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 3.43.33

गन्धर्वाणां सहस्राणि सूर्यज्वलनतेजसाम् ।
गुह्यकानामृषीणां च तथैवाप्सरसां गणाः ॥ ३३ ॥

gandharvāṇāṃ sahasrāṇi sūryajvalanatejasām |
guhyakānāmṛṣīṇāṃ ca tathaivāpsarasāṃ gaṇāḥ || 33 ||

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

...something that would be agreeable to Mahendra and myself and to thyself also. O you of fair hips, seek you to please Arjuna, who is brave in battle even like Sakra himself, and who is...

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

Gandharva, Sahasra, Suri, Surin, Surya, Atejas, Atejasa, Guhyaka, Rishi, Tatha, Apsaras, Apsarasa, Gana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.43.33). 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: “gandharvāṇāṃ sahasrāṇi sūryajvalanatejasām
  • gandharvāṇām -
  • gandharva (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    gandharvā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • sahasrāṇi -
  • sahasra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • sūrya -
  • sūri (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    sūrī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    sūrin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
    sūrya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sūrya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sūr -> sūrya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √sūr]
    sūr -> sūrya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √sūr]
    sūr -> sūrya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √sūr class 4 verb], [vocative single from √sūr class 10 verb]
    sūr -> sūrya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √sūr class 4 verb], [vocative single from √sūr class 10 verb]
    sūr (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • ajvalan -
  • jval (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active third plural]
  • atejasām -
  • atejas (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    atejas (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    atejasā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “guhyakānāmṛṣīṇāṃ ca tathaivāpsarasāṃ gaṇāḥ
  • guhyakānām -
  • guhyaka (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    guhyakā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • ṛṣīṇām -
  • ṛṣi (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tathai -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tatha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tatha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aivā -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • apsarasām -
  • apsaras (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
    apsarasā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • gaṇāḥ -
  • gaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    gaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.43.33

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 3.43.33 in Kannada sript:
ಗನ್ಧರ್ವಾಣಾಂ ಸಹಸ್ರಾಣಿ ಸೂರ್ಯಜ್ವಲನತೇಜಸಾಮ್ ।
ಗುಹ್ಯಕಾನಾಮೃಷೀಣಾಂ ಚ ತಥೈವಾಪ್ಸರಸಾಂ ಗಣಾಃ ॥ ೩೩ ॥

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 3.43.33 in Bengali sript:
গন্ধর্বাণাং সহস্রাণি সূর্যজ্বলনতেজসাম্ ।
গুহ্যকানামৃষীণাং চ তথৈবাপ্সরসাং গণাঃ ॥ ৩৩ ॥

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 3.43.33 in Gujarati sript:
ગન્ધર્વાણાં સહસ્રાણિ સૂર્યજ્વલનતેજસામ્ ।
ગુહ્યકાનામૃષીણાં ચ તથૈવાપ્સરસાં ગણાઃ ॥ ૩૩ ॥

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 3.43.33 in Malayalam sript:
ഗന്ധര്വാണാം സഹസ്രാണി സൂര്യജ്വലനതേജസാമ് ।
ഗുഹ്യകാനാമൃഷീണാം ച തഥൈവാപ്സരസാം ഗണാഃ ॥ ൩൩ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.43.33 in Telugu sript:
గన్ధర్వాణాం సహస్రాణి సూర్యజ్వలనతేజసామ్ ।
గుహ్యకానామృషీణాం చ తథైవాప్సరసాం గణాః ॥ ౩౩ ॥

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