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 7.40.24

स वासवसमः संख्ये वासवस्यात्मजात्मजः ।
अभिमन्युर्महाराज सैन्यमध्ये व्यरोचत ॥ २४ ॥

sa vāsavasamaḥ saṃkhye vāsavasyātmajātmajaḥ |
abhimanyurmahārāja sainyamadhye vyarocata || 24 ||

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

...heroes, paralysed by his shafts all those great bowmen, conversant with every branch of learning. And he pierced Drona with fifty arrows and Vrihadvala with twenty. And piercing Kritavarman...

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

Vasava, Sama, Sankhya, Atmaja, Abhimanyu, Maharaja, Maharajan, Sainyamadhya, Vya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 7.40.24). 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: “sa vāsavasamaḥ saṃkhye vāsavasyātmajātmajaḥ
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vāsava -
  • vāsava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vāsava (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • samaḥ -
  • sama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • saṅkhye -
  • saṅkhya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    saṅkhya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    saṅkhyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • vāsavasyā -
  • vāsava (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    vāsava (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • ātmajāt -
  • ātmaja (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    ātmaja (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ma -
  • ma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • jaḥ -
  • ja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “abhimanyurmahārāja sainyamadhye vyarocata
  • abhimanyur -
  • abhimanyu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • mahārāja -
  • mahārāja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mahārājan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    mahārājan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • sainyamadhye -
  • sainyamadhya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    sainyamadhya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • vya -
  • vi (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    vi (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    vi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ve (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    vya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vi (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • arocata -
  • ruc (verb class 1)
    [imperfect middle third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 7.40.24

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 7.40.24 in Kannada sript:
ಸ ವಾಸವಸಮಃ ಸಂಖ್ಯೇ ವಾಸವಸ್ಯಾತ್ಮಜಾತ್ಮಜಃ ।
ಅಭಿಮನ್ಯುರ್ಮಹಾರಾಜ ಸೈನ್ಯಮಧ್ಯೇ ವ್ಯರೋಚತ ॥ ೨೪ ॥

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 7.40.24 in Bengali sript:
স বাসবসমঃ সংখ্যে বাসবস্যাত্মজাত্মজঃ ।
অভিমন্যুর্মহারাজ সৈন্যমধ্যে ব্যরোচত ॥ ২৪ ॥

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 7.40.24 in Gujarati sript:
સ વાસવસમઃ સંખ્યે વાસવસ્યાત્મજાત્મજઃ ।
અભિમન્યુર્મહારાજ સૈન્યમધ્યે વ્યરોચત ॥ ૨૪ ॥

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 7.40.24 in Malayalam sript:
സ വാസവസമഃ സംഖ്യേ വാസവസ്യാത്മജാത്മജഃ ।
അഭിമന്യുര്മഹാരാജ സൈന്യമധ്യേ വ്യരോചത ॥ ൨൪ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 7.40.24 in Telugu sript:
స వాసవసమః సంఖ్యే వాసవస్యాత్మజాత్మజః ।
అభిమన్యుర్మహారాజ సైన్యమధ్యే వ్యరోచత ॥ ౨౪ ॥

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