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 9.12.7

सात्यकिं पञ्चविंशत्या शल्यो विव्याध मारिष ।
भीमसेनं त्रिसप्तत्या नकुलं सप्तभिस्तथा ॥ ७ ॥

sātyakiṃ pañcaviṃśatyā śalyo vivyādha māriṣa |
bhīmasenaṃ trisaptatyā nakulaṃ saptabhistathā || 7 ||

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

...arrowy showers (upon the Kauravas). Indeed, the Pandavas, inspired with desire of victory, O monarch, careered beautifully on all sides amongst your divisions. Kripa...

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

Satyaki, Pancavimshati, Shali, Shalya, Marisha, Bhimasena, Trisaptati, Nakula, Saptan, Tatha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 9.12.7). 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: “sātyakiṃ pañcaviṃśatyā śalyo vivyādha māriṣa
  • sātyakim -
  • sātyaki (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • pañcaviṃśatyā -
  • pañcaviṃśati (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • śalyo* -
  • śalī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    śalya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    śal -> śalya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √śal class 10 verb]
  • vivyādha -
  • vyadh (verb class 4)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • māriṣa -
  • māriṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “bhīmasenaṃ trisaptatyā nakulaṃ saptabhistathā
  • bhīmasenam -
  • bhīmasena (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • trisaptatyā* -
  • trisaptati (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • nakulam -
  • nakula (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nakula (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    nakulā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • saptabhis -
  • saptan (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    saptan (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • tathā -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 9.12.7

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 9.12.7 in Kannada sript:
ಸಾತ್ಯಕಿಂ ಪಞ್ಚವಿಂಶತ್ಯಾ ಶಲ್ಯೋ ವಿವ್ಯಾಧ ಮಾರಿಷ ।
ಭೀಮಸೇನಂ ತ್ರಿಸಪ್ತತ್ಯಾ ನಕುಲಂ ಸಪ್ತಭಿಸ್ತಥಾ ॥ ೭ ॥

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 9.12.7 in Bengali sript:
সাত্যকিং পঞ্চবিংশত্যা শল্যো বিব্যাধ মারিষ ।
ভীমসেনং ত্রিসপ্তত্যা নকুলং সপ্তভিস্তথা ॥ ৭ ॥

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 9.12.7 in Gujarati sript:
સાત્યકિં પઞ્ચવિંશત્યા શલ્યો વિવ્યાધ મારિષ ।
ભીમસેનં ત્રિસપ્તત્યા નકુલં સપ્તભિસ્તથા ॥ ૭ ॥

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 9.12.7 in Malayalam sript:
സാത്യകിം പഞ്ചവിംശത്യാ ശല്യോ വിവ്യാധ മാരിഷ ।
ഭീമസേനം ത്രിസപ്തത്യാ നകുലം സപ്തഭിസ്തഥാ ॥ ൭ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 9.12.7 in Telugu sript:
సాత్యకిం పఞ్చవింశత్యా శల్యో వివ్యాధ మారిష ।
భీమసేనం త్రిసప్తత్యా నకులం సప్తభిస్తథా ॥ ౭ ॥

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