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 8.7.17

वामे पादे तु राजेन्द्र कृतवर्मा व्यवस्थितः ।
नारायणबलैर्युक्तो गोपालैर्युद्धदुर्मदः ॥ १७ ॥

vāme pāde tu rājendra kṛtavarmā vyavasthitaḥ |
nārāyaṇabalairyukto gopālairyuddhadurmadaḥ || 17 ||

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

...grandson of Sini, the two brothers speedily shrouded the car of Sini’s grandson with their shafts. Cutting off their beautiful bows, Saurin of great fame checked them both with his keen arrows in that battle. Taking...

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

Vama, Pada, Rajendra, Kritavarma, Vyavasthita, Narayana, Bala, Yukta, Gopala, Yuddhadurmada,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 8.7.17). 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: “vāme pāde tu rājendra kṛtavarmā vyavasthitaḥ
  • vāme -
  • vāma (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    vāma (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    vāmā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • pāde -
  • pāda (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • rājendra -
  • rājendra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kṛtavarmā* -
  • kṛtavarmā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vyavasthitaḥ -
  • vyavasthita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “nārāyaṇabalairyukto gopālairyuddhadurmadaḥ
  • nārāyaṇa -
  • nārāyaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nārāyaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • balair -
  • bala (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    bala (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • yukto* -
  • yukta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yuj -> yukta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √yuj class 7 verb]
  • gopālair -
  • gopāla (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • yuddhadurmadaḥ -
  • yuddhadurmada (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 8.7.17

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 8.7.17 in Kannada sript:
ವಾಮೇ ಪಾದೇ ತು ರಾಜೇನ್ದ್ರ ಕೃತವರ್ಮಾ ವ್ಯವಸ್ಥಿತಃ ।
ನಾರಾಯಣಬಲೈರ್ಯುಕ್ತೋ ಗೋಪಾಲೈರ್ಯುದ್ಧದುರ್ಮದಃ ॥ ೧೭ ॥

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 8.7.17 in Bengali sript:
বামে পাদে তু রাজেন্দ্র কৃতবর্মা ব্যবস্থিতঃ ।
নারাযণবলৈর্যুক্তো গোপালৈর্যুদ্ধদুর্মদঃ ॥ ১৭ ॥

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 8.7.17 in Gujarati sript:
વામે પાદે તુ રાજેન્દ્ર કૃતવર્મા વ્યવસ્થિતઃ ।
નારાયણબલૈર્યુક્તો ગોપાલૈર્યુદ્ધદુર્મદઃ ॥ ૧૭ ॥

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 8.7.17 in Malayalam sript:
വാമേ പാദേ തു രാജേന്ദ്ര കൃതവര്മാ വ്യവസ്ഥിതഃ ।
നാരായണബലൈര്യുക്തോ ഗോപാലൈര്യുദ്ധദുര്മദഃ ॥ ൧൭ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 8.7.17 in Telugu sript:
వామే పాదే తు రాజేన్ద్ర కృతవర్మా వ్యవస్థితః ।
నారాయణబలైర్యుక్తో గోపాలైర్యుద్ధదుర్మదః ॥ ౧౭ ॥

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