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 7.170.18

तथापरे द्योतमाना ज्योतींषीवाम्बरेऽमले ।
प्रादुरासन्महीपाल कार्ष्णायसमया गुडाः ॥ १८ ॥

tathāpare dyotamānā jyotīṃṣīvāmbare'male |
prādurāsanmahīpāla kārṣṇāyasamayā guḍāḥ || 18 ||

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

...in the very sight of all the Kurus and the Pandavas. O Arjuna, O Vibhatsu, you should not lay Gandiva aside. A stain will then attach to you like that of the moon.' Thus addressed...

English translation by Kisari Mohan Ganguly (2013) Read online Buy now!

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (7.170.18). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tatha, Apara, Dyota, Ana, Jyotis, Iva, Ambara, Amala, Pradur, Mahipala, Karshnayasa, Aya, Guda,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 7.170.18). 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: “tathāpare dyotamānā jyotīṃṣīvāmbare'male
  • tathā -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tatha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tatha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • apare -
  • apara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [locative single]
    apara (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    aparā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • dyotam -
  • dyota (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dyotā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ānā* -
  • āna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • jyotīṃṣī -
  • jyotis (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ivā -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • ambare' -
  • ambara (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    ambara (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ambarā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • amale -
  • amala (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    amala (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    amalā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    mal (verb class 1)
    [imperfect middle first single]
  • Line 2: “prādurāsanmahīpāla kārṣṇāyasamayā guḍāḥ
  • prādur -
  • prādur (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • āsan -
  • as (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active third plural]
  • mahīpāla -
  • mahīpāla (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kārṣṇāyasam -
  • kārṣṇāyasa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kārṣṇāyasa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ayā* -
  • aya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active second single]
  • guḍāḥ -
  • guḍa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    guḍā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 7.170.18

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 7.170.18 in Kannada sript:
ತಥಾಪರೇ ದ್ಯೋತಮಾನಾ ಜ್ಯೋತೀಂಷೀವಾಮ್ಬರೇಽಮಲೇ ।
ಪ್ರಾದುರಾಸನ್ಮಹೀಪಾಲ ಕಾರ್ಷ್ಣಾಯಸಮಯಾ ಗುಡಾಃ ॥ ೧೮ ॥

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 7.170.18 in Bengali sript:
তথাপরে দ্যোতমানা জ্যোতীংষীবাম্বরেঽমলে ।
প্রাদুরাসন্মহীপাল কার্ষ্ণাযসমযা গুডাঃ ॥ ১৮ ॥

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 7.170.18 in Gujarati sript:
તથાપરે દ્યોતમાના જ્યોતીંષીવામ્બરેઽમલે ।
પ્રાદુરાસન્મહીપાલ કાર્ષ્ણાયસમયા ગુડાઃ ॥ ૧૮ ॥

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 7.170.18 in Malayalam sript:
തഥാപരേ ദ്യോതമാനാ ജ്യോതീംഷീവാമ്ബരേഽമലേ ।
പ്രാദുരാസന്മഹീപാല കാര്ഷ്ണായസമയാ ഗുഡാഃ ॥ ൧൮ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 7.170.18 in Telugu sript:
తథాపరే ద్యోతమానా జ్యోతీంషీవామ్బరేఽమలే ।
ప్రాదురాసన్మహీపాల కార్ష్ణాయసమయా గుడాః ॥ ౧౮ ॥

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