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 4.42.23

अश्वानां हेषितं श्रुत्वा का प्रशंसा भवेत्परे ।
स्थाने वापि व्रजन्तो वा सदा हेषन्ति वाजिनः ॥ २३ ॥

aśvānāṃ heṣitaṃ śrutvā kā praśaṃsā bhavetpare |
sthāne vāpi vrajanto vā sadā heṣanti vājinaḥ || 23 ||

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

...us of the oppressions committed by the Matsyas. it was for this that we promised aid to the Trigartas who were overcome with fear. And it was agreed between us that they should first seize, on 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 (4.42.23). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Ashva, Heshita, Prashamsa, Pare, Para, Pari, Sthane, Sthana, Vapi, Vapin, Vrajat, Sada, Heshat, Heshanti, Vajin, Vajina, Vaji,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 4.42.23). 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: “aśvānāṃ heṣitaṃ śrutvā praśaṃsā bhavetpare
  • aśvānām -
  • aśva (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    aśvā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • heṣitam -
  • heṣita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • śrutvā -
  • śru -> śrutvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √śru]
  • -
  • (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • praśaṃsā* -
  • praśaṃsā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • bhavet -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • pare -
  • pare (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    para (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [locative single]
    para (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    parā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    pari (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    pari (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “sthāne vāpi vrajanto sadā heṣanti vājinaḥ
  • sthāne -
  • sthāne (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sthāna (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • vāpi -
  • vāpi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    vāpī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    vāpin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    vāpin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • vrajanto* -
  • vraj -> vrajat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √vraj class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √vraj class 1 verb]
  • -
  • (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • sadā* -
  • sada (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • heṣanti -
  • heṣ -> heṣat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √heṣ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √heṣ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √heṣ class 1 verb]
    heṣ -> heṣantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √heṣ class 1 verb]
    heṣ (verb class 1)
    [present active third plural]
  • vājinaḥ -
  • vājin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    vājin (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    vājina (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    vājī (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 4.42.23

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 4.42.23 in Kannada sript:
ಅಶ್ವಾನಾಂ ಹೇಷಿತಂ ಶ್ರುತ್ವಾ ಕಾ ಪ್ರಶಂಸಾ ಭವೇತ್ಪರೇ ।
ಸ್ಥಾನೇ ವಾಪಿ ವ್ರಜನ್ತೋ ವಾ ಸದಾ ಹೇಷನ್ತಿ ವಾಜಿನಃ ॥ 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 4.42.23 in Bengali sript:
অশ্বানাং হেষিতং শ্রুত্বা কা প্রশংসা ভবেত্পরে ।
স্থানে বাপি ব্রজন্তো বা সদা হেষন্তি বাজিনঃ ॥ 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 4.42.23 in Gujarati sript:
અશ્વાનાં હેષિતં શ્રુત્વા કા પ્રશંસા ભવેત્પરે ।
સ્થાને વાપિ વ્રજન્તો વા સદા હેષન્તિ વાજિનઃ ॥ 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 4.42.23 in Malayalam sript:
അശ്വാനാം ഹേഷിതം ശ്രുത്വാ കാ പ്രശംസാ ഭവേത്പരേ ।
സ്ഥാനേ വാപി വ്രജന്തോ വാ സദാ ഹേഷന്തി വാജിനഃ ॥ ൨൩ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 4.42.23 in Telugu sript:
అశ్వానాం హేషితం శ్రుత్వా కా ప్రశంసా భవేత్పరే ।
స్థానే వాపి వ్రజన్తో వా సదా హేషన్తి వాజినః ॥ ౨౩ ॥

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