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 3.43.28

सोऽदर्शनपथं यात्वा मर्त्यानां भूमिचारिणाम् ।
ददर्शाद्भुतरूपाणि विमानानि सहस्रशः ॥ २८ ॥

so'darśanapathaṃ yātvā martyānāṃ bhūmicāriṇām |
dadarśādbhutarūpāṇi vimānāni sahasraśaḥ || 28 ||

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

...expansive eyes, the members of the assembly resplendent as fire or the sun or the moon, having taken their seats according to rank, honour, and prowess, O son of Sakra, the Gandharvas...

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

Sah, Adarshanapatha, Martya, Bhumi, Carin, Adbhutarupa, Vimana, Sahasrashah, Sahasrashas,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.43.28). 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'darśanapathaṃ yātvā martyānāṃ bhūmicāriṇām
  • so' -
  • saḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    so (noun, feminine)
    [compound]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • adarśanapatham -
  • adarśanapatha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • yātvā -
  • -> yātvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √]
  • martyānām -
  • martya (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    martya (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    martyā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • bhūmi -
  • bhūmi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    bhūmi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    bhūmī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    bhūmī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    bhūmī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • cāriṇām -
  • cārin (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    cārin (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • Line 2: “dadarśādbhutarūpāṇi vimānāni sahasraśaḥ
  • dadarśā -
  • dṛś (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • adbhutarūpāṇi -
  • adbhutarūpa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vimānāni -
  • vimāna (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • sahasraśaḥ -
  • sahasraśaḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sahasraśas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.43.28

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 3.43.28 in Kannada sript:
ಸೋಽದರ್ಶನಪಥಂ ಯಾತ್ವಾ ಮರ್ತ್ಯಾನಾಂ ಭೂಮಿಚಾರಿಣಾಮ್ ।
ದದರ್ಶಾದ್ಭುತರೂಪಾಣಿ ವಿಮಾನಾನಿ ಸಹಸ್ರಶಃ ॥ ೨೮ ॥

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 3.43.28 in Bengali sript:
সোঽদর্শনপথং যাত্বা মর্ত্যানাং ভূমিচারিণাম্ ।
দদর্শাদ্ভুতরূপাণি বিমানানি সহস্রশঃ ॥ ২৮ ॥

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 3.43.28 in Gujarati sript:
સોઽદર્શનપથં યાત્વા મર્ત્યાનાં ભૂમિચારિણામ્ ।
દદર્શાદ્ભુતરૂપાણિ વિમાનાનિ સહસ્રશઃ ॥ ૨૮ ॥

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 3.43.28 in Malayalam sript:
സോഽദര്ശനപഥം യാത്വാ മര്ത്യാനാം ഭൂമിചാരിണാമ് ।
ദദര്ശാദ്ഭുതരൂപാണി വിമാനാനി സഹസ്രശഃ ॥ ൨൮ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.43.28 in Telugu sript:
సోఽదర్శనపథం యాత్వా మర్త్యానాం భూమిచారిణామ్ ।
దదర్శాద్భుతరూపాణి విమానాని సహస్రశః ॥ ౨౮ ॥

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