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 3.271.23

मुहूर्तमेवमभवद्वज्रवेगप्रमाथिनोः ।
सौमित्रेश्च महाबाहोः संप्रहारः सुदारुणः ॥ २३ ॥

muhūrtamevamabhavadvajravegapramāthinoḥ |
saumitreśca mahābāhoḥ saṃprahāraḥ sudāruṇaḥ || 23 ||

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

...the bears marching in the van, blew up the southern gate of the city that was almost impregnable. Rama then attacked Lanka with a hundred thousand crores of monkeys, all possessed of...

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

Muhurta, Evam, Eva, Vajravega, Pramathin, Pramathi, Saumitri, Mahabahu, Samprahara, Sudaruna, Sudaru,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.271.23). 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: “muhūrtamevamabhavadvajravegapramāthinoḥ
  • muhūrtam -
  • muhūrta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    muhūrtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • evam -
  • evam (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    evam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    evā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • abhavad -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • vajravega -
  • vajravega (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pramāthinoḥ -
  • pramāthin (noun, masculine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    pramāthin (noun, neuter)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    pramāthī (noun, neuter)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
  • Line 2: “saumitreśca mahābāhoḥ saṃprahāraḥ sudāruṇaḥ
  • saumitreś -
  • saumitri (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mahābāhoḥ -
  • mahābāhu (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    mahābāhu (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • samprahāraḥ -
  • samprahāra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sudāruṇaḥ -
  • sudāruṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    sudāru (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.271.23

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 3.271.23 in Kannada sript:
ಮುಹೂರ್ತಮೇವಮಭವದ್ವಜ್ರವೇಗಪ್ರಮಾಥಿನೋಃ ।
ಸೌಮಿತ್ರೇಶ್ಚ ಮಹಾಬಾಹೋಃ ಸಂಪ್ರಹಾರಃ ಸುದಾರುಣಃ ॥ 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 3.271.23 in Bengali sript:
মুহূর্তমেবমভবদ্বজ্রবেগপ্রমাথিনোঃ ।
সৌমিত্রেশ্চ মহাবাহোঃ সংপ্রহারঃ সুদারুণঃ ॥ 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 3.271.23 in Gujarati sript:
મુહૂર્તમેવમભવદ્વજ્રવેગપ્રમાથિનોઃ ।
સૌમિત્રેશ્ચ મહાબાહોઃ સંપ્રહારઃ સુદારુણઃ ॥ 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 3.271.23 in Malayalam sript:
മുഹൂര്തമേവമഭവദ്വജ്രവേഗപ്രമാഥിനോഃ ।
സൌമിത്രേശ്ച മഹാബാഹോഃ സംപ്രഹാരഃ സുദാരുണഃ ॥ ൨൩ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.271.23 in Telugu sript:
ముహూర్తమేవమభవద్వజ్రవేగప్రమాథినోః ।
సౌమిత్రేశ్చ మహాబాహోః సంప్రహారః సుదారుణః ॥ ౨౩ ॥

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