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 3.155.79

भास्कराभप्रभा भीम शारदाभ्रघनोपमाः ।
शोभयन्ति महाशैलं नानारजतधातवः ॥ ७९ ॥

bhāskarābhaprabhā bhīma śāradābhraghanopamāḥ |
śobhayanti mahāśailaṃ nānārajatadhātavaḥ || 79 ||

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

...mighty-armed one sprang into the sky and brandishing his mace hurled it with shouts. And like unto the thunder-bolt hurled by Indra, that mace like a pest, with the speed of the wind...

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

Bhaskara, Abha, Prabha, Bhima, Sharada, Abhraghana, Upama, Shobhayat, Shobhayanti, Mahashaila, Nana, Dhatu,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.155.79). 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: “bhāskarābhaprabhā bhīma śāradābhraghanopamāḥ
  • bhāskarā -
  • bhāskara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhāskara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhāskarā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ābha -
  • ābha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ābha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • prabhā* -
  • prabhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    prabha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • bhīma -
  • bhīma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhīma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śāradā -
  • śārada (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śārada (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śāradā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • abhraghano -
  • abhraghana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    abhraghana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    abhraghanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • upamāḥ -
  • upama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    upamā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “śobhayanti mahāśailaṃ nānārajatadhātavaḥ
  • śobhayanti -
  • śubh -> śobhayantī (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √śubh]
    śubh -> śobhayat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √śubh], [vocative plural from √śubh], [accusative plural from √śubh]
    śubh -> śobhayantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √śubh]
    śubh (verb class 0)
    [present active third plural]
  • mahāśailam -
  • mahāśaila (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • nānā -
  • nāna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nānā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • arajata -
  • raj (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active second plural], [imperfect middle third single]
    rañj (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active second plural], [imperfect middle third single]
  • dhātavaḥ -
  • dhātu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    dhātu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.155.79

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 3.155.79 in Kannada sript:
ಭಾಸ್ಕರಾಭಪ್ರಭಾ ಭೀಮ ಶಾರದಾಭ್ರಘನೋಪಮಾಃ ।
ಶೋಭಯನ್ತಿ ಮಹಾಶೈಲಂ ನಾನಾರಜತಧಾತವಃ ॥ ೭೯ ॥

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 3.155.79 in Bengali sript:
ভাস্করাভপ্রভা ভীম শারদাভ্রঘনোপমাঃ ।
শোভযন্তি মহাশৈলং নানারজতধাতবঃ ॥ ৭৯ ॥

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 3.155.79 in Gujarati sript:
ભાસ્કરાભપ્રભા ભીમ શારદાભ્રઘનોપમાઃ ।
શોભયન્તિ મહાશૈલં નાનારજતધાતવઃ ॥ ૭૯ ॥

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 3.155.79 in Malayalam sript:
ഭാസ്കരാഭപ്രഭാ ഭീമ ശാരദാഭ്രഘനോപമാഃ ।
ശോഭയന്തി മഹാശൈലം നാനാരജതധാതവഃ ॥ ൭൯ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.155.79 in Telugu sript:
భాస్కరాభప్రభా భీమ శారదాభ్రఘనోపమాః ।
శోభయన్తి మహాశైలం నానారజతధాతవః ॥ ౭౯ ॥

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