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 7.25.17

तस्यावर्जितनागस्य म्लेच्छस्यावपतिष्यतः ।
शिरश्चिच्छेद भल्लेन क्षिप्रकारी वृकोदरः ॥ १७ ॥

tasyāvarjitanāgasya mlecchasyāvapatiṣyataḥ |
śiraściccheda bhallena kṣiprakārī vṛkodaraḥ || 17 ||

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

...like a boat when it strikes against a rock. Then ten thousand bowmen, brave and fierce, firmly resolved to conquer, advanced (to encounter Arjuna). With dauntless hearts, those mighty...

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

Tad, Tas, Avarjita, Naga, Mleccha, Ishyat, Shira, Shiras, Bhalla, Kshiprakarin, Vrikodara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 7.25.17). 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: “tasyāvarjitanāgasya mlecchasyāvapatiṣyataḥ
  • tasyā -
  • tas -> tasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √tas]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    tas (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    tas (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    tas (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • āvarjita -
  • āvarjita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    āvarjita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nāgasya -
  • nāga (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    nāga (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • mlecchasyā -
  • mleccha (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    mleccha (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • avapat -
  • vap (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active third single]
    vap (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • iṣyataḥ -
  • iṣ -> iṣyat (participle, masculine)
    [accusative plural from √iṣ class 4 verb], [ablative single from √iṣ class 4 verb], [genitive single from √iṣ class 4 verb]
    iṣ -> iṣyat (participle, neuter)
    [ablative single from √iṣ class 4 verb], [genitive single from √iṣ class 4 verb]
    iṣ (verb class 4)
    [present active third dual]
  • Line 2: “śiraściccheda bhallena kṣiprakārī vṛkodaraḥ
  • śiraś -
  • śiras (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    śira (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ciccheda -
  • chid (verb class 7)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    chid (verb class 9)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • bhallena -
  • bhalla (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    bhalla (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • kṣiprakārī -
  • kṣiprakārin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vṛkodaraḥ -
  • vṛkodara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 7.25.17

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 7.25.17 in Kannada sript:
ತಸ್ಯಾವರ್ಜಿತನಾಗಸ್ಯ ಮ್ಲೇಚ್ಛಸ್ಯಾವಪತಿಷ್ಯತಃ ।
ಶಿರಶ್ಚಿಚ್ಛೇದ ಭಲ್ಲೇನ ಕ್ಷಿಪ್ರಕಾರೀ ವೃಕೋದರಃ ॥ 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 7.25.17 in Bengali sript:
তস্যাবর্জিতনাগস্য ম্লেচ্ছস্যাবপতিষ্যতঃ ।
শিরশ্চিচ্ছেদ ভল্লেন ক্ষিপ্রকারী বৃকোদরঃ ॥ 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 7.25.17 in Gujarati sript:
તસ્યાવર્જિતનાગસ્ય મ્લેચ્છસ્યાવપતિષ્યતઃ ।
શિરશ્ચિચ્છેદ ભલ્લેન ક્ષિપ્રકારી વૃકોદરઃ ॥ 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 7.25.17 in Malayalam sript:
തസ്യാവര്ജിതനാഗസ്യ മ്ലേച്ഛസ്യാവപതിഷ്യതഃ ।
ശിരശ്ചിച്ഛേദ ഭല്ലേന ക്ഷിപ്രകാരീ വൃകോദരഃ ॥ ൧൭ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 7.25.17 in Telugu sript:
తస్యావర్జితనాగస్య మ్లేచ్ఛస్యావపతిష్యతః ।
శిరశ్చిచ్ఛేద భల్లేన క్షిప్రకారీ వృకోదరః ॥ ౧౭ ॥

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