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 3.163.33

तेषु सर्वेषु शान्तेषु ब्रह्मास्त्रमहमादिशम् ।
ततः प्रज्वलितैर्बाणैः सर्वतः सोपचीयत ।
उपचीयमानश्च मया महास्त्रेण व्यवर्धत ॥ ३३ ॥

teṣu sarveṣu śānteṣu brahmāstramahamādiśam |
tataḥ prajvalitairbāṇaiḥ sarvataḥ sopacīyata |
upacīyamānaśca mayā mahāstreṇa vyavardhata || 33 ||

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

...my perturbation by my own effort, I will destroy the mighty energy of the illusion spread by the Danavas quoth I unto the terrified Matali. Behold the might of my arms, and 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 (3.163.33). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tad, Sarva, Shanta, Brahmastra, Aha, Asmad, Adish, Tatah, Tata, Prajvalita, Bana, Sarvatah, Sarvata, Paci, Iyat, Upa, Ciyamana, Maya, Mahastra,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.163.33). 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: “teṣu sarveṣu śānteṣu brahmāstramahamādiśam
  • teṣu -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
  • sarveṣu -
  • sarva (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    sarva (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • śānteṣu -
  • śānta (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    śānta (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
    śam -> śānta (participle, masculine)
    [locative plural from √śam class 4 verb], [locative plural from √śam class 9 verb]
    śam -> śānta (participle, neuter)
    [locative plural from √śam class 4 verb], [locative plural from √śam class 9 verb]
  • brahmāstram -
  • brahmāstra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • aham -
  • aha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • ādiśam -
  • ādiś (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “tataḥ prajvalitairbāṇaiḥ sarvataḥ sopacīyata
  • tataḥ -
  • tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    tata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tan -> tata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
  • prajvalitair -
  • prajvalita (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    prajvalita (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • bāṇaiḥ -
  • bāṇa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    bāṇa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • sarvataḥ -
  • sarvataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sarvata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • so -
  • so (noun, feminine)
    [compound]
  • pacī -
  • paci (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • iyat -
  • iyat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    iyat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • a -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 3: “upacīyamānaśca mayā mahāstreṇa vyavardhata
  • upa -
  • upa (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    upa (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    upa (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • cīyamānaś -
  • cīyamāna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mayā* -
  • maya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    mayā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • mahāstreṇa -
  • mahāstra (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • vyavar -
  • vyava (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • ṛdhata -
  • ṛdh (verb class 6)
    [imperative active second plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.163.33

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 3.163.33 in Kannada sript:
ತೇಷು ಸರ್ವೇಷು ಶಾನ್ತೇಷು ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಾಸ್ತ್ರಮಹಮಾದಿಶಮ್ ।
ತತಃ ಪ್ರಜ್ವಲಿತೈರ್ಬಾಣೈಃ ಸರ್ವತಃ ಸೋಪಚೀಯತ ।
ಉಪಚೀಯಮಾನಶ್ಚ ಮಯಾ ಮಹಾಸ್ತ್ರೇಣ ವ್ಯವರ್ಧತ ॥ ೩೩ ॥

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 3.163.33 in Bengali sript:
তেষু সর্বেষু শান্তেষু ব্রহ্মাস্ত্রমহমাদিশম্ ।
ততঃ প্রজ্বলিতৈর্বাণৈঃ সর্বতঃ সোপচীযত ।
উপচীযমানশ্চ মযা মহাস্ত্রেণ ব্যবর্ধত ॥ ৩৩ ॥

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 3.163.33 in Gujarati sript:
તેષુ સર્વેષુ શાન્તેષુ બ્રહ્માસ્ત્રમહમાદિશમ્ ।
તતઃ પ્રજ્વલિતૈર્બાણૈઃ સર્વતઃ સોપચીયત ।
ઉપચીયમાનશ્ચ મયા મહાસ્ત્રેણ વ્યવર્ધત ॥ ૩૩ ॥

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 3.163.33 in Malayalam sript:
തേഷു സര്വേഷു ശാന്തേഷു ബ്രഹ്മാസ്ത്രമഹമാദിശമ് ।
തതഃ പ്രജ്വലിതൈര്ബാണൈഃ സര്വതഃ സോപചീയത ।
ഉപചീയമാനശ്ച മയാ മഹാസ്ത്രേണ വ്യവര്ധത ॥ ൩൩ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.163.33 in Telugu sript:
తేషు సర్వేషు శాన్తేషు బ్రహ్మాస్త్రమహమాదిశమ్ ।
తతః ప్రజ్వలితైర్బాణైః సర్వతః సోపచీయత ।
ఉపచీయమానశ్చ మయా మహాస్త్రేణ వ్యవర్ధత ॥ ౩౩ ॥

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