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 3.297.2

विप्रकीर्णधनुर्बाणं दृष्ट्वा निहतमर्जुनम् ।
भीमसेनं यमौ चोभौ निर्विचेष्टान्गतायुषः ॥ २ ॥

viprakīrṇadhanurbāṇaṃ dṛṣṭvā nihatamarjunam |
bhīmasenaṃ yamau cobhau nirviceṣṭāngatāyuṣaḥ || 2 ||

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

...beautiful lake which looked as if it had been made by the celestial artificer himself. And it was adorned with flowers of a golden hue and with lotuses and Sindhuvars. And it abounded...

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

Viprakirna, Dhanurbana, Nihata, Arjuna, Bhimasena, Yama, Ubha, Nirviceshta, Gatayus,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.297.2). 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: “viprakīrṇadhanurbāṇaṃ dṛṣṭvā nihatamarjunam
  • viprakīrṇa -
  • viprakīrṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    viprakīrṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dhanurbāṇam -
  • dhanurbāṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dhanurbāṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • dṛṣṭvā -
  • dṛś -> dṛṣṭvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √dṛś]
  • nihatam -
  • nihata (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nihata (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    nihatā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • arjunam -
  • arjuna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    arjuna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    arjunā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “bhīmasenaṃ yamau cobhau nirviceṣṭāngatāyuṣaḥ
  • bhīmasenam -
  • bhīmasena (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • yamau -
  • yama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • co -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ubhau -
  • ubha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • nirviceṣṭān -
  • nirviceṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • gatāyuṣaḥ -
  • gatāyus (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    gatāyus (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 3.297.2

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 3.297.2 in Kannada sript:
ವಿಪ್ರಕೀರ್ಣಧನುರ್ಬಾಣಂ ದೃಷ್ಟ್ವಾ ನಿಹತಮರ್ಜುನಮ್ ।
ಭೀಮಸೇನಂ ಯಮೌ ಚೋಭೌ ನಿರ್ವಿಚೇಷ್ಟಾನ್ಗತಾಯುಷಃ ॥ ೨ ॥

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 3.297.2 in Bengali sript:
বিপ্রকীর্ণধনুর্বাণং দৃষ্ট্বা নিহতমর্জুনম্ ।
ভীমসেনং যমৌ চোভৌ নির্বিচেষ্টান্গতাযুষঃ ॥ ২ ॥

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 3.297.2 in Gujarati sript:
વિપ્રકીર્ણધનુર્બાણં દૃષ્ટ્વા નિહતમર્જુનમ્ ।
ભીમસેનં યમૌ ચોભૌ નિર્વિચેષ્ટાન્ગતાયુષઃ ॥ ૨ ॥

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 3.297.2 in Malayalam sript:
വിപ്രകീര്ണധനുര്ബാണം ദൃഷ്ട്വാ നിഹതമര്ജുനമ് ।
ഭീമസേനം യമൌ ചോഭൌ നിര്വിചേഷ്ടാന്ഗതായുഷഃ ॥ ൨ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.297.2 in Telugu sript:
విప్రకీర్ణధనుర్బాణం దృష్ట్వా నిహతమర్జునమ్ ।
భీమసేనం యమౌ చోభౌ నిర్విచేష్టాన్గతాయుషః ॥ ౨ ॥

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