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 3.126.20

महाबलो महावीर्यस्तपोबलसमन्वितः ।
यः शक्रमपि वीर्येण गमयेद्यमसादनम् ॥ २० ॥

mahābalo mahāvīryastapobalasamanvitaḥ |
yaḥ śakramapi vīryeṇa gamayedyamasādanam || 20 ||

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

...came up to that king. And the pigeon in fear of the hawk, fell upon the king’s thigh, seeking his protection.'" ("Lomasa said, ) "The hawk said, 'All the kings of the earth...

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

Mahabala, Mahavirya, Tapobala, Samanvita, Yah, Shakra, Api, Virya, Yamasadana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.126.20). 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: “mahābalo mahāvīryastapobalasamanvitaḥ
  • mahābalo* -
  • mahābala (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • mahāvīryas -
  • mahāvīrya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tapobala -
  • tapobala (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • samanvitaḥ -
  • samanvita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “yaḥ śakramapi vīryeṇa gamayedyamasādanam
  • yaḥ -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śakram -
  • śakra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śakra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śakrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • vīryeṇa -
  • vīrya (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    vīr -> vīrya (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental single from √vīr class 10 verb]
    vīr -> vīrya (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental single from √vīr class 10 verb]
  • gamayed -
  • gam (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]
  • yamasādanam -
  • yamasādana (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 3.126.20

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 3.126.20 in Kannada sript:
ಮಹಾಬಲೋ ಮಹಾವೀರ್ಯಸ್ತಪೋಬಲಸಮನ್ವಿತಃ ।
ಯಃ ಶಕ್ರಮಪಿ ವೀರ್ಯೇಣ ಗಮಯೇದ್ಯಮಸಾದನಮ್ ॥ ೨೦ ॥

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 3.126.20 in Bengali sript:
মহাবলো মহাবীর্যস্তপোবলসমন্বিতঃ ।
যঃ শক্রমপি বীর্যেণ গমযেদ্যমসাদনম্ ॥ ২০ ॥

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 3.126.20 in Gujarati sript:
મહાબલો મહાવીર્યસ્તપોબલસમન્વિતઃ ।
યઃ શક્રમપિ વીર્યેણ ગમયેદ્યમસાદનમ્ ॥ ૨૦ ॥

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 3.126.20 in Malayalam sript:
മഹാബലോ മഹാവീര്യസ്തപോബലസമന്വിതഃ ।
യഃ ശക്രമപി വീര്യേണ ഗമയേദ്യമസാദനമ് ॥ ൨൦ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.126.20 in Telugu sript:
మహాబలో మహావీర్యస్తపోబలసమన్వితః ।
యః శక్రమపి వీర్యేణ గమయేద్యమసాదనమ్ ॥ ౨౦ ॥

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