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 3.157.39

गदाखड्गधनुष्पाणिः समभित्यक्तजीवितः ।
भीमसेनो महाबाहुस्तस्थौ गिरिरिवाचलः ॥ ३९ ॥

gadākhaḍgadhanuṣpāṇiḥ samabhityaktajīvitaḥ |
bhīmaseno mahābāhustasthau giririvācalaḥ || 39 ||

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

...for several nights dwelt pleasantly in those habitations." Vaisampayana continued, "Then, O represser of foes, at sunrise, having finished his daily devotions, Dhaumya came unto the...

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

Gada, Khadga, Dhanushpani, Samabhityaktajivita, Bhimasena, Mahabahu, Tastha, Giri, Iva, Acala,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.157.39). 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: “gadākhaḍgadhanuṣpāṇiḥ samabhityaktajīvitaḥ
  • gadā -
  • gadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • khaḍga -
  • khaḍga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    khaḍga (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dhanuṣpāṇiḥ -
  • dhanuṣpāṇi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    dhanuṣpāṇi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • samabhityaktajīvitaḥ -
  • samabhityaktajīvita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “bhīmaseno mahābāhustasthau giririvācalaḥ
  • bhīmaseno* -
  • bhīmasena (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • mahābāhus -
  • mahābāhu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    mahābāhu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • tasthau -
  • tastha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    sthā (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • girir -
  • giri (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    giri (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ivā -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • acalaḥ -
  • acala (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    cal (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active second single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.157.39

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 3.157.39 in Kannada sript:
ಗದಾಖಡ್ಗಧನುಷ್ಪಾಣಿಃ ಸಮಭಿತ್ಯಕ್ತಜೀವಿತಃ ।
ಭೀಮಸೇನೋ ಮಹಾಬಾಹುಸ್ತಸ್ಥೌ ಗಿರಿರಿವಾಚಲಃ ॥ ೩೯ ॥

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 3.157.39 in Bengali sript:
গদাখড্গধনুষ্পাণিঃ সমভিত্যক্তজীবিতঃ ।
ভীমসেনো মহাবাহুস্তস্থৌ গিরিরিবাচলঃ ॥ ৩৯ ॥

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 3.157.39 in Gujarati sript:
ગદાખડ્ગધનુષ્પાણિઃ સમભિત્યક્તજીવિતઃ ।
ભીમસેનો મહાબાહુસ્તસ્થૌ ગિરિરિવાચલઃ ॥ ૩૯ ॥

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 3.157.39 in Malayalam sript:
ഗദാഖഡ്ഗധനുഷ്പാണിഃ സമഭിത്യക്തജീവിതഃ ।
ഭീമസേനോ മഹാബാഹുസ്തസ്ഥൌ ഗിരിരിവാചലഃ ॥ ൩൯ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.157.39 in Telugu sript:
గదాఖడ్గధనుష్పాణిః సమభిత్యక్తజీవితః ।
భీమసేనో మహాబాహుస్తస్థౌ గిరిరివాచలః ॥ ౩౯ ॥

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