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 7.16.25

ब्रह्मचर्यश्रुतिमुखैः क्रतुभिश्चाप्तदक्षिणैः ।
प्राप्य लोकान्सुयुद्धेन क्षिप्रमेव यियासवः ॥ २५ ॥

brahmacaryaśrutimukhaiḥ kratubhiścāptadakṣiṇaiḥ |
prāpya lokānsuyuddhena kṣiprameva yiyāsavaḥ || 25 ||

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

...swarms of bees upon a flowering cluster of trees in the forest. Then deeply pierced Arjuna’s diadem with thirty shafts, endued with the strength of adamant with those shafts equipped...

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

Brahmacarya, Shrutimukha, Kratu, Aptadakshina, Prapya, Loka, Suyuddha, Kshipram, Kshipra, Eva, Yiyasu,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 7.16.25). 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: “brahmacaryaśrutimukhaiḥ kratubhiścāptadakṣiṇaiḥ
  • brahmacarya -
  • brahmacarya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śrutimukhaiḥ -
  • śrutimukha (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    śrutimukha (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • kratubhiś -
  • kratu (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • āptadakṣiṇaiḥ -
  • āptadakṣiṇa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    āptadakṣiṇa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • Line 2: “prāpya lokānsuyuddhena kṣiprameva yiyāsavaḥ
  • prāpya -
  • prāpya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prāpya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • lokān -
  • loka (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • suyuddhena -
  • suyuddha (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • kṣipram -
  • kṣipram (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kṣipra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kṣipra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kṣiprā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • eva -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yiyāsavaḥ -
  • yiyāsu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    yiyāsu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 7.16.25

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 7.16.25 in Kannada sript:
ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಚರ್ಯಶ್ರುತಿಮುಖೈಃ ಕ್ರತುಭಿಶ್ಚಾಪ್ತದಕ್ಷಿಣೈಃ ।
ಪ್ರಾಪ್ಯ ಲೋಕಾನ್ಸುಯುದ್ಧೇನ ಕ್ಷಿಪ್ರಮೇವ ಯಿಯಾಸವಃ ॥ 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 7.16.25 in Bengali sript:
ব্রহ্মচর্যশ্রুতিমুখৈঃ ক্রতুভিশ্চাপ্তদক্ষিণৈঃ ।
প্রাপ্য লোকান্সুযুদ্ধেন ক্ষিপ্রমেব যিযাসবঃ ॥ 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 7.16.25 in Gujarati sript:
બ્રહ્મચર્યશ્રુતિમુખૈઃ ક્રતુભિશ્ચાપ્તદક્ષિણૈઃ ।
પ્રાપ્ય લોકાન્સુયુદ્ધેન ક્ષિપ્રમેવ યિયાસવઃ ॥ 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 7.16.25 in Malayalam sript:
ബ്രഹ്മചര്യശ്രുതിമുഖൈഃ ക്രതുഭിശ്ചാപ്തദക്ഷിണൈഃ ।
പ്രാപ്യ ലോകാന്സുയുദ്ധേന ക്ഷിപ്രമേവ യിയാസവഃ ॥ ൨൫ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 7.16.25 in Telugu sript:
బ్రహ్మచర్యశ్రుతిముఖైః క్రతుభిశ్చాప్తదక్షిణైః ।
ప్రాప్య లోకాన్సుయుద్ధేన క్షిప్రమేవ యియాసవః ॥ ౨౫ ॥

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