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 13.17.42

कमण्डलुधरो धन्वी बाणहस्तः कपालवान् ।
अशनी शतघ्नी खड्गी पट्टिशी चायुधी महान् ॥ ४२ ॥

kamaṇḍaludharo dhanvī bāṇahastaḥ kapālavān |
aśanī śataghnī khaḍgī paṭṭiśī cāyudhī mahān || 42 ||

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

...the banian.{GL_NOTE:176213:} You are he that sleeps on a human leaf when the universe, after dissolution, becomes one infinite expanse of water. You are he that shows compassion to all worshippers assuming as you listest, the form of Hari or...

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

Kamandaludhara, Dhanvin, Dhanvi, Bana, Hasta, Kapalavat, Ashani, Ashanin, Shataghni, Shataghnin, Khadgin, Khadgi, Pattishin, Cayu, Dhi, Maha, Mahat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 13.17.42). 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: “kamaṇḍaludharo dhanvī bāṇahastaḥ kapālavān
  • kamaṇḍaludharo* -
  • kamaṇḍaludhara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • dhanvī -
  • dhanvī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    dhanvī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    dhanvin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bāṇa -
  • bāṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bāṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • hastaḥ -
  • hasta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kapālavān -
  • kapālavat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “aśanī śataghnī khaḍgī paṭṭiśī cāyudhī mahān
  • aśanī -
  • aśanī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    aśani (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    aśani (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    aśanin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śataghnī -
  • śataghnī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    śataghni (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    śataghnin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • khaḍgī -
  • khaḍgī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    khaḍgī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    khaḍgin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • paṭṭiśī -
  • paṭṭiśin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • cāyu -
  • cāyu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāyu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    cāyu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • dhī -
  • dhī (noun, feminine)
    [compound]
    dhi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • mahān -
  • maha (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    mahat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 13.17.42

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 13.17.42 in Kannada sript:
ಕಮಣ್ಡಲುಧರೋ ಧನ್ವೀ ಬಾಣಹಸ್ತಃ ಕಪಾಲವಾನ್ ।
ಅಶನೀ ಶತಘ್ನೀ ಖಡ್ಗೀ ಪಟ್ಟಿಶೀ ಚಾಯುಧೀ ಮಹಾನ್ ॥ ೪೨ ॥

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 13.17.42 in Bengali sript:
কমণ্ডলুধরো ধন্বী বাণহস্তঃ কপালবান্ ।
অশনী শতঘ্নী খড্গী পট্টিশী চাযুধী মহান্ ॥ ৪২ ॥

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 13.17.42 in Gujarati sript:
કમણ્ડલુધરો ધન્વી બાણહસ્તઃ કપાલવાન્ ।
અશની શતઘ્ની ખડ્ગી પટ્ટિશી ચાયુધી મહાન્ ॥ ૪૨ ॥

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 13.17.42 in Malayalam sript:
കമണ്ഡലുധരോ ധന്വീ ബാണഹസ്തഃ കപാലവാന് ।
അശനീ ശതഘ്നീ ഖഡ്ഗീ പട്ടിശീ ചായുധീ മഹാന് ॥ ൪൨ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 13.17.42 in Telugu sript:
కమణ్డలుధరో ధన్వీ బాణహస్తః కపాలవాన్ ।
అశనీ శతఘ్నీ ఖడ్గీ పట్టిశీ చాయుధీ మహాన్ ॥ ౪౨ ॥

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