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 3.166.20
ततो वेगेन महता दानवा मामुपाद्रवन् ।
विमुञ्चन्तः शितान्बाणाञ्शतशोऽथ सहस्रशः ॥ २० ॥
tato vegena mahatā dānavā māmupādravan |
vimuñcantaḥ śitānbāṇāñśataśo'tha sahasraśaḥ || 20 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...the weapons (without occasion), is fraught with great evil. And, O Dhananjaya, being duly kept as you have been instructed to these powerful weapons will doubtless conduce to your...
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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 (3.166.20). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Tatah, Tad, Tata, Vega, Mahata, Danava, Danavar, Asmad, Upa, Muncat, Shita, Bana, Shatashah, Atha, Sahasrashah, Sahasrashas,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.166.20). 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: “tato vegena mahatā dānavā māmupādravan ”
- 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]
- vegena -
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vega (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- mahatā* -
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mahatā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]mahata (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- dānavā* -
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dānavār (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]dānava (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- mām -
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mā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[accusative single]
- upā -
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upā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]upa (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]upa (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]upa (indeclinable)[indeclinable]upa (Preverb)[Preverb]upā (Preverb)[Preverb]
- adravan -
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√dru (verb class 1)[imperfect active third plural]
- Line 2: “vimuñcantaḥ śitānbāṇāñśataśo'tha sahasraśaḥ ”
- vi -
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vi (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]vi (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]vi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]vi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ve (noun, masculine)[adverb]vī (noun, feminine)[adverb]vī (noun, masculine)[adverb]vī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- muñcantaḥ -
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√muc -> muñcat (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √muc class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √muc class 6 verb]√muñc -> muñcat (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √muñc class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √muñc class 1 verb]
- śitān -
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śita (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]√śā -> śita (participle, masculine)[accusative plural from √śā class 3 verb], [accusative plural from √śā class 4 verb]
- bāṇāñś -
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bāṇa (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- śataśo' -
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śataśaḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- atha -
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atha (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- sahasraśaḥ -
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sahasraśaḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sahasraśas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.166.20
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 3.166.20 in Kannada sript:
ತತೋ ವೇಗೇನ ಮಹತಾ ದಾನವಾ ಮಾಮುಪಾದ್ರವನ್ ।
ವಿಮುಞ್ಚನ್ತಃ ಶಿತಾನ್ಬಾಣಾಞ್ಶತಶೋಽಥ ಸಹಸ್ರಶಃ ॥ ೨೦ ॥
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 3.166.20 in Bengali sript:
ততো বেগেন মহতা দানবা মামুপাদ্রবন্ ।
বিমুঞ্চন্তঃ শিতান্বাণাঞ্শতশোঽথ সহস্রশঃ ॥ ২০ ॥
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 3.166.20 in Gujarati sript:
તતો વેગેન મહતા દાનવા મામુપાદ્રવન્ ।
વિમુઞ્ચન્તઃ શિતાન્બાણાઞ્શતશોઽથ સહસ્રશઃ ॥ ૨૦ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 3.166.20 in Malayalam sript:
തതോ വേഗേന മഹതാ ദാനവാ മാമുപാദ്രവന് ।
വിമുഞ്ചന്തഃ ശിതാന്ബാണാഞ്ശതശോഽഥ സഹസ്രശഃ ॥ ൨൦ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 3.166.20 in Telugu sript:
తతో వేగేన మహతా దానవా మాముపాద్రవన్ ।
విముఞ్చన్తః శితాన్బాణాఞ్శతశోఽథ సహస్రశః ॥ ౨౦ ॥