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 16.3.7

व्यजायन्त खरा गोषु करभाश्वतरीषु च ।
शुनीष्वपि बिडालाश्च मूषका नकुलीषु च ॥ ७ ॥

vyajāyanta kharā goṣu karabhāśvatarīṣu ca |
śunīṣvapi biḍālāśca mūṣakā nakulīṣu ca || 7 ||

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

...mouse of the mongoose. The Vrishnis, committing sinful acts, were not seen to feel any shame. They showed disregard for Brahmanas and the Pitris and the deities, They insulted...

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

Vyaja, Ayat, Idam, Khara, Karabha, Ashvatari, Shuni, Api, Bidala, Mushaka, Nakuli,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 16.3.7). 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: “vyajāyanta kharā goṣu karabhāśvatarīṣu ca
  • vyajā -
  • vyaja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vyajā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ayan -
  • ayat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ta -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • kharā* -
  • khara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    kharā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • goṣu -
  • go (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
  • karabhā -
  • karabha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    karabha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    karabhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aśvatarīṣu -
  • aśvatarī (noun, feminine)
    [locative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “śunīṣvapi biḍālāśca mūṣakā nakulīṣu ca
  • śunīṣva -
  • śunī (noun, feminine)
    [locative plural]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • biḍālāś -
  • biḍāla (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    biḍālā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mūṣakā* -
  • mūṣaka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • nakulīṣu -
  • nakulī (noun, feminine)
    [locative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 16.3.7

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 16.3.7 in Kannada sript:
ವ್ಯಜಾಯನ್ತ ಖರಾ ಗೋಷು ಕರಭಾಶ್ವತರೀಷು ಚ ।
ಶುನೀಷ್ವಪಿ ಬಿಡಾಲಾಶ್ಚ ಮೂಷಕಾ ನಕುಲೀಷು ಚ ॥ 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 16.3.7 in Bengali sript:
ব্যজাযন্ত খরা গোষু করভাশ্বতরীষু চ ।
শুনীষ্বপি বিডালাশ্চ মূষকা নকুলীষু চ ॥ 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 16.3.7 in Gujarati sript:
વ્યજાયન્ત ખરા ગોષુ કરભાશ્વતરીષુ ચ ।
શુનીષ્વપિ બિડાલાશ્ચ મૂષકા નકુલીષુ ચ ॥ 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 16.3.7 in Malayalam sript:
വ്യജായന്ത ഖരാ ഗോഷു കരഭാശ്വതരീഷു ച ।
ശുനീഷ്വപി ബിഡാലാശ്ച മൂഷകാ നകുലീഷു ച ॥ ൭ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 16.3.7 in Telugu sript:
వ్యజాయన్త ఖరా గోషు కరభాశ్వతరీషు చ ।
శునీష్వపి బిడాలాశ్చ మూషకా నకులీషు చ ॥ ౭ ॥

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