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 7.121.34

शरैः कदम्बकीकृत्य काले तस्मिंश्च पाण्डवः ।
समन्तपञ्चकाद्बाह्यं शिरस्तद्व्यहरत्ततः ॥ ३४ ॥

śaraiḥ kadambakīkṛtya kāle tasmiṃśca pāṇḍavaḥ |
samantapañcakādbāhyaṃ śirastadvyaharattataḥ || 34 ||

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

...of the compass with shafts from Gandiva. The welkin seemed ablaze with meteors. Innumerable crows, alighting from the sky, perched on the bodies (of dead combatants). Meanwhile...

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

Shara, Kada, Baki, Kritya, Kale, Kala, Tad, Pandava, Pandu, Samantapancaka, Bahyam, Bahya, Shira, Shiras, Tat, Atta, Tas,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 7.121.34). 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: “śaraiḥ kadambakīkṛtya kāle tasmiṃśca pāṇḍavaḥ
  • śaraiḥ -
  • śara (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    śara (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • kadam -
  • kada (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kadā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • bakī -
  • bakī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • kṛtya -
  • kṛtya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kṛtya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kṛ -> kṛtya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛt -> kṛtya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛt]
    kṛt -> kṛtya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛt]
    kṛt -> kṛtya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛt]
    kṛ -> kṛtya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ -> kṛtya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
  • kāle -
  • kāle (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kāla (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    kāla (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    kālā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • tasmiṃś -
  • tad (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative 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: “samantapañcakādbāhyaṃ śirastadvyaharattataḥ
  • samantapañcakād -
  • samantapañcaka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • bāhyam -
  • bāhyam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    bāhya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bāhya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    bāhyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • śiras -
  • śiras (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    śira (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tad -
  • tad (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • vyahar -
  • vyahan (noun, neuter)
    [compound]
  • atta -
  • atta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    atta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ad (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second plural]
  • taḥ -
  • tas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 7.121.34

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 7.121.34 in Kannada sript:
ಶರೈಃ ಕದಮ್ಬಕೀಕೃತ್ಯ ಕಾಲೇ ತಸ್ಮಿಂಶ್ಚ ಪಾಣ್ಡವಃ ।
ಸಮನ್ತಪಞ್ಚಕಾದ್ಬಾಹ್ಯಂ ಶಿರಸ್ತದ್ವ್ಯಹರತ್ತತಃ ॥ ೩೪ ॥

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 7.121.34 in Bengali sript:
শরৈঃ কদম্বকীকৃত্য কালে তস্মিংশ্চ পাণ্ডবঃ ।
সমন্তপঞ্চকাদ্বাহ্যং শিরস্তদ্ব্যহরত্ততঃ ॥ ৩৪ ॥

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 7.121.34 in Gujarati sript:
શરૈઃ કદમ્બકીકૃત્ય કાલે તસ્મિંશ્ચ પાણ્ડવઃ ।
સમન્તપઞ્ચકાદ્બાહ્યં શિરસ્તદ્વ્યહરત્તતઃ ॥ ૩૪ ॥

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 7.121.34 in Malayalam sript:
ശരൈഃ കദമ്ബകീകൃത്യ കാലേ തസ്മിംശ്ച പാണ്ഡവഃ ।
സമന്തപഞ്ചകാദ്ബാഹ്യം ശിരസ്തദ്വ്യഹരത്തതഃ ॥ ൩൪ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 7.121.34 in Telugu sript:
శరైః కదమ్బకీకృత్య కాలే తస్మింశ్చ పాణ్డవః ।
సమన్తపఞ్చకాద్బాహ్యం శిరస్తద్వ్యహరత్తతః ॥ ౩౪ ॥

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