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 10.13.17

स तद्दिव्यमदीनात्मा परमास्त्रमचिन्तयत् ।
जग्राह च स चैषीकां द्रौणिः सव्येन पाणिना ।
स तामापदमासाद्य दिव्यमस्त्रमुदीरयत् ॥ १७ ॥

sa taddivyamadīnātmā paramāstramacintayat |
jagrāha ca sa caiṣīkāṃ drauṇiḥ savyena pāṇinā |
sa tāmāpadamāsādya divyamastramudīrayat || 17 ||

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

...and illustrious and dark-complexioned and island-born Vyasa sitting near the edge of the water in the midst of many rishis. And he also saw Drona’s son of wicked...

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

Tad, Tat, Divya, Adinatman, Paramastra, Aishika, Drauni, Savya, Pani, Panin, Tama, Apadama, Asadya, Astra, Udirayat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 10.13.17). 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: “sa taddivyamadīnātmā paramāstramacintayat
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tad -
  • tad (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • divyam -
  • divya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    divya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    divyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • adīnātmā -
  • adīnātman (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • paramāstram -
  • paramāstra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    paramāstra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • acintayat -
  • cint (verb class 10)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • Line 2: “jagrāha ca sa caiṣīkāṃ drauṇiḥ savyena pāṇinā
  • jagrāha -
  • grah (verb class 9)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiṣīkām -
  • aiṣīkā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • drauṇiḥ -
  • drauṇi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • savyena -
  • savya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    savya (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    su -> savya (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental single from √su class 5 verb]
    su -> savya (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental single from √su class 5 verb]
    su -> savya (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental single from √su class 1 verb], [instrumental single from √su class 2 verb]
    su -> savya (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental single from √su class 1 verb], [instrumental single from √su class 2 verb]
    -> savya (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental single from √ class 6 verb]
    -> savya (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental single from √ class 6 verb]
    -> savya (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental single from √ class 2 verb]
    -> savya (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental single from √ class 2 verb]
  • pāṇinā -
  • pāṇi (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    pāṇin (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    pāṇin (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    pāṇī (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • Line 3: “sa tāmāpadamāsādya divyamastramudīrayat
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tāmā -
  • tāma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • apadamā -
  • apadama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    apadama (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    apadamā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • āsādya -
  • āsādya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    āsādya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • divyam -
  • divya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    divya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    divyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • astram -
  • astra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • udīrayat -
  • udīrayat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    udīrayat (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    udīrayat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 10.13.17

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 10.13.17 in Kannada sript:
ಸ ತದ್ದಿವ್ಯಮದೀನಾತ್ಮಾ ಪರಮಾಸ್ತ್ರಮಚಿನ್ತಯತ್ ।
ಜಗ್ರಾಹ ಚ ಸ ಚೈಷೀಕಾಂ ದ್ರೌಣಿಃ ಸವ್ಯೇನ ಪಾಣಿನಾ ।
ಸ ತಾಮಾಪದಮಾಸಾದ್ಯ ದಿವ್ಯಮಸ್ತ್ರಮುದೀರಯತ್ ॥ ೧೭ ॥

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 10.13.17 in Bengali sript:
স তদ্দিব্যমদীনাত্মা পরমাস্ত্রমচিন্তযত্ ।
জগ্রাহ চ স চৈষীকাং দ্রৌণিঃ সব্যেন পাণিনা ।
স তামাপদমাসাদ্য দিব্যমস্ত্রমুদীরযত্ ॥ ১৭ ॥

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 10.13.17 in Gujarati sript:
સ તદ્દિવ્યમદીનાત્મા પરમાસ્ત્રમચિન્તયત્ ।
જગ્રાહ ચ સ ચૈષીકાં દ્રૌણિઃ સવ્યેન પાણિના ।
સ તામાપદમાસાદ્ય દિવ્યમસ્ત્રમુદીરયત્ ॥ ૧૭ ॥

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 10.13.17 in Malayalam sript:
സ തദ്ദിവ്യമദീനാത്മാ പരമാസ്ത്രമചിന്തയത് ।
ജഗ്രാഹ ച സ ചൈഷീകാം ദ്രൌണിഃ സവ്യേന പാണിനാ ।
സ താമാപദമാസാദ്യ ദിവ്യമസ്ത്രമുദീരയത് ॥ ൧൭ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 10.13.17 in Telugu sript:
స తద్దివ్యమదీనాత్మా పరమాస్త్రమచిన్తయత్ ।
జగ్రాహ చ స చైషీకాం ద్రౌణిః సవ్యేన పాణినా ।
స తామాపదమాసాద్య దివ్యమస్త్రముదీరయత్ ॥ ౧౭ ॥

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