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 7.144.17

तमाचार्यो महाराज विद्ध्वा पञ्चभिराशुगैः ।
पुनर्विव्याध विंशत्या पुत्राणां प्रियकृत्तव ॥ १७ ॥

tamācāryo mahārāja viddhvā pañcabhirāśugaiḥ |
punarvivyādha viṃśatyā putrāṇāṃ priyakṛttava || 17 ||

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

...seemed exceedingly wonderful. Then Karna, slaying Sahadeva’s steeds with many straight shafts, speedily despatched the latter’s driver with a broad-headed shaft, to Yama’s abode. This...

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

Tama, Acari, Acarya, Maharaja, Maharajan, Pancan, Ashuga, Punar, Vimshati, Putra, Priyakrit, Yushmad,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 7.144.17). 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: “tamācāryo mahārāja viddhvā pañcabhirāśugaiḥ
  • tamā -
  • tama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tama (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tamā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ācāryo* -
  • ācārī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    ācārya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • mahārāja -
  • mahārāja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mahārājan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    mahārājan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • viddhvā -
  • vidh -> viddhvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √vidh]
    vidh -> viddhvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √vidh]
    vidh -> viddhvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √vidh]
    vyadh -> viddhvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √vyadh]
  • pañcabhir -
  • pañcan (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    pañcan (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • āśugaiḥ -
  • āśuga (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    āśuga (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • Line 2: “punarvivyādha viṃśatyā putrāṇāṃ priyakṛttava
  • punar -
  • punar (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    punar (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • vivyādha -
  • vyadh (verb class 4)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • viṃśatyā -
  • viṃśati (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • putrāṇām -
  • putra (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    putra (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    putrā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • priyakṛt -
  • priyakṛt (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    priyakṛt (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • tava -
  • yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [genitive single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 7.144.17

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 7.144.17 in Kannada sript:
ತಮಾಚಾರ್ಯೋ ಮಹಾರಾಜ ವಿದ್ಧ್ವಾ ಪಞ್ಚಭಿರಾಶುಗೈಃ ।
ಪುನರ್ವಿವ್ಯಾಧ ವಿಂಶತ್ಯಾ ಪುತ್ರಾಣಾಂ ಪ್ರಿಯಕೃತ್ತವ ॥ ೧೭ ॥

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 7.144.17 in Bengali sript:
তমাচার্যো মহারাজ বিদ্ধ্বা পঞ্চভিরাশুগৈঃ ।
পুনর্বিব্যাধ বিংশত্যা পুত্রাণাং প্রিযকৃত্তব ॥ ১৭ ॥

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 7.144.17 in Gujarati sript:
તમાચાર્યો મહારાજ વિદ્ધ્વા પઞ્ચભિરાશુગૈઃ ।
પુનર્વિવ્યાધ વિંશત્યા પુત્રાણાં પ્રિયકૃત્તવ ॥ ૧૭ ॥

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 7.144.17 in Malayalam sript:
തമാചാര്യോ മഹാരാജ വിദ്ധ്വാ പഞ്ചഭിരാശുഗൈഃ ।
പുനര്വിവ്യാധ വിംശത്യാ പുത്രാണാം പ്രിയകൃത്തവ ॥ ൧൭ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 7.144.17 in Telugu sript:
తమాచార్యో మహారాజ విద్ధ్వా పఞ్చభిరాశుగైః ।
పునర్వివ్యాధ వింశత్యా పుత్రాణాం ప్రియకృత్తవ ॥ ౧౭ ॥

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