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 7.118.23

मम सर्वेऽपि राजानो जानन्त्येतन्महाव्रतम् ।
न शक्यो मामको हन्तुं यो मे स्याद्बाणगोचरे ॥ २३ ॥

mama sarve'pi rājāno jānantyetanmahāvratam |
na śakyo māmako hantuṃ yo me syādbāṇagocare || 23 ||

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

...encounter, drawing his sword from the scabbard, seized Satyaki by the hair of his head and struck him at the chest with his feet. Bhurisravas then was about to cut off from Satyaki...

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

Asmad, Sarva, Api, Rajan, Rajana, Jananti, Janat, Etad, Mahavrata, Shakya, Mamaka, Hantu, Yah, Syat, Sya, Banagocara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 7.118.23). 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: “mama sarve'pi rājāno jānantyetanmahāvratam
  • mama -
  • asmad (pronoun, none)
    [genitive single]
    (verb class 2)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 3)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 4)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • sarve' -
  • sarva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [locative single]
    sarva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    sarvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • rājāno* -
  • rājan (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    rājāna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • jānantye -
  • jānanti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    jānat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [nominative plural], [vocative dual], [vocative plural], [accusative dual], [accusative plural]
    jñā -> jānat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √jñā class 9 verb], [nominative plural from √jñā class 9 verb], [vocative dual from √jñā class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √jñā class 9 verb], [accusative dual from √jñā class 9 verb], [accusative plural from √jñā class 9 verb]
    jñā (verb class 9)
    [present active third plural]
  • etan -
  • etad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    etad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • mahāvratam -
  • mahāvrata (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    mahāvrata (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    mahāvratā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “na śakyo māmako hantuṃ yo me syādbāṇagocare
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śakyo* -
  • śakya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    śak -> śakya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √śak class 5 verb]
  • māmako* -
  • māmaka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • hantum -
  • han -> hantum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √han]
    han -> hantum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √han]
    hantu (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • yo* -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • me -
  • ma (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ma (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • syād -
  • syāt (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    syāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [optative active third single]
  • bāṇagocare -
  • bāṇagocara (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 7.118.23

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 7.118.23 in Kannada sript:
ಮಮ ಸರ್ವೇಽಪಿ ರಾಜಾನೋ ಜಾನನ್ತ್ಯೇತನ್ಮಹಾವ್ರತಮ್ ।
ನ ಶಕ್ಯೋ ಮಾಮಕೋ ಹನ್ತುಂ ಯೋ ಮೇ ಸ್ಯಾದ್ಬಾಣಗೋಚರೇ ॥ ೨೩ ॥

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 7.118.23 in Bengali sript:
মম সর্বেঽপি রাজানো জানন্ত্যেতন্মহাব্রতম্ ।
ন শক্যো মামকো হন্তুং যো মে স্যাদ্বাণগোচরে ॥ ২৩ ॥

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 7.118.23 in Gujarati sript:
મમ સર્વેઽપિ રાજાનો જાનન્ત્યેતન્મહાવ્રતમ્ ।
ન શક્યો મામકો હન્તું યો મે સ્યાદ્બાણગોચરે ॥ ૨૩ ॥

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 7.118.23 in Malayalam sript:
മമ സര്വേഽപി രാജാനോ ജാനന്ത്യേതന്മഹാവ്രതമ് ।
ന ശക്യോ മാമകോ ഹന്തും യോ മേ സ്യാദ്ബാണഗോചരേ ॥ ൨൩ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 7.118.23 in Telugu sript:
మమ సర్వేఽపి రాజానో జానన్త్యేతన్మహావ్రతమ్ ।
న శక్యో మామకో హన్తుం యో మే స్యాద్బాణగోచరే ॥ ౨౩ ॥

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