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 7.29.15

निहतौ भ्रातरौ दृष्ट्वा मायाशतविशारदः ।
कृष्णौ संमोहयन्मायां विदधे शकुनिस्ततः ॥ १५ ॥

nihatau bhrātarau dṛṣṭvā māyāśataviśāradaḥ |
kṛṣṇau saṃmohayanmāyāṃ vidadhe śakunistataḥ || 15 ||

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

...Hurling darts at their foe from their respective cars, they uttered loud leonine shouts. Those fierce darts of great splendour and great impetuosity, looking like snakes, hurled from...

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

Nihata, Bhratri, Maya, Ashata, Visharada, Krishna, Mohayat, Vida, Dha, Dhi, Shakuni, Tatah, Tad, Tata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 7.29.15). 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: “nihatau bhrātarau dṛṣṭvā māyāśataviśāradaḥ
  • nihatau -
  • nihata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • bhrātarau -
  • bhrātṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • dṛṣṭvā -
  • dṛś -> dṛṣṭvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √dṛś]
  • māyā -
  • māya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    māya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    -> māya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √]
    -> māya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √]
    -> māya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √]
    man -> māya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √man]
    man -> māya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √man]
    ma (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    ma (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    māyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • aśata -
  • aśata (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • viśāradaḥ -
  • viśārada (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “kṛṣṇau saṃmohayanmāyāṃ vidadhe śakunistataḥ
  • kṛṣṇau -
  • kṛṣṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • saṃ -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • mohayan -
  • muh -> mohayat (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √muh]
    mohayat (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    mohayat (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    muh -> mohayat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √muh], [vocative single from √muh]
    muh -> mohayat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √muh], [vocative single from √muh], [accusative single from √muh]
    mohayat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • māyām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    māyā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [optative active first single]
  • vida -
  • vida (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vida (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vid (verb class 2)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • dhe -
  • dha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    dha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    dhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    dhā (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    dhi (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • śakunis -
  • śakuni (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tataḥ -
  • 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]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 7.29.15

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 7.29.15 in Kannada sript:
ನಿಹತೌ ಭ್ರಾತರೌ ದೃಷ್ಟ್ವಾ ಮಾಯಾಶತವಿಶಾರದಃ ।
ಕೃಷ್ಣೌ ಸಂಮೋಹಯನ್ಮಾಯಾಂ ವಿದಧೇ ಶಕುನಿಸ್ತತಃ ॥ ೧೫ ॥

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 7.29.15 in Bengali sript:
নিহতৌ ভ্রাতরৌ দৃষ্ট্বা মাযাশতবিশারদঃ ।
কৃষ্ণৌ সংমোহযন্মাযাং বিদধে শকুনিস্ততঃ ॥ ১৫ ॥

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 7.29.15 in Gujarati sript:
નિહતૌ ભ્રાતરૌ દૃષ્ટ્વા માયાશતવિશારદઃ ।
કૃષ્ણૌ સંમોહયન્માયાં વિદધે શકુનિસ્તતઃ ॥ ૧૫ ॥

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 7.29.15 in Malayalam sript:
നിഹതൌ ഭ്രാതരൌ ദൃഷ്ട്വാ മായാശതവിശാരദഃ ।
കൃഷ്ണൌ സംമോഹയന്മായാം വിദധേ ശകുനിസ്തതഃ ॥ ൧൫ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 7.29.15 in Telugu sript:
నిహతౌ భ్రాతరౌ దృష్ట్వా మాయాశతవిశారదః ।
కృష్ణౌ సంమోహయన్మాయాం విదధే శకునిస్తతః ॥ ౧౫ ॥

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