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 7.38.6

नानानृपान्नृपसुतान्सैन्यानि विविधानि च ।
अलातचक्रवत्सर्वांश्चरन्बाणैः समभ्ययात् ॥ ६ ॥

nānānṛpānnṛpasutānsainyāni vividhāni ca |
alātacakravatsarvāṃścaranbāṇaiḥ samabhyayāt || 6 ||

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

...the Sindhus in consequence of the boon he had got (from Mahadeva).'" "Sanjaya said, 'When the ruler of the Sindhus checked the Pandavas, desirous of success, the battle that...

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

Nana, Pat, Suta, Sainya, Vividha, Abhyaya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 7.38.6). 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: “nānānṛpānnṛpasutānsainyāni vividhāni ca
  • nānān -
  • nāna (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • pānn -
  • pāt (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
    -> pāt (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √ class 2 verb], [vocative single from √ class 2 verb]
    -> pāt (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √ class 2 verb], [vocative single from √ class 2 verb]
    pa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • pa -
  • pa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sutān -
  • suta (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    su -> suta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative plural from √su class 5 verb]
    -> suta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative plural from √ class 6 verb]
    -> suta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative plural from √ class 2 verb]
  • sainyāni -
  • sainya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vividhāni -
  • vividha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “alātacakravatsarvāṃścaranbāṇaiḥ samabhyayāt
  • Cannot analyse alātacakravatsarvāṃścaranbāṇaiḥ*sa
  • sam -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • abhyayāt -
  • abhyaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 7.38.6

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 7.38.6 in Kannada sript:
ನಾನಾನೃಪಾನ್ನೃಪಸುತಾನ್ಸೈನ್ಯಾನಿ ವಿವಿಧಾನಿ ಚ ।
ಅಲಾತಚಕ್ರವತ್ಸರ್ವಾಂಶ್ಚರನ್ಬಾಣೈಃ ಸಮಭ್ಯಯಾತ್ ॥ ೬ ॥

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 7.38.6 in Bengali sript:
নানানৃপান্নৃপসুতান্সৈন্যানি বিবিধানি চ ।
অলাতচক্রবত্সর্বাংশ্চরন্বাণৈঃ সমভ্যযাত্ ॥ ৬ ॥

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 7.38.6 in Gujarati sript:
નાનાનૃપાન્નૃપસુતાન્સૈન્યાનિ વિવિધાનિ ચ ।
અલાતચક્રવત્સર્વાંશ્ચરન્બાણૈઃ સમભ્યયાત્ ॥ ૬ ॥

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 7.38.6 in Malayalam sript:
നാനാനൃപാന്നൃപസുതാന്സൈന്യാനി വിവിധാനി ച ।
അലാതചക്രവത്സര്വാംശ്ചരന്ബാണൈഃ സമഭ്യയാത് ॥ ൬ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 7.38.6 in Telugu sript:
నానానృపాన్నృపసుతాన్సైన్యాని వివిధాని చ ।
అలాతచక్రవత్సర్వాంశ్చరన్బాణైః సమభ్యయాత్ ॥ ౬ ॥

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