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 7.143.4

नाकुलिस्तस्य विशिखैर्वर्म संनतपर्वभिः ।
गात्रात्संच्यावयामास तदद्भुतमिवाभवत् ॥ ४ ॥

nākulistasya viśikhairvarma saṃnataparvabhiḥ |
gātrātsaṃcyāvayāmāsa tadadbhutamivābhavat || 4 ||

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

...warriors, viz., the grandson of Sini, who advanced like an elephant towards a lake full of water. The Satyaki, excited with wrath, pierced his foe in chest with five keen shafts. At...

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

Nakuli, Tad, Vishikha, Varman, Samnata, Parvan, Tat, Adbhuta, Iva,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 7.143.4). 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: “nākulistasya viśikhairvarma saṃnataparvabhiḥ
  • nākulis -
  • nākuli (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tasya -
  • tas -> tasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √tas]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    tas (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • viśikhair -
  • viśikha (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    viśikha (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • varma -
  • varman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • saṃnata -
  • saṃnata (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    saṃnata (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • parvabhiḥ -
  • parvan (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • Line 2: “gātrātsaṃcyāvayāmāsa tadadbhutamivābhavat
  • Cannot analyse gātrātsañcyāvayāmāsa*ta
  • tad -
  • tad (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • adbhutam -
  • adbhuta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    adbhuta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    adbhutā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ivā -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • abhavat -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 7.143.4

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 7.143.4 in Kannada sript:
ನಾಕುಲಿಸ್ತಸ್ಯ ವಿಶಿಖೈರ್ವರ್ಮ ಸಂನತಪರ್ವಭಿಃ ।
ಗಾತ್ರಾತ್ಸಂಚ್ಯಾವಯಾಮಾಸ ತದದ್ಭುತಮಿವಾಭವತ್ ॥ ೪ ॥

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 7.143.4 in Bengali sript:
নাকুলিস্তস্য বিশিখৈর্বর্ম সংনতপর্বভিঃ ।
গাত্রাত্সংচ্যাবযামাস তদদ্ভুতমিবাভবত্ ॥ ৪ ॥

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 7.143.4 in Gujarati sript:
નાકુલિસ્તસ્ય વિશિખૈર્વર્મ સંનતપર્વભિઃ ।
ગાત્રાત્સંચ્યાવયામાસ તદદ્ભુતમિવાભવત્ ॥ ૪ ॥

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 7.143.4 in Malayalam sript:
നാകുലിസ്തസ്യ വിശിഖൈര്വര്മ സംനതപര്വഭിഃ ।
ഗാത്രാത്സംച്യാവയാമാസ തദദ്ഭുതമിവാഭവത് ॥ ൪ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 7.143.4 in Telugu sript:
నాకులిస్తస్య విశిఖైర్వర్మ సంనతపర్వభిః ।
గాత్రాత్సంచ్యావయామాస తదద్భుతమివాభవత్ ॥ ౪ ॥

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