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 3.143.2

परिगृह्य द्विजश्रेष्ठाञ्श्रेष्ठाः सर्वधनुष्मताम् ।
पाञ्चालीसहिता राजन्प्रययुर्गन्धमादनम् ॥ २ ॥

parigṛhya dvijaśreṣṭhāñśreṣṭhāḥ sarvadhanuṣmatām |
pāñcālīsahitā rājanprayayurgandhamādanam || 2 ||

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

...celestial trees bearing flowers and fruits in all seasons. And they also beheld that beautiful jujube of round trunk. And it was fresh; and of deep shade; and of excellent beauty; and...

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

Parigrihya, Dvijashreshtha, Shreshtha, Sarva, Dhanushmat, Dhanushmata, Pancali, Sahita, Rajan, Rajat, Pra, Yayu, Gandhamadana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.143.2). 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: “parigṛhya dvijaśreṣṭhāñśreṣṭhāḥ sarvadhanuṣmatām
  • parigṛhya -
  • parigṛhya (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    parigṛhya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    parigṛhya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dvijaśreṣṭhāñś -
  • dvijaśreṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • śreṣṭhāḥ -
  • śreṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    śreṣṭhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • sarva -
  • sarva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sarva (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • dhanuṣmatām -
  • dhanuṣmat (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    dhanuṣmat (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    dhanuṣmatā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “pāñcālīsahitā rājanprayayurgandhamādanam
  • pāñcālī -
  • pāñcālī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    pāñcāli (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • sahitā* -
  • sahita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sahitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    sah -> sahita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √sah class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √sah class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √sah class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √sah class 10 verb]
    sah -> sahitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √sah class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √sah class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √sah class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √sah class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √sah class 10 verb], [accusative plural from √sah class 10 verb]
  • rājan -
  • rājan (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    rāj -> rājat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √rāj class 1 verb]
  • pra -
  • pra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • yayur -
  • yayu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yayu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [perfect active third plural]
  • gandhamādanam -
  • gandhamādana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    gandhamādana (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 3.143.2

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 3.143.2 in Kannada sript:
ಪರಿಗೃಹ್ಯ ದ್ವಿಜಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠಾಞ್ಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠಾಃ ಸರ್ವಧನುಷ್ಮತಾಮ್ ।
ಪಾಞ್ಚಾಲೀಸಹಿತಾ ರಾಜನ್ಪ್ರಯಯುರ್ಗನ್ಧಮಾದನಮ್ ॥ ೨ ॥

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 3.143.2 in Bengali sript:
পরিগৃহ্য দ্বিজশ্রেষ্ঠাঞ্শ্রেষ্ঠাঃ সর্বধনুষ্মতাম্ ।
পাঞ্চালীসহিতা রাজন্প্রযযুর্গন্ধমাদনম্ ॥ ২ ॥

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 3.143.2 in Gujarati sript:
પરિગૃહ્ય દ્વિજશ્રેષ્ઠાઞ્શ્રેષ્ઠાઃ સર્વધનુષ્મતામ્ ।
પાઞ્ચાલીસહિતા રાજન્પ્રયયુર્ગન્ધમાદનમ્ ॥ ૨ ॥

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 3.143.2 in Malayalam sript:
പരിഗൃഹ്യ ദ്വിജശ്രേഷ്ഠാഞ്ശ്രേഷ്ഠാഃ സര്വധനുഷ്മതാമ് ।
പാഞ്ചാലീസഹിതാ രാജന്പ്രയയുര്ഗന്ധമാദനമ് ॥ ൨ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.143.2 in Telugu sript:
పరిగృహ్య ద్విజశ్రేష్ఠాఞ్శ్రేష్ఠాః సర్వధనుష్మతామ్ ।
పాఞ్చాలీసహితా రాజన్ప్రయయుర్గన్ధమాదనమ్ ॥ ౨ ॥

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