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 7.172.43

ततः स्निग्धाम्बुदाभासं वेदव्यासमकल्मषम् ।
आवासं च सरस्वत्याः स वै व्यासं ददर्श ह ॥ ४३ ॥

tataḥ snigdhāmbudābhāsaṃ vedavyāsamakalmaṣam |
āvāsaṃ ca sarasvatyāḥ sa vai vyāsaṃ dadarśa ha || 43 ||

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

...terrible to your warriors, freed from that darkness, shone resplendent on the field. And soon there arose diverse sounds of life mingled with the blare of conchs and the beat of drums...

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

Tatah, Tad, Tata, Snigdha, Ambuda, Vedavyasa, Akalmasha, Avasa, Sarasvati, Vyasa, Han,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 7.172.43). 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 snigdhāmbudābhāsaṃ vedavyāsamakalmaṣam
  • 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]
  • snigdhā -
  • snigdha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    snigdha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    snigdhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    snih -> snigdha (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √snih class 1 verb], [vocative single from √snih class 4 verb]
    snih -> snigdha (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √snih class 1 verb], [vocative single from √snih class 4 verb]
    snih -> snigdhā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √snih class 1 verb], [nominative single from √snih class 4 verb]
  • ambudā -
  • ambuda (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • abhāsam -
  • bhā (verb class 2)
    [aorist active first single]
    bhās (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active first single]
  • vedavyāsam -
  • vedavyāsa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • akalmaṣam -
  • akalmaṣa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    akalmaṣa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    akalmaṣā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “āvāsaṃ ca sarasvatyāḥ sa vai vyāsaṃ dadarśa ha
  • āvāsam -
  • āvāsa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sarasvatyāḥ -
  • sarasvatī (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vai -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
  • vyāsam -
  • vyāsa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vyāsa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • dadarśa -
  • dṛś (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • ha -
  • ha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    han (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 7.172.43

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 7.172.43 in Kannada sript:
ತತಃ ಸ್ನಿಗ್ಧಾಮ್ಬುದಾಭಾಸಂ ವೇದವ್ಯಾಸಮಕಲ್ಮಷಮ್ ।
ಆವಾಸಂ ಚ ಸರಸ್ವತ್ಯಾಃ ಸ ವೈ ವ್ಯಾಸಂ ದದರ್ಶ ಹ ॥ ೪೩ ॥

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 7.172.43 in Bengali sript:
ততঃ স্নিগ্ধাম্বুদাভাসং বেদব্যাসমকল্মষম্ ।
আবাসং চ সরস্বত্যাঃ স বৈ ব্যাসং দদর্শ হ ॥ ৪৩ ॥

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 7.172.43 in Gujarati sript:
તતઃ સ્નિગ્ધામ્બુદાભાસં વેદવ્યાસમકલ્મષમ્ ।
આવાસં ચ સરસ્વત્યાઃ સ વૈ વ્યાસં દદર્શ હ ॥ ૪૩ ॥

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 7.172.43 in Malayalam sript:
തതഃ സ്നിഗ്ധാമ്ബുദാഭാസം വേദവ്യാസമകല്മഷമ് ।
ആവാസം ച സരസ്വത്യാഃ സ വൈ വ്യാസം ദദര്ശ ഹ ॥ ൪൩ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 7.172.43 in Telugu sript:
తతః స్నిగ్ధామ్బుదాభాసం వేదవ్యాసమకల్మషమ్ ।
ఆవాసం చ సరస్వత్యాః స వై వ్యాసం దదర్శ హ ॥ ౪౩ ॥

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