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 3.230.23

एकैको हि तदा योधो धार्तराष्ट्रस्य भारत ।
पर्यवर्तत गन्धर्वैर्दशभिर्दशभिः सह ॥ २३ ॥

ekaiko hi tadā yodho dhārtarāṣṭrasya bhārata |
paryavartata gandharvairdaśabhirdaśabhiḥ saha || 23 ||

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

...various other delicious articles and beholding, as he proceeded, many delightful forests and woods swarming with bees inebriate with floral honey and resounding with the notes of the...

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

Ekaika, Tada, Yodha, Dhartarashtra, Bharata, Pari, Gandharva, Dashan, Saha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.230.23). 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: “ekaiko hi tadā yodho dhārtarāṣṭrasya bhārata
  • ekaiko* -
  • ekaika (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • tadā* -
  • tadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tada (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • yodho* -
  • yodha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • dhārtarāṣṭrasya -
  • dhārtarāṣṭra (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    dhārtarāṣṭra (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • bhārata -
  • bhārata (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhārata (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “paryavartata gandharvairdaśabhirdaśabhiḥ saha
  • parya -
  • pari (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    pari (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    pari (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    pari (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    pari (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    parī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    parī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    parī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    pari (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • avartata -
  • vṛt (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active second plural], [imperfect middle third single]
  • gandharvair -
  • gandharva (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • daśabhir -
  • daśan (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    daśan (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • daśabhiḥ -
  • daśan (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    daśan (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • saha -
  • saha (indeclinable postposition)
    [indeclinable postposition]
    saha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    saha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sah (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.230.23

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 3.230.23 in Kannada sript:
ಏಕೈಕೋ ಹಿ ತದಾ ಯೋಧೋ ಧಾರ್ತರಾಷ್ಟ್ರಸ್ಯ ಭಾರತ ।
ಪರ್ಯವರ್ತತ ಗನ್ಧರ್ವೈರ್ದಶಭಿರ್ದಶಭಿಃ ಸಹ ॥ ೨೩ ॥

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 3.230.23 in Bengali sript:
একৈকো হি তদা যোধো ধার্তরাষ্ট্রস্য ভারত ।
পর্যবর্তত গন্ধর্বৈর্দশভির্দশভিঃ সহ ॥ ২৩ ॥

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 3.230.23 in Gujarati sript:
એકૈકો હિ તદા યોધો ધાર્તરાષ્ટ્રસ્ય ભારત ।
પર્યવર્તત ગન્ધર્વૈર્દશભિર્દશભિઃ સહ ॥ ૨૩ ॥

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 3.230.23 in Malayalam sript:
ഏകൈകോ ഹി തദാ യോധോ ധാര്തരാഷ്ട്രസ്യ ഭാരത ।
പര്യവര്തത ഗന്ധര്വൈര്ദശഭിര്ദശഭിഃ സഹ ॥ ൨൩ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.230.23 in Telugu sript:
ఏకైకో హి తదా యోధో ధార్తరాష్ట్రస్య భారత ।
పర్యవర్తత గన్ధర్వైర్దశభిర్దశభిః సహ ॥ ౨౩ ॥

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