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 5.176.17

धनुष्पाणिरदीनात्मा खड्गं बिभ्रत्परश्वधी ।
विरजा राजशार्दूल सोऽभ्ययात्सृञ्जयं नृपम् ॥ १७ ॥

dhanuṣpāṇiradīnātmā khaḍgaṃ bibhratparaśvadhī |
virajā rājaśārdūla so'bhyayātsṛñjayaṃ nṛpam || 17 ||

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

...girl. Then the eldest daughter of the ruler of Kasi, filled with anger, and her eyes bathed in tears, said these words with a voice choked with tears and grief, 'Cast off, O king, by...

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

Dhanushpani, Adinatman, Khadga, Bibhrat, Parashvadhin, Viraja, Virajas, Rajashardula, Sah, Abhyaya, Srinjaya, Nripa,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 5.176.17). 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: “dhanuṣpāṇiradīnātmā khaḍgaṃ bibhratparaśvadhī
  • dhanuṣpāṇir -
  • dhanuṣpāṇi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    dhanuṣpāṇi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • adīnātmā -
  • adīnātman (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • khaḍgam -
  • khaḍga (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    khaḍga (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • bibhrat -
  • bibhrat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
    bibhrat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • paraśvadhī -
  • paraśvadhin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “virajā rājaśārdūla so'bhyayātsṛñjayaṃ nṛpam
  • virajā* -
  • viraja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    virajā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    virajas (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • rājaśārdūla -
  • rājaśārdūla (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • so' -
  • saḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    so (noun, feminine)
    [compound]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • abhyayāt -
  • abhyaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • sṛñjayam -
  • sṛñjaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • nṛpam -
  • nṛpa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 5.176.17

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 5.176.17 in Kannada sript:
ಧನುಷ್ಪಾಣಿರದೀನಾತ್ಮಾ ಖಡ್ಗಂ ಬಿಭ್ರತ್ಪರಶ್ವಧೀ ।
ವಿರಜಾ ರಾಜಶಾರ್ದೂಲ ಸೋಽಭ್ಯಯಾತ್ಸೃಞ್ಜಯಂ ನೃಪಮ್ ॥ 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 5.176.17 in Bengali sript:
ধনুষ্পাণিরদীনাত্মা খড্গং বিভ্রত্পরশ্বধী ।
বিরজা রাজশার্দূল সোঽভ্যযাত্সৃঞ্জযং নৃপম্ ॥ 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 5.176.17 in Gujarati sript:
ધનુષ્પાણિરદીનાત્મા ખડ્ગં બિભ્રત્પરશ્વધી ।
વિરજા રાજશાર્દૂલ સોઽભ્યયાત્સૃઞ્જયં નૃપમ્ ॥ 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 5.176.17 in Malayalam sript:
ധനുഷ്പാണിരദീനാത്മാ ഖഡ്ഗം ബിഭ്രത്പരശ്വധീ ।
വിരജാ രാജശാര്ദൂല സോഽഭ്യയാത്സൃഞ്ജയം നൃപമ് ॥ ൧൭ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 5.176.17 in Telugu sript:
ధనుష్పాణిరదీనాత్మా ఖడ్గం బిభ్రత్పరశ్వధీ ।
విరజా రాజశార్దూల సోఽభ్యయాత్సృఞ్జయం నృపమ్ ॥ ౧౭ ॥

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