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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 8.17.7
पर्यासुः पाण्डुपाञ्चाला नदन्तो निशितायुधाः ।
तान्नागानभिवर्षन्तो ज्यातन्त्रीशरनादितैः ॥ ७ ॥
paryāsuḥ pāṇḍupāñcālā nadanto niśitāyudhāḥ |
tānnāgānabhivarṣanto jyātantrīśaranāditaiḥ || 7 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...followed it, shooting hundreds of shafts. And that chastiser of foes also repeatedly blew his conch. Indeed, he routed the son of Prishata like Indra routing the Danava Namuci. "'The invincible Shikhandi, the...
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 (8.17.7). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Pari, Pandu, Pancala, Nadat, Nishita, Ayudha, Agana, Bha, Varshat, Jya, Antri, Sharan, Adita,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 8.17.7). 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: “paryāsuḥ pāṇḍupāñcālā nadanto niśitāyudhāḥ ”
- paryā -
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pari (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]pari (indeclinable)[indeclinable]pari (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]pari (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]pari (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]parī (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]parī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [instrumental single]parī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]pari (Preverb)[Preverb]paryā (Preverb)[Preverb]
- āsuḥ -
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√as (verb class 2)[perfect active third plural]√as (verb class 4)[perfect active third plural]
- pāṇḍu -
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pāṇḍu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]pāṇḍu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]pāṇḍu (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- pāñcālā* -
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pāñcāla (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- nadanto* -
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nadat (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]√nad -> nadat (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √nad class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √nad class 1 verb]
- niśitā -
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niśita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]niśita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]niśitā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ayudhāḥ -
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ayudha (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- Line 2: “tānnāgānabhivarṣanto jyātantrīśaranāditaiḥ ”
- tānn -
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ta (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]sa (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- āgāna -
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āgāna (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhi -
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bhī (noun, feminine)[adverb]bhā (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- varṣanto* -
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varṣat (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]√vṛṣ -> varṣat (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √vṛṣ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √vṛṣ class 1 verb]
- jyāt -
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jya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]jya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- antrī -
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antrī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]
- śaran -
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śaran (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- āditaiḥ -
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√ad -> ādita (participle, masculine)[instrumental plural from √ad]√ad -> ādita (participle, neuter)[instrumental plural from √ad]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 8.17.7
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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The Mahabharata in Kannada (Set of 32 Volumes)
by Bharatha Darshana Bangalore (2003)
ಶ್ರೇಮಹಭಾರತ [ಮಹಾಭಾರತ]; 13907 pages;
Buy now!Preview of verse 8.17.7 in Kannada sript:
ಪರ್ಯಾಸುಃ ಪಾಣ್ಡುಪಾಞ್ಚಾಲಾ ನದನ್ತೋ ನಿಶಿತಾಯುಧಾಃ ।
ತಾನ್ನಾಗಾನಭಿವರ್ಷನ್ತೋ ಜ್ಯಾತನ್ತ್ರೀಶರನಾದಿತೈಃ ॥ ೭ ॥
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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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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The Mahabharata in Bengali (Two Volumes)
by Akshay Library, Kolkata (2019)
3049 pages; [মহাভারত] [মহার্ষী বদভ্যাস (Maharishi Vedvyas)]
Buy now!Preview of verse 8.17.7 in Bengali sript:
পর্যাসুঃ পাণ্ডুপাঞ্চালা নদন্তো নিশিতাযুধাঃ ।
তান্নাগানভিবর্ষন্তো জ্যাতন্ত্রীশরনাদিতৈঃ ॥ ৭ ॥
Mahabharat in Gujarati (20 Volumes)
by Dinkar Joshi (દિનકર જોશી) (2010)
14252 pages; [મહાભારત] [Publisher: Pravin Prakashan Pvt. Ltd, Rajkot]
Buy now!Preview of verse 8.17.7 in Gujarati sript:
પર્યાસુઃ પાણ્ડુપાઞ્ચાલા નદન્તો નિશિતાયુધાઃ ।
તાન્નાગાનભિવર્ષન્તો જ્યાતન્ત્રીશરનાદિતૈઃ ॥ ૭ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 8.17.7 in Malayalam sript:
പര്യാസുഃ പാണ്ഡുപാഞ്ചാലാ നദന്തോ നിശിതായുധാഃ ।
താന്നാഗാനഭിവര്ഷന്തോ ജ്യാതന്ത്രീശരനാദിതൈഃ ॥ ൭ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 8.17.7 in Telugu sript:
పర్యాసుః పాణ్డుపాఞ్చాలా నదన్తో నిశితాయుధాః ।
తాన్నాగానభివర్షన్తో జ్యాతన్త్రీశరనాదితైః ॥ ౭ ॥