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 7.53.42

गाण्डीवप्रेषिता बाणा मनोनिलसमा जवे ।
नृनागाश्वान्विदेहासून्कर्तारश्च सहस्रशः ॥ ४२ ॥

gāṇḍīvapreṣitā bāṇā manonilasamā jave |
nṛnāgāśvānvidehāsūnkartāraśca sahasraśaḥ || 42 ||

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

...sacrifice, Gaya came to be well-known in the three worlds. And due to that sacrifice are the eternal Banian and the sacred Brahmasara. When he died, O Srinjaya, who was superior to...

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

Gandiva, Preshita, Bana, Manonila, Sama, Java, Naga, Ashva, Videha, Kartri, Kartara, Sahasrashah, Sahasrashas,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 7.53.42). 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: “gāṇḍīvapreṣitā bāṇā manonilasamā jave
  • gāṇḍīva -
  • gāṇḍīva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • preṣitā* -
  • preṣita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    preṣitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • bāṇā* -
  • bāṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    bāṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • manonila -
  • manonila (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    manonila (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • samā* -
  • sama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    samā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • jave -
  • java (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    java (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    javā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • Line 2: “nṛnāgāśvānvidehāsūnkartāraśca sahasraśaḥ
  • nṛ -
  • nṛ (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • nāgā -
  • nāga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nāga (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nāgā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aśvān -
  • aśva (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • videhāsū -
  • videhā (noun, feminine)
    [locative plural]
  • ūn -
  • u (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • kartāraś -
  • kartṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    kartāra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kṛ (verb class 1)
    [periphrastic-future active third plural]
    kṛ (verb class 2)
    [periphrastic-future active third plural]
    kṛ (verb class 5)
    [periphrastic-future active third plural]
    kṛ (verb class 8)
    [periphrastic-future active third plural]
    kṛ (verb class 3)
    [periphrastic-future active third plural]
    kṛ (verb class 6)
    [periphrastic-future active third plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sahasraśaḥ -
  • sahasraśaḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sahasraśas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 7.53.42

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 7.53.42 in Kannada sript:
ಗಾಣ್ಡೀವಪ್ರೇಷಿತಾ ಬಾಣಾ ಮನೋನಿಲಸಮಾ ಜವೇ ।
ನೃನಾಗಾಶ್ವಾನ್ವಿದೇಹಾಸೂನ್ಕರ್ತಾರಶ್ಚ ಸಹಸ್ರಶಃ ॥ ೪೨ ॥

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 7.53.42 in Bengali sript:
গাণ্ডীবপ্রেষিতা বাণা মনোনিলসমা জবে ।
নৃনাগাশ্বান্বিদেহাসূন্কর্তারশ্চ সহস্রশঃ ॥ ৪২ ॥

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 7.53.42 in Gujarati sript:
ગાણ્ડીવપ્રેષિતા બાણા મનોનિલસમા જવે ।
નૃનાગાશ્વાન્વિદેહાસૂન્કર્તારશ્ચ સહસ્રશઃ ॥ ૪૨ ॥

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 7.53.42 in Malayalam sript:
ഗാണ്ഡീവപ്രേഷിതാ ബാണാ മനോനിലസമാ ജവേ ।
നൃനാഗാശ്വാന്വിദേഹാസൂന്കര്താരശ്ച സഹസ്രശഃ ॥ ൪൨ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 7.53.42 in Telugu sript:
గాణ్డీవప్రేషితా బాణా మనోనిలసమా జవే ।
నృనాగాశ్వాన్విదేహాసూన్కర్తారశ్చ సహస్రశః ॥ ౪౨ ॥

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