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 3.272.16

तमभ्याशगतं वीरमङ्गदं रावणात्मजः ।
गदयाताडयत्सव्ये पार्श्वे वानरपुंगवम् ॥ १६ ॥

tamabhyāśagataṃ vīramaṅgadaṃ rāvaṇātmajaḥ |
gadayātāḍayatsavye pārśve vānarapuṃgavam || 16 ||

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

...monkeys, they were all slain and prostrated on the earth, deprived of life. And unable to endure this, Ravana marched out at the head of his troops. And surrounded by his terrible...

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

Tama, Bha, Asha, Gata, Vira, Angada, Ravana, Gada, Savya, Parshva, Parshvi, Vanara, Pungava,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.272.16). 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: “tamabhyāśagataṃ vīramaṅgadaṃ rāvaṇātmajaḥ
  • tama -
  • tama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tama (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhyā -
  • bhī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    bhā (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • āśa -
  • āśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • gatam -
  • gat (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
    gata (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    gata (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    gatā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • vīram -
  • vīra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vīra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vīrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • aṅgadam -
  • aṅgada (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    aṅgada (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    aṅgadā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • rāvaṇāt -
  • rāvaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    rāvaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ma -
  • ma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • jaḥ -
  • ja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “gadayātāḍayatsavye pārśve vānarapuṃgavam
  • gadayā -
  • gadā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    gad (verb class 10)
    [imperative active second single]
    gad (verb class 0)
    [imperative active second single]
  • atāḍayat -
  • taḍ (verb class 0)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • savye -
  • savya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    savya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    savyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    su -> savya (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √su class 5 verb]
    su -> savya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √su class 5 verb], [vocative dual from √su class 5 verb], [accusative dual from √su class 5 verb], [locative single from √su class 5 verb]
    su -> savyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √su class 5 verb], [vocative single from √su class 5 verb], [vocative dual from √su class 5 verb], [accusative dual from √su class 5 verb]
    su -> savya (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √su class 1 verb], [locative single from √su class 2 verb]
    su -> savya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √su class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √su class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √su class 1 verb], [locative single from √su class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √su class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √su class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √su class 2 verb], [locative single from √su class 2 verb]
    su -> savyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √su class 1 verb], [vocative single from √su class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √su class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √su class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √su class 2 verb], [vocative single from √su class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √su class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √su class 2 verb]
    -> savya (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √ class 6 verb]
    -> savya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √ class 6 verb], [vocative dual from √ class 6 verb], [accusative dual from √ class 6 verb], [locative single from √ class 6 verb]
    -> savyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √ class 6 verb], [vocative single from √ class 6 verb], [vocative dual from √ class 6 verb], [accusative dual from √ class 6 verb]
    -> savya (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √ class 2 verb]
    -> savya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √ class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √ class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √ class 2 verb], [locative single from √ class 2 verb]
    -> savyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √ class 2 verb], [vocative single from √ class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √ class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √ class 2 verb]
  • pārśve -
  • pārśva (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    pārśva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    pārśvi (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    pārśvi (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    pārśvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • vānara -
  • vānara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vānara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • puṅgavam -
  • puṅgava (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.272.16

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 3.272.16 in Kannada sript:
ತಮಭ್ಯಾಶಗತಂ ವೀರಮಙ್ಗದಂ ರಾವಣಾತ್ಮಜಃ ।
ಗದಯಾತಾಡಯತ್ಸವ್ಯೇ ಪಾರ್ಶ್ವೇ ವಾನರಪುಂಗವಮ್ ॥ ೧೬ ॥

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 3.272.16 in Bengali sript:
তমভ্যাশগতং বীরমঙ্গদং রাবণাত্মজঃ ।
গদযাতাডযত্সব্যে পার্শ্বে বানরপুংগবম্ ॥ ১৬ ॥

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 3.272.16 in Gujarati sript:
તમભ્યાશગતં વીરમઙ્ગદં રાવણાત્મજઃ ।
ગદયાતાડયત્સવ્યે પાર્શ્વે વાનરપુંગવમ્ ॥ ૧૬ ॥

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 3.272.16 in Malayalam sript:
തമഭ്യാശഗതം വീരമങ്ഗദം രാവണാത്മജഃ ।
ഗദയാതാഡയത്സവ്യേ പാര്ശ്വേ വാനരപുംഗവമ് ॥ ൧൬ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.272.16 in Telugu sript:
తమభ్యాశగతం వీరమఙ్గదం రావణాత్మజః ।
గదయాతాడయత్సవ్యే పార్శ్వే వానరపుంగవమ్ ॥ ౧౬ ॥

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