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 7.150.31

ततः प्रादुष्करोद्दिव्यमस्त्रमस्त्रविदां वरः ।
कर्णेन विहितं दृष्ट्वा दिव्यमस्त्रं घटोत्कचः ।
प्रादुश्चक्रे महामायां राक्षसः पाण्डुनन्दनः ॥ ३१ ॥

tataḥ prāduṣkaroddivyamastramastravidāṃ varaḥ |
karṇena vihitaṃ dṛṣṭvā divyamastraṃ ghaṭotkacaḥ |
prāduścakre mahāmāyāṃ rākṣasaḥ pāṇḍunandanaḥ || 31 ||

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

...resembled a spiked mace, dealt a severe blow on Jatasura’s son. Crushing him then in rage, Hidimva’s son quickly threw him down, and seizing him with his two arms he began to press...

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

Tatah, Tad, Tata, Vara, Varas, Karna, Vihita, Divya, Astra, Ghatotkaca, Pra, Prat, Cakra, Cakri, Mahamaya, Rakshasa, Pandu, Nandana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 7.150.31). 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: “tataḥ prāduṣkaroddivyamastramastravidāṃ varaḥ
  • tataḥ -
  • tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    tata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tan -> tata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
  • Cannot analyse prāduṣkaroddivyamastramastravidām*va
  • varaḥ -
  • varas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “karṇena vihitaṃ dṛṣṭvā divyamastraṃ ghaṭotkacaḥ
  • karṇena -
  • karṇa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • vihitam -
  • vihita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vihita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vihitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • dṛṣṭvā -
  • dṛś -> dṛṣṭvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √dṛś]
  • divyam -
  • divya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    divya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    divyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • astram -
  • astra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ghaṭotkacaḥ -
  • ghaṭotkaca (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 3: “prāduścakre mahāmāyāṃ rākṣasaḥ pāṇḍunandanaḥ
  • prād -
  • pra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    pra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    prā -> prāt (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √prā class 2 verb], [vocative single from √prā class 2 verb], [accusative single from √prā class 2 verb]
  • -
  • u (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • cakre -
  • cakra (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    cakra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    cakrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    cakri (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    cakri (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    kṛ (verb class 1)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
    kṛ (verb class 2)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
    kṛ (verb class 5)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
    kṛ (verb class 8)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
    kṛ (verb class 3)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
    kṛ (verb class 6)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
  • mahāmāyām -
  • mahāmāyā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • rākṣasaḥ -
  • rākṣasa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • pāṇḍu -
  • pāṇḍu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    pāṇḍu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    pāṇḍu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • nandanaḥ -
  • nandana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 7.150.31

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 7.150.31 in Kannada sript:
ತತಃ ಪ್ರಾದುಷ್ಕರೋದ್ದಿವ್ಯಮಸ್ತ್ರಮಸ್ತ್ರವಿದಾಂ ವರಃ ।
ಕರ್ಣೇನ ವಿಹಿತಂ ದೃಷ್ಟ್ವಾ ದಿವ್ಯಮಸ್ತ್ರಂ ಘಟೋತ್ಕಚಃ ।
ಪ್ರಾದುಶ್ಚಕ್ರೇ ಮಹಾಮಾಯಾಂ ರಾಕ್ಷಸಃ ಪಾಣ್ಡುನನ್ದನಃ ॥ ೩೧ ॥

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 7.150.31 in Bengali sript:
ততঃ প্রাদুষ্করোদ্দিব্যমস্ত্রমস্ত্রবিদাং বরঃ ।
কর্ণেন বিহিতং দৃষ্ট্বা দিব্যমস্ত্রং ঘটোত্কচঃ ।
প্রাদুশ্চক্রে মহামাযাং রাক্ষসঃ পাণ্ডুনন্দনঃ ॥ ৩১ ॥

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 7.150.31 in Gujarati sript:
તતઃ પ્રાદુષ્કરોદ્દિવ્યમસ્ત્રમસ્ત્રવિદાં વરઃ ।
કર્ણેન વિહિતં દૃષ્ટ્વા દિવ્યમસ્ત્રં ઘટોત્કચઃ ।
પ્રાદુશ્ચક્રે મહામાયાં રાક્ષસઃ પાણ્ડુનન્દનઃ ॥ ૩૧ ॥

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 7.150.31 in Malayalam sript:
തതഃ പ്രാദുഷ്കരോദ്ദിവ്യമസ്ത്രമസ്ത്രവിദാം വരഃ ।
കര്ണേന വിഹിതം ദൃഷ്ട്വാ ദിവ്യമസ്ത്രം ഘടോത്കചഃ ।
പ്രാദുശ്ചക്രേ മഹാമായാം രാക്ഷസഃ പാണ്ഡുനന്ദനഃ ॥ ൩൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 7.150.31 in Telugu sript:
తతః ప్రాదుష్కరోద్దివ్యమస్త్రమస్త్రవిదాం వరః ।
కర్ణేన విహితం దృష్ట్వా దివ్యమస్త్రం ఘటోత్కచః ।
ప్రాదుశ్చక్రే మహామాయాం రాక్షసః పాణ్డునన్దనః ॥ ౩౧ ॥

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