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 3.138.7

प्रकाल्यमानस्तेनायं शूलहस्तेन रक्षसा ।
अग्न्यागारं प्रति द्वारि मया दोर्भ्यां निवारितः ॥ ७ ॥

prakālyamānastenāyaṃ śūlahastena rakṣasā |
agnyāgāraṃ prati dvāri mayā dorbhyāṃ nivāritaḥ || 7 ||

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

...three worlds. O Pandu’s son, in prowess, Phalguni is like unto Vasudeva, and in fight he is invincible and unrivalled, even like unto Kartavirya. Alas! I see him not, O Bhima. In...

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

Pra, Kalyamana, Tad, Tena, Aya, Idam, Shulahasta, Rakshas, Rakshasa, Agnyagara, Prati, Dvari, Maya, Dos, Nivarita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.138.7). 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: “prakālyamānastenāyaṃ śūlahastena rakṣasā
  • pra -
  • pra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kālyamānas -
  • kal -> kālyamāna (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √kal]
  • tenā -
  • tena (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    tan (verb class 8)
    [perfect active second plural]
    tan (verb class 4)
    [perfect active second plural]
    tan (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • ayam -
  • aya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śūlahastena -
  • śūlahasta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    śūlahasta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • rakṣasā -
  • rakṣas (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    rakṣas (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    rakṣasā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “agnyāgāraṃ prati dvāri mayā dorbhyāṃ nivāritaḥ
  • agnyāgāram -
  • agnyāgāra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • prati -
  • prati (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    prati (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    pratī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    pratī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    pratī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • dvāri -
  • dvārī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    dvārin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • mayā* -
  • maya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    mayā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • dorbhyām -
  • dos (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
  • nivāritaḥ -
  • nivārita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.138.7

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 3.138.7 in Kannada sript:
ಪ್ರಕಾಲ್ಯಮಾನಸ್ತೇನಾಯಂ ಶೂಲಹಸ್ತೇನ ರಕ್ಷಸಾ ।
ಅಗ್ನ್ಯಾಗಾರಂ ಪ್ರತಿ ದ್ವಾರಿ ಮಯಾ ದೋರ್ಭ್ಯಾಂ ನಿವಾರಿತಃ ॥ 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 3.138.7 in Bengali sript:
প্রকাল্যমানস্তেনাযং শূলহস্তেন রক্ষসা ।
অগ্ন্যাগারং প্রতি দ্বারি মযা দোর্ভ্যাং নিবারিতঃ ॥ 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 3.138.7 in Gujarati sript:
પ્રકાલ્યમાનસ્તેનાયં શૂલહસ્તેન રક્ષસા ।
અગ્ન્યાગારં પ્રતિ દ્વારિ મયા દોર્ભ્યાં નિવારિતઃ ॥ 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 3.138.7 in Malayalam sript:
പ്രകാല്യമാനസ്തേനായം ശൂലഹസ്തേന രക്ഷസാ ।
അഗ്ന്യാഗാരം പ്രതി ദ്വാരി മയാ ദോര്ഭ്യാം നിവാരിതഃ ॥ ൭ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.138.7 in Telugu sript:
ప్రకాల్యమానస్తేనాయం శూలహస్తేన రక్షసా ।
అగ్న్యాగారం ప్రతి ద్వారి మయా దోర్భ్యాం నివారితః ॥ ౭ ॥

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