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 7.68.64

तस्यार्जुनः क्षुरप्राभ्यां सगदावुद्यतौ भुजौ ।
चिच्छेदेन्द्रध्वजाकारौ शिरश्चान्येन पत्रिणा ॥ ६४ ॥

tasyārjunaḥ kṣuraprābhyāṃ sagadāvudyatau bhujau |
cicchedendradhvajākārau śiraścānyena patriṇā || 64 ||

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

...doing battle, stationed himself at the head of all the troops, accompanied by a thousand and five hundred infuriated elephants and awful size clad in mail and of fierce deeds, and...

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

Tad, Arjuna, Kshurapra, Sagat, Udyata, Udyati, Bhuj, Bhuja, Bhuji, Indradhvaja, Akara, Shira, Shiras, Ina, Patri, Patrin,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 7.68.64). 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: “tasyārjunaḥ kṣuraprābhyāṃ sagadāvudyatau bhujau
  • tasyā -
  • tas -> tasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √tas]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    tas (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • arjunaḥ -
  • arjuna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kṣuraprābhyām -
  • kṣurapra (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
    kṣurapra (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
    kṣuraprā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
  • sagad -
  • sag -> sagat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √sag class 1 verb], [vocative single from √sag class 1 verb], [accusative single from √sag class 1 verb]
  • ā -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • avu -
  • o (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    u (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • udyatau -
  • udyata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    udyati (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • bhujau -
  • bhuj (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    bhuj (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    bhuja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    bhuji (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    bhuji (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • Line 2: “cicchedendradhvajākārau śiraścānyena patriṇā
  • cicchede -
  • chid (verb class 7)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    chid (verb class 9)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • indradhvajā -
  • indradhvaja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • akārau -
  • akāra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • śiraś -
  • śiras (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    śira (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • cānye -
  • cam -> cānya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √cam]
    cam -> cānya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √cam]
  • ina -
  • ina (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ina (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • patriṇā -
  • patrī (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    patrin (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    patrin (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 7.68.64

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 7.68.64 in Kannada sript:
ತಸ್ಯಾರ್ಜುನಃ ಕ್ಷುರಪ್ರಾಭ್ಯಾಂ ಸಗದಾವುದ್ಯತೌ ಭುಜೌ ।
ಚಿಚ್ಛೇದೇನ್ದ್ರಧ್ವಜಾಕಾರೌ ಶಿರಶ್ಚಾನ್ಯೇನ ಪತ್ರಿಣಾ ॥ ೬೪ ॥

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 7.68.64 in Bengali sript:
তস্যার্জুনঃ ক্ষুরপ্রাভ্যাং সগদাবুদ্যতৌ ভুজৌ ।
চিচ্ছেদেন্দ্রধ্বজাকারৌ শিরশ্চান্যেন পত্রিণা ॥ ৬৪ ॥

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 7.68.64 in Gujarati sript:
તસ્યાર્જુનઃ ક્ષુરપ્રાભ્યાં સગદાવુદ્યતૌ ભુજૌ ।
ચિચ્છેદેન્દ્રધ્વજાકારૌ શિરશ્ચાન્યેન પત્રિણા ॥ ૬૪ ॥

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 7.68.64 in Malayalam sript:
തസ്യാര്ജുനഃ ക്ഷുരപ്രാഭ്യാം സഗദാവുദ്യതൌ ഭുജൌ ।
ചിച്ഛേദേന്ദ്രധ്വജാകാരൌ ശിരശ്ചാന്യേന പത്രിണാ ॥ ൬൪ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 7.68.64 in Telugu sript:
తస్యార్జునః క్షురప్రాభ్యాం సగదావుద్యతౌ భుజౌ ।
చిచ్ఛేదేన్ద్రధ్వజాకారౌ శిరశ్చాన్యేన పత్రిణా ॥ ౬౪ ॥

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