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Mahabharata [sanskrit]
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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 1.178.17
हाहाकृतं तद्धनुषा दृढेन निष्पिष्टभग्नाङ्गदकुण्डलं च ।
कृष्णानिमित्तं विनिवृत्तभावं राज्ञां तदा मण्डलमार्तमासीत् ॥ १७ ॥
hāhākṛtaṃ taddhanuṣā dṛḍhena niṣpiṣṭabhagnāṅgadakuṇḍalaṃ ca |
kṛṣṇānimittaṃ vinivṛttabhāvaṃ rājñāṃ tadā maṇḍalamārtamāsīt || 17 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...many other mighty sons of Dhritarashtra—all heroes—accompanied by Karna, have come for your hand. Innumerable other illustrious monarchs all bulls among Kshatriyas—have also come for...
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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 (1.178.17). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Hahakrita, Tat, Tad, Hanusha, Dridha, Nishpishta, Bhagna, Angada, Kundala, Krishna, Mit, Vinivritta, Bhava, Rajan, Tada, Mandala, Arta,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.178.17). 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: “hāhākṛtaṃ taddhanuṣā dṛḍhena niṣpiṣṭabhagnāṅgadakuṇḍalaṃ ca ”
- hāhākṛtam -
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hāhākṛta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]hāhākṛta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]hāhākṛtā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- taddh -
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tat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- hanuṣā* -
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hanuṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- dṛḍhena -
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dṛḍha (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]dṛḍha (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- niṣpiṣṭa -
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niṣpiṣṭa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]niṣpiṣṭa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhagnā -
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bhagna (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]bhagna (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]bhagnā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aṅgada -
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aṅgada (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]aṅgada (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kuṇḍalam -
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kuṇḍala (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kuṇḍala (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kuṇḍalā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- Line 2: “kṛṣṇānimittaṃ vinivṛttabhāvaṃ rājñāṃ tadā maṇḍalamārtamāsīt ”
- kṛṣṇāni -
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kṛṣṇa (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- mit -
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mit (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
- tam -
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ta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tā (noun, feminine)[adverb]tan (noun, masculine)[adverb]sa (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- vinivṛtta -
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vinivṛtta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vinivṛtta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhāvam -
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bhāva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]√bhū -> bhāvam (absolutive)[absolutive from √bhū]
- rājñām -
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rājan (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]
- tadā* -
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tadā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]tada (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- maṇḍalam -
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maṇḍala (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]maṇḍala (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]maṇḍalā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ārtam -
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ārta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ārta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]ārtā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- āsīt -
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√ās (verb class 2)[aorist active third single], [injunctive active third single]√as (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 1.178.17
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 1.178.17 in Kannada sript:
ಹಾಹಾಕೃತಂ ತದ್ಧನುಷಾ ದೃಢೇನ ನಿಷ್ಪಿಷ್ಟಭಗ್ನಾಙ್ಗದಕುಣ್ಡಲಂ ಚ ।
ಕೃಷ್ಣಾನಿಮಿತ್ತಂ ವಿನಿವೃತ್ತಭಾವಂ ರಾಜ್ಞಾಂ ತದಾ ಮಣ್ಡಲಮಾರ್ತಮಾಸೀತ್ ॥ ೧೭ ॥
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 1.178.17 in Bengali sript:
হাহাকৃতং তদ্ধনুষা দৃঢেন নিষ্পিষ্টভগ্নাঙ্গদকুণ্ডলং চ ।
কৃষ্ণানিমিত্তং বিনিবৃত্তভাবং রাজ্ঞাং তদা মণ্ডলমার্তমাসীত্ ॥ ১৭ ॥
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 1.178.17 in Gujarati sript:
હાહાકૃતં તદ્ધનુષા દૃઢેન નિષ્પિષ્ટભગ્નાઙ્ગદકુણ્ડલં ચ ।
કૃષ્ણાનિમિત્તં વિનિવૃત્તભાવં રાજ્ઞાં તદા મણ્ડલમાર્તમાસીત્ ॥ ૧૭ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 1.178.17 in Malayalam sript:
ഹാഹാകൃതം തദ്ധനുഷാ ദൃഢേന നിഷ്പിഷ്ടഭഗ്നാങ്ഗദകുണ്ഡലം ച ।
കൃഷ്ണാനിമിത്തം വിനിവൃത്തഭാവം രാജ്ഞാം തദാ മണ്ഡലമാര്തമാസീത് ॥ ൧൭ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 1.178.17 in Telugu sript:
హాహాకృతం తద్ధనుషా దృఢేన నిష్పిష్టభగ్నాఙ్గదకుణ్డలం చ ।
కృష్ణానిమిత్తం వినివృత్తభావం రాజ్ఞాం తదా మణ్డలమార్తమాసీత్ ॥ ౧౭ ॥