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 14.77.24

समुत्सृष्टधनुः पार्थो विधिवद्भगिनीं तदा ।
प्राह किं करवाणीति सा च तं वाक्यमब्रवीत् ॥ २४ ॥

samutsṛṣṭadhanuḥ pārtho vidhivadbhaginīṃ tadā |
prāha kiṃ karavāṇīti sā ca taṃ vākyamabravīt || 24 ||

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

...before they could come up to him. Having cut off those sharp arrows equipt with Kanka feathers, Arjuna pierced each of the warriors opposed to him with a whetted shaft. The Saindhava...

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

Samutsrishta, Dhanu, Dhanus, Partha, Vidhivat, Bhagini, Tada, Praha, Kim, Karava, Iti, Vakya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 14.77.24). 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: “samutsṛṣṭadhanuḥ pārtho vidhivadbhaginīṃ tadā
  • samutsṛṣṭa -
  • samutsṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    samutsṛṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dhanuḥ -
  • dhanus (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    dhanu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    dhanu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • pārtho* -
  • pārtha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vidhivad -
  • vidhivat (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • bhaginīm -
  • bhaginī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • tadā -
  • tadā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tadā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “prāha kiṃ karavāṇīti ca taṃ vākyamabravīt
  • prāha -
  • prāha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kim -
  • kim (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kim (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • karavāṇī -
  • karava (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    kṛ (verb class 8)
    [imperative active first single]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • -
  • (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tam -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • vākyam -
  • vākya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vac -> vākya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 3 verb]
    vac -> vākya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 2 verb], [nominative single from √vac class 3 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 3 verb]
    vak -> vākya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √vak class 1 verb]
    vak -> vākya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √vak class 1 verb], [accusative single from √vak class 1 verb]
  • abravīt -
  • brū (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 14.77.24

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 14.77.24 in Kannada sript:
ಸಮುತ್ಸೃಷ್ಟಧನುಃ ಪಾರ್ಥೋ ವಿಧಿವದ್ಭಗಿನೀಂ ತದಾ ।
ಪ್ರಾಹ ಕಿಂ ಕರವಾಣೀತಿ ಸಾ ಚ ತಂ ವಾಕ್ಯಮಬ್ರವೀತ್ ॥ ೨೪ ॥

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 14.77.24 in Bengali sript:
সমুত্সৃষ্টধনুঃ পার্থো বিধিবদ্ভগিনীং তদা ।
প্রাহ কিং করবাণীতি সা চ তং বাক্যমব্রবীত্ ॥ ২৪ ॥

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 14.77.24 in Gujarati sript:
સમુત્સૃષ્ટધનુઃ પાર્થો વિધિવદ્ભગિનીં તદા ।
પ્રાહ કિં કરવાણીતિ સા ચ તં વાક્યમબ્રવીત્ ॥ ૨૪ ॥

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 14.77.24 in Malayalam sript:
സമുത്സൃഷ്ടധനുഃ പാര്ഥോ വിധിവദ്ഭഗിനീം തദാ ।
പ്രാഹ കിം കരവാണീതി സാ ച തം വാക്യമബ്രവീത് ॥ ൨൪ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 14.77.24 in Telugu sript:
సముత్సృష్టధనుః పార్థో విధివద్భగినీం తదా ।
ప్రాహ కిం కరవాణీతి సా చ తం వాక్యమబ్రవీత్ ॥ ౨౪ ॥

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