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 7.70.7

महामेघाविवोदीर्णौ मिश्रवातौ हिमात्यये ।
सेनाग्रे विप्रकाशेते रुचिरे रथभूषिते ॥ ७ ॥

mahāmeghāvivodīrṇau miśravātau himātyaye |
senāgre viprakāśete rucire rathabhūṣite || 7 ||

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

...by means of his straight shafts, cut into fragments the bow-strings, standards, bows, yokes, and shafts of the car-warriors opposed to him. None could notice when Arjuna took...

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

Mahamegha, Iva, Udirna, Mishra, Mishri, Avata, Himatyaya, Senagra, Viprakasha, Ita, Iti, Rucira, Ratha, Bhushita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 7.70.7). 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: “mahāmeghāvivodīrṇau miśravātau himātyaye
  • mahāmeghāvi -
  • mahāmegha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ivo -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • udīrṇau -
  • udīrṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • miśra -
  • miśra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    miśra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    miśṛ (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    miśṛ (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    miśṛ (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • avātau -
  • avāta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • himātyaye -
  • himātyaya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • Line 2: “senāgre viprakāśete rucire rathabhūṣite
  • senāgre -
  • senāgra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • viprakāśe -
  • viprakāśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    viprakāśa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    viprakāśā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ite -
  • ita (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ita (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    itā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    i -> ita (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> ita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √i class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √i class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √i class 2 verb], [locative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> itā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √i class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √i class 2 verb]
    i (verb class 2)
    [present middle third single]
  • rucire -
  • rucira (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    rucira (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    rucirā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ratha -
  • ratha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhūṣite -
  • bhūṣ -> bhūṣita (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √bhūṣ]
    bhūṣ -> bhūṣita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √bhūṣ], [vocative dual from √bhūṣ], [accusative dual from √bhūṣ], [locative single from √bhūṣ]
    bhūṣ -> bhūṣitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √bhūṣ], [vocative single from √bhūṣ], [vocative dual from √bhūṣ], [accusative dual from √bhūṣ]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 7.70.7

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 7.70.7 in Kannada sript:
ಮಹಾಮೇಘಾವಿವೋದೀರ್ಣೌ ಮಿಶ್ರವಾತೌ ಹಿಮಾತ್ಯಯೇ ।
ಸೇನಾಗ್ರೇ ವಿಪ್ರಕಾಶೇತೇ ರುಚಿರೇ ರಥಭೂಷಿತೇ ॥ ೭ ॥

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 7.70.7 in Bengali sript:
মহামেঘাবিবোদীর্ণৌ মিশ্রবাতৌ হিমাত্যযে ।
সেনাগ্রে বিপ্রকাশেতে রুচিরে রথভূষিতে ॥ ৭ ॥

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 7.70.7 in Gujarati sript:
મહામેઘાવિવોદીર્ણૌ મિશ્રવાતૌ હિમાત્યયે ।
સેનાગ્રે વિપ્રકાશેતે રુચિરે રથભૂષિતે ॥ ૭ ॥

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 7.70.7 in Malayalam sript:
മഹാമേഘാവിവോദീര്ണൌ മിശ്രവാതൌ ഹിമാത്യയേ ।
സേനാഗ്രേ വിപ്രകാശേതേ രുചിരേ രഥഭൂഷിതേ ॥ ൭ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 7.70.7 in Telugu sript:
మహామేఘావివోదీర్ణౌ మిశ్రవాతౌ హిమాత్యయే ।
సేనాగ్రే విప్రకాశేతే రుచిరే రథభూషితే ॥ ౭ ॥

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