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 7.20.47

तं द्रोणः सधनुष्कं तु साश्वयन्तारमक्षिणोत् ।
स हतः प्रापतद्भूमौ रथाज्ज्योतिरिवाम्बरात् ॥ ४७ ॥

taṃ droṇaḥ sadhanuṣkaṃ tu sāśvayantāramakṣiṇot |
sa hataḥ prāpatadbhūmau rathājjyotirivāmbarāt || 47 ||

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

...warrior. White steeds with black necks, endued with the speed of the mind, O monarch, and exceedingly obedient to the driver, bore prince Prativindhya. Whitish yellow steeds bore Sutasoma...

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

Drona, Sadhanushka, Sashva, Yantri, Hata, Prapa, Tad, Tat, Bhuma, Bhumi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 7.20.47). 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: “taṃ droṇaḥ sadhanuṣkaṃ tu sāśvayantāramakṣiṇot
  • tam -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • droṇaḥ -
  • droṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sadhanuṣkam -
  • sadhanuṣka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sadhanuṣka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sadhanuṣkā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • sāśva -
  • sāśva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sāśva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yantāram -
  • yantṛ (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • akṣiṇot -
  • kṣī (verb class 5)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • Line 2: “sa hataḥ prāpatadbhūmau rathājjyotirivāmbarāt
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • hataḥ -
  • hata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    han -> hata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √han class 1 verb], [nominative single from √han class 2 verb]
    han (verb class 2)
    [present active third dual]
  • prāpa -
  • prāpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prāpa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tad -
  • tad (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • bhūmau -
  • bhūma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    bhūmi (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    bhūmi (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • Cannot analyse rathājjyotirivāmbarāt

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 7.20.47

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 7.20.47 in Kannada sript:
ತಂ ದ್ರೋಣಃ ಸಧನುಷ್ಕಂ ತು ಸಾಶ್ವಯನ್ತಾರಮಕ್ಷಿಣೋತ್ ।
ಸ ಹತಃ ಪ್ರಾಪತದ್ಭೂಮೌ ರಥಾಜ್ಜ್ಯೋತಿರಿವಾಮ್ಬರಾತ್ ॥ ೪೭ ॥

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 7.20.47 in Bengali sript:
তং দ্রোণঃ সধনুষ্কং তু সাশ্বযন্তারমক্ষিণোত্ ।
স হতঃ প্রাপতদ্ভূমৌ রথাজ্জ্যোতিরিবাম্বরাত্ ॥ ৪৭ ॥

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 7.20.47 in Gujarati sript:
તં દ્રોણઃ સધનુષ્કં તુ સાશ્વયન્તારમક્ષિણોત્ ।
સ હતઃ પ્રાપતદ્ભૂમૌ રથાજ્જ્યોતિરિવામ્બરાત્ ॥ ૪૭ ॥

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 7.20.47 in Malayalam sript:
തം ദ്രോണഃ സധനുഷ്കം തു സാശ്വയന്താരമക്ഷിണോത് ।
സ ഹതഃ പ്രാപതദ്ഭൂമൌ രഥാജ്ജ്യോതിരിവാമ്ബരാത് ॥ ൪൭ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 7.20.47 in Telugu sript:
తం ద్రోణః సధనుష్కం తు సాశ్వయన్తారమక్షిణోత్ ।
స హతః ప్రాపతద్భూమౌ రథాజ్జ్యోతిరివామ్బరాత్ ॥ ౪౭ ॥

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