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 3.42.23

गृहाणास्त्रं महाबाहो दण्डमप्रतिवारणम् ।
अनेनास्त्रेण सुमहत्त्वं हि कर्म करिष्यसि ॥ २३ ॥

gṛhāṇāstraṃ mahābāho daṇḍamaprativāraṇam |
anenāstreṇa sumahattvaṃ hi karma kariṣyasi || 23 ||

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

...received from the hands of Sakra his favourite weapon of irresistible force, viz., the thunder-bolt and those other weapons also, of tremendous roar, viz., the lightnings of heaven,...

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

Astra, Mahabaha, Danda, Aprati, Varana, Anena, Anenas, Tra, Sumahat, Tva, Yushmad, Karman,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.42.23). 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: “gṛhāṇāstraṃ mahābāho daṇḍamaprativāraṇam
  • gṛhāṇā -
  • grah (verb class 9)
    [imperative active second single]
  • astram -
  • astra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • mahābāho* -
  • mahābāha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • daṇḍam -
  • daṇḍa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    daṇḍā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • aprati -
  • aprati (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    aprati (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    aprati (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • vāraṇam -
  • vāraṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vāraṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vāraṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “anenāstreṇa sumahattvaṃ hi karma kariṣyasi
  • anenās -
  • anena (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    anenā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    anenas (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • treṇa -
  • tra (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    tra (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • sumahat -
  • sumahat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • tvam -
  • tva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tva (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • karma -
  • karman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • kariṣyasi -
  • kṛ (verb class 1)
    [future active second single]
    kṛ (verb class 2)
    [future active second single]
    kṛ (verb class 5)
    [future active second single]
    kṛ (verb class 8)
    [future active second single]
    kṛ (verb class 3)
    [future active second single]
    kṛ (verb class 6)
    [future active second single]
    kṝ (verb class 5)
    [future active second single]
    kṝ (verb class 9)
    [future active second single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.42.23

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 3.42.23 in Kannada sript:
ಗೃಹಾಣಾಸ್ತ್ರಂ ಮಹಾಬಾಹೋ ದಣ್ಡಮಪ್ರತಿವಾರಣಮ್ ।
ಅನೇನಾಸ್ತ್ರೇಣ ಸುಮಹತ್ತ್ವಂ ಹಿ ಕರ್ಮ ಕರಿಷ್ಯಸಿ ॥ ೨೩ ॥

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 3.42.23 in Bengali sript:
গৃহাণাস্ত্রং মহাবাহো দণ্ডমপ্রতিবারণম্ ।
অনেনাস্ত্রেণ সুমহত্ত্বং হি কর্ম করিষ্যসি ॥ ২৩ ॥

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 3.42.23 in Gujarati sript:
ગૃહાણાસ્ત્રં મહાબાહો દણ્ડમપ્રતિવારણમ્ ।
અનેનાસ્ત્રેણ સુમહત્ત્વં હિ કર્મ કરિષ્યસિ ॥ ૨૩ ॥

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 3.42.23 in Malayalam sript:
ഗൃഹാണാസ്ത്രം മഹാബാഹോ ദണ്ഡമപ്രതിവാരണമ് ।
അനേനാസ്ത്രേണ സുമഹത്ത്വം ഹി കര്മ കരിഷ്യസി ॥ ൨൩ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.42.23 in Telugu sript:
గృహాణాస్త్రం మహాబాహో దణ్డమప్రతివారణమ్ ।
అనేనాస్త్రేణ సుమహత్త్వం హి కర్మ కరిష్యసి ॥ ౨౩ ॥

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