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 7.41.2

गाहमानमनीकानि सदश्वैस्तं त्रिहायनैः ।
अपि यौधिष्ठिरात्सैन्यात्कश्चिदन्वपतद्रथी ॥ २ ॥

gāhamānamanīkāni sadaśvaistaṃ trihāyanaiḥ |
api yaudhiṣṭhirātsainyātkaścidanvapatadrathī || 2 ||

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

...shot from his bow drawn to its fullest stretch. And the son of Phalguni pierced Karna, in the midst of his foes, in one of his cars, with a bright, well-tempered, and bearded arrow...

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

Gaha, Anama, Nika, Ani, Sadashva, Hayana, Api, Yaudhishthira, Sainya, Kah, Cit, Anu, Rathi, Rathin,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 7.41.2). 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: “gāhamānamanīkāni sadaśvaistaṃ trihāyanaiḥ
  • gāham -
  • gāha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    gāha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    gāhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ānama -
  • ānama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ānama (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nīkā -
  • nīka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nīkā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ani -
  • ani (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    anī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • sadaśvais -
  • sadaśva (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    sadaśva (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • tam -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • tri -
  • tri (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • hāyanaiḥ -
  • hāyana (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    hāyana (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • Line 2: “api yaudhiṣṭhirātsainyātkaścidanvapatadrathī
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • yaudhiṣṭhirāt -
  • yaudhiṣṭhira (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    yaudhiṣṭhira (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • sainyāt -
  • sainya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    sainya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • kaś -
  • kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • cid -
  • cit (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cit (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cit (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • anva -
  • anu (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    anu (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    anu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    anu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    anu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    anu (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • apatad -
  • pat (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • rathī -
  • rathī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    rathī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    rathin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 7.41.2

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 7.41.2 in Kannada sript:
ಗಾಹಮಾನಮನೀಕಾನಿ ಸದಶ್ವೈಸ್ತಂ ತ್ರಿಹಾಯನೈಃ ।
ಅಪಿ ಯೌಧಿಷ್ಠಿರಾತ್ಸೈನ್ಯಾತ್ಕಶ್ಚಿದನ್ವಪತದ್ರಥೀ ॥ ೨ ॥

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 7.41.2 in Bengali sript:
গাহমানমনীকানি সদশ্বৈস্তং ত্রিহাযনৈঃ ।
অপি যৌধিষ্ঠিরাত্সৈন্যাত্কশ্চিদন্বপতদ্রথী ॥ ২ ॥

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 7.41.2 in Gujarati sript:
ગાહમાનમનીકાનિ સદશ્વૈસ્તં ત્રિહાયનૈઃ ।
અપિ યૌધિષ્ઠિરાત્સૈન્યાત્કશ્ચિદન્વપતદ્રથી ॥ ૨ ॥

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 7.41.2 in Malayalam sript:
ഗാഹമാനമനീകാനി സദശ്വൈസ്തം ത്രിഹായനൈഃ ।
അപി യൌധിഷ്ഠിരാത്സൈന്യാത്കശ്ചിദന്വപതദ്രഥീ ॥ ൨ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 7.41.2 in Telugu sript:
గాహమానమనీకాని సదశ్వైస్తం త్రిహాయనైః ।
అపి యౌధిష్ఠిరాత్సైన్యాత్కశ్చిదన్వపతద్రథీ ॥ ౨ ॥

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