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 3.271.22

महता शरवर्षेण राक्षसौ सोऽभ्यवर्षत ।
तौ चापि वीरौ संक्रुद्धावुभौ तौ समवर्षताम् ॥ २२ ॥

mahatā śaravarṣeṇa rākṣasau so'bhyavarṣata |
tau cāpi vīrau saṃkruddhāvubhau tau samavarṣatām || 22 ||

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

...Raghu then caused the ramparts of Lanka to be broken down by a united attack of all those monkeys endued with the speed of the wind. Then Lakshmana, with Vibhishana and the king of the...

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

Mahat, Mahata, Sharavarsha, Rakshasa, Sah, Capin, Capi, Vira, Sankruddha, Ubha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.271.22). 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: “mahatā śaravarṣeṇa rākṣasau so'bhyavarṣata
  • mahatā -
  • mahat (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    mahat (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    mahatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • śaravarṣeṇa -
  • śaravarṣa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • rākṣasau -
  • rākṣasa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • so' -
  • saḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    so (noun, feminine)
    [compound]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • abhyavar -
  • abhyava (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • ṛṣata -
  • ṛṣ (verb class 6)
    [imperative active second plural]
  • Line 2: “tau cāpi vīrau saṃkruddhāvubhau tau samavarṣatām
  • tau -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • cāpi -
  • cāpin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    cāpī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    cāpī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    cāpi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • vīrau -
  • vīra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • saṅkruddhāvu -
  • saṅkruddha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ubhau -
  • ubha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • tau -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • samavar -
  • samava (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • ṛṣatām -
  • ṛṣ (verb class 6)
    [imperative active third dual]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.271.22

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 3.271.22 in Kannada sript:
ಮಹತಾ ಶರವರ್ಷೇಣ ರಾಕ್ಷಸೌ ಸೋಽಭ್ಯವರ್ಷತ ।
ತೌ ಚಾಪಿ ವೀರೌ ಸಂಕ್ರುದ್ಧಾವುಭೌ ತೌ ಸಮವರ್ಷತಾಮ್ ॥ ೨೨ ॥

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 3.271.22 in Bengali sript:
মহতা শরবর্ষেণ রাক্ষসৌ সোঽভ্যবর্ষত ।
তৌ চাপি বীরৌ সংক্রুদ্ধাবুভৌ তৌ সমবর্ষতাম্ ॥ ২২ ॥

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 3.271.22 in Gujarati sript:
મહતા શરવર્ષેણ રાક્ષસૌ સોઽભ્યવર્ષત ।
તૌ ચાપિ વીરૌ સંક્રુદ્ધાવુભૌ તૌ સમવર્ષતામ્ ॥ ૨૨ ॥

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 3.271.22 in Malayalam sript:
മഹതാ ശരവര്ഷേണ രാക്ഷസൌ സോഽഭ്യവര്ഷത ।
തൌ ചാപി വീരൌ സംക്രുദ്ധാവുഭൌ തൌ സമവര്ഷതാമ് ॥ ൨൨ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.271.22 in Telugu sript:
మహతా శరవర్షేణ రాక్షసౌ సోఽభ్యవర్షత ।
తౌ చాపి వీరౌ సంక్రుద్ధావుభౌ తౌ సమవర్షతామ్ ॥ ౨౨ ॥

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