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 4.34.13

धनुष्यनवरश्चासीत्तस्य शिष्यो महात्मनः ।
दृष्टपूर्वो मया वीर चरन्त्या पाण्डवान्प्रति ॥ १३ ॥

dhanuṣyanavaraścāsīttasya śiṣyo mahātmanaḥ |
dṛṣṭapūrvo mayā vīra carantyā pāṇḍavānprati || 13 ||

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

...other great warriors, coming upon the Matsya dominion speedily drove off the cowherds of king Virata and forcibly took away the kine. And the Kauravas, surrounding all sides with a multitude of cars...

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

Dhanus, Anavara, Tad, Shishya, Mahatman, Drishtapurva, Maya, Vira, Pandava, Prati,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 4.34.13). 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: “dhanuṣyanavaraścāsīttasya śiṣyo mahātmanaḥ
  • dhanuṣya -
  • dhanus (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • anavaraś -
  • anavara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • āsīt -
  • ās (verb class 2)
    [aorist active third single], [injunctive active third single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • tasya -
  • tas -> tasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √tas]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    tas (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • śiṣyo* -
  • śiṣya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    śās -> śiṣya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √śās class 2 verb]
    śiṣ -> śiṣya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √śiṣ class 10 verb]
  • mahātmanaḥ -
  • mahātman (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    mahātman (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • Line 2: “dṛṣṭapūrvo mayā vīra carantyā pāṇḍavānprati
  • dṛṣṭapūrvo* -
  • dṛṣṭapūrva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • mayā* -
  • maya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    mayā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vīra -
  • vīra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vīra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • carantyā -
  • pāṇḍavān -
  • pāṇḍava (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • prati -
  • prati (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    prati (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    pratī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    pratī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    pratī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    prati (Preverb)
    [Preverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 4.34.13

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 4.34.13 in Kannada sript:
ಧನುಷ್ಯನವರಶ್ಚಾಸೀತ್ತಸ್ಯ ಶಿಷ್ಯೋ ಮಹಾತ್ಮನಃ ।
ದೃಷ್ಟಪೂರ್ವೋ ಮಯಾ ವೀರ ಚರನ್ತ್ಯಾ ಪಾಣ್ಡವಾನ್ಪ್ರತಿ ॥ ೧೩ ॥

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 4.34.13 in Bengali sript:
ধনুষ্যনবরশ্চাসীত্তস্য শিষ্যো মহাত্মনঃ ।
দৃষ্টপূর্বো মযা বীর চরন্ত্যা পাণ্ডবান্প্রতি ॥ ১৩ ॥

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 4.34.13 in Gujarati sript:
ધનુષ્યનવરશ્ચાસીત્તસ્ય શિષ્યો મહાત્મનઃ ।
દૃષ્ટપૂર્વો મયા વીર ચરન્ત્યા પાણ્ડવાન્પ્રતિ ॥ ૧૩ ॥

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 4.34.13 in Malayalam sript:
ധനുഷ്യനവരശ്ചാസീത്തസ്യ ശിഷ്യോ മഹാത്മനഃ ।
ദൃഷ്ടപൂര്വോ മയാ വീര ചരന്ത്യാ പാണ്ഡവാന്പ്രതി ॥ ൧൩ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 4.34.13 in Telugu sript:
ధనుష్యనవరశ్చాసీత్తస్య శిష్యో మహాత్మనః ।
దృష్టపూర్వో మయా వీర చరన్త్యా పాణ్డవాన్ప్రతి ॥ ౧౩ ॥

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