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 3.274.5

ततः स्वसैन्यमालोक्य वध्यमानमरातिभिः ।
मायावी व्यदधान्मायां रावणो राक्षसेश्वरः ॥ ५ ॥

tataḥ svasainyamālokya vadhyamānamarātibhiḥ |
māyāvī vyadadhānmāyāṃ rāvaṇo rākṣaseśvaraḥ || 5 ||

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

...cut off those arms also, each of which had seized a mass of stone. At this, that Rakshasa assumed a form enormously huge and furnished with numerous heads and legs and arms. Then...

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

Tatah, Tad, Tata, Svasainya, Alokya, Vadhya, Anama, Rati, Ratin, Mayavin, Mayavi, Vya, Maya, Ravana, Rakshaseshvara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.274.5). 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: “tataḥ svasainyamālokya vadhyamānamarātibhiḥ
  • tataḥ -
  • tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    tata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tan -> tata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
  • svasainyam -
  • svasainya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ālokya -
  • ālokya (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • vadhyam -
  • vadhya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vadhya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vadhyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ānama -
  • ānama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ānama (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rātibhiḥ -
  • rāti (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental plural]
    rāti (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    rāti (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
    rātin (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    rātin (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • Line 2: “māyāvī vyadadhānmāyāṃ rāvaṇo rākṣaseśvaraḥ
  • māyāvī -
  • māyāvī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    māyāvī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    māyāvin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vya -
  • vi (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    vi (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    vi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ve (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    vya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vi (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • adadhān -
  • dhā (verb class 3)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • māyām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    māyā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [optative active first single]
  • rāvaṇo* -
  • rāvaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • rākṣaseśvaraḥ -
  • rākṣaseśvara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.274.5

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 3.274.5 in Kannada sript:
ತತಃ ಸ್ವಸೈನ್ಯಮಾಲೋಕ್ಯ ವಧ್ಯಮಾನಮರಾತಿಭಿಃ ।
ಮಾಯಾವೀ ವ್ಯದಧಾನ್ಮಾಯಾಂ ರಾವಣೋ ರಾಕ್ಷಸೇಶ್ವರಃ ॥ ೫ ॥

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 3.274.5 in Bengali sript:
ততঃ স্বসৈন্যমালোক্য বধ্যমানমরাতিভিঃ ।
মাযাবী ব্যদধান্মাযাং রাবণো রাক্ষসেশ্বরঃ ॥ ৫ ॥

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 3.274.5 in Gujarati sript:
તતઃ સ્વસૈન્યમાલોક્ય વધ્યમાનમરાતિભિઃ ।
માયાવી વ્યદધાન્માયાં રાવણો રાક્ષસેશ્વરઃ ॥ ૫ ॥

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 3.274.5 in Malayalam sript:
തതഃ സ്വസൈന്യമാലോക്യ വധ്യമാനമരാതിഭിഃ ।
മായാവീ വ്യദധാന്മായാം രാവണോ രാക്ഷസേശ്വരഃ ॥ ൫ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.274.5 in Telugu sript:
తతః స్వసైన్యమాలోక్య వధ్యమానమరాతిభిః ।
మాయావీ వ్యదధాన్మాయాం రావణో రాక్షసేశ్వరః ॥ ౫ ॥

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