • dhanus (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    dhanu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    dhanu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • mahad -
  • atimahat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    mahat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • ditija -
  • ditija (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • piśāca -
  • piśāca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sūdanam -
  • sūdana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sūdana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sūdanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • dadau -
  • dad (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    dada (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    dadi (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    dadi (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    (verb class 4)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    dai (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    de (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • bhavaḥ -
  • bhava (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    bhu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    bhu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • puruṣavarāya -
  • puruṣavara (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
  • gāṇḍivam -
  • gāṇḍiva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    gāṇḍiva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.41.25

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 3.41.25 in Kannada sript:
ತತಃ ಪ್ರಭುಸ್ತ್ರಿದಿವನಿವಾಸಿನಾಂ ವಶೀ ಮಹಾಮತಿರ್ಗಿರಿಶ ಉಮಾಪತಿಃ ಶಿವಃ ।
ಧನುರ್ಮಹದ್ದಿತಿಜಪಿಶಾಚಸೂದನಂ ದದೌ ಭವಃ ಪುರುಷವರಾಯ ಗಾಣ್ಡಿವಮ್ ॥ ೨೫ ॥

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 3.41.25 in Bengali sript:
ততঃ প্রভুস্ত্রিদিবনিবাসিনাং বশী মহামতির্গিরিশ উমাপতিঃ শিবঃ ।
ধনুর্মহদ্দিতিজপিশাচসূদনং দদৌ ভবঃ পুরুষবরায গাণ্ডিবম্ ॥ ২৫ ॥

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 3.41.25 in Gujarati sript:
તતઃ પ્રભુસ્ત્રિદિવનિવાસિનાં વશી મહામતિર્ગિરિશ ઉમાપતિઃ શિવઃ ।
ધનુર્મહદ્દિતિજપિશાચસૂદનં દદૌ ભવઃ પુરુષવરાય ગાણ્ડિવમ્ ॥ ૨૫ ॥

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 3.41.25 in Malayalam sript:
തതഃ പ്രഭുസ്ത്രിദിവനിവാസിനാം വശീ മഹാമതിര്ഗിരിശ ഉമാപതിഃ ശിവഃ ।
ധനുര്മഹദ്ദിതിജപിശാചസൂദനം ദദൌ ഭവഃ പുരുഷവരായ ഗാണ്ഡിവമ് ॥ ൨൫ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.41.25 in Telugu sript:
తతః ప్రభుస్త్రిదివనివాసినాం వశీ మహామతిర్గిరిశ ఉమాపతిః శివః ।
ధనుర్మహద్దితిజపిశాచసూదనం దదౌ భవః పురుషవరాయ గాణ్డివమ్ ॥ ౨౫ ॥

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