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 3.234.13

गदाशक्त्यसिवृष्टीस्ता निहत्य स महास्त्रवित् ।
गात्राणि चाहनद्भल्लैर्गन्धर्वाणां धनंजयः ॥ १३ ॥

gadāśaktyasivṛṣṭīstā nihatya sa mahāstravit |
gātrāṇi cāhanadbhallairgandharvāṇāṃ dhanaṃjayaḥ || 13 ||

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

...impenetrable mail that were besides variegated with pure gold, and armed themselves with celestial weapons of various kinds. And the Pandavas thus cased in mail, and mounted on those...

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

Gada, Ashakti, Asi, Vrishti, Tas, Nihatya, Mahastra, Vid, Vidh, Gatra, Bhalla, Gandharva, Dhananjaya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.234.13). 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: “gadāśaktyasivṛṣṭīstā nihatya sa mahāstravit
  • gadā -
  • gada (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    gada (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    gadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    gad (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • aśaktya -
  • aśakti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • asi -
  • asi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    asi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    asī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [present active second single]
  • vṛṣṭīs -
  • vṛṣṭi (noun, feminine)
    [accusative plural]
    vṛṣṭī (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    vṛṣṭī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative plural]
  • tā* -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tas (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
  • nihatya -
  • nihatya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nihatya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • mahāstra -
  • mahāstra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vit -
  • vid (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vid (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vidh (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vidh (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “gātrāṇi cāhanadbhallairgandharvāṇāṃ dhanaṃjayaḥ
  • gātrāṇi -
  • gātra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ahanad -
  • han (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • bhallair -
  • bhalla (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    bhalla (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • gandharvāṇām -
  • gandharva (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    gandharvā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • dhanañjayaḥ -
  • dhanañjaya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.234.13

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 3.234.13 in Kannada sript:
ಗದಾಶಕ್ತ್ಯಸಿವೃಷ್ಟೀಸ್ತಾ ನಿಹತ್ಯ ಸ ಮಹಾಸ್ತ್ರವಿತ್ ।
ಗಾತ್ರಾಣಿ ಚಾಹನದ್ಭಲ್ಲೈರ್ಗನ್ಧರ್ವಾಣಾಂ ಧನಂಜಯಃ ॥ ೧೩ ॥

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 3.234.13 in Bengali sript:
গদাশক্ত্যসিবৃষ্টীস্তা নিহত্য স মহাস্ত্রবিত্ ।
গাত্রাণি চাহনদ্ভল্লৈর্গন্ধর্বাণাং ধনংজযঃ ॥ ১৩ ॥

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 3.234.13 in Gujarati sript:
ગદાશક્ત્યસિવૃષ્ટીસ્તા નિહત્ય સ મહાસ્ત્રવિત્ ।
ગાત્રાણિ ચાહનદ્ભલ્લૈર્ગન્ધર્વાણાં ધનંજયઃ ॥ ૧૩ ॥

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 3.234.13 in Malayalam sript:
ഗദാശക്ത്യസിവൃഷ്ടീസ്താ നിഹത്യ സ മഹാസ്ത്രവിത് ।
ഗാത്രാണി ചാഹനദ്ഭല്ലൈര്ഗന്ധര്വാണാം ധനംജയഃ ॥ ൧൩ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.234.13 in Telugu sript:
గదాశక్త్యసివృష్టీస్తా నిహత్య స మహాస్త్రవిత్ ।
గాత్రాణి చాహనద్భల్లైర్గన్ధర్వాణాం ధనంజయః ॥ ౧౩ ॥

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