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 3.176.43

प्रववावनिलो रूक्षश्चण्डः शर्करकर्षणः ।
अपसव्यानि सर्वाणि मृगपक्षिरुतानि च ॥ ४३ ॥

pravavāvanilo rūkṣaścaṇḍaḥ śarkarakarṣaṇaḥ |
apasavyāni sarvāṇi mṛgapakṣirutāni ca || 43 ||

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

...the skin of a black antelope for his upper garment, and killed him for a deer. Pained at what he had done, and his senses paralysed with grief, he repaired to the presence of the more...

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

Prava, Vava, Anila, Ruksha, Canda, Sharkaraka, Apasavya, Sarva, Sarvani, Mrigapakshi, Ruta,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.176.43). 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: “pravavāvanilo rūkṣaścaṇḍaḥ śarkarakarṣaṇaḥ
  • prava -
  • prava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prava (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vāva -
  • vāva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    vāva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vāva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    va (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vi (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [imperative active first dual]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active first dual]
  • anilo* -
  • anila (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    nil (verb class 6)
    [imperfect active second single]
  • rūkṣaś -
  • rūkṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • caṇḍaḥ -
  • caṇḍa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śarkarakar -
  • śarkaraka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śarkaraka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śarkarakā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ṛṣa -
  • ṛṣ (verb class 6)
    [imperative active second single]
  • ṇaḥ -
  • ṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “apasavyāni sarvāṇi mṛgapakṣirutāni ca
  • apasavyāni -
  • apasavya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • sarvāṇi -
  • sarvāṇī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    sarva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • mṛgapakṣi -
  • mṛgapakṣin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    mṛgapakṣī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    mṛgapakṣī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    mṛgapakṣī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • rutāni -
  • ruta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    ru -> ruta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √ru class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √ru class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √ru class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √ru class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √ru class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √ru class 2 verb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.176.43

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 3.176.43 in Kannada sript:
ಪ್ರವವಾವನಿಲೋ ರೂಕ್ಷಶ್ಚಣ್ಡಃ ಶರ್ಕರಕರ್ಷಣಃ ।
ಅಪಸವ್ಯಾನಿ ಸರ್ವಾಣಿ ಮೃಗಪಕ್ಷಿರುತಾನಿ ಚ ॥ 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 3.176.43 in Bengali sript:
প্রববাবনিলো রূক্ষশ্চণ্ডঃ শর্করকর্ষণঃ ।
অপসব্যানি সর্বাণি মৃগপক্ষিরুতানি চ ॥ 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 3.176.43 in Gujarati sript:
પ્રવવાવનિલો રૂક્ષશ્ચણ્ડઃ શર્કરકર્ષણઃ ।
અપસવ્યાનિ સર્વાણિ મૃગપક્ષિરુતાનિ ચ ॥ 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 3.176.43 in Malayalam sript:
പ്രവവാവനിലോ രൂക്ഷശ്ചണ്ഡഃ ശര്കരകര്ഷണഃ ।
അപസവ്യാനി സര്വാണി മൃഗപക്ഷിരുതാനി ച ॥ ൪൩ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.176.43 in Telugu sript:
ప్రవవావనిలో రూక్షశ్చణ్డః శర్కరకర్షణః ।
అపసవ్యాని సర్వాణి మృగపక్షిరుతాని చ ॥ ౪౩ ॥

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