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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 7.20.16
स सत्यजितमालक्ष्य तथोदीर्णं महाहवे ।
अर्धचन्द्रेण चिच्छेद शिरस्तस्य महात्मनः ॥ १६ ॥
sa satyajitamālakṣya tathodīrṇaṃ mahāhave |
ardhacandreṇa ciccheda śirastasya mahātmanaḥ || 16 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...resisted in battle. Recollecting the woes caused them by our attempts at poisoning and burning them, and the woes that arose from the match at dice, bearing in mind also their exile...
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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 (7.20.16). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Satyajit, Alakshya, Tatha, Udirna, Mahahava, Ardhacandra, Shira, Shiras, Tad, Mahatman,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 7.20.16). 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 satyajitamālakṣya tathodīrṇaṃ mahāhave ”
- sa -
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sa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- satyajitam -
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satyajitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]satyajit (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- ālakṣya -
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ālakṣya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ālakṣya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tatho -
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tathā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tatha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tatha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]tathā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- udīrṇam -
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udīrṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]udīrṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]udīrṇā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- mahāhave -
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mahāhava (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- Line 2: “ardhacandreṇa ciccheda śirastasya mahātmanaḥ ”
- ardhacandreṇa -
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ardhacandra (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]ardhacandra (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- ciccheda -
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√chid (verb class 7)[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]√chid (verb class 9)[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
- śiras -
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śiras (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]śira (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tasya -
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√tas -> tasya (absolutive)[absolutive from √tas]ta (noun, masculine)[genitive single]ta (noun, neuter)[genitive single]tad (noun, neuter)[genitive single]sa (noun, masculine)[genitive single]√tas (verb class 4)[imperative active second single]
- mahātmanaḥ -
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mahātman (noun, masculine)[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]mahātman (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 7.20.16
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 7.20.16 in Kannada sript:
ಸ ಸತ್ಯಜಿತಮಾಲಕ್ಷ್ಯ ತಥೋದೀರ್ಣಂ ಮಹಾಹವೇ ।
ಅರ್ಧಚನ್ದ್ರೇಣ ಚಿಚ್ಛೇದ ಶಿರಸ್ತಸ್ಯ ಮಹಾತ್ಮನಃ ॥ ೧೬ ॥
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 7.20.16 in Bengali sript:
স সত্যজিতমালক্ষ্য তথোদীর্ণং মহাহবে ।
অর্ধচন্দ্রেণ চিচ্ছেদ শিরস্তস্য মহাত্মনঃ ॥ ১৬ ॥
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 7.20.16 in Gujarati sript:
સ સત્યજિતમાલક્ષ્ય તથોદીર્ણં મહાહવે ।
અર્ધચન્દ્રેણ ચિચ્છેદ શિરસ્તસ્ય મહાત્મનઃ ॥ ૧૬ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 7.20.16 in Malayalam sript:
സ സത്യജിതമാലക്ഷ്യ തഥോദീര്ണം മഹാഹവേ ।
അര്ധചന്ദ്രേണ ചിച്ഛേദ ശിരസ്തസ്യ മഹാത്മനഃ ॥ ൧൬ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 7.20.16 in Telugu sript:
స సత్యజితమాలక్ష్య తథోదీర్ణం మహాహవే ।
అర్ధచన్ద్రేణ చిచ్ఛేద శిరస్తస్య మహాత్మనః ॥ ౧౬ ॥