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 3.155.80

क्वचिदञ्जनवर्णाभाः क्वचित्काञ्चनसंनिभाः ।
धातवो हरितालस्य क्वचिद्धिङ्गुलकस्य च ॥ ८० ॥

kvacidañjanavarṇābhāḥ kvacitkāñcanasaṃnibhāḥ |
dhātavo haritālasya kvaciddhiṅgulakasya ca || 80 ||

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

...destroyed the Rakshasa and then fell to the ground. Then all the creatures saw that Rakshasa of terrible strength slaughtered by Bhima, even like a bull slain by a lion. And the surviving...

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

Kva, Acit, Anjanavarna, Kancanasamnibha, Dhatu, Haritala, Hingulaka,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.155.80). 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: “kvacidañjanavarṇābhāḥ kvacitkāñcanasaṃnibhāḥ
  • kva -
  • ku (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    kva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ku (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
  • acid -
  • acit (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    acit (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    acit (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • añjanavarṇā -
  • añjanavarṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    añjanavarṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • abhāḥ -
  • bhā (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active second single]
  • kva -
  • ku (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    kva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ku (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
  • acit -
  • acit (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    acit (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    acit (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • kāñcanasaṃnibhāḥ -
  • kāñcanasaṃnibha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    kāñcanasaṃnibhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “dhātavo haritālasya kvaciddhiṅgulakasya ca
  • dhātavo* -
  • dhātu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    dhātu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • haritālasya -
  • haritāla (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    haritāla (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • kva -
  • ku (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    kva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ku (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
  • aciddh -
  • acit (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    acit (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    acit (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • hiṅgulakasya -
  • hiṅgulaka (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.155.80

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 3.155.80 in Kannada sript:
ಕ್ವಚಿದಞ್ಜನವರ್ಣಾಭಾಃ ಕ್ವಚಿತ್ಕಾಞ್ಚನಸಂನಿಭಾಃ ।
ಧಾತವೋ ಹರಿತಾಲಸ್ಯ ಕ್ವಚಿದ್ಧಿಙ್ಗುಲಕಸ್ಯ ಚ ॥ ೮೦ ॥

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 3.155.80 in Bengali sript:
ক্বচিদঞ্জনবর্ণাভাঃ ক্বচিত্কাঞ্চনসংনিভাঃ ।
ধাতবো হরিতালস্য ক্বচিদ্ধিঙ্গুলকস্য চ ॥ ৮০ ॥

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 3.155.80 in Gujarati sript:
ક્વચિદઞ્જનવર્ણાભાઃ ક્વચિત્કાઞ્ચનસંનિભાઃ ।
ધાતવો હરિતાલસ્ય ક્વચિદ્ધિઙ્ગુલકસ્ય ચ ॥ ૮૦ ॥

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 3.155.80 in Malayalam sript:
ക്വചിദഞ്ജനവര്ണാഭാഃ ക്വചിത്കാഞ്ചനസംനിഭാഃ ।
ധാതവോ ഹരിതാലസ്യ ക്വചിദ്ധിങ്ഗുലകസ്യ ച ॥ ൮൦ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.155.80 in Telugu sript:
క్వచిదఞ్జనవర్ణాభాః క్వచిత్కాఞ్చనసంనిభాః ।
ధాతవో హరితాలస్య క్వచిద్ధిఙ్గులకస్య చ ॥ ౮౦ ॥

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