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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 3.234.22
स गदां बहुधा दृष्ट्वा कृत्तां बाणैस्तरस्विना ।
संवृत्य विद्ययात्मानं योधयामास पाण्डवम् ।
अस्त्राणि तस्य दिव्यानि योधयामास खे स्थितः ॥ २२ ॥
sa gadāṃ bahudhā dṛṣṭvā kṛttāṃ bāṇaistarasvinā |
saṃvṛtya vidyayātmānaṃ yodhayāmāsa pāṇḍavam |
astrāṇi tasya divyāni yodhayāmāsa khe sthitaḥ || 22 ||
Note! This is not a direct translation of the verse, but merely an approximate preview.
...the world whose behests we obey and living under whose rule we pass our days in happiness: O Bharata, we always act as that one only person commands us! Besides that celestial chief...
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 (3.234.22). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Gada, Bahudha, Kritta, Bana, Tarasvin, Tarasvi, Samvritya, Vidya, Atman, Yodha, Amasa, Pandava, Astra, Tad, Divya, Kha, Sthita,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.234.22). 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: “sa gadāṃ bahudhā dṛṣṭvā kṛttāṃ bāṇaistarasvinā”
- sa -
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sa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- gadām -
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gadā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- bahudhā -
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bahudhā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- dṛṣṭvā -
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√dṛś -> dṛṣṭvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √dṛś]
- kṛttām -
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kṛttā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]√kṛt -> kṛttā (participle, feminine)[accusative single from √kṛt class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛt class 6 verb]√kṛt -> kṛttā (participle, feminine)[accusative single from √kṛt class 7 verb]
- bāṇais -
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bāṇa (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]bāṇa (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- tarasvinā -
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tarasvin (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]tarasvin (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]tarasvī (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- Line 2: “saṃvṛtya vidyayātmānaṃ yodhayāmāsa pāṇḍavam”
- saṃvṛtya -
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saṃvṛtya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]saṃvṛtya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vidyayā -
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vidyā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- ātmānam -
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ātman (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- yodhayā -
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yodhā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- amāsa -
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amāsa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]amāsa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- pāṇḍavam -
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pāṇḍava (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]pāṇḍava (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- Line 3: “astrāṇi tasya divyāni yodhayāmāsa khe sthitaḥ”
- astrāṇi -
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astra (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- tasya -
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√tas -> tasya (absolutive)[absolutive from √tas]ta (noun, masculine)[genitive single]ta (noun, neuter)[genitive single]tad (noun, neuter)[genitive single]sa (noun, masculine)[genitive single]√tas (verb class 4)[imperative active second single]
- divyāni -
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divya (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- yodhayā -
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yodhā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- amāsa -
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amāsa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]amāsa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- khe -
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kha (noun, masculine)[locative single]kha (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]khā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- sthitaḥ -
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sthita (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√sthā -> sthita (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
Other print editions:
Also see the following print editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.234.22
The Mahabharata in Kannada (Set of 32 Volumes)
by Bharatha Darshana Bangalore (2003)
ಶ್ರೇಮಹಭಾರತ [ಮಹಾಭಾರತ]; 13907 pages;
Buy now!Preview of verse 3.234.22 in Kannada sript:
ಸ ಗದಾಂ ಬಹುಧಾ ದೃಷ್ಟ್ವಾ ಕೃತ್ತಾಂ ಬಾಣೈಸ್ತರಸ್ವಿನಾ ।
ಸಂವೃತ್ಯ ವಿದ್ಯಯಾತ್ಮಾನಂ ಯೋಧಯಾಮಾಸ ಪಾಣ್ಡವಮ್ ।
ಅಸ್ತ್ರಾಣಿ ತಸ್ಯ ದಿವ್ಯಾನಿ ಯೋಧಯಾಮಾಸ ಖೇ ಸ್ಥಿತಃ ॥ ೨೨ ॥
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 3.234.22 in Bengali sript:
স গদাং বহুধা দৃষ্ট্বা কৃত্তাং বাণৈস্তরস্বিনা ।
সংবৃত্য বিদ্যযাত্মানং যোধযামাস পাণ্ডবম্ ।
অস্ত্রাণি তস্য দিব্যানি যোধযামাস খে স্থিতঃ ॥ ২২ ॥
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 3.234.22 in Gujarati sript:
સ ગદાં બહુધા દૃષ્ટ્વા કૃત્તાં બાણૈસ્તરસ્વિના ।
સંવૃત્ય વિદ્યયાત્માનં યોધયામાસ પાણ્ડવમ્ ।
અસ્ત્રાણિ તસ્ય દિવ્યાનિ યોધયામાસ ખે સ્થિતઃ ॥ ૨૨ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 3.234.22 in Malayalam sript:
സ ഗദാം ബഹുധാ ദൃഷ്ട്വാ കൃത്താം ബാണൈസ്തരസ്വിനാ ।
സംവൃത്യ വിദ്യയാത്മാനം യോധയാമാസ പാണ്ഡവമ് ।
അസ്ത്രാണി തസ്യ ദിവ്യാനി യോധയാമാസ ഖേ സ്ഥിതഃ ॥ ൨൨ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 3.234.22 in Telugu sript:
స గదాం బహుధా దృష్ట్వా కృత్తాం బాణైస్తరస్వినా ।
సంవృత్య విద్యయాత్మానం యోధయామాస పాణ్డవమ్ ।
అస్త్రాణి తస్య దివ్యాని యోధయామాస ఖే స్థితః ॥ ౨౨ ॥