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 7.96.16

एतद्बलार्णवं तात वारयिष्ये महारणे ।
पौर्णमास्यामिवोद्धूतं वेलेव सलिलाशयम् ॥ १६ ॥

etadbalārṇavaṃ tāta vārayiṣye mahāraṇe |
paurṇamāsyāmivoddhūtaṃ veleva salilāśayam || 16 ||

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

...inflamed with wrath, struck Drona with nine straight arrows. And he struck Drona’s standard also with many sharp shafts. And in the sight of Bharadvaja’s son, he pierced the latter...

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

Etad, Bala, Arnava, Tata, Maharana, Paurnamasi, Paurnamasya, Iva, Uddhuta, Salilashaya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 7.96.16). 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: “etadbalārṇavaṃ tāta vārayiṣye mahāraṇe
  • etad -
  • etad (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    etad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    etad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • balā -
  • bala (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bala (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    balā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    bal (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • arṇavam -
  • arṇava (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    arṇava (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    arṇavā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tāta -
  • tāta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vārayiṣye -
  • vṛ (verb class 0)
    [future middle first single]
  • mahāraṇe -
  • mahāraṇa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • Line 2: “paurṇamāsyāmivoddhūtaṃ veleva salilāśayam
  • paurṇamāsyām -
  • paurṇamāsī (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    paurṇamāsyā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • ivo -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • uddhūtam -
  • uddhūta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    uddhūta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    uddhūtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • veleva -
  • vel (verb class 1)
    [optative active first dual]
  • salilāśayam -
  • salilāśaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 7.96.16

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 7.96.16 in Kannada sript:
ಏತದ್ಬಲಾರ್ಣವಂ ತಾತ ವಾರಯಿಷ್ಯೇ ಮಹಾರಣೇ ।
ಪೌರ್ಣಮಾಸ್ಯಾಮಿವೋದ್ಧೂತಂ ವೇಲೇವ ಸಲಿಲಾಶಯಮ್ ॥ ೧೬ ॥

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 7.96.16 in Bengali sript:
এতদ্বলার্ণবং তাত বারযিষ্যে মহারণে ।
পৌর্ণমাস্যামিবোদ্ধূতং বেলেব সলিলাশযম্ ॥ ১৬ ॥

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 7.96.16 in Gujarati sript:
એતદ્બલાર્ણવં તાત વારયિષ્યે મહારણે ।
પૌર્ણમાસ્યામિવોદ્ધૂતં વેલેવ સલિલાશયમ્ ॥ ૧૬ ॥

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 7.96.16 in Malayalam sript:
ഏതദ്ബലാര്ണവം താത വാരയിഷ്യേ മഹാരണേ ।
പൌര്ണമാസ്യാമിവോദ്ധൂതം വേലേവ സലിലാശയമ് ॥ ൧൬ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 7.96.16 in Telugu sript:
ఏతద్బలార్ణవం తాత వారయిష్యే మహారణే ।
పౌర్ణమాస్యామివోద్ధూతం వేలేవ సలిలాశయమ్ ॥ ౧౬ ॥

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