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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 7.31.74
रथैर्द्विपा द्विरदवरैर्महाहया हयैर्नरा वररथिभिश्च वाजिनः ।
निरस्तजिह्वादशनेक्षणाः क्षितौ क्षयं गताः प्रमथितवर्मभूषणाः ॥ ७४ ॥
rathairdvipā dviradavarairmahāhayā hayairnarā vararathibhiśca vājinaḥ |
nirastajihvādaśanekṣaṇāḥ kṣitau kṣayaṃ gatāḥ pramathitavarmabhūṣaṇāḥ || 74 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...and neck-ropes and blankets, and bells and trunks and tusks as also the foot-soldiers that protected those elephants from behind. And many steeds of the Vanayu, the hilly, the Kamvoja...
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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 (7.31.74). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Ratha, Dvipa, Dvirada, Vara, Mahahaya, Haya, Nara, Rathi, Rathin, Vajin, Vajina, Vaji, Nirasta, Jihva, Ashana, Ashani, Ikshana, Kshit, Kshita, Kshiti, Kshaya, Gata, Pramathita, Varman, Bhushana,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 7.31.74). 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: “rathairdvipā dviradavarairmahāhayā hayairnarā vararathibhiśca vājinaḥ ”
- rathair -
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ratha (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- dvipā* -
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dvipa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- dvirada -
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dvirada (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]dvirada (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- varair -
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vara (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]vara (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- mahāhayā* -
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mahāhaya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- hayair -
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haya (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- narā* -
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nara (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]narā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- vara -
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vara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√vṛ (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- rathibhiś -
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rathī (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]rathin (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]rathin (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vājinaḥ -
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vājin (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]vājin (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]vājina (noun, masculine)[nominative single]vājī (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- Line 2: “nirastajihvādaśanekṣaṇāḥ kṣitau kṣayaṃ gatāḥ pramathitavarmabhūṣaṇāḥ ”
- nirasta -
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nirasta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]nirasta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- jihvād -
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jihva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]jihva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- aśane -
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aśana (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]aśana (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]aśanā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]aśani (noun, feminine)[vocative single]aśani (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- īkṣaṇāḥ -
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īkṣaṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- kṣitau -
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kṣit (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]kṣita (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]kṣiti (noun, feminine)[locative single]kṣiti (noun, masculine)[locative single]√kṣī -> kṣita (participle, masculine)[nominative dual from √kṣī class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √kṣī class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √kṣī class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √kṣī class 5 verb], [vocative dual from √kṣī class 5 verb], [accusative dual from √kṣī class 5 verb], [nominative dual from √kṣī class 9 verb], [vocative dual from √kṣī class 9 verb], [accusative dual from √kṣī class 9 verb]
- kṣayam -
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kṣaya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kṣaya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kṣayā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- gatāḥ -
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gata (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]gatā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- pramathita -
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pramathita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pramathita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- varma -
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varman (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- bhūṣaṇāḥ -
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bhūṣaṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]bhūṣaṇā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 7.31.74
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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The Mahabharata in Kannada (Set of 32 Volumes)
by Bharatha Darshana Bangalore (2003)
ಶ್ರೇಮಹಭಾರತ [ಮಹಾಭಾರತ]; 13907 pages;
Buy now!Preview of verse 7.31.74 in Kannada sript:
ರಥೈರ್ದ್ವಿಪಾ ದ್ವಿರದವರೈರ್ಮಹಾಹಯಾ ಹಯೈರ್ನರಾ ವರರಥಿಭಿಶ್ಚ ವಾಜಿನಃ ।
ನಿರಸ್ತಜಿಹ್ವಾದಶನೇಕ್ಷಣಾಃ ಕ್ಷಿತೌ ಕ್ಷಯಂ ಗತಾಃ ಪ್ರಮಥಿತವರ್ಮಭೂಷಣಾಃ ॥ ೭೪ ॥
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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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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The Mahabharata in Bengali (Two Volumes)
by Akshay Library, Kolkata (2019)
3049 pages; [মহাভারত] [মহার্ষী বদভ্যাস (Maharishi Vedvyas)]
Buy now!Preview of verse 7.31.74 in Bengali sript:
রথৈর্দ্বিপা দ্বিরদবরৈর্মহাহযা হযৈর্নরা বররথিভিশ্চ বাজিনঃ ।
নিরস্তজিহ্বাদশনেক্ষণাঃ ক্ষিতৌ ক্ষযং গতাঃ প্রমথিতবর্মভূষণাঃ ॥ ৭৪ ॥
Mahabharat in Gujarati (20 Volumes)
by Dinkar Joshi (દિનકર જોશી) (2010)
14252 pages; [મહાભારત] [Publisher: Pravin Prakashan Pvt. Ltd, Rajkot]
Buy now!Preview of verse 7.31.74 in Gujarati sript:
રથૈર્દ્વિપા દ્વિરદવરૈર્મહાહયા હયૈર્નરા વરરથિભિશ્ચ વાજિનઃ ।
નિરસ્તજિહ્વાદશનેક્ષણાઃ ક્ષિતૌ ક્ષયં ગતાઃ પ્રમથિતવર્મભૂષણાઃ ॥ ૭૪ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 7.31.74 in Malayalam sript:
രഥൈര്ദ്വിപാ ദ്വിരദവരൈര്മഹാഹയാ ഹയൈര്നരാ വരരഥിഭിശ്ച വാജിനഃ ।
നിരസ്തജിഹ്വാദശനേക്ഷണാഃ ക്ഷിതൌ ക്ഷയം ഗതാഃ പ്രമഥിതവര്മഭൂഷണാഃ ॥ ൭൪ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 7.31.74 in Telugu sript:
రథైర్ద్విపా ద్విరదవరైర్మహాహయా హయైర్నరా వరరథిభిశ్చ వాజినః ।
నిరస్తజిహ్వాదశనేక్షణాః క్షితౌ క్షయం గతాః ప్రమథితవర్మభూషణాః ॥ ౭౪ ॥