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 13.24.74

शस्त्रविक्रयकाश्चैव कर्तारश्च युधिष्ठिर ।
शल्यानां धनुषां चैव ते वै निरयगामिनः ॥ ७४ ॥

śastravikrayakāścaiva kartāraśca yudhiṣṭhira |
śalyānāṃ dhanuṣāṃ caiva te vai nirayagāminaḥ || 74 ||

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

...qualifications? In making gifts, therefore one should always select the object to whom the gifts are to be made. Hearing of a Brahmana possessed of proper qualifications and regarded with respect by all good people, one should invite him even...

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

Shastra, Vikrayaka, Kartri, Kartara, Yudhishthira, Shalya, Dhanus, Tad, Yushmad, Niraya, Gamin,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 13.24.74). 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: “śastravikrayakāścaiva kartāraśca yudhiṣṭhira
  • śastra -
  • śastra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śastra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vikrayakāś -
  • vikrayaka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • kartāraś -
  • kartṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    kartāra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kṛ (verb class 1)
    [periphrastic-future active third plural]
    kṛ (verb class 2)
    [periphrastic-future active third plural]
    kṛ (verb class 5)
    [periphrastic-future active third plural]
    kṛ (verb class 8)
    [periphrastic-future active third plural]
    kṛ (verb class 3)
    [periphrastic-future active third plural]
    kṛ (verb class 6)
    [periphrastic-future active third plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yudhiṣṭhira -
  • yudhiṣṭhira (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “śalyānāṃ dhanuṣāṃ caiva te vai nirayagāminaḥ
  • śalyānām -
  • śalya (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    śalya (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    śalyā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
    śal -> śalya (participle, masculine)
    [genitive plural from √śal class 10 verb]
    śal -> śalya (participle, neuter)
    [genitive plural from √śal class 10 verb]
    śal -> śalyā (participle, feminine)
    [genitive plural from √śal class 10 verb]
  • dhanuṣām -
  • dhanus (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • vai -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
  • niraya -
  • niraya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • gāminaḥ -
  • gāmin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    gāmin (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 13.24.74

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 13.24.74 in Kannada sript:
ಶಸ್ತ್ರವಿಕ್ರಯಕಾಶ್ಚೈವ ಕರ್ತಾರಶ್ಚ ಯುಧಿಷ್ಠಿರ ।
ಶಲ್ಯಾನಾಂ ಧನುಷಾಂ ಚೈವ ತೇ ವೈ ನಿರಯಗಾಮಿನಃ ॥ ೭೪ ॥

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 13.24.74 in Bengali sript:
শস্ত্রবিক্রযকাশ্চৈব কর্তারশ্চ যুধিষ্ঠির ।
শল্যানাং ধনুষাং চৈব তে বৈ নিরযগামিনঃ ॥ ৭৪ ॥

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 13.24.74 in Gujarati sript:
શસ્ત્રવિક્રયકાશ્ચૈવ કર્તારશ્ચ યુધિષ્ઠિર ।
શલ્યાનાં ધનુષાં ચૈવ તે વૈ નિરયગામિનઃ ॥ ૭૪ ॥

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 13.24.74 in Malayalam sript:
ശസ്ത്രവിക്രയകാശ്ചൈവ കര്താരശ്ച യുധിഷ്ഠിര ।
ശല്യാനാം ധനുഷാം ചൈവ തേ വൈ നിരയഗാമിനഃ ॥ ൭൪ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 13.24.74 in Telugu sript:
శస్త్రవిక్రయకాశ్చైవ కర్తారశ్చ యుధిష్ఠిర ।
శల్యానాం ధనుషాం చైవ తే వై నిరయగామినః ॥ ౭౪ ॥

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