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 3.233.3

ते दंशिता रथैः सर्वे ध्वजिनः सशरासनाः ।
पाण्डवाः प्रत्यदृश्यन्त ज्वलिता इव पावकाः ॥ ३ ॥

te daṃśitā rathaiḥ sarve dhvajinaḥ saśarāsanāḥ |
pāṇḍavāḥ pratyadṛśyanta jvalitā iva pāvakāḥ || 3 ||

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

...carriages, and the draught animals, all were made over to the Pandavas for protection. And those soldiers said, 'The mighty-armed son of Dhritarashtra, possessed of great strength...

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

Tad, Yushmad, Damshita, Ratha, Sarva, Dhvajin, Dhvaji, Sasharasana, Pandava, Prati, Jvalita, Iva, Pavaka,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.233.3). 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: “te daṃśitā rathaiḥ sarve dhvajinaḥ saśarāsanāḥ
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • daṃśitā* -
  • daṃśita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    daṃśitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • rathaiḥ -
  • ratha (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • sarve -
  • sarva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [locative single]
    sarva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    sarvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • dhvajinaḥ -
  • dhvajin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    dhvajin (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    dhvajī (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • saśarāsanāḥ -
  • saśarāsana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    saśarāsanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “pāṇḍavāḥ pratyadṛśyanta jvalitā iva pāvakāḥ
  • pāṇḍavāḥ -
  • pāṇḍava (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • pratya -
  • prati (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    prati (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    pratī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    pratī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    pratī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    prati (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • adṛśyanta -
  • dṛś (verb class 1)
    [imperfect passive third plural]
  • jvalitā* -
  • jvalita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    jvalitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    jval -> jvalita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √jval class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √jval class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √jval], [vocative plural from √jval]
    jval -> jvalitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √jval class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √jval class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √jval class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √jval], [vocative plural from √jval], [accusative plural from √jval]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • pāvakāḥ -
  • pāvaka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    pāvakā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.233.3

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 3.233.3 in Kannada sript:
ತೇ ದಂಶಿತಾ ರಥೈಃ ಸರ್ವೇ ಧ್ವಜಿನಃ ಸಶರಾಸನಾಃ ।
ಪಾಣ್ಡವಾಃ ಪ್ರತ್ಯದೃಶ್ಯನ್ತ ಜ್ವಲಿತಾ ಇವ ಪಾವಕಾಃ ॥ ೩ ॥

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 3.233.3 in Bengali sript:
তে দংশিতা রথৈঃ সর্বে ধ্বজিনঃ সশরাসনাঃ ।
পাণ্ডবাঃ প্রত্যদৃশ্যন্ত জ্বলিতা ইব পাবকাঃ ॥ ৩ ॥

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 3.233.3 in Gujarati sript:
તે દંશિતા રથૈઃ સર્વે ધ્વજિનઃ સશરાસનાઃ ।
પાણ્ડવાઃ પ્રત્યદૃશ્યન્ત જ્વલિતા ઇવ પાવકાઃ ॥ ૩ ॥

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 3.233.3 in Malayalam sript:
തേ ദംശിതാ രഥൈഃ സര്വേ ധ്വജിനഃ സശരാസനാഃ ।
പാണ്ഡവാഃ പ്രത്യദൃശ്യന്ത ജ്വലിതാ ഇവ പാവകാഃ ॥ ൩ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.233.3 in Telugu sript:
తే దంశితా రథైః సర్వే ధ్వజినః సశరాసనాః ।
పాణ్డవాః ప్రత్యదృశ్యన్త జ్వలితా ఇవ పావకాః ॥ ౩ ॥

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