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 7.22.23

नाकुलिं तु शतानीकं शालपुष्पनिभा हयाः ।
आदित्यतरुणप्रख्याः श्लाघनीयमुदावहन् ॥ २३ ॥

nākuliṃ tu śatānīkaṃ śālapuṣpanibhā hayāḥ |
ādityataruṇaprakhyāḥ ślāghanīyamudāvahan || 23 ||

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

...as the latter advanced, scattering showers of arrows. Then the heir of Nakula, with three broad-headed shafts of great sharpness, deprived Bhutakarman of both his arms and head in...

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

Nakuli, Shatanika, Shalapushpanibha, Haya, Aditya, Taruna, Prakhya, Shlaghaniya, Han,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 7.22.23). 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: “nākuliṃ tu śatānīkaṃ śālapuṣpanibhā hayāḥ
  • nākulim -
  • nākuli (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • śatānīkam -
  • śatānīka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śatānīka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śatānīkā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • śālapuṣpanibhā* -
  • śālapuṣpanibha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    śālapuṣpanibhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • hayāḥ -
  • haya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    hayā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “ādityataruṇaprakhyāḥ ślāghanīyamudāvahan
  • āditya -
  • āditya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    āditya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • taruṇa -
  • taruṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    taruṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • prakhyāḥ -
  • prakhya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    prakhyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ślāghanīyam -
  • ślāghanīya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ślāghanīya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ślāghanīyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    ślāgh -> ślāghanīya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √ślāgh class 1 verb]
    ślāgh -> ślāghanīya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √ślāgh class 1 verb], [accusative single from √ślāgh class 1 verb]
  • udāva -
  • ud (verb class 6)
    [imperative active first dual]
  • han -
  • han (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    han (noun, neuter)
    [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 7.22.23

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 7.22.23 in Kannada sript:
ನಾಕುಲಿಂ ತು ಶತಾನೀಕಂ ಶಾಲಪುಷ್ಪನಿಭಾ ಹಯಾಃ ।
ಆದಿತ್ಯತರುಣಪ್ರಖ್ಯಾಃ ಶ್ಲಾಘನೀಯಮುದಾವಹನ್ ॥ ೨೩ ॥

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 7.22.23 in Bengali sript:
নাকুলিং তু শতানীকং শালপুষ্পনিভা হযাঃ ।
আদিত্যতরুণপ্রখ্যাঃ শ্লাঘনীযমুদাবহন্ ॥ ২৩ ॥

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 7.22.23 in Gujarati sript:
નાકુલિં તુ શતાનીકં શાલપુષ્પનિભા હયાઃ ।
આદિત્યતરુણપ્રખ્યાઃ શ્લાઘનીયમુદાવહન્ ॥ ૨૩ ॥

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 7.22.23 in Malayalam sript:
നാകുലിം തു ശതാനീകം ശാലപുഷ്പനിഭാ ഹയാഃ ।
ആദിത്യതരുണപ്രഖ്യാഃ ശ്ലാഘനീയമുദാവഹന് ॥ ൨൩ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 7.22.23 in Telugu sript:
నాకులిం తు శతానీకం శాలపుష్పనిభా హయాః ।
ఆదిత్యతరుణప్రఖ్యాః శ్లాఘనీయముదావహన్ ॥ ౨౩ ॥

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