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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 3.170.18
तदहं चास्त्रवर्षेण महता प्रत्यवारयम् ।
शस्त्रवर्षं महद्राजन्विद्याबलमुपाश्रितः ॥ १८ ॥
tadahaṃ cāstravarṣeṇa mahatā pratyavārayam |
śastravarṣaṃ mahadrājanvidyābalamupāśritaḥ || 18 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...facing the sun. And the wind began to blow dryly, and violently, attracting grits. And to the right all the beasts and birds began to cry. And in the rear the black crows cried, 'Go...
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 (3.170.18). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Tada, Ham, Tri, Tra, Avarsha, Mahat, Mahata, Shastra, Rajan, Rajat, Vidyabala, Upashrita,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.170.18). 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: “tadahaṃ cāstravarṣeṇa mahatā pratyavārayam ”
- tada -
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tada (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tada (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ham -
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ham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]hā (noun, feminine)[adverb]han (noun, neuter)[adverb]
- cās -
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ca (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]cā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- tra -
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tṛ (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]tra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- avarṣeṇa -
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avarṣa (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- mahatā -
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mahat (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]mahat (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]mahatā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- pratyavā -
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pratyava (Preverb)[Preverb]
- arayam -
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√ray (verb class 1)[imperfect active first single]
- Line 2: “śastravarṣaṃ mahadrājanvidyābalamupāśritaḥ ”
- śastra -
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śastra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]śastṛ (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]śastra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- avarṣam -
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avarṣa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]avarṣā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√vṛṣ (verb class 1)[imperfect active first single]
- mahad -
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atimahat (noun, masculine)[compound]mahat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- rājan -
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rājan (noun, masculine)[vocative single]√rāj -> rājat (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √rāj class 1 verb]
- vidyābalam -
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vidyābala (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- upāśritaḥ -
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upāśrita (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.170.18
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 3.170.18 in Kannada sript:
ತದಹಂ ಚಾಸ್ತ್ರವರ್ಷೇಣ ಮಹತಾ ಪ್ರತ್ಯವಾರಯಮ್ ।
ಶಸ್ತ್ರವರ್ಷಂ ಮಹದ್ರಾಜನ್ವಿದ್ಯಾಬಲಮುಪಾಶ್ರಿತಃ ॥ ೧೮ ॥
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 3.170.18 in Bengali sript:
তদহং চাস্ত্রবর্ষেণ মহতা প্রত্যবারযম্ ।
শস্ত্রবর্ষং মহদ্রাজন্বিদ্যাবলমুপাশ্রিতঃ ॥ ১৮ ॥
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 3.170.18 in Gujarati sript:
તદહં ચાસ્ત્રવર્ષેણ મહતા પ્રત્યવારયમ્ ।
શસ્ત્રવર્ષં મહદ્રાજન્વિદ્યાબલમુપાશ્રિતઃ ॥ ૧૮ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 3.170.18 in Malayalam sript:
തദഹം ചാസ്ത്രവര്ഷേണ മഹതാ പ്രത്യവാരയമ് ।
ശസ്ത്രവര്ഷം മഹദ്രാജന്വിദ്യാബലമുപാശ്രിതഃ ॥ ൧൮ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 3.170.18 in Telugu sript:
తదహం చాస్త్రవర్షేణ మహతా ప్రత్యవారయమ్ ।
శస్త్రవర్షం మహద్రాజన్విద్యాబలముపాశ్రితః ॥ ౧౮ ॥