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 3.255.24

भीमस्त्वापततो राज्ञः कोटिकाश्यस्य संगरे ।
सूतस्य नुदतो वाहान्क्षुरेणापाहरच्छिरः ॥ २४ ॥

bhīmastvāpatato rājñaḥ koṭikāśyasya saṃgare |
sūtasya nudato vāhānkṣureṇāpāharacchiraḥ || 24 ||

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

...from off his face! You shalt, however, have to run away when you seest Bhimasena in wrath! Your courting a combat with the furious Jishnu may be likened to your kicking up a mighty...

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

Bhima, Tva, Yushmad, Rajan, Kotikashya, Sangara, Suta, Nudat, Vaha, Kshura, Apa, Shira, Shiras,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.255.24). 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: “bhīmastvāpatato rājñaḥ koṭikāśyasya saṃgare
  • bhīmas -
  • bhīma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tvā -
  • tva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative single]
  • apatato -
  • rājñaḥ -
  • rājan (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • koṭikāśyasya -
  • koṭikāśya (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    koṭikāśya (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • saṅgare -
  • saṅgara (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    saṅgara (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • Line 2: “sūtasya nudato vāhānkṣureṇāpāharacchiraḥ
  • sūtasya -
  • sūta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    sūta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    su -> sūta (participle, masculine)
    [genitive single from √su class 1 verb], [genitive single from √su class 2 verb]
    su -> sūta (participle, neuter)
    [genitive single from √su class 1 verb], [genitive single from √su class 2 verb]
    -> sūta (participle, masculine)
    [genitive single from √ class 6 verb]
    -> sūta (participle, neuter)
    [genitive single from √ class 6 verb]
    -> sūta (participle, masculine)
    [genitive single from √ class 2 verb]
    -> sūta (participle, neuter)
    [genitive single from √ class 2 verb]
  • nudato* -
  • nud -> nudat (participle, masculine)
    [accusative plural from √nud class 6 verb], [ablative single from √nud class 6 verb], [genitive single from √nud class 6 verb]
    nud -> nudat (participle, neuter)
    [ablative single from √nud class 6 verb], [genitive single from √nud class 6 verb]
    nud (verb class 6)
    [present active third dual]
  • vāhān -
  • vāha (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • kṣureṇā -
  • kṣura (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    kṣura (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • apā -
  • apa (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    apa (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
    apā (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • aharacch -
  • hṛ (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • śiraḥ -
  • śiras (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    śira (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.255.24

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 3.255.24 in Kannada sript:
ಭೀಮಸ್ತ್ವಾಪತತೋ ರಾಜ್ಞಃ ಕೋಟಿಕಾಶ್ಯಸ್ಯ ಸಂಗರೇ ।
ಸೂತಸ್ಯ ನುದತೋ ವಾಹಾನ್ಕ್ಷುರೇಣಾಪಾಹರಚ್ಛಿರಃ ॥ ೨೪ ॥

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 3.255.24 in Bengali sript:
ভীমস্ত্বাপততো রাজ্ঞঃ কোটিকাশ্যস্য সংগরে ।
সূতস্য নুদতো বাহান্ক্ষুরেণাপাহরচ্ছিরঃ ॥ ২৪ ॥

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 3.255.24 in Gujarati sript:
ભીમસ્ત્વાપતતો રાજ્ઞઃ કોટિકાશ્યસ્ય સંગરે ।
સૂતસ્ય નુદતો વાહાન્ક્ષુરેણાપાહરચ્છિરઃ ॥ ૨૪ ॥

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 3.255.24 in Malayalam sript:
ഭീമസ്ത്വാപതതോ രാജ്ഞഃ കോടികാശ്യസ്യ സംഗരേ ।
സൂതസ്യ നുദതോ വാഹാന്ക്ഷുരേണാപാഹരച്ഛിരഃ ॥ ൨൪ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.255.24 in Telugu sript:
భీమస్త్వాపతతో రాజ్ఞః కోటికాశ్యస్య సంగరే ।
సూతస్య నుదతో వాహాన్క్షురేణాపాహరచ్ఛిరః ॥ ౨౪ ॥

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