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 7.73.42

तस्यास्त्राण्यस्त्रमायाभिः प्रतिहन्य स सात्यकिः ।
जघान निशितैर्बाणैस्तदद्भुतमिवाभवत् ॥ ४२ ॥

tasyāstrāṇyastramāyābhiḥ pratihanya sa sātyakiḥ |
jaghāna niśitairbāṇaistadadbhutamivābhavat || 42 ||

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

...that river of blood flowed towards the region of Yama, and the bodies of stain elephants floating on it, obstructed its current. And the earth was covered all over with the blood of...

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

Tra, Astra, Aya, Abhi, Prati, Satyaki, Nishita, Bana, Tad, Tat, Adbhuta, Iva,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 7.73.42). 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: “tasyāstrāṇyastramāyābhiḥ pratihanya sa sātyakiḥ
  • tasyās -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • trāṇya -
  • tra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • astram -
  • astra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • āyā -
  • āya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    a (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
  • abhiḥ -
  • abhi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    abhi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • prati -
  • prati (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    prati (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    pratī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    pratī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    pratī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • hanya -
  • han -> hanya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √han]
    han -> hanya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √han]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sātyakiḥ -
  • sātyaki (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “jaghāna niśitairbāṇaistadadbhutamivābhavat
  • jaghāna -
  • han (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    han (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • niśitair -
  • niśita (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    niśita (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • bāṇais -
  • bāṇa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    bāṇa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • tad -
  • tad (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • adbhutam -
  • adbhuta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    adbhuta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    adbhutā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ivā -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • abhavat -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 7.73.42

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 7.73.42 in Kannada sript:
ತಸ್ಯಾಸ್ತ್ರಾಣ್ಯಸ್ತ್ರಮಾಯಾಭಿಃ ಪ್ರತಿಹನ್ಯ ಸ ಸಾತ್ಯಕಿಃ ।
ಜಘಾನ ನಿಶಿತೈರ್ಬಾಣೈಸ್ತದದ್ಭುತಮಿವಾಭವತ್ ॥ ೪೨ ॥

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 7.73.42 in Bengali sript:
তস্যাস্ত্রাণ্যস্ত্রমাযাভিঃ প্রতিহন্য স সাত্যকিঃ ।
জঘান নিশিতৈর্বাণৈস্তদদ্ভুতমিবাভবত্ ॥ ৪২ ॥

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 7.73.42 in Gujarati sript:
તસ્યાસ્ત્રાણ્યસ્ત્રમાયાભિઃ પ્રતિહન્ય સ સાત્યકિઃ ।
જઘાન નિશિતૈર્બાણૈસ્તદદ્ભુતમિવાભવત્ ॥ ૪૨ ॥

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 7.73.42 in Malayalam sript:
തസ്യാസ്ത്രാണ്യസ്ത്രമായാഭിഃ പ്രതിഹന്യ സ സാത്യകിഃ ।
ജഘാന നിശിതൈര്ബാണൈസ്തദദ്ഭുതമിവാഭവത് ॥ ൪൨ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 7.73.42 in Telugu sript:
తస్యాస్త్రాణ్యస్త్రమాయాభిః ప్రతిహన్య స సాత్యకిః ।
జఘాన నిశితైర్బాణైస్తదద్భుతమివాభవత్ ॥ ౪౨ ॥

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