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 7.71.28

तयोर्युद्धं महाराज चित्ररूपमिवाभवत् ।
यादृशं हि पुरा वृत्तं रामरावणयोर्मृधे ॥ २८ ॥

tayoryuddhaṃ mahārāja citrarūpamivābhavat |
yādṛśaṃ hi purā vṛttaṃ rāmarāvaṇayormṛdhe || 28 ||

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

...infuriated with rage, deprived both those warriors of their bows and covered them with arrows. Then those two warriors, taking up and stringing two other bows, began to pierce Kritavarman...

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

Tad, Yuddha, Maharaja, Maharajan, Citrarupa, Iva, Yadrish, Yadrisha, Pura, Vritta, Rama, Ravana, Mridh, Mridha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 7.71.28). 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: “tayoryuddhaṃ mahārāja citrarūpamivābhavat
  • tayor -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    (noun, feminine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    (noun, feminine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
  • yuddham -
  • yuddha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    yuddha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    yuddhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    yudh -> yuddha (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √yudh class 1 verb], [accusative single from √yudh class 4 verb]
    yudh -> yuddha (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √yudh class 1 verb], [accusative single from √yudh class 1 verb], [nominative single from √yudh class 4 verb], [accusative single from √yudh class 4 verb]
  • mahārāja -
  • mahārāja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mahārājan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    mahārājan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • citrarūpam -
  • citrarūpa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    citrarūpa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ivā -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • abhavat -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • Line 2: “yādṛśaṃ hi purā vṛttaṃ rāmarāvaṇayormṛdhe
  • yādṛśam -
  • yādṛśa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    yādṛśa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    yādṛśā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    yādṛś (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • purā* -
  • pura (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    purā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vṛttam -
  • vṛtta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vṛtta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vṛttā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    vṛt -> vṛtta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √vṛt class 1 verb]
    vṛt -> vṛtta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √vṛt class 1 verb], [accusative single from √vṛt class 1 verb]
  • rāma -
  • rāma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    rāma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [imperative active first plural]
  • rāvaṇayor -
  • rāvaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    rāvaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    rāvaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
  • mṛdhe -
  • mṛdh (noun, feminine)
    [dative single]
    mṛdha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    mṛdha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    mṛdh (verb class 6)
    [present middle first single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 7.71.28

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 7.71.28 in Kannada sript:
ತಯೋರ್ಯುದ್ಧಂ ಮಹಾರಾಜ ಚಿತ್ರರೂಪಮಿವಾಭವತ್ ।
ಯಾದೃಶಂ ಹಿ ಪುರಾ ವೃತ್ತಂ ರಾಮರಾವಣಯೋರ್ಮೃಧೇ ॥ ೨೮ ॥

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 7.71.28 in Bengali sript:
তযোর্যুদ্ধং মহারাজ চিত্ররূপমিবাভবত্ ।
যাদৃশং হি পুরা বৃত্তং রামরাবণযোর্মৃধে ॥ ২৮ ॥

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 7.71.28 in Gujarati sript:
તયોર્યુદ્ધં મહારાજ ચિત્રરૂપમિવાભવત્ ।
યાદૃશં હિ પુરા વૃત્તં રામરાવણયોર્મૃધે ॥ ૨૮ ॥

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 7.71.28 in Malayalam sript:
തയോര്യുദ്ധം മഹാരാജ ചിത്രരൂപമിവാഭവത് ।
യാദൃശം ഹി പുരാ വൃത്തം രാമരാവണയോര്മൃധേ ॥ ൨൮ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 7.71.28 in Telugu sript:
తయోర్యుద్ధం మహారాజ చిత్రరూపమివాభవత్ ।
యాదృశం హి పురా వృత్తం రామరావణయోర్మృధే ॥ ౨౮ ॥

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