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 3.263.25

अपश्येतां मुहूर्ताच्च कबन्धं घोरदर्शनम् ।
मेघपर्वतसंकाशं शालस्कन्धं महाभुजम् ।
उरोगतविशालाक्षं महोदरमहामुखम् ॥ २५ ॥

apaśyetāṃ muhūrtācca kabandhaṃ ghoradarśanam |
meghaparvatasaṃkāśaṃ śālaskandhaṃ mahābhujam |
urogataviśālākṣaṃ mahodaramahāmukham || 25 ||

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

...And at this, the gods, the Gandharvas and the Danavas quickly assembled to take counsel as to how they should be born on earth according to their respective parts. And in their...

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

Muhurta, Kabandha, Ghoradarshana, Meghaparvata, Sankasha, Shalaskandha, Mahabhuja, Uras, Uru, Gata, Vishalaksha, Mahodara, Ukha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.263.25). 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: “apaśyetāṃ muhūrtācca kabandhaṃ ghoradarśanam
  • apaśyetām -
  • paś (verb class 10)
    [imperfect passive third dual]
  • muhūrtāc -
  • muhūrta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kabandham -
  • kabandha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kabandha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ghoradarśanam -
  • ghoradarśana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ghoradarśana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ghoradarśanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “meghaparvatasaṃkāśaṃ śālaskandhaṃ mahābhujam
  • meghaparvata -
  • meghaparvata (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • saṅkāśam -
  • saṅkāśa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • śālaskandham -
  • śālaskandha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • mahābhujam -
  • mahābhuja (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    mahābhuja (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    mahābhujā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 3: “urogataviśālākṣaṃ mahodaramahāmukham
  • uro -
  • uras (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    uras (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    uru (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • gata -
  • gata (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    gata (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • viśālākṣam -
  • viśālākṣa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    viśālākṣa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • mahodaram -
  • mahodara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    mahodara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ahām -
  • (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active first single], [aorist active first single]
    (verb class 3)
    [aorist active first single]
  • ukham -
  • ukha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ukhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.263.25

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 3.263.25 in Kannada sript:
ಅಪಶ್ಯೇತಾಂ ಮುಹೂರ್ತಾಚ್ಚ ಕಬನ್ಧಂ ಘೋರದರ್ಶನಮ್ ।
ಮೇಘಪರ್ವತಸಂಕಾಶಂ ಶಾಲಸ್ಕನ್ಧಂ ಮಹಾಭುಜಮ್ ।
ಉರೋಗತವಿಶಾಲಾಕ್ಷಂ ಮಹೋದರಮಹಾಮುಖಮ್ ॥ ೨೫ ॥

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 3.263.25 in Bengali sript:
অপশ্যেতাং মুহূর্তাচ্চ কবন্ধং ঘোরদর্শনম্ ।
মেঘপর্বতসংকাশং শালস্কন্ধং মহাভুজম্ ।
উরোগতবিশালাক্ষং মহোদরমহামুখম্ ॥ ২৫ ॥

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 3.263.25 in Gujarati sript:
અપશ્યેતાં મુહૂર્તાચ્ચ કબન્ધં ઘોરદર્શનમ્ ।
મેઘપર્વતસંકાશં શાલસ્કન્ધં મહાભુજમ્ ।
ઉરોગતવિશાલાક્ષં મહોદરમહામુખમ્ ॥ ૨૫ ॥

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 3.263.25 in Malayalam sript:
അപശ്യേതാം മുഹൂര്താച്ച കബന്ധം ഘോരദര്ശനമ് ।
മേഘപര്വതസംകാശം ശാലസ്കന്ധം മഹാഭുജമ് ।
ഉരോഗതവിശാലാക്ഷം മഹോദരമഹാമുഖമ് ॥ ൨൫ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.263.25 in Telugu sript:
అపశ్యేతాం ముహూర్తాచ్చ కబన్ధం ఘోరదర్శనమ్ ।
మేఘపర్వతసంకాశం శాలస్కన్ధం మహాభుజమ్ ।
ఉరోగతవిశాలాక్షం మహోదరమహాముఖమ్ ॥ ౨౫ ॥

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