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 7.24.57

तं तु नानाप्रहरणैर्नानायुद्धविशेषणैः ।
राक्षसं राक्षसः क्रुद्धः समाजघ्ने ह्यलम्बुसः ॥ ५७ ॥

taṃ tu nānāpraharaṇairnānāyuddhaviśeṣaṇaiḥ |
rākṣasaṃ rākṣasaḥ kruddhaḥ samājaghne hyalambusaḥ || 57 ||

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

...backs, crushed by means of Arjuna’s shafts, fell down, deprived of life, shorn of the embroidered cloths on their backs, and with their housings torn. Cut off by Kiritin with his broad...

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

Nanapraharana, Nanayuddha, Visheshana, Rakshasa, Kruddha, Samaja, Ghna, Han, Alambusa,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 7.24.57). 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: “taṃ tu nānāpraharaṇairnānāyuddhaviśeṣaṇaiḥ
  • tam -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • nānāpraharaṇair -
  • nānāpraharaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • nānāyuddha -
  • nānāyuddha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nānāyuddha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • viśeṣaṇaiḥ -
  • viśeṣaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    viśeṣaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • Line 2: “rākṣasaṃ rākṣasaḥ kruddhaḥ samājaghne hyalambusaḥ
  • rākṣasam -
  • rākṣasa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    rākṣasa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • rākṣasaḥ -
  • rākṣasa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kruddhaḥ -
  • kruddha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    krudh -> kruddha (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √krudh class 4 verb]
  • samāja -
  • samāja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ghne -
  • ghna (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ghna (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    ghnā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    han (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    han (verb class 2)
    [present middle first single]
  • hya -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • alambusaḥ -
  • alambusa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 7.24.57

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 7.24.57 in Kannada sript:
ತಂ ತು ನಾನಾಪ್ರಹರಣೈರ್ನಾನಾಯುದ್ಧವಿಶೇಷಣೈಃ ।
ರಾಕ್ಷಸಂ ರಾಕ್ಷಸಃ ಕ್ರುದ್ಧಃ ಸಮಾಜಘ್ನೇ ಹ್ಯಲಮ್ಬುಸಃ ॥ ೫೭ ॥

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 7.24.57 in Bengali sript:
তং তু নানাপ্রহরণৈর্নানাযুদ্ধবিশেষণৈঃ ।
রাক্ষসং রাক্ষসঃ ক্রুদ্ধঃ সমাজঘ্নে হ্যলম্বুসঃ ॥ ৫৭ ॥

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 7.24.57 in Gujarati sript:
તં તુ નાનાપ્રહરણૈર્નાનાયુદ્ધવિશેષણૈઃ ।
રાક્ષસં રાક્ષસઃ ક્રુદ્ધઃ સમાજઘ્ને હ્યલમ્બુસઃ ॥ ૫૭ ॥

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 7.24.57 in Malayalam sript:
തം തു നാനാപ്രഹരണൈര്നാനായുദ്ധവിശേഷണൈഃ ।
രാക്ഷസം രാക്ഷസഃ ക്രുദ്ധഃ സമാജഘ്നേ ഹ്യലമ്ബുസഃ ॥ ൫൭ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 7.24.57 in Telugu sript:
తం తు నానాప్రహరణైర్నానాయుద్ధవిశేషణైః ।
రాక్షసం రాక్షసః క్రుద్ధః సమాజఘ్నే హ్యలమ్బుసః ॥ ౫౭ ॥

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