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 7.68.48

शिरस्त्राणक्षुद्रमत्स्यां युगान्ते कालसंभृताम् ।
अकरोद्गजसंबाधां नदीमुत्तरशोणिताम् ।
देहेभ्यो राजपुत्राणां नागाश्वरथसादिनाम् ॥ ४८ ॥

śirastrāṇakṣudramatsyāṃ yugānte kālasaṃbhṛtām |
akarodgajasaṃbādhāṃ nadīmuttaraśoṇitām |
dehebhyo rājaputrāṇāṃ nāgāśvarathasādinām || 48 ||

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

...Listen now, therefore, to everything that has taken place in the terrible battle between those tigers among men viz., the Kurus and the Pandavas.'" "Sanjaya said, 'After that...

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

Shirastrana, Kshudra, Yuganta, Kala, Sambhrita, Gaja, Sambadha, Nadi, Uttara, Shonita, Deha, Rajaputra, Naga, Ashvaratha, Sadin,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 7.68.48). 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: “śirastrāṇakṣudramatsyāṃ yugānte kālasaṃbhṛtām
  • śirastrāṇa -
  • śirastrāṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kṣudram -
  • kṣudra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kṣudra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kṣudrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • atsyā -
  • ad (verb class 2)
    [present active second single]
  • ām -
  • ā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    o (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • yugānte -
  • yugānta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • kāla -
  • kāla (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kāla (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sambhṛtām -
  • sambhṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “akarodgajasaṃbādhāṃ nadīmuttaraśoṇitām
  • akarod -
  • kṛ (verb class 8)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • gaja -
  • gaja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    gaj (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • sambādhām -
  • sambādhā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • nadīm -
  • nadī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • uttara -
  • uttara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    uttara (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • śoṇitām -
  • śoṇitā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 3: “dehebhyo rājaputrāṇāṃ nāgāśvarathasādinām
  • dehebhyo* -
  • deha (noun, masculine)
    [dative plural], [ablative plural]
    deha (noun, neuter)
    [dative plural], [ablative plural]
  • rājaputrāṇām -
  • rājaputra (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    rājaputrā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • nāgā -
  • nāga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nāga (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nāgā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aśvaratha -
  • aśvaratha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    aśvaratha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sādinām -
  • sādin (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    sādin (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 7.68.48

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 7.68.48 in Kannada sript:
ಶಿರಸ್ತ್ರಾಣಕ್ಷುದ್ರಮತ್ಸ್ಯಾಂ ಯುಗಾನ್ತೇ ಕಾಲಸಂಭೃತಾಮ್ ।
ಅಕರೋದ್ಗಜಸಂಬಾಧಾಂ ನದೀಮುತ್ತರಶೋಣಿತಾಮ್ ।
ದೇಹೇಭ್ಯೋ ರಾಜಪುತ್ರಾಣಾಂ ನಾಗಾಶ್ವರಥಸಾದಿನಾಮ್ ॥ ೪೮ ॥

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 7.68.48 in Bengali sript:
শিরস্ত্রাণক্ষুদ্রমত্স্যাং যুগান্তে কালসংভৃতাম্ ।
অকরোদ্গজসংবাধাং নদীমুত্তরশোণিতাম্ ।
দেহেভ্যো রাজপুত্রাণাং নাগাশ্বরথসাদিনাম্ ॥ ৪৮ ॥

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 7.68.48 in Gujarati sript:
શિરસ્ત્રાણક્ષુદ્રમત્સ્યાં યુગાન્તે કાલસંભૃતામ્ ।
અકરોદ્ગજસંબાધાં નદીમુત્તરશોણિતામ્ ।
દેહેભ્યો રાજપુત્રાણાં નાગાશ્વરથસાદિનામ્ ॥ ૪૮ ॥

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 7.68.48 in Malayalam sript:
ശിരസ്ത്രാണക്ഷുദ്രമത്സ്യാം യുഗാന്തേ കാലസംഭൃതാമ് ।
അകരോദ്ഗജസംബാധാം നദീമുത്തരശോണിതാമ് ।
ദേഹേഭ്യോ രാജപുത്രാണാം നാഗാശ്വരഥസാദിനാമ് ॥ ൪൮ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 7.68.48 in Telugu sript:
శిరస్త్రాణక్షుద్రమత్స్యాం యుగాన్తే కాలసంభృతామ్ ।
అకరోద్గజసంబాధాం నదీముత్తరశోణితామ్ ।
దేహేభ్యో రాజపుత్రాణాం నాగాశ్వరథసాదినామ్ ॥ ౪౮ ॥

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