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 3.273.23

तृतीयेन तु बाणेन पृथुधारेण भास्वता ।
जहार सुनसं चारु शिरो भ्राजिष्णुकुण्डलम् ॥ २३ ॥

tṛtīyena tu bāṇena pṛthudhāreṇa bhāsvatā |
jahāra sunasaṃ cāru śiro bhrājiṣṇukuṇḍalam || 23 ||

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

...do. And accepting his advice, those two warlike brothers of Dushana quickly marched out of the city, preceded by Kumbhakarna." "Markandeya said, "Then Kumbhakarna set out from...

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

Tritiyena, Tritiya, Bana, Prithudhara, Bhasvat, Bhasvata, Sunasa, Caru, Shira, Shiras, Bhrajishnu, Kundala,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.273.23). 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: “tṛtīyena tu bāṇena pṛthudhāreṇa bhāsvatā
  • tṛtīyena -
  • tṛtīyena (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tṛtīya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    tṛtīya (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • bāṇena -
  • bāṇa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    bāṇa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • pṛthudhāreṇa -
  • pṛthudhāra (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    pṛthudhāra (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • bhāsvatā -
  • bhāsvat (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    bhāsvat (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    bhāsvatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “jahāra sunasaṃ cāru śiro bhrājiṣṇukuṇḍalam
  • jahāra -
  • hṛ (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    hṝ (verb class 9)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • sunasam -
  • sunasa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sunasa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sunasā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • cāru -
  • cāru (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    cāru (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāru (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • śiro* -
  • śiras (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    śira (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhrājiṣṇu -
  • bhrājiṣṇu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    bhrājiṣṇu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    bhrājiṣṇu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • kuṇḍalam -
  • kuṇḍala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kuṇḍala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kuṇḍalā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.273.23

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 3.273.23 in Kannada sript:
ತೃತೀಯೇನ ತು ಬಾಣೇನ ಪೃಥುಧಾರೇಣ ಭಾಸ್ವತಾ ।
ಜಹಾರ ಸುನಸಂ ಚಾರು ಶಿರೋ ಭ್ರಾಜಿಷ್ಣುಕುಣ್ಡಲಮ್ ॥ 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 3.273.23 in Bengali sript:
তৃতীযেন তু বাণেন পৃথুধারেণ ভাস্বতা ।
জহার সুনসং চারু শিরো ভ্রাজিষ্ণুকুণ্ডলম্ ॥ 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 3.273.23 in Gujarati sript:
તૃતીયેન તુ બાણેન પૃથુધારેણ ભાસ્વતા ।
જહાર સુનસં ચારુ શિરો ભ્રાજિષ્ણુકુણ્ડલમ્ ॥ 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 3.273.23 in Malayalam sript:
തൃതീയേന തു ബാണേന പൃഥുധാരേണ ഭാസ്വതാ ।
ജഹാര സുനസം ചാരു ശിരോ ഭ്രാജിഷ്ണുകുണ്ഡലമ് ॥ ൨൩ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.273.23 in Telugu sript:
తృతీయేన తు బాణేన పృథుధారేణ భాస్వతా ।
జహార సునసం చారు శిరో భ్రాజిష్ణుకుణ్డలమ్ ॥ ౨౩ ॥

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