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 3.235.23

पाण्डवेनाभ्यनुज्ञातो राजा दुर्योधनस्तदा ।
विदीर्यमाणो व्रीडेन जगाम नगरं प्रति ॥ २३ ॥

pāṇḍavenābhyanujñāto rājā duryodhanastadā |
vidīryamāṇo vrīḍena jagāma nagaraṃ prati || 23 ||

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

...Dhananjaya filled with wrath, prevented the disappearance of his foe by means of his weapon known by the name of Sabda-veda. And assailed with those weapons by the illustrious Arjuna...

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

Pandava, Abhyanujnata, Raja, Duryodhana, Tada, Vid, Iryamana, Vrida, Nagara, Prati,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.235.23). 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: “pāṇḍavenābhyanujñāto rājā duryodhanastadā
  • pāṇḍavenā -
  • pāṇḍava (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    pāṇḍava (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • abhyanujñāto* -
  • abhyanujñāta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • rājā* -
  • rāja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    rājā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • duryodhanas -
  • duryodhana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tadā -
  • tadā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tadā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “vidīryamāṇo vrīḍena jagāma nagaraṃ prati
  • vidī -
  • vid (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    vid (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • iryamāṇo* -
  • ir -> iryamāṇa (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √ir class 6 verb]
  • vrīḍena -
  • vrīḍa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • jagāma -
  • (verb class 3)
    [imperative active first plural]
    gam (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    gam (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    gam (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • nagaram -
  • nagaram (adverb)
    [adverb]
    nagara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nagara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • prati -
  • prati (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    prati (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    pratī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    pratī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    pratī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    prati (Preverb)
    [Preverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.235.23

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 3.235.23 in Kannada sript:
ಪಾಣ್ಡವೇನಾಭ್ಯನುಜ್ಞಾತೋ ರಾಜಾ ದುರ್ಯೋಧನಸ್ತದಾ ।
ವಿದೀರ್ಯಮಾಣೋ ವ್ರೀಡೇನ ಜಗಾಮ ನಗರಂ ಪ್ರತಿ ॥ 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 3.235.23 in Bengali sript:
পাণ্ডবেনাভ্যনুজ্ঞাতো রাজা দুর্যোধনস্তদা ।
বিদীর্যমাণো ব্রীডেন জগাম নগরং প্রতি ॥ 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 3.235.23 in Gujarati sript:
પાણ્ડવેનાભ્યનુજ્ઞાતો રાજા દુર્યોધનસ્તદા ।
વિદીર્યમાણો વ્રીડેન જગામ નગરં પ્રતિ ॥ 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 3.235.23 in Malayalam sript:
പാണ്ഡവേനാഭ്യനുജ്ഞാതോ രാജാ ദുര്യോധനസ്തദാ ।
വിദീര്യമാണോ വ്രീഡേന ജഗാമ നഗരം പ്രതി ॥ ൨൩ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.235.23 in Telugu sript:
పాణ్డవేనాభ్యనుజ్ఞాతో రాజా దుర్యోధనస్తదా ।
విదీర్యమాణో వ్రీడేన జగామ నగరం ప్రతి ॥ ౨౩ ॥

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