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 3.146.42

अथापश्यन्महाबाहुर्गन्धमादनसानुषु ।
सुरम्यं कदलीषण्डं बहुयोजनविस्तृतम् ॥ ४२ ॥

athāpaśyanmahābāhurgandhamādanasānuṣu |
suramyaṃ kadalīṣaṇḍaṃ bahuyojanavistṛtam || 42 ||

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

...foremost of men, through the agency of a Rakshasa, Marica, who assumed the form of a deer marked with gem-like and golden spots." Hanuman said, 'And after his wife was carried...

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

Atha, Apashyat, Apashyan, Mahabahu, Gandhamadana, Sanu, Suramya, Kadali, Kadalin, Shanda, Bahu, Yojana, Vistritam, Vistrita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.146.42). 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: “athāpaśyanmahābāhurgandhamādanasānuṣu
  • athā -
  • athā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    atha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • apaśyan -
  • apaśyat (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    apaśyat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    apaśyan (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • mahābāhur -
  • mahābāhu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    mahābāhu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • gandhamādana -
  • gandhamādana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    gandhamādana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sānuṣu -
  • sānu (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
  • Line 2: “suramyaṃ kadalīṣaṇḍaṃ bahuyojanavistṛtam
  • suramyam -
  • suramya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    suramya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    suramyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • kadalī -
  • kadalī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    kadalin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kadali (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    kadali (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ṣaṇḍam -
  • ṣaṇḍa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ṣaṇḍa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ṣaṇḍā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • bahu -
  • bahu (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    bahu (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    bahu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    bahu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • yojana -
  • yojana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vistṛtam -
  • vistṛtam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    vistṛta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vistṛta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vistṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.146.42

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 3.146.42 in Kannada sript:
ಅಥಾಪಶ್ಯನ್ಮಹಾಬಾಹುರ್ಗನ್ಧಮಾದನಸಾನುಷು ।
ಸುರಮ್ಯಂ ಕದಲೀಷಣ್ಡಂ ಬಹುಯೋಜನವಿಸ್ತೃತಮ್ ॥ ೪೨ ॥

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 3.146.42 in Bengali sript:
অথাপশ্যন্মহাবাহুর্গন্ধমাদনসানুষু ।
সুরম্যং কদলীষণ্ডং বহুযোজনবিস্তৃতম্ ॥ ৪২ ॥

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 3.146.42 in Gujarati sript:
અથાપશ્યન્મહાબાહુર્ગન્ધમાદનસાનુષુ ।
સુરમ્યં કદલીષણ્ડં બહુયોજનવિસ્તૃતમ્ ॥ ૪૨ ॥

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 3.146.42 in Malayalam sript:
അഥാപശ്യന്മഹാബാഹുര്ഗന്ധമാദനസാനുഷു ।
സുരമ്യം കദലീഷണ്ഡം ബഹുയോജനവിസ്തൃതമ് ॥ ൪൨ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.146.42 in Telugu sript:
అథాపశ్యన్మహాబాహుర్గన్ధమాదనసానుషు ।
సురమ్యం కదలీషణ్డం బహుయోజనవిస్తృతమ్ ॥ ౪౨ ॥

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