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 7.143.22

प्रदीपैर्हि परित्यक्तैर्ज्वलद्भिस्तैः समन्ततः ।
व्यराजत मही राजन्वीताभ्रा द्यौरिव ग्रहैः ॥ २२ ॥

pradīpairhi parityaktairjvaladbhistaiḥ samantataḥ |
vyarājata mahī rājanvītābhrā dyauriva grahaiḥ || 22 ||

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

...with many fierce arrows, whizzing through the air with the roar of thunder. And he rained on Asvatthaman a perfect shower of arrows of diverse kinds; some, equipped with heads like...

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

Pradipa, Parityakta, Jvalat, Tad, Samantatah, Samantatas, Vya, Mahi, Mahin, Rajan, Rajat, Vita, Abhra, Div, Dyau, Iva, Graha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 7.143.22). 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: “pradīpairhi parityaktairjvaladbhistaiḥ samantataḥ
  • pradīpair -
  • pradīpa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • parityaktair -
  • parityakta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    parityakta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • jvaladbhis -
  • jvalat (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    jvalat (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
    jval -> jvalat (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental plural from √jval class 1 verb]
    jval -> jvalat (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental plural from √jval class 1 verb]
  • taiḥ -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • samantataḥ -
  • samantataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    samantatas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “vyarājata mahī rājanvītābhrā dyauriva grahaiḥ
  • vya -
  • vi (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    vi (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    vi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ve (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    vya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vi (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • arājata -
  • rāj (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active second plural], [imperfect middle third single]
  • mahī -
  • mahī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    mahi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    mahi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    mahin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • rājan -
  • rājan (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    rāj -> rājat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √rāj class 1 verb]
  • vītā -
  • vīta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vīta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vītā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    vai -> vīta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √vai class 1 verb]
    vai -> vīta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √vai class 1 verb]
    vai -> vītā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √vai class 1 verb]
    -> vīta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √ class 2 verb]
    -> vīta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √ class 2 verb]
    -> vītā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √ class 2 verb]
    -> vīta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √ class 4 verb]
    -> vīta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √ class 4 verb]
    -> vītā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √ class 4 verb]
    vyā -> vīta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √vyā class 1 verb]
    vyā -> vīta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √vyā class 1 verb]
    vyā -> vītā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √vyā class 1 verb]
    (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second plural]
  • ābhrā* -
  • ābhra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    ābhrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • dyaur -
  • div (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
    dyau (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • grahaiḥ -
  • graha (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    graha (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 7.143.22

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 7.143.22 in Kannada sript:
ಪ್ರದೀಪೈರ್ಹಿ ಪರಿತ್ಯಕ್ತೈರ್ಜ್ವಲದ್ಭಿಸ್ತೈಃ ಸಮನ್ತತಃ ।
ವ್ಯರಾಜತ ಮಹೀ ರಾಜನ್ವೀತಾಭ್ರಾ ದ್ಯೌರಿವ ಗ್ರಹೈಃ ॥ ೨೨ ॥

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 7.143.22 in Bengali sript:
প্রদীপৈর্হি পরিত্যক্তৈর্জ্বলদ্ভিস্তৈঃ সমন্ততঃ ।
ব্যরাজত মহী রাজন্বীতাভ্রা দ্যৌরিব গ্রহৈঃ ॥ ২২ ॥

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 7.143.22 in Gujarati sript:
પ્રદીપૈર્હિ પરિત્યક્તૈર્જ્વલદ્ભિસ્તૈઃ સમન્તતઃ ।
વ્યરાજત મહી રાજન્વીતાભ્રા દ્યૌરિવ ગ્રહૈઃ ॥ ૨૨ ॥

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 7.143.22 in Malayalam sript:
പ്രദീപൈര്ഹി പരിത്യക്തൈര്ജ്വലദ്ഭിസ്തൈഃ സമന്തതഃ ।
വ്യരാജത മഹീ രാജന്വീതാഭ്രാ ദ്യൌരിവ ഗ്രഹൈഃ ॥ ൨൨ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 7.143.22 in Telugu sript:
ప్రదీపైర్హి పరిత్యక్తైర్జ్వలద్భిస్తైః సమన్తతః ।
వ్యరాజత మహీ రాజన్వీతాభ్రా ద్యౌరివ గ్రహైః ॥ ౨౨ ॥

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