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 3.269.13

विभीषणः प्रहस्तं च प्रहस्तश्च विभीषणम् ।
खगपत्रैः शरैस्तीक्ष्णैरभ्यवर्षद्गतव्यथः ॥ १३ ॥

vibhīṣaṇaḥ prahastaṃ ca prahastaśca vibhīṣaṇam |
khagapatraiḥ śaraistīkṣṇairabhyavarṣadgatavyathaḥ || 13 ||

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

...of Raghu’s house with fingers cased in guana skin, shone, as they went, like the Sun and the Moon in the midst of the planets. And that monkey host armed with stones and Sala and Tala...

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

Vibhishana, Prahasta, Khaga, Patra, Shara, Tikshna, Abhi, Gatavyatha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.269.13). 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: “vibhīṣaṇaḥ prahastaṃ ca prahastaśca vibhīṣaṇam
  • vibhīṣaṇaḥ -
  • vibhīṣaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • prahastam -
  • prahasta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    prahasta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    prahastā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • prahastaś -
  • prahasta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vibhīṣaṇam -
  • vibhīṣaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vibhīṣaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vibhīṣaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “khagapatraiḥ śaraistīkṣṇairabhyavarṣadgatavyathaḥ
  • khaga -
  • khaga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    khaga (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • patraiḥ -
  • patra (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    patra (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • śarais -
  • śara (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    śara (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • tīkṣṇair -
  • tīkṣṇa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    tīkṣṇa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • abhya -
  • abhi (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    abhi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    abhi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    abhi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    abhī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    abhī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    abhī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    abhi (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • avarṣad -
  • vṛṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • gatavyathaḥ -
  • gatavyatha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.269.13

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 3.269.13 in Kannada sript:
ವಿಭೀಷಣಃ ಪ್ರಹಸ್ತಂ ಚ ಪ್ರಹಸ್ತಶ್ಚ ವಿಭೀಷಣಮ್ ।
ಖಗಪತ್ರೈಃ ಶರೈಸ್ತೀಕ್ಷ್ಣೈರಭ್ಯವರ್ಷದ್ಗತವ್ಯಥಃ ॥ ೧೩ ॥

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 3.269.13 in Bengali sript:
বিভীষণঃ প্রহস্তং চ প্রহস্তশ্চ বিভীষণম্ ।
খগপত্রৈঃ শরৈস্তীক্ষ্ণৈরভ্যবর্ষদ্গতব্যথঃ ॥ ১৩ ॥

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 3.269.13 in Gujarati sript:
વિભીષણઃ પ્રહસ્તં ચ પ્રહસ્તશ્ચ વિભીષણમ્ ।
ખગપત્રૈઃ શરૈસ્તીક્ષ્ણૈરભ્યવર્ષદ્ગતવ્યથઃ ॥ ૧૩ ॥

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 3.269.13 in Malayalam sript:
വിഭീഷണഃ പ്രഹസ്തം ച പ്രഹസ്തശ്ച വിഭീഷണമ് ।
ഖഗപത്രൈഃ ശരൈസ്തീക്ഷ്ണൈരഭ്യവര്ഷദ്ഗതവ്യഥഃ ॥ ൧൩ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.269.13 in Telugu sript:
విభీషణః ప్రహస్తం చ ప్రహస్తశ్చ విభీషణమ్ ।
ఖగపత్రైః శరైస్తీక్ష్ణైరభ్యవర్షద్గతవ్యథః ॥ ౧౩ ॥

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