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 1.26.7

शैलशृङ्गप्रतीकाशं ब्रह्मदण्डमिवोद्यतम् ।
अचिन्त्यमनभिज्ञेयं सर्वभूतभयंकरम् ॥ ७ ॥

śailaśṛṅgapratīkāśaṃ brahmadaṇḍamivodyatam |
acintyamanabhijñeyaṃ sarvabhūtabhayaṃkaram || 7 ||

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

...saying, Pour you, your vivifying and blessed drops!' And those clouds, luminous with lightning, and incessantly roaring against each other in the welkin, poured abundant water. And the sky...

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

Shailashringa, Pratikasha, Brahmadanda, Iva, Udyata, Acintya, Anabhijna, Iyam, Idam, Sarvabhuta, Bhayankara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.26.7). 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: “śailaśṛṅgapratīkāśaṃ brahmadaṇḍamivodyatam
  • śailaśṛṅga -
  • śailaśṛṅga (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pratīkāśam -
  • pratīkāśa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pratīkāśā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • brahmadaṇḍam -
  • brahmadaṇḍa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • ivo -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • udyatam -
  • udyat (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
    udyatā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    udyata (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    udyata (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “acintyamanabhijñeyaṃ sarvabhūtabhayaṃkaram
  • acintyam -
  • acintya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    acintya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    acintyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • anabhijñe -
  • anabhijña (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    anabhijña (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    anabhijñā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • iyam -
  • iyam (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    ī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    ī (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    idam (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • sarvabhūta -
  • sarvabhūta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sarvabhūta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhayaṅkaram -
  • bhayaṅkara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bhayaṅkara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.26.7

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 1.26.7 in Kannada sript:
ಶೈಲಶೃಙ್ಗಪ್ರತೀಕಾಶಂ ಬ್ರಹ್ಮದಣ್ಡಮಿವೋದ್ಯತಮ್ ।
ಅಚಿನ್ತ್ಯಮನಭಿಜ್ಞೇಯಂ ಸರ್ವಭೂತಭಯಂಕರಮ್ ॥ ೭ ॥

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 1.26.7 in Bengali sript:
শৈলশৃঙ্গপ্রতীকাশং ব্রহ্মদণ্ডমিবোদ্যতম্ ।
অচিন্ত্যমনভিজ্ঞেযং সর্বভূতভযংকরম্ ॥ ৭ ॥

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 1.26.7 in Gujarati sript:
શૈલશૃઙ્ગપ્રતીકાશં બ્રહ્મદણ્ડમિવોદ્યતમ્ ।
અચિન્ત્યમનભિજ્ઞેયં સર્વભૂતભયંકરમ્ ॥ ૭ ॥

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 1.26.7 in Malayalam sript:
ശൈലശൃങ്ഗപ്രതീകാശം ബ്രഹ്മദണ്ഡമിവോദ്യതമ് ।
അചിന്ത്യമനഭിജ്ഞേയം സര്വഭൂതഭയംകരമ് ॥ ൭ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 1.26.7 in Telugu sript:
శైలశృఙ్గప్రతీకాశం బ్రహ్మదణ్డమివోద్యతమ్ ।
అచిన్త్యమనభిజ్ఞేయం సర్వభూతభయంకరమ్ ॥ ౭ ॥

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