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 3.195.20

सप्तभिर्दिवसैः खात्वा दृष्टो धुन्धुर्महाबलः ।
आसीद्घोरं वपुस्तस्य वालुकान्तर्हितं महत् ।
दीप्यमानं यथा सूर्यस्तेजसा भरतर्षभ ॥ २० ॥

saptabhirdivasaiḥ khātvā dṛṣṭo dhundhurmahābalaḥ |
āsīdghoraṃ vapustasya vālukāntarhitaṃ mahat |
dīpyamānaṃ yathā sūryastejasā bharatarṣabha || 20 ||

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

...him to give up asceticism. And Utanka said, 'O king, to protect (the people) is your duty. It behoves you to do that duty of thine. Let us be free from all anxiety through...

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

Saptan, Divasa, Drishta, Dhundhu, Mahabala, Ghoram, Ghora, Vapu, Vapus, Tad, Valuka, Tarhi, Tap, Mahat, Dipyamana, Yatha, Suri, Surya, Tejas, Bharatarshabha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.195.20). 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: “saptabhirdivasaiḥ khātvā dṛṣṭo dhundhurmahābalaḥ
  • saptabhir -
  • saptan (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    saptan (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • divasaiḥ -
  • divasa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • khātvā -
  • khan -> khātvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √khan]
  • dṛṣṭo* -
  • dṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]
  • dhundhur -
  • dhundhu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • mahābalaḥ -
  • mahābala (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “āsīdghoraṃ vapustasya vālukāntarhitaṃ mahat
  • āsīd -
  • ās (verb class 2)
    [aorist active third single], [injunctive active third single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • ghoram -
  • ghoram (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ghora (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ghora (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ghorā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • vapus -
  • vapus (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vapus (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vapu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    vapu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tasya -
  • tas -> tasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √tas]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    tas (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • vālukān -
  • vāluka (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • tarhi -
  • tarhi (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tarhi (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tarhi (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • tam -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    tap (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    tap (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • mahat -
  • atimahat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    mahat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 3: “dīpyamānaṃ yathā sūryastejasā bharatarṣabha
  • dīpyamānam -
  • dīp -> dīpyamāna (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √dīp]
    dīp -> dīpyamāna (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √dīp]
    dīp -> dīpyamānā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √dīp]
    dīpyamānā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    dīp -> dīpyamāna (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √dīp]
    dīp -> dīpyamāna (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √dīp], [accusative single from √dīp]
  • yathā -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • sūryas -
  • sūrī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sūrya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    sūr -> sūrya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √sūr class 4 verb], [nominative single from √sūr class 10 verb]
  • tejasā -
  • tejas (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • bharatarṣabha -
  • bharatarṣabha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.195.20

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 3.195.20 in Kannada sript:
ಸಪ್ತಭಿರ್ದಿವಸೈಃ ಖಾತ್ವಾ ದೃಷ್ಟೋ ಧುನ್ಧುರ್ಮಹಾಬಲಃ ।
ಆಸೀದ್ಘೋರಂ ವಪುಸ್ತಸ್ಯ ವಾಲುಕಾನ್ತರ್ಹಿತಂ ಮಹತ್ ।
ದೀಪ್ಯಮಾನಂ ಯಥಾ ಸೂರ್ಯಸ್ತೇಜಸಾ ಭರತರ್ಷಭ ॥ 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 3.195.20 in Bengali sript:
সপ্তভির্দিবসৈঃ খাত্বা দৃষ্টো ধুন্ধুর্মহাবলঃ ।
আসীদ্ঘোরং বপুস্তস্য বালুকান্তর্হিতং মহত্ ।
দীপ্যমানং যথা সূর্যস্তেজসা ভরতর্ষভ ॥ 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 3.195.20 in Gujarati sript:
સપ્તભિર્દિવસૈઃ ખાત્વા દૃષ્ટો ધુન્ધુર્મહાબલઃ ।
આસીદ્ઘોરં વપુસ્તસ્ય વાલુકાન્તર્હિતં મહત્ ।
દીપ્યમાનં યથા સૂર્યસ્તેજસા ભરતર્ષભ ॥ 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 3.195.20 in Malayalam sript:
സപ്തഭിര്ദിവസൈഃ ഖാത്വാ ദൃഷ്ടോ ധുന്ധുര്മഹാബലഃ ।
ആസീദ്ഘോരം വപുസ്തസ്യ വാലുകാന്തര്ഹിതം മഹത് ।
ദീപ്യമാനം യഥാ സൂര്യസ്തേജസാ ഭരതര്ഷഭ ॥ ൨൦ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.195.20 in Telugu sript:
సప్తభిర్దివసైః ఖాత్వా దృష్టో ధున్ధుర్మహాబలః ।
ఆసీద్ఘోరం వపుస్తస్య వాలుకాన్తర్హితం మహత్ ।
దీప్యమానం యథా సూర్యస్తేజసా భరతర్షభ ॥ ౨౦ ॥

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