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 3.17.25

रौक्मिणेयस्ततो बाणमग्न्यर्कोपमवर्चसम् ।
अभिमन्त्र्य महास्त्रेण संदधे शत्रुनाशनम् ॥ २५ ॥

raukmiṇeyastato bāṇamagnyarkopamavarcasam |
abhimantrya mahāstreṇa saṃdadhe śatrunāśanam || 25 ||

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

...king, the lord of Saubha, drop down bereft of sense! And O son of the Kuru race, regaining his senses, the mighty Salva rose and all of a sudden discharged his arrows on Pradyumna....

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

Raukmineya, Tatah, Tad, Tata, Bana, Agni, Arka, Upama, Varcas, Varcasa, Abhimantrya, Mahastra, Sat, Dadha, Shatrunashana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.17.25). 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: “raukmiṇeyastato bāṇamagnyarkopamavarcasam
  • raukmiṇeyas -
  • raukmiṇeya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tato* -
  • tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    tata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tan -> tata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
  • bāṇam -
  • bāṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bāṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    bāṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • agnya -
  • agni (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • arko -
  • arka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    arka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • upama -
  • upama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    upama (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • varcasam -
  • varcasa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    varcas (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “abhimantrya mahāstreṇa saṃdadhe śatrunāśanam
  • abhimantrya -
  • abhimantrya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    abhimantrya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mahāstreṇa -
  • mahāstra (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • san -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
    sat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
    sam (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • dadhe -
  • dadha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    dadha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    dadhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    dadh (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
    dhā (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
    dhā (verb class 2)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
    dhā (verb class 3)
    [present middle first single], [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
    dhā (verb class 4)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
    dhe (verb class 1)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
  • śatrunāśanam -
  • śatrunāśana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śatrunāśana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śatrunāśanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.17.25

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 3.17.25 in Kannada sript:
ರೌಕ್ಮಿಣೇಯಸ್ತತೋ ಬಾಣಮಗ್ನ್ಯರ್ಕೋಪಮವರ್ಚಸಮ್ ।
ಅಭಿಮನ್ತ್ರ್ಯ ಮಹಾಸ್ತ್ರೇಣ ಸಂದಧೇ ಶತ್ರುನಾಶನಮ್ ॥ ೨೫ ॥

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 3.17.25 in Bengali sript:
রৌক্মিণেযস্ততো বাণমগ্ন্যর্কোপমবর্চসম্ ।
অভিমন্ত্র্য মহাস্ত্রেণ সংদধে শত্রুনাশনম্ ॥ ২৫ ॥

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 3.17.25 in Gujarati sript:
રૌક્મિણેયસ્તતો બાણમગ્ન્યર્કોપમવર્ચસમ્ ।
અભિમન્ત્ર્ય મહાસ્ત્રેણ સંદધે શત્રુનાશનમ્ ॥ ૨૫ ॥

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 3.17.25 in Malayalam sript:
രൌക്മിണേയസ്തതോ ബാണമഗ്ന്യര്കോപമവര്ചസമ് ।
അഭിമന്ത്ര്യ മഹാസ്ത്രേണ സംദധേ ശത്രുനാശനമ് ॥ ൨൫ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.17.25 in Telugu sript:
రౌక్మిణేయస్తతో బాణమగ్న్యర్కోపమవర్చసమ్ ।
అభిమన్త్ర్య మహాస్త్రేణ సందధే శత్రునాశనమ్ ॥ ౨౫ ॥

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