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 7.47.17

अथाब्रवीत्तदा द्रोणं कर्णो वैकर्तनो वृषा ।
पुरा सर्वान्प्रमथ्नाति ब्रूह्यस्य वधमाशु नः ॥ १७ ॥

athābravīttadā droṇaṃ karṇo vaikartano vṛṣā |
purā sarvānpramathnāti brūhyasya vadhamāśu naḥ || 17 ||

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

...Grieving, however, for his son day and night, the king failed to regain happiness of mind. Informed of his grief on account of the death of his son, the celestial Rishi Narada came...

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

Atha, Tada, Drona, Karna, Vaikartana, Vrisha, Vrishan, Pura, Pur, Sarva, Pramad, Han, Ati, Idam, Vadha, Ashu, Asmad,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 7.47.17). 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: “athābravīttadā droṇaṃ karṇo vaikartano vṛṣā
  • athā -
  • athā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    atha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • abravīt -
  • brū (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • tadā* -
  • tadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tada (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • droṇam -
  • droṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    droṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    droṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • karṇo* -
  • karṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vaikartano* -
  • vaikartana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vṛṣā -
  • vṛṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    vṛṣan (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “purā sarvānpramathnāti brūhyasya vadhamāśu naḥ
  • purā -
  • purā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    pur (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    purā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • sarvān -
  • sarva (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • pramat -
  • pramad (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • hnā -
  • han (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • ati -
  • ati (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    ati (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ati (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • brūhya -
  • brū (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second single]
  • asya -
  • as -> asya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √as]
    a (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    as (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • vadham -
  • vadha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vadhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • āśu -
  • āśu (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    āśu (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    āśu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    āśu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    āśu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • naḥ -
  • na (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative plural], [dative plural], [genitive plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 7.47.17

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 7.47.17 in Kannada sript:
ಅಥಾಬ್ರವೀತ್ತದಾ ದ್ರೋಣಂ ಕರ್ಣೋ ವೈಕರ್ತನೋ ವೃಷಾ ।
ಪುರಾ ಸರ್ವಾನ್ಪ್ರಮಥ್ನಾತಿ ಬ್ರೂಹ್ಯಸ್ಯ ವಧಮಾಶು ನಃ ॥ 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 7.47.17 in Bengali sript:
অথাব্রবীত্তদা দ্রোণং কর্ণো বৈকর্তনো বৃষা ।
পুরা সর্বান্প্রমথ্নাতি ব্রূহ্যস্য বধমাশু নঃ ॥ 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 7.47.17 in Gujarati sript:
અથાબ્રવીત્તદા દ્રોણં કર્ણો વૈકર્તનો વૃષા ।
પુરા સર્વાન્પ્રમથ્નાતિ બ્રૂહ્યસ્ય વધમાશુ નઃ ॥ 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 7.47.17 in Malayalam sript:
അഥാബ്രവീത്തദാ ദ്രോണം കര്ണോ വൈകര്തനോ വൃഷാ ।
പുരാ സര്വാന്പ്രമഥ്നാതി ബ്രൂഹ്യസ്യ വധമാശു നഃ ॥ ൧൭ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 7.47.17 in Telugu sript:
అథాబ్రవీత్తదా ద్రోణం కర్ణో వైకర్తనో వృషా ।
పురా సర్వాన్ప్రమథ్నాతి బ్రూహ్యస్య వధమాశు నః ॥ ౧౭ ॥

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