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 3.219.27

कष्टा दारुणरूपेण घोररूपा निशाचरी ।
पिशाची दारुणाकारा कथ्यते शीतपूतना ।
गर्भान्सा मानुषीणां तु हरते घोरदर्शना ॥ २७ ॥

kaṣṭā dāruṇarūpeṇa ghorarūpā niśācarī |
piśācī dāruṇākārā kathyate śītapūtanā |
garbhānsā mānuṣīṇāṃ tu harate ghoradarśanā || 27 ||

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

...Fire-god, and for this reason, Skanda came to be known as the son of Rudra. And, O Bharata, as Rudra, the Fire-god, Svaha, and the six wives (of the seven Rishis) were instrumental to...

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

Kashta, Daruna, Rupa, Ghorarupa, Nishacari, Pishaci, Daru, Shitaputana, Garbha, Manushi, Harat, Ghoradarshana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.219.27). 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: “kaṣṭā dāruṇarūpeṇa ghorarūpā niśācarī
  • kaṣṭā* -
  • kaṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    kaṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    kaṣ -> kaṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √kaṣ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √kaṣ class 1 verb]
    kaṣ -> kaṣṭā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √kaṣ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √kaṣ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √kaṣ class 1 verb]
    kaś -> kaṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √kaś class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √kaś class 1 verb]
    kaś -> kaṣṭā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √kaś class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √kaś class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √kaś class 1 verb]
  • dāruṇa -
  • dāruṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dāruṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rūpeṇa -
  • rūpa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    rūpa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • ghorarūpā* -
  • ghorarūpa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    ghorarūpā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • niśācarī -
  • niśācarī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “piśācī dāruṇākārā kathyate śītapūtanā
  • piśācī -
  • piśācī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    piśāci (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • dāruṇā -
  • dāruṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dāruṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dāruṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    dāru (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    dāru (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • akārā -
  • kathyate -
  • kath (verb class 10)
    [present passive third single]
  • śītapūtanā -
  • śītapūtanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 3: “garbhānsā mānuṣīṇāṃ tu harate ghoradarśanā
  • garbhān -
  • garbha (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • sā* -
  • so (noun, feminine)
    [accusative plural]
  • mānuṣīṇām -
  • mānuṣī (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • harate -
  • hṛ -> harat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √hṛ class 1 verb]
    hṛ -> harat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √hṛ class 1 verb]
    hṛ (verb class 1)
    [present middle third single]
  • ghoradarśanā -
  • ghoradarśanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.219.27

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 3.219.27 in Kannada sript:
ಕಷ್ಟಾ ದಾರುಣರೂಪೇಣ ಘೋರರೂಪಾ ನಿಶಾಚರೀ ।
ಪಿಶಾಚೀ ದಾರುಣಾಕಾರಾ ಕಥ್ಯತೇ ಶೀತಪೂತನಾ ।
ಗರ್ಭಾನ್ಸಾ ಮಾನುಷೀಣಾಂ ತು ಹರತೇ ಘೋರದರ್ಶನಾ ॥ ೨೭ ॥

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 3.219.27 in Bengali sript:
কষ্টা দারুণরূপেণ ঘোররূপা নিশাচরী ।
পিশাচী দারুণাকারা কথ্যতে শীতপূতনা ।
গর্ভান্সা মানুষীণাং তু হরতে ঘোরদর্শনা ॥ ২৭ ॥

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 3.219.27 in Gujarati sript:
કષ્ટા દારુણરૂપેણ ઘોરરૂપા નિશાચરી ।
પિશાચી દારુણાકારા કથ્યતે શીતપૂતના ।
ગર્ભાન્સા માનુષીણાં તુ હરતે ઘોરદર્શના ॥ ૨૭ ॥

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 3.219.27 in Malayalam sript:
കഷ്ടാ ദാരുണരൂപേണ ഘോരരൂപാ നിശാചരീ ।
പിശാചീ ദാരുണാകാരാ കഥ്യതേ ശീതപൂതനാ ।
ഗര്ഭാന്സാ മാനുഷീണാം തു ഹരതേ ഘോരദര്ശനാ ॥ ൨൭ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.219.27 in Telugu sript:
కష్టా దారుణరూపేణ ఘోరరూపా నిశాచరీ ।
పిశాచీ దారుణాకారా కథ్యతే శీతపూతనా ।
గర్భాన్సా మానుషీణాం తు హరతే ఘోరదర్శనా ॥ ౨౭ ॥

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