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 7.66.17

विद्रुताश्च रणे पेतुः संछिन्नायुधजीविताः ।
रथिनो रथमुख्येभ्यः सहयाः शरपीडिताः ॥ १७ ॥

vidrutāśca raṇe petuḥ saṃchinnāyudhajīvitāḥ |
rathino rathamukhyebhyaḥ sahayāḥ śarapīḍitāḥ || 17 ||

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

...brim. Seated at his ease on a royal seat, attired in a thin cloth, the king bathed in several kinds of water fragrant with sandal-wood and purified with Mantras. His body was rubbed...

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

Vidruta, Rana, Sanchinna, Ayudhajivin, Tas, Rathi, Rathin, Rathina, Ratha, Ukhya, Sahaya, Shara, Sharan, Pidita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 7.66.17). 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: “vidrutāśca raṇe petuḥ saṃchinnāyudhajīvitāḥ
  • vidrutāś -
  • vidruta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vidrutā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • raṇe -
  • raṇa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    raṇa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • petuḥ -
  • pat (verb class 1)
    [perfect active third plural]
    pat (verb class 4)
    [perfect active third plural]
  • sañchinnā -
  • sañchinna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sañchinna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sañchinnā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • āyudhajīvi -
  • āyudhajīvin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    āyudhajīvin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • tāḥ -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tas (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “rathino rathamukhyebhyaḥ sahayāḥ śarapīḍitāḥ
  • rathino* -
  • rathī (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    rathin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    rathin (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    rathina (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ratham -
  • ratha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • ukhyebhyaḥ -
  • ukhya (noun, masculine)
    [dative plural], [ablative plural]
    ukhya (noun, neuter)
    [dative plural], [ablative plural]
  • sahayāḥ -
  • sahaya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sahayā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • śara -
  • śara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śaran (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    śaran (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • pīḍitāḥ -
  • pīḍita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    pīḍitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    pīḍ -> pīḍita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √pīḍ class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √pīḍ class 10 verb]
    pīḍ -> pīḍitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √pīḍ class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √pīḍ class 10 verb], [accusative plural from √pīḍ class 10 verb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 7.66.17

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 7.66.17 in Kannada sript:
ವಿದ್ರುತಾಶ್ಚ ರಣೇ ಪೇತುಃ ಸಂಛಿನ್ನಾಯುಧಜೀವಿತಾಃ ।
ರಥಿನೋ ರಥಮುಖ್ಯೇಭ್ಯಃ ಸಹಯಾಃ ಶರಪೀಡಿತಾಃ ॥ ೧೭ ॥

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 7.66.17 in Bengali sript:
বিদ্রুতাশ্চ রণে পেতুঃ সংছিন্নাযুধজীবিতাঃ ।
রথিনো রথমুখ্যেভ্যঃ সহযাঃ শরপীডিতাঃ ॥ ১৭ ॥

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 7.66.17 in Gujarati sript:
વિદ્રુતાશ્ચ રણે પેતુઃ સંછિન્નાયુધજીવિતાઃ ।
રથિનો રથમુખ્યેભ્યઃ સહયાઃ શરપીડિતાઃ ॥ ૧૭ ॥

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 7.66.17 in Malayalam sript:
വിദ്രുതാശ്ച രണേ പേതുഃ സംഛിന്നായുധജീവിതാഃ ।
രഥിനോ രഥമുഖ്യേഭ്യഃ സഹയാഃ ശരപീഡിതാഃ ॥ ൧൭ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 7.66.17 in Telugu sript:
విద్రుతాశ్చ రణే పేతుః సంఛిన్నాయుధజీవితాః ।
రథినో రథముఖ్యేభ్యః సహయాః శరపీడితాః ॥ ౧౭ ॥

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