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 7.173.21

कपर्दिने करालाय हर्यक्ष्णे वरदाय च ।
याम्यायाव्यक्तकेशाय सद्वृत्ते शंकराय च ॥ २१ ॥

kapardine karālāya haryakṣṇe varadāya ca |
yāmyāyāvyaktakeśāya sadvṛtte śaṃkarāya ca || 21 ||

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

...energy, thousands of lances issued out of that one lance held by him.' "Vyasa said, 'You have, O Arjuna, seen Sankara, that First cause from which have sprung the Prajapatis...

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

Kapardin, Kapardi, Karala, Haryakshan, Varada, Yamya, Avyakta, Kesha, Sadvritta, Sadvritti, Shankara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 7.173.21). 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: “kapardine karālāya haryakṣṇe varadāya ca
  • kapardine -
  • kapardin (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    kapardin (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    kapardī (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • karālāya -
  • karāla (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    karāla (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • haryakṣṇe -
  • haryakṣan (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    haryakṣan (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • varadāya -
  • varada (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    varada (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “yāmyāyāvyaktakeśāya sadvṛtte śaṃkarāya ca
  • yāmyāyā -
  • yāmya (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    yāmya (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • avyakta -
  • avyakta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    avyakta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • keśāya -
  • keśa (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    keśa (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • sadvṛtte -
  • sadvṛtta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    sadvṛtta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    sadvṛttā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    sadvṛtti (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • śaṅkarāya -
  • śaṅkara (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    śaṅkara (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 7.173.21

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 7.173.21 in Kannada sript:
ಕಪರ್ದಿನೇ ಕರಾಲಾಯ ಹರ್ಯಕ್ಷ್ಣೇ ವರದಾಯ ಚ ।
ಯಾಮ್ಯಾಯಾವ್ಯಕ್ತಕೇಶಾಯ ಸದ್ವೃತ್ತೇ ಶಂಕರಾಯ ಚ ॥ 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 7.173.21 in Bengali sript:
কপর্দিনে করালায হর্যক্ষ্ণে বরদায চ ।
যাম্যাযাব্যক্তকেশায সদ্বৃত্তে শংকরায চ ॥ 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 7.173.21 in Gujarati sript:
કપર્દિને કરાલાય હર્યક્ષ્ણે વરદાય ચ ।
યામ્યાયાવ્યક્તકેશાય સદ્વૃત્તે શંકરાય ચ ॥ 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 7.173.21 in Malayalam sript:
കപര്ദിനേ കരാലായ ഹര്യക്ഷ്ണേ വരദായ ച ।
യാമ്യായാവ്യക്തകേശായ സദ്വൃത്തേ ശംകരായ ച ॥ ൨൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 7.173.21 in Telugu sript:
కపర్దినే కరాలాయ హర్యక్ష్ణే వరదాయ చ ।
యామ్యాయావ్యక్తకేశాయ సద్వృత్తే శంకరాయ చ ॥ ౨౧ ॥

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