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 8.17.13

पुण्ड्रस्यापततो नागं चलन्तमिव पर्वतम् ।
सहदेवः प्रयत्नात्तैर्नाराचैर्व्यहनत्त्रिभिः ॥ १३ ॥

puṇḍrasyāpatato nāgaṃ calantamiva parvatam |
sahadevaḥ prayatnāttairnārācairvyahanattribhiḥ || 13 ||

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

...shafts, Kritavarma vomited blood through his limbs like a jar disgorging the water with which it is filled. Bathed in blood, the Bhoja king looked beautiful like a mountain, O king, streaked with streams of liquefied...

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

Pundra, Naga, Parvata, Sahadeva, Prayatna, Tad, Naraca, Vyahan, Attri,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 8.17.13). 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: “puṇḍrasyāpatato nāgaṃ calantamiva parvatam
  • puṇḍrasyā -
  • puṇḍra (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    puṇḍra (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • apatato -
  • nāgam -
  • nāga (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nāga (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    nāgā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Cannot analyse calantamiva*pa
  • parvatam -
  • parvata (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    parvata (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    parvatā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    parv (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second dual]
  • Line 2: “sahadevaḥ prayatnāttairnārācairvyahanattribhiḥ
  • sahadevaḥ -
  • sahadeva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • prayatnāt -
  • prayatna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • tair -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • nārācair -
  • nārāca (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    nārāca (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • vyahan -
  • vyahan (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • attribhiḥ -
  • attri (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    attri (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental plural]
    attri (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 8.17.13

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 8.17.13 in Kannada sript:
ಪುಣ್ಡ್ರಸ್ಯಾಪತತೋ ನಾಗಂ ಚಲನ್ತಮಿವ ಪರ್ವತಮ್ ।
ಸಹದೇವಃ ಪ್ರಯತ್ನಾತ್ತೈರ್ನಾರಾಚೈರ್ವ್ಯಹನತ್ತ್ರಿಭಿಃ ॥ ೧೩ ॥

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 8.17.13 in Bengali sript:
পুণ্ড্রস্যাপততো নাগং চলন্তমিব পর্বতম্ ।
সহদেবঃ প্রযত্নাত্তৈর্নারাচৈর্ব্যহনত্ত্রিভিঃ ॥ ১৩ ॥

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 8.17.13 in Gujarati sript:
પુણ્ડ્રસ્યાપતતો નાગં ચલન્તમિવ પર્વતમ્ ।
સહદેવઃ પ્રયત્નાત્તૈર્નારાચૈર્વ્યહનત્ત્રિભિઃ ॥ ૧૩ ॥

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 8.17.13 in Malayalam sript:
പുണ്ഡ്രസ്യാപതതോ നാഗം ചലന്തമിവ പര്വതമ് ।
സഹദേവഃ പ്രയത്നാത്തൈര്നാരാചൈര്വ്യഹനത്ത്രിഭിഃ ॥ ൧൩ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 8.17.13 in Telugu sript:
పుణ్డ్రస్యాపతతో నాగం చలన్తమివ పర్వతమ్ ।
సహదేవః ప్రయత్నాత్తైర్నారాచైర్వ్యహనత్త్రిభిః ॥ ౧౩ ॥

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