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 7.164.21

बाल्ये वृत्तानि सर्वाणि प्रीयमाणौ विचिन्त्य तौ ।
अन्योन्यं प्रेक्षमाणौ च हसमानौ पुनः पुनः ॥ २१ ॥

bālye vṛttāni sarvāṇi prīyamāṇau vicintya tau |
anyonyaṃ prekṣamāṇau ca hasamānau punaḥ punaḥ || 21 ||

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

...with great lightness of hand, the latter then, taking up a tougher bow, shot showers of shafts at your son. As those lines of arrows advanced for compassing the death of Duryodhana...

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

Balya, Bali, Vritta, Sarva, Sarvani, Priyamana, Vicintya, Anyonyam, Anyonya, Ani, Hasamana, Puna,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 7.164.21). 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: “bālye vṛttāni sarvāṇi prīyamāṇau vicintya tau
  • bālye -
  • bālya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    bālī (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
  • vṛttāni -
  • vṛtta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    vṛt -> vṛtta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √vṛt class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √vṛt class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √vṛt class 1 verb]
  • sarvāṇi -
  • sarvāṇī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    sarva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • prīyamāṇau -
  • pre -> prīyamāṇa (participle, masculine)
    [nominative dual from √pre class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √pre class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √pre class 2 verb]
    prī -> prīyamāṇa (participle, masculine)
    [nominative dual from √prī class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √prī class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √prī class 4 verb], [nominative dual from √prī class 9 verb], [vocative dual from √prī class 9 verb], [accusative dual from √prī class 9 verb]
  • vicintya -
  • vicintya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vicintya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tau -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Line 2: “anyonyaṃ prekṣamāṇau ca hasamānau punaḥ punaḥ
  • anyonyam -
  • anyonyam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    anyonya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    anyonya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    anyonyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • prekṣam -
  • prekṣā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • āṇau -
  • āṇi (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • hasamānau -
  • has -> hasamāna (participle, masculine)
    [nominative dual from √has class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √has class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √has class 1 verb]
  • punaḥ -
  • pu (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    puna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • punaḥ -
  • pu (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    puna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 7.164.21

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 7.164.21 in Kannada sript:
ಬಾಲ್ಯೇ ವೃತ್ತಾನಿ ಸರ್ವಾಣಿ ಪ್ರೀಯಮಾಣೌ ವಿಚಿನ್ತ್ಯ ತೌ ।
ಅನ್ಯೋನ್ಯಂ ಪ್ರೇಕ್ಷಮಾಣೌ ಚ ಹಸಮಾನೌ ಪುನಃ ಪುನಃ ॥ ೨೧ ॥

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 7.164.21 in Bengali sript:
বাল্যে বৃত্তানি সর্বাণি প্রীযমাণৌ বিচিন্ত্য তৌ ।
অন্যোন্যং প্রেক্ষমাণৌ চ হসমানৌ পুনঃ পুনঃ ॥ ২১ ॥

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 7.164.21 in Gujarati sript:
બાલ્યે વૃત્તાનિ સર્વાણિ પ્રીયમાણૌ વિચિન્ત્ય તૌ ।
અન્યોન્યં પ્રેક્ષમાણૌ ચ હસમાનૌ પુનઃ પુનઃ ॥ ૨૧ ॥

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 7.164.21 in Malayalam sript:
ബാല്യേ വൃത്താനി സര്വാണി പ്രീയമാണൌ വിചിന്ത്യ തൌ ।
അന്യോന്യം പ്രേക്ഷമാണൌ ച ഹസമാനൌ പുനഃ പുനഃ ॥ ൨൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 7.164.21 in Telugu sript:
బాల్యే వృత్తాని సర్వాణి ప్రీయమాణౌ విచిన్త్య తౌ ।
అన్యోన్యం ప్రేక్షమాణౌ చ హసమానౌ పునః పునః ॥ ౨౧ ॥

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