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 4.35.2

तमब्रवीद्राजपुत्री समुपेत्य नरर्षभम् ।
प्रणयं भावयन्ती स्म सखीमध्य इदं वचः ॥ २ ॥

tamabravīdrājaputrī samupetya nararṣabham |
praṇayaṃ bhāvayantī sma sakhīmadhya idaṃ vacaḥ || 2 ||

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

...straight arrows of golden wings, discharged from your bow. Your bow is even like a Vina. Its two ends represent the ivory pillows; its string, the main chord; its staff, the finger-board; and the...

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

Rajaputri, Upetya, Nara, Rishabha, Pranaya, Bhavayat, Bhavayanti, Sma, Sakhimadhya, Idam, Vaca, Vacas,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 4.35.2). 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: “tamabravīdrājaputrī samupetya nararṣabham
  • tam -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • abravīd -
  • brū (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • rājaputrī -
  • rājaputrī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • sam -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • upetya -
  • upetya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    upetya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • narar -
  • nara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    narā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ṛṣabham -
  • ṛṣabha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ṛṣabhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “praṇayaṃ bhāvayantī sma sakhīmadhya idaṃ vacaḥ
  • praṇayam -
  • praṇaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • bhāvayantī -
  • bhū -> bhāvayantī (participle, feminine)
    [compound from √bhū]
    bhū -> bhāvayat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √bhū], [vocative dual from √bhū], [accusative dual from √bhū]
    bhū -> bhāvayantī (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √bhū]
  • sma -
  • sma (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sman (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • sakhīmadhya* -
  • sakhīmadhya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • idam -
  • idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • vacaḥ -
  • vacas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vacas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vaca (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 4.35.2

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 4.35.2 in Kannada sript:
ತಮಬ್ರವೀದ್ರಾಜಪುತ್ರೀ ಸಮುಪೇತ್ಯ ನರರ್ಷಭಮ್ ।
ಪ್ರಣಯಂ ಭಾವಯನ್ತೀ ಸ್ಮ ಸಖೀಮಧ್ಯ ಇದಂ ವಚಃ ॥ 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 4.35.2 in Bengali sript:
তমব্রবীদ্রাজপুত্রী সমুপেত্য নরর্ষভম্ ।
প্রণযং ভাবযন্তী স্ম সখীমধ্য ইদং বচঃ ॥ 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 4.35.2 in Gujarati sript:
તમબ્રવીદ્રાજપુત્રી સમુપેત્ય નરર્ષભમ્ ।
પ્રણયં ભાવયન્તી સ્મ સખીમધ્ય ઇદં વચઃ ॥ 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 4.35.2 in Malayalam sript:
തമബ്രവീദ്രാജപുത്രീ സമുപേത്യ നരര്ഷഭമ് ।
പ്രണയം ഭാവയന്തീ സ്മ സഖീമധ്യ ഇദം വചഃ ॥ ൨ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 4.35.2 in Telugu sript:
తమబ్రవీద్రాజపుత్రీ సముపేత్య నరర్షభమ్ ।
ప్రణయం భావయన్తీ స్మ సఖీమధ్య ఇదం వచః ॥ ౨ ॥

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