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 7.21.9

कौरवाः सिंहनादेन नानावाद्यस्वनेन च ।
रथद्विपनराश्वैश्च सर्वतः पर्यवारयन् ॥ ९ ॥

kauravāḥ siṃhanādena nānāvādyasvanena ca |
rathadvipanarāśvaiśca sarvataḥ paryavārayan || 9 ||

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

...Steeds of the colour of star-bespangled firmament bore to battle king Rocamana. Steeds of the hue of the red deer, with white streaks over their bodies, bore the Pancala prince Singhasena...

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

Kaurava, Simhanada, Nanavadya, Svana, Ratha, Dvipa, Nara, Ashva, Sarvatah, Sarvata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 7.21.9). 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: “kauravāḥ siṃhanādena nānāvādyasvanena ca
  • kauravāḥ -
  • kaurava (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • siṃhanādena -
  • siṃhanāda (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • nānāvādya -
  • nānāvādya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nānāvādya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • svanena -
  • svana (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    svana (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “rathadvipanarāśvaiśca sarvataḥ paryavārayan
  • ratha -
  • ratha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dvipa -
  • dvipa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • narā -
  • nara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    narā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aśvaiś -
  • aśva (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sarvataḥ -
  • sarvataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sarvata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • paryavā -
  • paryava (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • arayan -
  • ray (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active third plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 7.21.9

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 7.21.9 in Kannada sript:
ಕೌರವಾಃ ಸಿಂಹನಾದೇನ ನಾನಾವಾದ್ಯಸ್ವನೇನ ಚ ।
ರಥದ್ವಿಪನರಾಶ್ವೈಶ್ಚ ಸರ್ವತಃ ಪರ್ಯವಾರಯನ್ ॥ ೯ ॥

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 7.21.9 in Bengali sript:
কৌরবাঃ সিংহনাদেন নানাবাদ্যস্বনেন চ ।
রথদ্বিপনরাশ্বৈশ্চ সর্বতঃ পর্যবারযন্ ॥ ৯ ॥

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 7.21.9 in Gujarati sript:
કૌરવાઃ સિંહનાદેન નાનાવાદ્યસ્વનેન ચ ।
રથદ્વિપનરાશ્વૈશ્ચ સર્વતઃ પર્યવારયન્ ॥ ૯ ॥

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 7.21.9 in Malayalam sript:
കൌരവാഃ സിംഹനാദേന നാനാവാദ്യസ്വനേന ച ।
രഥദ്വിപനരാശ്വൈശ്ച സര്വതഃ പര്യവാരയന് ॥ ൯ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 7.21.9 in Telugu sript:
కౌరవాః సింహనాదేన నానావాద్యస్వనేన చ ।
రథద్విపనరాశ్వైశ్చ సర్వతః పర్యవారయన్ ॥ ౯ ॥

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