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 7.156.23

त्वत्सहायो नरव्याघ्र लोकानां हितकाम्यया ।
हिडिम्बबककिर्मीरा भीमसेनेन पातिताः ।
रावणेन समप्राणा ब्रह्मयज्ञविनाशनाः ॥ २३ ॥

tvatsahāyo naravyāghra lokānāṃ hitakāmyayā |
hiḍimbabakakirmīrā bhīmasenena pātitāḥ |
rāvaṇena samaprāṇā brahmayajñavināśanāḥ || 23 ||

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

...vanquisher of Vala himself, that foremost of heroes, wielding his thunder, is incapable of slaying the invincible Karna while the latter stands weapon in hand. Indeed, O Arjuna, for...

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

Yushmad, Sahaya, Naravyaghra, Loka, Hitakamya, Hidimba, Baka, Kirmira, Bhimasena, Patita, Ravana, Sama, Prana, Brahmayajna, Vinashana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 7.156.23). 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: “tvatsahāyo naravyāghra lokānāṃ hitakāmyayā
  • tvat -
  • yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [ablative single]
  • sahāyo* -
  • sahāya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • naravyāghra -
  • naravyāghra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • lokānām -
  • loka (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • hitakāmyayā -
  • hitakāmyā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • Line 2: “hiḍimbabakakirmīrā bhīmasenena pātitāḥ
  • hiḍimba -
  • hiḍimba (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • baka -
  • baka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kirmīrā* -
  • kirmīra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    kirmīrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • bhīmasenena -
  • bhīmasena (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • pātitāḥ -
  • pātita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    pātitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    pat -> pātita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √pat], [vocative plural from √pat]
    pat -> pātitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √pat], [vocative plural from √pat], [accusative plural from √pat]
  • Line 3: “rāvaṇena samaprāṇā brahmayajñavināśanāḥ
  • rāvaṇena -
  • rāvaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    rāvaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • sama -
  • sama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sama (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sam (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • prāṇā* -
  • prāṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    prāṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • brahmayajña -
  • brahmayajña (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vināśanāḥ -
  • vināśana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 7.156.23

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 7.156.23 in Kannada sript:
ತ್ವತ್ಸಹಾಯೋ ನರವ್ಯಾಘ್ರ ಲೋಕಾನಾಂ ಹಿತಕಾಮ್ಯಯಾ ।
ಹಿಡಿಮ್ಬಬಕಕಿರ್ಮೀರಾ ಭೀಮಸೇನೇನ ಪಾತಿತಾಃ ।
ರಾವಣೇನ ಸಮಪ್ರಾಣಾ ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಯಜ್ಞವಿನಾಶನಾಃ ॥ 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 7.156.23 in Bengali sript:
ত্বত্সহাযো নরব্যাঘ্র লোকানাং হিতকাম্যযা ।
হিডিম্ববককির্মীরা ভীমসেনেন পাতিতাঃ ।
রাবণেন সমপ্রাণা ব্রহ্মযজ্ঞবিনাশনাঃ ॥ 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 7.156.23 in Gujarati sript:
ત્વત્સહાયો નરવ્યાઘ્ર લોકાનાં હિતકામ્યયા ।
હિડિમ્બબકકિર્મીરા ભીમસેનેન પાતિતાઃ ।
રાવણેન સમપ્રાણા બ્રહ્મયજ્ઞવિનાશનાઃ ॥ 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 7.156.23 in Malayalam sript:
ത്വത്സഹായോ നരവ്യാഘ്ര ലോകാനാം ഹിതകാമ്യയാ ।
ഹിഡിമ്ബബകകിര്മീരാ ഭീമസേനേന പാതിതാഃ ।
രാവണേന സമപ്രാണാ ബ്രഹ്മയജ്ഞവിനാശനാഃ ॥ ൨൩ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 7.156.23 in Telugu sript:
త్వత్సహాయో నరవ్యాఘ్ర లోకానాం హితకామ్యయా ।
హిడిమ్బబకకిర్మీరా భీమసేనేన పాతితాః ।
రావణేన సమప్రాణా బ్రహ్మయజ్ఞవినాశనాః ॥ ౨౩ ॥

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