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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 1.47.25
उच्चावचाश्च बहवो नानावर्णा विषोल्बणाः ।
घोराश्च परिघप्रख्या दन्दशूका महाबलाः ।
प्रपेतुरग्नावुरगा मातृवाग्दण्डपीडिताः ॥ २५ ॥
uccāvacāśca bahavo nānāvarṇā viṣolbaṇāḥ |
ghorāśca parighaprakhyā dandaśūkā mahābalāḥ |
prapeturagnāvuragā mātṛvāgdaṇḍapīḍitāḥ || 25 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...of all the snakes to tremble with fear, they poured clarified butter into the mouth of Agni uttering the names of the snakes. And the snakes thereupon began to fall into the blazing fire...
English translation by Kisari Mohan Ganguly (2013) Read online Buy now!
Glossary of Sanskrit terms
Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (1.47.25). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Uccavaca, Bahu, Bahava, Nanavarna, Visholbana, Ghora, Parigha, Prakhya, Dandashuka, Mahabala, Prapa, Tura, Gna, Aga, Ago, Vagdanda, Pidita,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.47.25). 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: “uccāvacāśca bahavo nānāvarṇā viṣolbaṇāḥ ”
- uccāvacāś -
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uccāvaca (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]uccāvacā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bahavo* -
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bahu (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]bahava (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- nānāvarṇā* -
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nānāvarṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]nānāvarṇā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- viṣolbaṇāḥ -
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viṣolbaṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]viṣolbaṇā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- Line 2: “ghorāśca parighaprakhyā dandaśūkā mahābalāḥ ”
- ghorāś -
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ghora (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]ghorā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- parigha -
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parigha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- prakhyā* -
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prakhya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]prakhyā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- dandaśūkā* -
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dandaśūka (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]dandaśūkā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- mahābalāḥ -
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mahābala (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]mahābalā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- Line 3: “prapeturagnāvuragā mātṛvāgdaṇḍapīḍitāḥ ”
- prape -
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prapā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- tura -
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tura (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tura (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√tur (verb class 6)[imperative active second single]
- gnā -
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gnā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- avur -
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√vā (verb class 2)[imperfect active third plural]
- agā* -
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aga (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]agā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]ago (noun, feminine)[accusative plural]√gā (verb class 2)[imperfect active second single], [aorist active second single]√gā (verb class 3)[aorist active second single]√gā (verb class 2)[imperfect active second single]
- mātṛ -
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mātṛ (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]mātṛ (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- vāgdaṇḍa -
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vāgdaṇḍa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- pīḍitāḥ -
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pīḍita (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]pīḍitā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√pīḍ -> pīḍita (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √pīḍ class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √pīḍ class 10 verb]√pīḍ -> pīḍitā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √pīḍ class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √pīḍ class 10 verb], [accusative plural from √pīḍ class 10 verb]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.47.25
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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The Mahabharata in Kannada (Set of 32 Volumes)
by Bharatha Darshana Bangalore (2003)
ಶ್ರೇಮಹಭಾರತ [ಮಹಾಭಾರತ]; 13907 pages;
Buy now!Preview of verse 1.47.25 in Kannada sript:
ಉಚ್ಚಾವಚಾಶ್ಚ ಬಹವೋ ನಾನಾವರ್ಣಾ ವಿಷೋಲ್ಬಣಾಃ ।
ಘೋರಾಶ್ಚ ಪರಿಘಪ್ರಖ್ಯಾ ದನ್ದಶೂಕಾ ಮಹಾಬಲಾಃ ।
ಪ್ರಪೇತುರಗ್ನಾವುರಗಾ ಮಾತೃವಾಗ್ದಣ್ಡಪೀಡಿತಾಃ ॥ ೨೫ ॥
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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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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The Mahabharata in Bengali (Two Volumes)
by Akshay Library, Kolkata (2019)
3049 pages; [মহাভারত] [মহার্ষী বদভ্যাস (Maharishi Vedvyas)]
Buy now!Preview of verse 1.47.25 in Bengali sript:
উচ্চাবচাশ্চ বহবো নানাবর্ণা বিষোল্বণাঃ ।
ঘোরাশ্চ পরিঘপ্রখ্যা দন্দশূকা মহাবলাঃ ।
প্রপেতুরগ্নাবুরগা মাতৃবাগ্দণ্ডপীডিতাঃ ॥ ২৫ ॥
Mahabharat in Gujarati (20 Volumes)
by Dinkar Joshi (દિનકર જોશી) (2010)
14252 pages; [મહાભારત] [Publisher: Pravin Prakashan Pvt. Ltd, Rajkot]
Buy now!Preview of verse 1.47.25 in Gujarati sript:
ઉચ્ચાવચાશ્ચ બહવો નાનાવર્ણા વિષોલ્બણાઃ ।
ઘોરાશ્ચ પરિઘપ્રખ્યા દન્દશૂકા મહાબલાઃ ।
પ્રપેતુરગ્નાવુરગા માતૃવાગ્દણ્ડપીડિતાઃ ॥ ૨૫ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 1.47.25 in Malayalam sript:
ഉച്ചാവചാശ്ച ബഹവോ നാനാവര്ണാ വിഷോല്ബണാഃ ।
ഘോരാശ്ച പരിഘപ്രഖ്യാ ദന്ദശൂകാ മഹാബലാഃ ।
പ്രപേതുരഗ്നാവുരഗാ മാതൃവാഗ്ദണ്ഡപീഡിതാഃ ॥ ൨൫ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 1.47.25 in Telugu sript:
ఉచ్చావచాశ్చ బహవో నానావర్ణా విషోల్బణాః ।
ఘోరాశ్చ పరిఘప్రఖ్యా దన్దశూకా మహాబలాః ।
ప్రపేతురగ్నావురగా మాతృవాగ్దణ్డపీడితాః ॥ ౨౫ ॥