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 3.272.22

तमदृश्यं शरैः शूरौ माययान्तर्हितं तदा ।
योधयामासतुरुभौ रावणिं रामलक्ष्मणौ ॥ २२ ॥

tamadṛśyaṃ śaraiḥ śūrau māyayāntarhitaṃ tadā |
yodhayāmāsaturubhau rāvaṇiṃ rāmalakṣmaṇau || 22 ||

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

...the days of old. And Ravana covered Rama with a shower of darts and lances and swords, and Rama also afflicted Ravana with his whetted arrows of iron furnished with the sharpest...

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

Tama, Drishya, Shara, Shura, Shuri, Maya, Antarhita, Tada, Yodha, Amasa, Ubha, Ravani, Rama, Lakshmana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.272.22). 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: “tamadṛśyaṃ śaraiḥ śūrau māyayāntarhitaṃ tadā
  • tama -
  • tama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tama (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dṛśyam -
  • dṛśya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dṛśya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    dṛśyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    dṛś -> dṛśya (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √dṛś]
    dṛś -> dṛśya (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √dṛś]
    dṛś -> dṛśyā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √dṛś]
    dṛś -> dṛśya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]
    dṛś -> dṛśya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √dṛś class 1 verb], [accusative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]
  • śaraiḥ -
  • śara (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    śara (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • śūrau -
  • śūra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    śūri (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    śūri (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • māyayā -
  • māyā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • antarhitam -
  • antarhita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    antarhita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    antarhitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tadā -
  • tadā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tadā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “yodhayāmāsaturubhau rāvaṇiṃ rāmalakṣmaṇau
  • yodhayā -
  • yodhā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • amāsa -
  • amāsa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    amāsa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tur -
  • tur (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    tur (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • ubhau -
  • ubha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • rāvaṇim -
  • rāvaṇi (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • rāma -
  • rāma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    rāma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [imperative active first plural]
  • lakṣmaṇau -
  • lakṣmaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.272.22

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 3.272.22 in Kannada sript:
ತಮದೃಶ್ಯಂ ಶರೈಃ ಶೂರೌ ಮಾಯಯಾನ್ತರ್ಹಿತಂ ತದಾ ।
ಯೋಧಯಾಮಾಸತುರುಭೌ ರಾವಣಿಂ ರಾಮಲಕ್ಷ್ಮಣೌ ॥ 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 3.272.22 in Bengali sript:
তমদৃশ্যং শরৈঃ শূরৌ মাযযান্তর্হিতং তদা ।
যোধযামাসতুরুভৌ রাবণিং রামলক্ষ্মণৌ ॥ 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 3.272.22 in Gujarati sript:
તમદૃશ્યં શરૈઃ શૂરૌ માયયાન્તર્હિતં તદા ।
યોધયામાસતુરુભૌ રાવણિં રામલક્ષ્મણૌ ॥ 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 3.272.22 in Malayalam sript:
തമദൃശ്യം ശരൈഃ ശൂരൌ മായയാന്തര്ഹിതം തദാ ।
യോധയാമാസതുരുഭൌ രാവണിം രാമലക്ഷ്മണൌ ॥ ൨൨ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.272.22 in Telugu sript:
తమదృశ్యం శరైః శూరౌ మాయయాన్తర్హితం తదా ।
యోధయామాసతురుభౌ రావణిం రామలక్ష్మణౌ ॥ ౨౨ ॥

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