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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 3.163.36
ततोऽहं धनुरादाय तथाक्षय्यौ महेषुधी ।
सहसाभ्यहनं भूतं तान्यप्यस्त्राण्यभक्षयत् ॥ ३६ ॥
tato'haṃ dhanurādāya tathākṣayyau maheṣudhī |
sahasābhyahanaṃ bhūtaṃ tānyapyastrāṇyabhakṣayat || 36 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...their) illusion had been dispelled, some of the foremost amongst the Asuras, of unrivalled prowess, again spread diverse kinds of illusion. Thereupon, now (the world) displayed itself...
English translation by Kisari Mohan Ganguly (2013) Read online Buy now!
Glossary of Sanskrit terms
Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (3.163.36). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Tatah, Tad, Tata, Aha, Asmad, Dhanu, Dhanus, Ada, Adaya, Tatha, Akshayya, Maheshudhi, Sahasa, Sahas, Abhi, Bhuta, Tanya, Tani, Apya, Tra,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.163.36). 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: “tato'haṃ dhanurādāya tathākṣayyau maheṣudhī ”
- tato' -
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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]sā (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
- aham -
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aha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[nominative single]
- dhanur -
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dhanus (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]dhanu (noun, feminine)[nominative single]dhanu (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ādāya -
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ādāya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ādāya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]āda (noun, masculine)[dative single]āda (noun, neuter)[dative single]
- tathā -
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tathā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tatha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tatha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]tathā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- akṣayyau -
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akṣayya (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- maheṣudhī -
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maheṣudhi (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- Line 2: “sahasābhyahanaṃ bhūtaṃ tānyapyastrāṇyabhakṣayat ”
- sahasā -
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sahasā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sahasa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sahasa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sahas (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]sahas (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]sahasā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- abhya -
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abhi (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]abhi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]abhi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]abhi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]abhī (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]abhī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]abhī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]abhi (Preverb)[Preverb]
- ahanam -
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√han (verb class 1)[imperfect active first single]√han (verb class 2)[imperfect active first single]
- bhūtam -
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bhūta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]bhūta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]bhūtā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√bhū (verb class 1)[injunctive active second dual]
- tānya -
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tānī (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]tānī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]tānī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [accusative plural]√tan -> tānya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √tan class 8 verb]√tan -> tānya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √tan class 8 verb]√tan -> tānya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √tan class 4 verb]√tan -> tānya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √tan class 4 verb]√tan -> tānya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √tan class 1 verb]√tan -> tānya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √tan class 1 verb]
- apyas -
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apya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- trāṇya -
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tra (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- abhakṣayat -
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√bhakṣ (verb class 10)[imperfect active third single]√bhakṣ (verb class 0)[imperfect active third single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.163.36
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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The Mahabharata in Kannada (Set of 32 Volumes)
by Bharatha Darshana Bangalore (2003)
ಶ್ರೇಮಹಭಾರತ [ಮಹಾಭಾರತ]; 13907 pages;
Buy now!Preview of verse 3.163.36 in Kannada sript:
ತತೋಽಹಂ ಧನುರಾದಾಯ ತಥಾಕ್ಷಯ್ಯೌ ಮಹೇಷುಧೀ ।
ಸಹಸಾಭ್ಯಹನಂ ಭೂತಂ ತಾನ್ಯಪ್ಯಸ್ತ್ರಾಣ್ಯಭಕ್ಷಯತ್ ॥ ೩೬ ॥
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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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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The Mahabharata in Bengali (Two Volumes)
by Akshay Library, Kolkata (2019)
3049 pages; [মহাভারত] [মহার্ষী বদভ্যাস (Maharishi Vedvyas)]
Buy now!Preview of verse 3.163.36 in Bengali sript:
ততোঽহং ধনুরাদায তথাক্ষয্যৌ মহেষুধী ।
সহসাভ্যহনং ভূতং তান্যপ্যস্ত্রাণ্যভক্ষযত্ ॥ ৩৬ ॥
Mahabharat in Gujarati (20 Volumes)
by Dinkar Joshi (દિનકર જોશી) (2010)
14252 pages; [મહાભારત] [Publisher: Pravin Prakashan Pvt. Ltd, Rajkot]
Buy now!Preview of verse 3.163.36 in Gujarati sript:
તતોઽહં ધનુરાદાય તથાક્ષય્યૌ મહેષુધી ।
સહસાભ્યહનં ભૂતં તાન્યપ્યસ્ત્રાણ્યભક્ષયત્ ॥ ૩૬ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 3.163.36 in Malayalam sript:
തതോഽഹം ധനുരാദായ തഥാക്ഷയ്യൌ മഹേഷുധീ ।
സഹസാഭ്യഹനം ഭൂതം താന്യപ്യസ്ത്രാണ്യഭക്ഷയത് ॥ ൩൬ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 3.163.36 in Telugu sript:
తతోఽహం ధనురాదాయ తథాక్షయ్యౌ మహేషుధీ ।
సహసాభ్యహనం భూతం తాన్యప్యస్త్రాణ్యభక్షయత్ ॥ ౩౬ ॥