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 3.170.17

ततो नालीकनाराचैर्भल्लशक्त्यृष्टितोमरैः ।
अभ्यघ्नन्दानवेन्द्रा मां क्रुद्धास्तीव्रपराक्रमाः ॥ १७ ॥

tato nālīkanārācairbhallaśaktyṛṣṭitomaraiḥ |
abhyaghnandānavendrā māṃ kruddhāstīvraparākramāḥ || 17 ||

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

...themselves on the right of that hermitage, set up frightful and inauspicious yells. And ugly Vartikas as of dreadful sight, having one wing, one eye, and one leg, were seen to vomit...

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

Tatah, Tad, Tata, Nalika, Naraca, Bhalla, Shakti, Shaktin, Tomara, Abhi, Aghnat, Danavendra, Asmad, Kruddha, Tivra, Parakrama,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.170.17). 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: “tato nālīkanārācairbhallaśaktyṛṣṭitomaraiḥ
  • 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]
  • nālīka -
  • nālīka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nālīka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nārācair -
  • nārāca (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    nārāca (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • bhalla -
  • bhalla (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhalla (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhall (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • śaktyṛ -
  • śakti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    śakti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    śaktin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
    śaktin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    śaktī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    śaktī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    śaktī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • ṛṣṭi -
  • ṛṣṭi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • tomaraiḥ -
  • tomara (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    tomara (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • Line 2: “abhyaghnandānavendrā māṃ kruddhāstīvraparākramāḥ
  • 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]
  • aghnan -
  • aghnat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
    han (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active third plural]
  • dānavendrā* -
  • dānavendra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • mām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative single]
  • kruddhās -
  • kruddha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    kruddhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    krudh -> kruddha (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √krudh class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √krudh class 4 verb]
    krudh -> kruddhā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √krudh class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √krudh class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √krudh class 4 verb]
  • tīvra -
  • tīvra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tīvra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • parākramāḥ -
  • parākrama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.170.17

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 3.170.17 in Kannada sript:
ತತೋ ನಾಲೀಕನಾರಾಚೈರ್ಭಲ್ಲಶಕ್ತ್ಯೃಷ್ಟಿತೋಮರೈಃ ।
ಅಭ್ಯಘ್ನನ್ದಾನವೇನ್ದ್ರಾ ಮಾಂ ಕ್ರುದ್ಧಾಸ್ತೀವ್ರಪರಾಕ್ರಮಾಃ ॥ ೧೭ ॥

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 3.170.17 in Bengali sript:
ততো নালীকনারাচৈর্ভল্লশক্ত্যৃষ্টিতোমরৈঃ ।
অভ্যঘ্নন্দানবেন্দ্রা মাং ক্রুদ্ধাস্তীব্রপরাক্রমাঃ ॥ ১৭ ॥

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 3.170.17 in Gujarati sript:
તતો નાલીકનારાચૈર્ભલ્લશક્ત્યૃષ્ટિતોમરૈઃ ।
અભ્યઘ્નન્દાનવેન્દ્રા માં ક્રુદ્ધાસ્તીવ્રપરાક્રમાઃ ॥ ૧૭ ॥

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 3.170.17 in Malayalam sript:
തതോ നാലീകനാരാചൈര്ഭല്ലശക്ത്യൃഷ്ടിതോമരൈഃ ।
അഭ്യഘ്നന്ദാനവേന്ദ്രാ മാം ക്രുദ്ധാസ്തീവ്രപരാക്രമാഃ ॥ ൧൭ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.170.17 in Telugu sript:
తతో నాలీకనారాచైర్భల్లశక్త్యృష్టితోమరైః ।
అభ్యఘ్నన్దానవేన్ద్రా మాం క్రుద్ధాస్తీవ్రపరాక్రమాః ॥ ౧౭ ॥

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