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 7.40.16

सायुधाः साङ्गुलित्राणाः सखड्गाः साङ्गदा रणे ।
दृश्यन्ते बाहवश्छिन्ना हेमाभरणभूषिताः ॥ १६ ॥

sāyudhāḥ sāṅgulitrāṇāḥ sakhaḍgāḥ sāṅgadā raṇe |
dṛśyante bāhavaśchinnā hemābharaṇabhūṣitāḥ || 16 ||

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

...with diadem, and umbrella, and standard, and charioteer, and steeds, were all cut off and felled by Abhimanyu. When Kratha’s son, possessed of nobility of lineage, good behaviour,...

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

Sayudha, Angulitrana, Sakhadga, Sangada, Rana, Bahava, Bahu, Chinna, Hemabha, Ranabhu, Ushita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 7.40.16). 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: “sāyudhāḥ sāṅgulitrāṇāḥ sakhaḍgāḥ sāṅgadā raṇe
  • sāyudhāḥ -
  • sāyudha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sāyudhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • -
  • (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aṅgulitrāṇā -
  • aṅgulitrāṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • aḥ -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • sakhaḍgāḥ -
  • sakhaḍga (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sakhaḍgā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • sāṅgadā* -
  • sāṅgada (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sāṅgadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • raṇe -
  • raṇa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    raṇa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • Line 2: “dṛśyante bāhavaśchinnā hemābharaṇabhūṣitāḥ
  • dṛśyante -
  • dṛś (verb class 1)
    [present passive third plural]
  • bāhavaś -
  • bāhava (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    bāhu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • chinnā* -
  • chinna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    chinnā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • hemābha -
  • hemābha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    hemābha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • raṇabhū -
  • raṇabhū (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
  • uṣitāḥ -
  • uṣita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    uṣitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    vas -> uṣita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √vas class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √vas class 1 verb]
    vas -> uṣitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √vas class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √vas class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √vas class 1 verb]
    vas -> uṣita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √vas class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √vas class 6 verb]
    vas -> uṣitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √vas class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √vas class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √vas class 6 verb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 7.40.16

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 7.40.16 in Kannada sript:
ಸಾಯುಧಾಃ ಸಾಙ್ಗುಲಿತ್ರಾಣಾಃ ಸಖಡ್ಗಾಃ ಸಾಙ್ಗದಾ ರಣೇ ।
ದೃಶ್ಯನ್ತೇ ಬಾಹವಶ್ಛಿನ್ನಾ ಹೇಮಾಭರಣಭೂಷಿತಾಃ ॥ ೧೬ ॥

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 7.40.16 in Bengali sript:
সাযুধাঃ সাঙ্গুলিত্রাণাঃ সখড্গাঃ সাঙ্গদা রণে ।
দৃশ্যন্তে বাহবশ্ছিন্না হেমাভরণভূষিতাঃ ॥ ১৬ ॥

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 7.40.16 in Gujarati sript:
સાયુધાઃ સાઙ્ગુલિત્રાણાઃ સખડ્ગાઃ સાઙ્ગદા રણે ।
દૃશ્યન્તે બાહવશ્છિન્ના હેમાભરણભૂષિતાઃ ॥ ૧૬ ॥

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 7.40.16 in Malayalam sript:
സായുധാഃ സാങ്ഗുലിത്രാണാഃ സഖഡ്ഗാഃ സാങ്ഗദാ രണേ ।
ദൃശ്യന്തേ ബാഹവശ്ഛിന്നാ ഹേമാഭരണഭൂഷിതാഃ ॥ ൧൬ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 7.40.16 in Telugu sript:
సాయుధాః సాఙ్గులిత్రాణాః సఖడ్గాః సాఙ్గదా రణే ।
దృశ్యన్తే బాహవశ్ఛిన్నా హేమాభరణభూషితాః ॥ ౧౬ ॥

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