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 7.164.116

पार्षतेन परामृष्टं ज्वलन्तमिव तद्धनुः ।
अन्तकालमिव प्राप्तं मेनिरे वीक्ष्य सैनिकाः ॥ ११६ ॥

pārṣatena parāmṛṣṭaṃ jvalantamiva taddhanuḥ |
antakālamiva prāptaṃ menire vīkṣya sainikāḥ || 116 ||

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

...that mace, while it was on the point of being hurled at him. Beholding his mace cut off by Drona with arrows, that tiger among men, (viz., the Pancala prince), took up a spotless sword...

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

Parshata, Paramrishta, Jvalat, Iva, Tat, Tad, Hanu, Antakala, Prapta, Vikshya, Sainika,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 7.164.116). 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: “pārṣatena parāmṛṣṭaṃ jvalantamiva taddhanuḥ
  • pārṣatena -
  • pārṣata (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    pārṣata (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • parāmṛṣṭam -
  • parāmṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    parāmṛṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    parāmṛṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • jvalantam -
  • jvalat (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    jval -> jvalat (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √jval class 1 verb]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • taddh -
  • tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • hanuḥ -
  • hanu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    hanu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “antakālamiva prāptaṃ menire vīkṣya sainikāḥ
  • antakālam -
  • antakāla (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • prāptam -
  • prāpta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    prāpta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    prāptā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • menire -
  • man (verb class 4)
    [perfect middle third plural]
    man (verb class 8)
    [perfect middle third plural]
  • vīkṣya -
  • vīkṣya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vīkṣya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sainikāḥ -
  • sainika (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sainikā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 7.164.116

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 7.164.116 in Kannada sript:
ಪಾರ್ಷತೇನ ಪರಾಮೃಷ್ಟಂ ಜ್ವಲನ್ತಮಿವ ತದ್ಧನುಃ ।
ಅನ್ತಕಾಲಮಿವ ಪ್ರಾಪ್ತಂ ಮೇನಿರೇ ವೀಕ್ಷ್ಯ ಸೈನಿಕಾಃ ॥ ೧೧೬ ॥

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 7.164.116 in Bengali sript:
পার্ষতেন পরামৃষ্টং জ্বলন্তমিব তদ্ধনুঃ ।
অন্তকালমিব প্রাপ্তং মেনিরে বীক্ষ্য সৈনিকাঃ ॥ ১১৬ ॥

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 7.164.116 in Gujarati sript:
પાર્ષતેન પરામૃષ્ટં જ્વલન્તમિવ તદ્ધનુઃ ।
અન્તકાલમિવ પ્રાપ્તં મેનિરે વીક્ષ્ય સૈનિકાઃ ॥ ૧૧૬ ॥

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 7.164.116 in Malayalam sript:
പാര്ഷതേന പരാമൃഷ്ടം ജ്വലന്തമിവ തദ്ധനുഃ ।
അന്തകാലമിവ പ്രാപ്തം മേനിരേ വീക്ഷ്യ സൈനികാഃ ॥ ൧൧൬ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 7.164.116 in Telugu sript:
పార్షతేన పరామృష్టం జ్వలన్తమివ తద్ధనుః ।
అన్తకాలమివ ప్రాప్తం మేనిరే వీక్ష్య సైనికాః ॥ ౧౧౬ ॥

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