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 7.73.41

ततोऽन्यद्धनुरादाय द्रोणः क्षत्रियमर्दनः ।
अस्त्रैरस्त्रविदां श्रेष्ठो योधयामास भारत ॥ ४१ ॥

tato'nyaddhanurādāya droṇaḥ kṣatriyamardanaḥ |
astrairastravidāṃ śreṣṭho yodhayāmāsa bhārata || 41 ||

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

...combatants formed its moss and weeds. And the fingers cut off from the arms of warriors, formed its little fishes. And that river was as awful as Death itself at the end of the Yuga...

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

Tatah, Tad, Tata, Ani, Anya, Hanu, Ada, Adaya, Drona, Kshatriyamardana, Astra, Astravid, Astravida, Shreshtha, Yodha, Amasa, Bharata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 7.73.41). 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: “tato'nyaddhanurādāya droṇaḥ kṣatriyamardanaḥ
  • tato' -
  • tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    tata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tan -> tata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
  • anya -
  • ani (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    anī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    anya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    an -> anya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √an]
  • addh -
  • ad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    ad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • hanur -
  • hanu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    hanu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ādāya -
  • ādāya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ādāya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    āda (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    āda (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • droṇaḥ -
  • droṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kṣatriyamardanaḥ -
  • kṣatriyamardana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “astrairastravidāṃ śreṣṭho yodhayāmāsa bhārata
  • astrair -
  • astra (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • astravidām -
  • astravid (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    astravid (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    astravidā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • śreṣṭho* -
  • śreṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • yodhayā -
  • yodhā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • amāsa -
  • amāsa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    amāsa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhārata -
  • bhārata (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhārata (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 7.73.41

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 7.73.41 in Kannada sript:
ತತೋಽನ್ಯದ್ಧನುರಾದಾಯ ದ್ರೋಣಃ ಕ್ಷತ್ರಿಯಮರ್ದನಃ ।
ಅಸ್ತ್ರೈರಸ್ತ್ರವಿದಾಂ ಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠೋ ಯೋಧಯಾಮಾಸ ಭಾರತ ॥ ೪೧ ॥

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 7.73.41 in Bengali sript:
ততোঽন্যদ্ধনুরাদায দ্রোণঃ ক্ষত্রিযমর্দনঃ ।
অস্ত্রৈরস্ত্রবিদাং শ্রেষ্ঠো যোধযামাস ভারত ॥ ৪১ ॥

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 7.73.41 in Gujarati sript:
તતોઽન્યદ્ધનુરાદાય દ્રોણઃ ક્ષત્રિયમર્દનઃ ।
અસ્ત્રૈરસ્ત્રવિદાં શ્રેષ્ઠો યોધયામાસ ભારત ॥ ૪૧ ॥

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 7.73.41 in Malayalam sript:
തതോഽന്യദ്ധനുരാദായ ദ്രോണഃ ക്ഷത്രിയമര്ദനഃ ।
അസ്ത്രൈരസ്ത്രവിദാം ശ്രേഷ്ഠോ യോധയാമാസ ഭാരത ॥ ൪൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 7.73.41 in Telugu sript:
తతోఽన్యద్ధనురాదాయ ద్రోణః క్షత్రియమర్దనః ।
అస్త్రైరస్త్రవిదాం శ్రేష్ఠో యోధయామాస భారత ॥ ౪౧ ॥

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