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 7.31.73

ततो हता नररथवाजिकुञ्जरैरनेकशो द्विपरथवाजिपत्तयः ।
गजैर्गजा रथिभिरुदायुधा रथा हयैर्हयाः पत्तिगणैश्च पत्तयः ॥ ७३ ॥

tato hatā nararathavājikuñjarairanekaśo dviparathavājipattayaḥ |
gajairgajā rathibhirudāyudhā rathā hayairhayāḥ pattigaṇaiśca pattayaḥ || 73 ||

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

...on all sides. With his keen-edged weapons, he cut into pieces elephant-warriors, and elephants with standards and hooks and banners, and quivers and coats of mail, and girths...

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

Tatah, Tad, Tata, Hata, Nara, Ratha, Vajin, Vaji, Kunjara, Anekashah, Dvipa, Vajipa, Tti, Gaja, Rathi, Rathin, Udayudha, Haya, Gana, Patti,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 7.31.73). 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: “tato hatā nararathavājikuñjarairanekaśo dviparathavājipattayaḥ
  • tato* -
  • 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]
  • hatā* -
  • hata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    hatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    han -> hata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √han class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √han class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √han class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √han class 2 verb]
    han -> hatā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √han class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √han class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √han class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √han class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √han class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √han class 2 verb]
  • nara -
  • nara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ratha -
  • ratha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vāji -
  • vāji (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    vājin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    vājin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vājī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    vājī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    vājī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • kuñjarair -
  • kuñjara (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • anekaśo* -
  • anekaśaḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • dvipa -
  • dvipa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ratha -
  • ratha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vājipa -
  • vājipa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vājipa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ttayaḥ -
  • tti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • Line 2: “gajairgajā rathibhirudāyudhā rathā hayairhayāḥ pattigaṇaiśca pattayaḥ
  • gajair -
  • gaja (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • gajā* -
  • gaja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    gajā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • rathibhir -
  • rathī (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
    rathin (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    rathin (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • udāyudhā* -
  • udāyudha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    udāyudhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • rathā* -
  • ratha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • hayair -
  • haya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • hayāḥ -
  • haya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    hayā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • patti -
  • patti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    patti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    pattin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • gaṇaiś -
  • gaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pattayaḥ -
  • patti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    patti (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 7.31.73

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 7.31.73 in Kannada sript:
ತತೋ ಹತಾ ನರರಥವಾಜಿಕುಞ್ಜರೈರನೇಕಶೋ ದ್ವಿಪರಥವಾಜಿಪತ್ತಯಃ ।
ಗಜೈರ್ಗಜಾ ರಥಿಭಿರುದಾಯುಧಾ ರಥಾ ಹಯೈರ್ಹಯಾಃ ಪತ್ತಿಗಣೈಶ್ಚ ಪತ್ತಯಃ ॥ ೭೩ ॥

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 7.31.73 in Bengali sript:
ততো হতা নররথবাজিকুঞ্জরৈরনেকশো দ্বিপরথবাজিপত্তযঃ ।
গজৈর্গজা রথিভিরুদাযুধা রথা হযৈর্হযাঃ পত্তিগণৈশ্চ পত্তযঃ ॥ ৭৩ ॥

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 7.31.73 in Gujarati sript:
તતો હતા નરરથવાજિકુઞ્જરૈરનેકશો દ્વિપરથવાજિપત્તયઃ ।
ગજૈર્ગજા રથિભિરુદાયુધા રથા હયૈર્હયાઃ પત્તિગણૈશ્ચ પત્તયઃ ॥ ૭૩ ॥

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 7.31.73 in Malayalam sript:
തതോ ഹതാ നരരഥവാജികുഞ്ജരൈരനേകശോ ദ്വിപരഥവാജിപത്തയഃ ।
ഗജൈര്ഗജാ രഥിഭിരുദായുധാ രഥാ ഹയൈര്ഹയാഃ പത്തിഗണൈശ്ച പത്തയഃ ॥ ൭൩ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 7.31.73 in Telugu sript:
తతో హతా నరరథవాజికుఞ్జరైరనేకశో ద్విపరథవాజిపత్తయః ।
గజైర్గజా రథిభిరుదాయుధా రథా హయైర్హయాః పత్తిగణైశ్చ పత్తయః ॥ ౭౩ ॥

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