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 3.165.20

त्वमप्येतेन कौन्तेय निवातकवचान्रणे ।
विजेता युधि विक्रम्य पुरेव मघवान्वशी ॥ २० ॥

tvamapyetena kaunteya nivātakavacānraṇe |
vijetā yudhi vikramya pureva maghavānvaśī || 20 ||

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

...apparels and unearthly ornaments, elegant and rare. In this manner, O king, (duly) honoured, I delightfully dwelt in Indra’s sacred abode with the children of the Gandharvas. Then...

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

Tva, Yushmad, Api, Apya, Eta, Etad, Esha, Kaunteya, Nivatakavaca, Rana, Vijetri, Yudh, Maghava, Maghavat, Vashi, Vashin,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.165.20). 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: “tvamapyetena kaunteya nivātakavacānraṇe
  • tvam -
  • tva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tva (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • apye -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    apya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    apyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • etena -
  • eta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    eta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    etad (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    eṣa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • kaunteya -
  • kaunteya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nivātakavacān -
  • nivātakavaca (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • raṇe -
  • raṇa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    raṇa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • Line 2: “vijetā yudhi vikramya pureva maghavānvaśī
  • vijetā -
  • vijetṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • yudhi -
  • yudh (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    yudh (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • vikramya -
  • pureva -
  • pur (verb class 6)
    [optative active first dual]
  • maghavān -
  • maghava (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    maghavat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vaśī -
  • vaśī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    vaśi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vaśi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vaśin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.165.20

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 3.165.20 in Kannada sript:
ತ್ವಮಪ್ಯೇತೇನ ಕೌನ್ತೇಯ ನಿವಾತಕವಚಾನ್ರಣೇ ।
ವಿಜೇತಾ ಯುಧಿ ವಿಕ್ರಮ್ಯ ಪುರೇವ ಮಘವಾನ್ವಶೀ ॥ ೨೦ ॥

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 3.165.20 in Bengali sript:
ত্বমপ্যেতেন কৌন্তেয নিবাতকবচান্রণে ।
বিজেতা যুধি বিক্রম্য পুরেব মঘবান্বশী ॥ ২০ ॥

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 3.165.20 in Gujarati sript:
ત્વમપ્યેતેન કૌન્તેય નિવાતકવચાન્રણે ।
વિજેતા યુધિ વિક્રમ્ય પુરેવ મઘવાન્વશી ॥ ૨૦ ॥

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 3.165.20 in Malayalam sript:
ത്വമപ്യേതേന കൌന്തേയ നിവാതകവചാന്രണേ ।
വിജേതാ യുധി വിക്രമ്യ പുരേവ മഘവാന്വശീ ॥ ൨൦ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.165.20 in Telugu sript:
త్వమప్యేతేన కౌన్తేయ నివాతకవచాన్రణే ।
విజేతా యుధి విక్రమ్య పురేవ మఘవాన్వశీ ॥ ౨౦ ॥

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