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 7.79.25

गृहीत्वा धनुरन्यत्तु शल्यो विव्याध पाण्डवम् ।
भूरिश्रवास्त्रिभिर्बाणैर्हेमपुङ्खैः शिलाशितैः ॥ २५ ॥

gṛhītvā dhanuranyattu śalyo vivyādha pāṇḍavam |
bhūriśravāstribhirbāṇairhemapuṅkhaiḥ śilāśitaiḥ || 25 ||

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

...arms, proceeded in that battle for avenging the slaughter of his elder brother. Filled with rage, Anuvinda struck Vasudeva on the forehead with that mace. The latter, however, trembled...

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

Grihitva, Dhanu, Dhanus, Ani, Anya, Shali, Shalya, Pandava, Bhurishravas, Bhurishrava, Tri, Bana, Hema, Heman, Punkha, Shilashita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 7.79.25). 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: “gṛhītvā dhanuranyattu śalyo vivyādha pāṇḍavam
  • gṛhītvā -
  • gṛhītvā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    grah -> gṛhītvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √grah]
  • dhanur -
  • dhanus (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    dhanu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    dhanu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • anya -
  • ani (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    anī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    anya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    an -> anya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √an]
  • attu -
  • ad (verb class 2)
    [imperative active third single]
  • śalyo* -
  • śalī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    śalya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    śal -> śalya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √śal class 10 verb]
  • vivyādha -
  • vyadh (verb class 4)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • pāṇḍavam -
  • pāṇḍava (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pāṇḍava (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “bhūriśravāstribhirbāṇairhemapuṅkhaiḥ śilāśitaiḥ
  • bhūriśravās -
  • bhūriśravas (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    bhūriśravā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    bhūriśrava (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • tribhir -
  • tri (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • bāṇair -
  • bāṇa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    bāṇa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • hema -
  • hema (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    hema (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    heman (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    heman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • puṅkhaiḥ -
  • puṅkha (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • śilāśitaiḥ -
  • śilāśita (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    śilāśita (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 7.79.25

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 7.79.25 in Kannada sript:
ಗೃಹೀತ್ವಾ ಧನುರನ್ಯತ್ತು ಶಲ್ಯೋ ವಿವ್ಯಾಧ ಪಾಣ್ಡವಮ್ ।
ಭೂರಿಶ್ರವಾಸ್ತ್ರಿಭಿರ್ಬಾಣೈರ್ಹೇಮಪುಙ್ಖೈಃ ಶಿಲಾಶಿತೈಃ ॥ ೨೫ ॥

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 7.79.25 in Bengali sript:
গৃহীত্বা ধনুরন্যত্তু শল্যো বিব্যাধ পাণ্ডবম্ ।
ভূরিশ্রবাস্ত্রিভির্বাণৈর্হেমপুঙ্খৈঃ শিলাশিতৈঃ ॥ ২৫ ॥

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 7.79.25 in Gujarati sript:
ગૃહીત્વા ધનુરન્યત્તુ શલ્યો વિવ્યાધ પાણ્ડવમ્ ।
ભૂરિશ્રવાસ્ત્રિભિર્બાણૈર્હેમપુઙ્ખૈઃ શિલાશિતૈઃ ॥ ૨૫ ॥

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 7.79.25 in Malayalam sript:
ഗൃഹീത്വാ ധനുരന്യത്തു ശല്യോ വിവ്യാധ പാണ്ഡവമ് ।
ഭൂരിശ്രവാസ്ത്രിഭിര്ബാണൈര്ഹേമപുങ്ഖൈഃ ശിലാശിതൈഃ ॥ ൨൫ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 7.79.25 in Telugu sript:
గృహీత్వా ధనురన్యత్తు శల్యో వివ్యాధ పాణ్డవమ్ ।
భూరిశ్రవాస్త్రిభిర్బాణైర్హేమపుఙ్ఖైః శిలాశితైః ॥ ౨౫ ॥

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