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 3.169.7

ततो निवातकवचा व्योम संछाद्य केवलम् ।
अदृश्या ह्यभ्यवर्तन्त विसृजन्तः शिलोच्चयान् ॥ ७ ॥

tato nivātakavacā vyoma saṃchādya kevalam |
adṛśyā hyabhyavartanta visṛjantaḥ śiloccayān || 7 ||

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

...that forest he pulled out trees by the roots, with great violence and broke them too, causing the earth and the woods and the (surrounding) places to resound. And then shouting and trampling...

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

Tatah, Tad, Tata, Nivatakavaca, Vyoman, Vyoma, Sanchadya, Kevalam, Kevala, Adrishya, Abhi, Srijat, Shiloccaya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.169.7). 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: “tato nivātakavacā vyoma saṃchādya kevalam
  • 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]
  • nivātakavacā* -
  • nivātakavaca (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    nivātakavacā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vyoma -
  • vyoman (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    vyoman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vyoma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sañchādya -
  • sañchādya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sañchādya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kevalam -
  • kevalam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kevala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kevala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kevalā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “adṛśyā hyabhyavartanta visṛjantaḥ śiloccayān
  • adṛśyā* -
  • adṛśya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    adṛśyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • hya -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • abhya -
  • abhi (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    abhi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    abhi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    abhi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    abhī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    abhī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    abhī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    abhi (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • avartanta -
  • vṛt (verb class 1)
    [imperfect middle third plural]
  • vi -
  • vi (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    vi (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    vi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    vi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ve (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • sṛjantaḥ -
  • sṛj -> sṛjat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √sṛj class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √sṛj class 6 verb]
  • śiloccayān -
  • śiloccaya (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.169.7

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 3.169.7 in Kannada sript:
ತತೋ ನಿವಾತಕವಚಾ ವ್ಯೋಮ ಸಂಛಾದ್ಯ ಕೇವಲಮ್ ।
ಅದೃಶ್ಯಾ ಹ್ಯಭ್ಯವರ್ತನ್ತ ವಿಸೃಜನ್ತಃ ಶಿಲೋಚ್ಚಯಾನ್ ॥ 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 3.169.7 in Bengali sript:
ততো নিবাতকবচা ব্যোম সংছাদ্য কেবলম্ ।
অদৃশ্যা হ্যভ্যবর্তন্ত বিসৃজন্তঃ শিলোচ্চযান্ ॥ 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 3.169.7 in Gujarati sript:
તતો નિવાતકવચા વ્યોમ સંછાદ્ય કેવલમ્ ।
અદૃશ્યા હ્યભ્યવર્તન્ત વિસૃજન્તઃ શિલોચ્ચયાન્ ॥ 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 3.169.7 in Malayalam sript:
തതോ നിവാതകവചാ വ്യോമ സംഛാദ്യ കേവലമ് ।
അദൃശ്യാ ഹ്യഭ്യവര്തന്ത വിസൃജന്തഃ ശിലോച്ചയാന് ॥ ൭ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.169.7 in Telugu sript:
తతో నివాతకవచా వ్యోమ సంఛాద్య కేవలమ్ ।
అదృశ్యా హ్యభ్యవర్తన్త విసృజన్తః శిలోచ్చయాన్ ॥ ౭ ॥

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