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 7.58.17

प्रादात्काञ्चनमेकैकं निष्कं विप्राय पाण्डवः ।
अलंकृतं चाश्वशतं वासांसीष्टाश्च दक्षिणाः ॥ १७ ॥

prādātkāñcanamekaikaṃ niṣkaṃ viprāya pāṇḍavaḥ |
alaṃkṛtaṃ cāśvaśataṃ vāsāṃsīṣṭāśca dakṣiṇāḥ || 17 ||

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

...regions shall speedily be mine if I do not slay Jayadratha!—Those regions to which they go that offer insults to Brahmanas devoted to the study of the Vedas, or otherwise worthy of...

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

Pra, Prat, Kancana, Ekaika, Nishka, Vipra, Pandava, Pandu, Alankrita, Ashva, Shata, Vasas, Ishta, Dakshina,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 7.58.17). 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: “prādātkāñcanamekaikaṃ niṣkaṃ viprāya pāṇḍavaḥ
  • prād -
  • pra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    pra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    prā -> prāt (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √prā class 2 verb], [vocative single from √prā class 2 verb], [accusative single from √prā class 2 verb]
  • āt -
  • āt (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    a (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • kāñcanam -
  • kāñcana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kāñcana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ekaikam -
  • ekaika (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ekaika (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ekaikā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • niṣkam -
  • niṣka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    niṣka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    niṣkā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • viprāya -
  • vipra (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    vipra (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • pāṇḍavaḥ -
  • pāṇḍavas (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
    pāṇḍava (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    pāṇḍu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    pāṇḍu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • Line 2: “alaṃkṛtaṃ cāśvaśataṃ vāsāṃsīṣṭāśca dakṣiṇāḥ
  • alaṅkṛtam -
  • alaṅkṛta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    alaṅkṛta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    alaṅkṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aśva -
  • aśva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śatam -
  • śata (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śatā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • vāsāṃsī -
  • vāsas (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • iṣṭāś -
  • iṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    iṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    iṣ -> iṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √iṣ class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √iṣ class 6 verb]
    iṣ -> iṣṭā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √iṣ class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √iṣ class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √iṣ class 6 verb]
    yaj -> iṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √yaj class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √yaj class 1 verb]
    yaj -> iṣṭā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √yaj class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √yaj class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √yaj class 1 verb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dakṣiṇāḥ -
  • dakṣiṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    dakṣiṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 7.58.17

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 7.58.17 in Kannada sript:
ಪ್ರಾದಾತ್ಕಾಞ್ಚನಮೇಕೈಕಂ ನಿಷ್ಕಂ ವಿಪ್ರಾಯ ಪಾಣ್ಡವಃ ।
ಅಲಂಕೃತಂ ಚಾಶ್ವಶತಂ ವಾಸಾಂಸೀಷ್ಟಾಶ್ಚ ದಕ್ಷಿಣಾಃ ॥ 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 7.58.17 in Bengali sript:
প্রাদাত্কাঞ্চনমেকৈকং নিষ্কং বিপ্রায পাণ্ডবঃ ।
অলংকৃতং চাশ্বশতং বাসাংসীষ্টাশ্চ দক্ষিণাঃ ॥ 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 7.58.17 in Gujarati sript:
પ્રાદાત્કાઞ્ચનમેકૈકં નિષ્કં વિપ્રાય પાણ્ડવઃ ।
અલંકૃતં ચાશ્વશતં વાસાંસીષ્ટાશ્ચ દક્ષિણાઃ ॥ 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 7.58.17 in Malayalam sript:
പ്രാദാത്കാഞ്ചനമേകൈകം നിഷ്കം വിപ്രായ പാണ്ഡവഃ ।
അലംകൃതം ചാശ്വശതം വാസാംസീഷ്ടാശ്ച ദക്ഷിണാഃ ॥ ൧൭ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 7.58.17 in Telugu sript:
ప్రాదాత్కాఞ్చనమేకైకం నిష్కం విప్రాయ పాణ్డవః ।
అలంకృతం చాశ్వశతం వాసాంసీష్టాశ్చ దక్షిణాః ॥ ౧౭ ॥

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