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 7.68.44

अभ्रच्छायामिव शरैः सैन्ये कृत्वा धनंजयः ।
मुण्डार्धमुण्डजटिलानशुचीञ्जटिलाननान् ।
म्लेच्छानशातयत्सर्वान्समेतानस्त्रमायया ॥ ४४ ॥

abhracchāyāmiva śaraiḥ sainye kṛtvā dhanaṃjayaḥ |
muṇḍārdhamuṇḍajaṭilānaśucīñjaṭilānanān |
mlecchānaśātayatsarvānsametānastramāyayā || 44 ||

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

...fighting, do not take care of their very lives. Indeed, those bulls among Kshatriyas fight, penetrating into the array of the Parthas. Who else, indeed, save the Kauravas, would venture...

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

Abhra, Ccha, Amin, Shara, Sainya, Kritva, Kritvan, Dhananjaya, Mundardha, Munda, Jatila, Ashuci, Ana, Mleccha, Sarva, Sameta, Astra, Aya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 7.68.44). 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: “abhracchāyāmiva śaraiḥ sainye kṛtvā dhanaṃjayaḥ
  • abhra -
  • abhra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    abhr (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • cchāyā -
  • ccha (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    ccha (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • ami -
  • amin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    amin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • va -
  • va (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    va (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śaraiḥ -
  • śara (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    śara (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • sainye -
  • sainya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    sainya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    sainyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • kṛtvā -
  • kṛtvā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛtvan (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • dhanañjayaḥ -
  • dhanañjaya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “muṇḍārdhamuṇḍajaṭilānaśucīñjaṭilānanān
  • muṇḍārdha -
  • muṇḍārdha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    muṇḍārdha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • muṇḍa -
  • muṇḍa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    muṇḍa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    muṇḍ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • jaṭilān -
  • jaṭila (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • aśucīñ -
  • aśuci (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • jaṭilān -
  • jaṭila (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • anān -
  • ana (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • Line 3: “mlecchānaśātayatsarvānsametānastramāyayā
  • mlecchān -
  • mleccha (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • aśātayat -
  • śad (verb class 0)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • sarvān -
  • sarva (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • sametān -
  • sameta (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • astram -
  • astra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • āya -
  • āya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    a (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
  • -
  • (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 7.68.44

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 7.68.44 in Kannada sript:
ಅಭ್ರಚ್ಛಾಯಾಮಿವ ಶರೈಃ ಸೈನ್ಯೇ ಕೃತ್ವಾ ಧನಂಜಯಃ ।
ಮುಣ್ಡಾರ್ಧಮುಣ್ಡಜಟಿಲಾನಶುಚೀಞ್ಜಟಿಲಾನನಾನ್ ।
ಮ್ಲೇಚ್ಛಾನಶಾತಯತ್ಸರ್ವಾನ್ಸಮೇತಾನಸ್ತ್ರಮಾಯಯಾ ॥ ೪೪ ॥

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 7.68.44 in Bengali sript:
অভ্রচ্ছাযামিব শরৈঃ সৈন্যে কৃত্বা ধনংজযঃ ।
মুণ্ডার্ধমুণ্ডজটিলানশুচীঞ্জটিলাননান্ ।
ম্লেচ্ছানশাতযত্সর্বান্সমেতানস্ত্রমাযযা ॥ ৪৪ ॥

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 7.68.44 in Gujarati sript:
અભ્રચ્છાયામિવ શરૈઃ સૈન્યે કૃત્વા ધનંજયઃ ।
મુણ્ડાર્ધમુણ્ડજટિલાનશુચીઞ્જટિલાનનાન્ ।
મ્લેચ્છાનશાતયત્સર્વાન્સમેતાનસ્ત્રમાયયા ॥ ૪૪ ॥

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 7.68.44 in Malayalam sript:
അഭ്രച്ഛായാമിവ ശരൈഃ സൈന്യേ കൃത്വാ ധനംജയഃ ।
മുണ്ഡാര്ധമുണ്ഡജടിലാനശുചീഞ്ജടിലാനനാന് ।
മ്ലേച്ഛാനശാതയത്സര്വാന്സമേതാനസ്ത്രമായയാ ॥ ൪൪ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 7.68.44 in Telugu sript:
అభ్రచ్ఛాయామివ శరైః సైన్యే కృత్వా ధనంజయః ।
ముణ్డార్ధముణ్డజటిలానశుచీఞ్జటిలాననాన్ ।
మ్లేచ్ఛానశాతయత్సర్వాన్సమేతానస్త్రమాయయా ॥ ౪౪ ॥

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