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 7.48.17

उपप्लुतं यथा सोमं संशुष्कमिव सागरम् ।
पूर्णचन्द्राभवदनं काकपक्षवृताक्षकम् ॥ १७ ॥

upaplutaṃ yathā somaṃ saṃśuṣkamiva sāgaram |
pūrṇacandrābhavadanaṃ kākapakṣavṛtākṣakam || 17 ||

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

...Protect me from unrighteousness.' "Brahma said, 'O Death, you have been intended for achieving the destruction of creatures. Go, destroy all creatures, you needst have no...

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

Upapluta, Yatha, Soma, Samshushka, Iva, Sagara, Purnacandra, Ana, Kakapaksha, Vrit, Vrita, Akshaka,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 7.48.17). 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: “upaplutaṃ yathā somaṃ saṃśuṣkamiva sāgaram
  • upaplutam -
  • upapluta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    upapluta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    upaplutā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • yathā -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • somam -
  • soma (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    soma (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    somā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    soman (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
  • saṃśuṣkam -
  • saṃśuṣka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    saṃśuṣka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    saṃśuṣkā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • sāgaram -
  • sāgara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sāgara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sāgarā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “pūrṇacandrābhavadanaṃ kākapakṣavṛtākṣakam
  • pūrṇacandrā -
  • pūrṇacandra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pūrṇacandrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • abhavad -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • anam -
  • ana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • kākapakṣa -
  • kākapakṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vṛtā -
  • vṛta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vṛta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vṛt (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    vṛt (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    vṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    vṛ -> vṛta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √vṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √vṛ class 5 verb], [vocative single from √vṛ class 9 verb]
    vṛ -> vṛta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √vṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √vṛ class 5 verb], [vocative single from √vṛ class 9 verb]
    vṛ -> vṛtā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √vṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √vṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √vṛ class 9 verb]
    vṛ -> vṛta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √vṛ class 5 verb], [vocative single from √vṛ class 9 verb]
    vṛ -> vṛta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √vṛ class 5 verb], [vocative single from √vṛ class 9 verb]
    vṛ -> vṛtā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √vṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √vṛ class 9 verb]
  • akṣakam -
  • akṣaka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    akṣaka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 7.48.17

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 7.48.17 in Kannada sript:
ಉಪಪ್ಲುತಂ ಯಥಾ ಸೋಮಂ ಸಂಶುಷ್ಕಮಿವ ಸಾಗರಮ್ ।
ಪೂರ್ಣಚನ್ದ್ರಾಭವದನಂ ಕಾಕಪಕ್ಷವೃತಾಕ್ಷಕಮ್ ॥ 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 7.48.17 in Bengali sript:
উপপ্লুতং যথা সোমং সংশুষ্কমিব সাগরম্ ।
পূর্ণচন্দ্রাভবদনং কাকপক্ষবৃতাক্ষকম্ ॥ 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 7.48.17 in Gujarati sript:
ઉપપ્લુતં યથા સોમં સંશુષ્કમિવ સાગરમ્ ।
પૂર્ણચન્દ્રાભવદનં કાકપક્ષવૃતાક્ષકમ્ ॥ 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 7.48.17 in Malayalam sript:
ഉപപ്ലുതം യഥാ സോമം സംശുഷ്കമിവ സാഗരമ് ।
പൂര്ണചന്ദ്രാഭവദനം കാകപക്ഷവൃതാക്ഷകമ് ॥ ൧൭ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 7.48.17 in Telugu sript:
ఉపప్లుతం యథా సోమం సంశుష్కమివ సాగరమ్ ।
పూర్ణచన్ద్రాభవదనం కాకపక్షవృతాక్షకమ్ ॥ ౧౭ ॥

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