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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 3.234.23
गन्धर्वराजो बलवान्माययान्तर्हितस्तदा ।
अन्तर्हितं समालक्ष्य प्रहरन्तमथार्जुनः ।
ताडयामास खचरैर्दिव्यास्त्रप्रतिमन्त्रितैः ॥ २३ ॥
gandharvarājo balavānmāyayāntarhitastadā |
antarhitaṃ samālakṣya praharantamathārjunaḥ |
tāḍayāmāsa khacarairdivyāstrapratimantritaiḥ || 23 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...there is none that can command us!' Thus addressed by the Gandharvas, Dhananjaya, the son of Kunti, replied unto them, saying, 'This contact with other people’s wives and this...
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 (3.234.23). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Gandharvaraja, Balavat, Maya, Antarhita, Tada, Samalakshya, Pra, Harat, Atha, Arjuna, Khacara, Divyastra, Pratimantrita,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.234.23). 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: “gandharvarājo balavānmāyayāntarhitastadā ”
- gandharvarājo* -
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gandharvarāja (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- balavān -
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balavat (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- māyayā -
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māyā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- antarhitas -
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antarhita (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tadā -
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tadā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tadā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tadā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tadā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “antarhitaṃ samālakṣya praharantamathārjunaḥ ”
- antarhitam -
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antarhita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]antarhita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]antarhitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- samālakṣya -
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samālakṣya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]samālakṣya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- pra -
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pra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- harantam -
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√hṛ -> harat (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √hṛ class 1 verb]
- athā -
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athā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]atha (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- arjunaḥ -
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arjuna (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 3: “tāḍayāmāsa khacarairdivyāstrapratimantritaiḥ ”
- tāḍayāmā -
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√taḍ (verb class 0)[imperative active first plural]
- asa -
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asan (noun, neuter)[compound]
- khacarair -
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khacara (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]khacara (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- divyāstra -
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divyāstra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]divyāstra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- pratimantritaiḥ -
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pratimantrita (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]pratimantrita (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.234.23
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 3.234.23 in Kannada sript:
ಗನ್ಧರ್ವರಾಜೋ ಬಲವಾನ್ಮಾಯಯಾನ್ತರ್ಹಿತಸ್ತದಾ ।
ಅನ್ತರ್ಹಿತಂ ಸಮಾಲಕ್ಷ್ಯ ಪ್ರಹರನ್ತಮಥಾರ್ಜುನಃ ।
ತಾಡಯಾಮಾಸ ಖಚರೈರ್ದಿವ್ಯಾಸ್ತ್ರಪ್ರತಿಮನ್ತ್ರಿತೈಃ ॥ ೨೩ ॥
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 3.234.23 in Bengali sript:
গন্ধর্বরাজো বলবান্মাযযান্তর্হিতস্তদা ।
অন্তর্হিতং সমালক্ষ্য প্রহরন্তমথার্জুনঃ ।
তাডযামাস খচরৈর্দিব্যাস্ত্রপ্রতিমন্ত্রিতৈঃ ॥ ২৩ ॥
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 3.234.23 in Gujarati sript:
ગન્ધર્વરાજો બલવાન્માયયાન્તર્હિતસ્તદા ।
અન્તર્હિતં સમાલક્ષ્ય પ્રહરન્તમથાર્જુનઃ ।
તાડયામાસ ખચરૈર્દિવ્યાસ્ત્રપ્રતિમન્ત્રિતૈઃ ॥ ૨૩ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 3.234.23 in Malayalam sript:
ഗന്ധര്വരാജോ ബലവാന്മായയാന്തര്ഹിതസ്തദാ ।
അന്തര്ഹിതം സമാലക്ഷ്യ പ്രഹരന്തമഥാര്ജുനഃ ।
താഡയാമാസ ഖചരൈര്ദിവ്യാസ്ത്രപ്രതിമന്ത്രിതൈഃ ॥ ൨൩ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 3.234.23 in Telugu sript:
గన్ధర్వరాజో బలవాన్మాయయాన్తర్హితస్తదా ।
అన్తర్హితం సమాలక్ష్య ప్రహరన్తమథార్జునః ।
తాడయామాస ఖచరైర్దివ్యాస్త్రప్రతిమన్త్రితైః ॥ ౨౩ ॥