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 7.170.12

यथा शिलोच्चये शैलः सागरे सागरो यथा ।
प्रतिहन्येत राजेन्द्र तथासन्कुरुपाण्डवाः ॥ १२ ॥

yathā śiloccaye śailaḥ sāgare sāgaro yathā |
pratihanyeta rājendra tathāsankurupāṇḍavāḥ || 12 ||

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

...Bhimasena, the son of Pandu, beholding the warriors about to abandon their weapons, said these words, O king, gladdening them all: 'None should lay down his weapons here. I shall,...

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

Yatha, Shiloccaya, Shaila, Sagara, Prati, Rajendra, Tatha, Asat, Kurupandava,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 7.170.12). 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: “yathā śiloccaye śailaḥ sāgare sāgaro yathā
  • yathā -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • śiloccaye -
  • śiloccaya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • śailaḥ -
  • śaila (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sāgare -
  • sāgara (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    sāgara (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    sāgarā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • sāgaro* -
  • sāgara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • yathā -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • Line 2: “pratihanyeta rājendra tathāsankurupāṇḍavāḥ
  • prati -
  • prati (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    prati (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    pratī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    pratī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    pratī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    prati (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • hanyeta -
  • han (verb class 1)
    [optative passive third single]
    han (verb class 2)
    [optative passive third single]
  • rājendra -
  • rājendra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tathā -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tatha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tatha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • asan -
  • asat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • kurupāṇḍavāḥ -
  • kurupāṇḍava (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 7.170.12

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 7.170.12 in Kannada sript:
ಯಥಾ ಶಿಲೋಚ್ಚಯೇ ಶೈಲಃ ಸಾಗರೇ ಸಾಗರೋ ಯಥಾ ।
ಪ್ರತಿಹನ್ಯೇತ ರಾಜೇನ್ದ್ರ ತಥಾಸನ್ಕುರುಪಾಣ್ಡವಾಃ ॥ ೧೨ ॥

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 7.170.12 in Bengali sript:
যথা শিলোচ্চযে শৈলঃ সাগরে সাগরো যথা ।
প্রতিহন্যেত রাজেন্দ্র তথাসন্কুরুপাণ্ডবাঃ ॥ ১২ ॥

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 7.170.12 in Gujarati sript:
યથા શિલોચ્ચયે શૈલઃ સાગરે સાગરો યથા ।
પ્રતિહન્યેત રાજેન્દ્ર તથાસન્કુરુપાણ્ડવાઃ ॥ ૧૨ ॥

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 7.170.12 in Malayalam sript:
യഥാ ശിലോച്ചയേ ശൈലഃ സാഗരേ സാഗരോ യഥാ ।
പ്രതിഹന്യേത രാജേന്ദ്ര തഥാസന്കുരുപാണ്ഡവാഃ ॥ ൧൨ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 7.170.12 in Telugu sript:
యథా శిలోచ్చయే శైలః సాగరే సాగరో యథా ।
ప్రతిహన్యేత రాజేన్ద్ర తథాసన్కురుపాణ్డవాః ॥ ౧౨ ॥

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