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 7.104.31

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समन्ताच्छङ्खनिनदं पाण्डुसेनाकरोत्तदा ।
शत्रुसेनाध्वनिं श्रुत्वा तावका ह्यपि नानदन् ।
गाण्डीवं प्राक्षिपत्पार्थः कृष्णोऽप्यब्जमवादयत् ॥ ३१ ॥

samantācchaṅkhaninadaṃ pāṇḍusenākarottadā |
śatrusenādhvaniṃ śrutvā tāvakā hyapi nānadan |
gāṇḍīvaṃ prākṣipatpārthaḥ kṛṣṇo'pyabjamavādayat || 31 ||

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

...surround him. Encompassed by them, O Bharata, Bhima smiling the while and uttering a leonine roar, took up and hurled at them with great force a fierce mace destructive of hostile...
English translation by Kisari Mohan Ganguly (2013) Read online Buy now!

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (7.104.31). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Samantat, Samanta, Shankhaninada, Pandu, Sena, Tada, Adhvani, Tavaka, Api, Adat, Gandiva, Pra, Akshipat, Partha, Krishna, Apya, Abja,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 7.104.31). 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: “samantācchaṅkhaninadaṃ pāṇḍusenākarottadā ”
samantācch -
samantāt (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

samanta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

samanta (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
śaṅkhaninadam -
śaṅkhaninada (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

śaṅkhaninada (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
pāṇḍu -
pāṇḍu (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

pāṇḍu (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

pāṇḍu (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
senā -
sena (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

sena (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

senā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

sa (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

√san (verb class 1)

[perfect active second plural]

√san (verb class 8)

[perfect active second plural]
akarot -
√kṛ (verb class 8)

[imperfect active third single]
tadā -
tadā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

tadā (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tadā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tadā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “śatrusenādhvaniṃ śrutvā tāvakā hyapi nānadan ”
śatru -
śatru (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]
senā -
sena (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

sena (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

senā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

sa (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

√san (verb class 1)

[perfect active second plural]

√san (verb class 8)

[perfect active second plural]
adhvanim -
adhvani (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

adhvani (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
śrutvā -
√śru -> śrutvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √śru]
tāvakā* -
tāvaka (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
hya -
hi (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
nān -
na (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
adan -
adat (noun, masculine)

[nominative single], [vocative single]
Line 3: “gāṇḍīvaṃ prākṣipatpārthaḥ kṛṣṇo'pyabjamavādayat ”
gāṇḍīvam -
gāṇḍīva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
prā -
pra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

pra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

prā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

pra (Preverb)

[Preverb]

prā (Preverb)

[Preverb]
akṣipat -
akṣipat (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

√kṣip (verb class 6)

[imperfect active third single]
pārthaḥ -
pārtha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
kṛṣṇo' -
kṛṣṇa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
apya -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

apya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ap (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
abjam -
abja (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

abja (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

abjā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
avādayat -
√vad (verb class 0)

[imperfect active third single]

Other editions:

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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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The Mahabharata in Kannada (Set of 32 Volumes)
by Bharatha Darshana Bangalore (2003)

ಶ್ರೇಮಹಭಾರತ [ಮಹಾಭಾರತ]; 13907 pages;

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Preview of verse 7.104.31 in Kannada sript:
ಸಮನ್ತಾಚ್ಛಙ್ಖನಿನದಂ ಪಾಣ್ಡುಸೇನಾಕರೋತ್ತದಾ ।
ಶತ್ರುಸೇನಾಧ್ವನಿಂ ಶ್ರುತ್ವಾ ತಾವಕಾ ಹ್ಯಪಿ ನಾನದನ್ ।
ಗಾಣ್ಡೀವಂ ಪ್ರಾಕ್ಷಿಪತ್ಪಾರ್ಥಃ ಕೃಷ್ಣೋಽಪ್ಯಬ್ಜಮವಾದಯತ್ ॥ ೩೧ ॥

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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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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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 7.104.31 in Bengali sript:
সমন্তাচ্ছঙ্খনিনদং পাণ্ডুসেনাকরোত্তদা ।
শত্রুসেনাধ্বনিং শ্রুত্বা তাবকা হ্যপি নানদন্ ।
গাণ্ডীবং প্রাক্ষিপত্পার্থঃ কৃষ্ণোঽপ্যব্জমবাদযত্ ॥ ৩১ ॥

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 7.104.31 in Gujarati sript:
સમન્તાચ્છઙ્ખનિનદં પાણ્ડુસેનાકરોત્તદા ।
શત્રુસેનાધ્વનિં શ્રુત્વા તાવકા હ્યપિ નાનદન્ ।
ગાણ્ડીવં પ્રાક્ષિપત્પાર્થઃ કૃષ્ણોઽપ્યબ્જમવાદયત્ ॥ ૩૧ ॥

Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)

1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]

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Preview of verse 7.104.31 in Malayalam sript:
സമന്താച്ഛങ്ഖനിനദം പാണ്ഡുസേനാകരോത്തദാ ।
ശത്രുസേനാധ്വനിം ശ്രുത്വാ താവകാ ഹ്യപി നാനദന് ।
ഗാണ്ഡീവം പ്രാക്ഷിപത്പാര്ഥഃ കൃഷ്ണോഽപ്യബ്ജമവാദയത് ॥ ൩൧ ॥

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 7.104.31 in Telugu sript:
సమన్తాచ్ఛఙ్ఖనినదం పాణ్డుసేనాకరోత్తదా ।
శత్రుసేనాధ్వనిం శ్రుత్వా తావకా హ్యపి నానదన్ ।
గాణ్డీవం ప్రాక్షిపత్పార్థః కృష్ణోఽప్యబ్జమవాదయత్ ॥ ౩౧ ॥

Last Updated: 17 September, 2021