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 7.164.99

स भवांस्त्रातु नो द्रोणात्सत्याज्ज्यायोऽनृतं भवेत् ।
अनृतं जीवितस्यार्थे वदन्न स्पृश्यतेऽनृतैः ॥ ९९ ॥

sa bhavāṃstrātu no droṇātsatyājjyāyo'nṛtaṃ bhavet |
anṛtaṃ jīvitasyārthe vadanna spṛśyate'nṛtaiḥ || 99 ||

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

...and possessed of the splendour of fire. That arrow, resembling a fire of fierce flame, while within the circle of his bow, looked like the autumnal sun of great splendour within a...

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

Bhava, Bhavant, Tri, Tra, Anrita, Jivita, Artha, Vadat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 7.164.99). 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: “sa bhavāṃstrātu no droṇātsatyājjyāyo'nṛtaṃ bhavet
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhavāṃs -
  • bhava (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    bhavant (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • trā -
  • tṛ (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    tra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    trā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ātu -
  • ātu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • no* -
  • Cannot analyse droṇātsatyājjyāyo'nṛtam*bh
  • bhavet -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • Line 2: “anṛtaṃ jīvitasyārthe vadanna spṛśyate'nṛtaiḥ
  • anṛtam -
  • anṛta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    anṛta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    anṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • jīvitasyā -
  • jīvita (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    jīvita (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    jīv -> jīvita (participle, masculine)
    [genitive single from √jīv class 1 verb]
    jīv -> jīvita (participle, neuter)
    [genitive single from √jīv class 1 verb]
  • arthe -
  • artha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    artha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    arth (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • vadann -
  • vad -> vadat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √vad class 1 verb], [vocative single from √vad class 1 verb]
  • a -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • spṛśyate' -
  • spṛś (verb class 6)
    [present passive third single]
  • anṛtaiḥ -
  • anṛta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    anṛta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 7.164.99

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 7.164.99 in Kannada sript:
ಸ ಭವಾಂಸ್ತ್ರಾತು ನೋ ದ್ರೋಣಾತ್ಸತ್ಯಾಜ್ಜ್ಯಾಯೋಽನೃತಂ ಭವೇತ್ ।
ಅನೃತಂ ಜೀವಿತಸ್ಯಾರ್ಥೇ ವದನ್ನ ಸ್ಪೃಶ್ಯತೇಽನೃತೈಃ ॥ ೯೯ ॥

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 7.164.99 in Bengali sript:
স ভবাংস্ত্রাতু নো দ্রোণাত্সত্যাজ্জ্যাযোঽনৃতং ভবেত্ ।
অনৃতং জীবিতস্যার্থে বদন্ন স্পৃশ্যতেঽনৃতৈঃ ॥ ৯৯ ॥

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 7.164.99 in Gujarati sript:
સ ભવાંસ્ત્રાતુ નો દ્રોણાત્સત્યાજ્જ્યાયોઽનૃતં ભવેત્ ।
અનૃતં જીવિતસ્યાર્થે વદન્ન સ્પૃશ્યતેઽનૃતૈઃ ॥ ૯૯ ॥

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 7.164.99 in Malayalam sript:
സ ഭവാംസ്ത്രാതു നോ ദ്രോണാത്സത്യാജ്ജ്യായോഽനൃതം ഭവേത് ।
അനൃതം ജീവിതസ്യാര്ഥേ വദന്ന സ്പൃശ്യതേഽനൃതൈഃ ॥ ൯൯ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 7.164.99 in Telugu sript:
స భవాంస్త్రాతు నో ద్రోణాత్సత్యాజ్జ్యాయోఽనృతం భవేత్ ।
అనృతం జీవితస్యార్థే వదన్న స్పృశ్యతేఽనృతైః ॥ ౯౯ ॥

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