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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 3.230.16
गन्धर्वभूता पृथिवी क्षणेन समपद्यत ।
आपतद्भिर्महावेगैश्चित्रसेनस्य सैनिकैः ॥ १६ ॥
gandharvabhūtā pṛthivī kṣaṇena samapadyata |
āpatadbhirmahāvegaiścitrasenasya sainikaiḥ || 16 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...beheld his cattle by hundreds and thousands and examining their limbs and marks supervised their tale. And he caused the calves to be marked and took note of those that required to be...
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 (3.230.16). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Gandharva, Bhuta, Prithivi, Kshana, Apad, Mahavega, Citrasena, Sainika,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.230.16). 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: “gandharvabhūtā pṛthivī kṣaṇena samapadyata ”
- gandharva -
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gandharva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhūtā -
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bhūtā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- pṛthivī -
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pṛthivī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]pṛthivi (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- kṣaṇena -
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kṣaṇa (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]kṣaṇa (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- samapa -
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samapa (Preverb)[Preverb]
- dyata -
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√dā (verb class 4)[imperative active second plural]
- Line 2: “āpatadbhirmahāvegaiścitrasenasya sainikaiḥ ”
- āpat -
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āpad (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]√āp (verb class 5)[aorist active third single]
- adbhir -
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ap (noun, feminine)[instrumental plural]ad (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]ad (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- mahāvegaiś -
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mahāvega (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]mahāvega (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- citrasenasya -
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citrasena (noun, masculine)[genitive single]citrasena (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- sainikaiḥ -
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sainika (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]sainika (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.230.16
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 3.230.16 in Kannada sript:
ಗನ್ಧರ್ವಭೂತಾ ಪೃಥಿವೀ ಕ್ಷಣೇನ ಸಮಪದ್ಯತ ।
ಆಪತದ್ಭಿರ್ಮಹಾವೇಗೈಶ್ಚಿತ್ರಸೇನಸ್ಯ ಸೈನಿಕೈಃ ॥ ೧೬ ॥
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 3.230.16 in Bengali sript:
গন্ধর্বভূতা পৃথিবী ক্ষণেন সমপদ্যত ।
আপতদ্ভির্মহাবেগৈশ্চিত্রসেনস্য সৈনিকৈঃ ॥ ১৬ ॥
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 3.230.16 in Gujarati sript:
ગન્ધર્વભૂતા પૃથિવી ક્ષણેન સમપદ્યત ।
આપતદ્ભિર્મહાવેગૈશ્ચિત્રસેનસ્ય સૈનિકૈઃ ॥ ૧૬ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 3.230.16 in Malayalam sript:
ഗന്ധര്വഭൂതാ പൃഥിവീ ക്ഷണേന സമപദ്യത ।
ആപതദ്ഭിര്മഹാവേഗൈശ്ചിത്രസേനസ്യ സൈനികൈഃ ॥ ൧൬ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 3.230.16 in Telugu sript:
గన్ధర్వభూతా పృథివీ క్షణేన సమపద్యత ।
ఆపతద్భిర్మహావేగైశ్చిత్రసేనస్య సైనికైః ॥ ౧౬ ॥