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 6.47.17

भूरिश्रवाः शलः शल्यो भगदत्तश्च मारिष ।
विन्दानुविन्दावावन्त्यौ वामं पार्श्वमपालयन् ॥ १७ ॥

bhūriśravāḥ śalaḥ śalyo bhagadattaśca māriṣa |
vindānuvindāvāvantyau vāmaṃ pārśvamapālayan || 17 ||

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

...the (Dhartarashtra) divisions, your father Bhishma, called also Devavrata, impetuously rushed against him. Thereupon, Sveta covered Bhishma with an extensive net...

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

Bhurishravas, Bhurishrava, Shala, Shali, Shalya, Bhagadatta, Marisha, Vinda, Anuvinda, Avanti, Avantya, Vamam, Vama, Parshva,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 6.47.17). 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: “bhūriśravāḥ śalaḥ śalyo bhagadattaśca māriṣa
  • bhūriśravāḥ -
  • bhūriśravas (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    bhūriśravā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    bhūriśrava (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • śalaḥ -
  • śala (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śalyo* -
  • śalī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    śalya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    śal -> śalya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √śal class 10 verb]
  • bhagadattaś -
  • bhagadatta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • māriṣa -
  • māriṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “vindānuvindāvāvantyau vāmaṃ pārśvamapālayan
  • vindā -
  • vinda (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vinda (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vindā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    vid (verb class 6)
    [imperative active second single]
  • anuvindāvā -
  • anuvinda (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • āvantyau -
  • āvantī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    āvantya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • vāmam -
  • vāmam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    vāma (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vāma (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vāmā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • pārśvam -
  • pārśva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pārśva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    pārśvā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • apālayan -
  • pāl (verb class 10)
    [imperfect active third plural]
    (verb class 0)
    [imperfect active third plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 6.47.17

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 6.47.17 in Kannada sript:
ಭೂರಿಶ್ರವಾಃ ಶಲಃ ಶಲ್ಯೋ ಭಗದತ್ತಶ್ಚ ಮಾರಿಷ ।
ವಿನ್ದಾನುವಿನ್ದಾವಾವನ್ತ್ಯೌ ವಾಮಂ ಪಾರ್ಶ್ವಮಪಾಲಯನ್ ॥ 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 6.47.17 in Bengali sript:
ভূরিশ্রবাঃ শলঃ শল্যো ভগদত্তশ্চ মারিষ ।
বিন্দানুবিন্দাবাবন্ত্যৌ বামং পার্শ্বমপালযন্ ॥ 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 6.47.17 in Gujarati sript:
ભૂરિશ્રવાઃ શલઃ શલ્યો ભગદત્તશ્ચ મારિષ ।
વિન્દાનુવિન્દાવાવન્ત્યૌ વામં પાર્શ્વમપાલયન્ ॥ 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 6.47.17 in Malayalam sript:
ഭൂരിശ്രവാഃ ശലഃ ശല്യോ ഭഗദത്തശ്ച മാരിഷ ।
വിന്ദാനുവിന്ദാവാവന്ത്യൌ വാമം പാര്ശ്വമപാലയന് ॥ ൧൭ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 6.47.17 in Telugu sript:
భూరిశ్రవాః శలః శల్యో భగదత్తశ్చ మారిష ।
విన్దానువిన్దావావన్త్యౌ వామం పార్శ్వమపాలయన్ ॥ ౧౭ ॥

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