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 7.161.24

आह्वयन्तं परानीकं प्रभिन्नमिव वारणम् ।
नैनं शशंसिरे जेतुं दानवा वासवं यथा ॥ २४ ॥

āhvayantaṃ parānīkaṃ prabhinnamiva vāraṇam |
nainaṃ śaśaṃsire jetuṃ dānavā vāsavaṃ yathā || 24 ||

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

...became pale and wavered on the field, O Bharata! While summoning the hostile army to battle, and looking like an elephant in rut, the enemy became perfectly hopeless of vanquishing...

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

Ahu, Ahva, Ayat, Paranika, Prabhinna, Iva, Varana, Nri, Aina, Shasha, Sira, Danava, Danavar, Vasava, Yatha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 7.161.24). 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: “āhvayantaṃ parānīkaṃ prabhinnamiva vāraṇam
  • āhva -
  • āhū (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    āhva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    āhva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ayantam -
  • ayat (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • parānīkam -
  • parānīka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • prabhinnam -
  • prabhinna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    prabhinna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    prabhinnā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • vāraṇam -
  • vāraṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vāraṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vāraṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “nainaṃ śaśaṃsire jetuṃ dānavā vāsavaṃ yathā
  • nai -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    nṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ainam -
  • aina (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • śaśaṃ -
  • śaśa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • sire -
  • sira (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    sirā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • jetum -
  • ji -> jetum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √ji]
    ji -> jetum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √ji]
  • dānavā* -
  • dānavār (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    dānava (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • vāsavam -
  • vāsava (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vāsava (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vāsavā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • yathā -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 7.161.24

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 7.161.24 in Kannada sript:
ಆಹ್ವಯನ್ತಂ ಪರಾನೀಕಂ ಪ್ರಭಿನ್ನಮಿವ ವಾರಣಮ್ ।
ನೈನಂ ಶಶಂಸಿರೇ ಜೇತುಂ ದಾನವಾ ವಾಸವಂ ಯಥಾ ॥ ೨೪ ॥

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 7.161.24 in Bengali sript:
আহ্বযন্তং পরানীকং প্রভিন্নমিব বারণম্ ।
নৈনং শশংসিরে জেতুং দানবা বাসবং যথা ॥ ২৪ ॥

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 7.161.24 in Gujarati sript:
આહ્વયન્તં પરાનીકં પ્રભિન્નમિવ વારણમ્ ।
નૈનં શશંસિરે જેતું દાનવા વાસવં યથા ॥ ૨૪ ॥

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 7.161.24 in Malayalam sript:
ആഹ്വയന്തം പരാനീകം പ്രഭിന്നമിവ വാരണമ് ।
നൈനം ശശംസിരേ ജേതും ദാനവാ വാസവം യഥാ ॥ ൨൪ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 7.161.24 in Telugu sript:
ఆహ్వయన్తం పరానీకం ప్రభిన్నమివ వారణమ్ ।
నైనం శశంసిరే జేతుం దానవా వాసవం యథా ॥ ౨౪ ॥

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