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 7.36.17

विविंशतिस्तु विंशत्या कृतवर्मा च सप्तभिः ।
बृहद्बलस्तथाष्टाभिरश्वत्थामा च सप्तभिः ॥ १७ ॥

viviṃśatistu viṃśatyā kṛtavarmā ca saptabhiḥ |
bṛhadbalastathāṣṭābhiraśvatthāmā ca saptabhiḥ || 17 ||

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

...other ornaments of gold, cut off and hands cased in leathern covers, and arrows, and bows, and bodies and heads decked with car-rings and floral wreaths, lay in thousands on the field...

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

Vivimshati, Vimshati, Kritavarman, Kritavarma, Saptan, Brihadbala, Tatha, Ashvatthama, Ashvatthaman,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 7.36.17). 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: “viviṃśatistu viṃśatyā kṛtavarmā ca saptabhiḥ
  • viviṃśatis -
  • viviṃśati (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • viṃśatyā -
  • viṃśati (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • kṛtavarmā -
  • kṛtavarman (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kṛtavarmā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • saptabhiḥ -
  • saptan (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    saptan (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • Line 2: “bṛhadbalastathāṣṭābhiraśvatthāmā ca saptabhiḥ
  • bṛhadbalas -
  • bṛhadbala (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tathāṣ -
  • tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tatha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • ṭābhir -
  • ṭā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • aśvatthāmā -
  • aśvatthāmā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    aśvatthāman (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • saptabhiḥ -
  • saptan (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    saptan (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 7.36.17

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 7.36.17 in Kannada sript:
ವಿವಿಂಶತಿಸ್ತು ವಿಂಶತ್ಯಾ ಕೃತವರ್ಮಾ ಚ ಸಪ್ತಭಿಃ ।
ಬೃಹದ್ಬಲಸ್ತಥಾಷ್ಟಾಭಿರಶ್ವತ್ಥಾಮಾ ಚ ಸಪ್ತಭಿಃ ॥ 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 7.36.17 in Bengali sript:
বিবিংশতিস্তু বিংশত্যা কৃতবর্মা চ সপ্তভিঃ ।
বৃহদ্বলস্তথাষ্টাভিরশ্বত্থামা চ সপ্তভিঃ ॥ 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 7.36.17 in Gujarati sript:
વિવિંશતિસ્તુ વિંશત્યા કૃતવર્મા ચ સપ્તભિઃ ।
બૃહદ્બલસ્તથાષ્ટાભિરશ્વત્થામા ચ સપ્તભિઃ ॥ 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 7.36.17 in Malayalam sript:
വിവിംശതിസ്തു വിംശത്യാ കൃതവര്മാ ച സപ്തഭിഃ ।
ബൃഹദ്ബലസ്തഥാഷ്ടാഭിരശ്വത്ഥാമാ ച സപ്തഭിഃ ॥ ൧൭ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 7.36.17 in Telugu sript:
వివింశతిస్తు వింశత్యా కృతవర్మా చ సప్తభిః ।
బృహద్బలస్తథాష్టాభిరశ్వత్థామా చ సప్తభిః ॥ ౧౭ ॥

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