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 7.76.21

तथा हि मुखवर्णोऽयमनयोरिति मेनिरे ।
तावका दृश्य मुक्तौ तौ विक्रोशन्ति स्म सर्वतः ॥ २१ ॥

tathā hi mukhavarṇo'yamanayoriti menire |
tāvakā dṛśya muktau tau vikrośanti sma sarvataḥ || 21 ||

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

...the warriors of your army and theirs, took place. "As regards the ruler of the Sindhus, he remained in the rear of the whole army protected by many foremost of bowmen and car...

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

Tatha, Mukhavarna, Aya, Idam, Ana, Iyam, Rit, Tavaka, Drishya, Mukta, Mukti, Vij, Ushat, Sma, Sarvatah, Sarvata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 7.76.21). 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: “tathā hi mukhavarṇo'yamanayoriti menire
  • tathā* -
  • tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tatha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • mukhavarṇo' -
  • mukhavarṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ayam -
  • aya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • anayor -
  • ana (noun, masculine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    iyam (noun, feminine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    idam (pronoun, feminine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
  • riti -
  • rit (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    rit (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • menire -
  • man (verb class 4)
    [perfect middle third plural]
    man (verb class 8)
    [perfect middle third plural]
  • Line 2: “tāvakā dṛśya muktau tau vikrośanti sma sarvataḥ
  • tāvakā* -
  • tāvaka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • dṛśya -
  • dṛśya (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    dṛśya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dṛśya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dṛś -> dṛśya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √dṛś]
    dṛś -> dṛśya (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √dṛś]
    dṛś -> dṛśya (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √dṛś]
    dṛś -> dṛśya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]
    dṛś -> dṛśya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]
  • muktau -
  • mukta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    mukti (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    muc -> mukta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative dual from √muc class 6 verb], [vocative dual from √muc class 6 verb], [accusative dual from √muc class 6 verb]
    muc -> mukta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative dual from √muc class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √muc class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √muc class 1 verb]
    muj -> mukta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative dual from √muj class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √muj class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √muj class 1 verb]
  • tau -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • vik -
  • vij (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • ro -
  • ra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    ru (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • uśanti -
  • uśat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    vaś -> uśat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √vaś class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √vaś class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √vaś class 2 verb]
    vaś (verb class 2)
    [present active third plural]
  • sma -
  • sma (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sman (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • sarvataḥ -
  • sarvataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sarvata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 7.76.21

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 7.76.21 in Kannada sript:
ತಥಾ ಹಿ ಮುಖವರ್ಣೋಽಯಮನಯೋರಿತಿ ಮೇನಿರೇ ।
ತಾವಕಾ ದೃಶ್ಯ ಮುಕ್ತೌ ತೌ ವಿಕ್ರೋಶನ್ತಿ ಸ್ಮ ಸರ್ವತಃ ॥ ೨೧ ॥

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 7.76.21 in Bengali sript:
তথা হি মুখবর্ণোঽযমনযোরিতি মেনিরে ।
তাবকা দৃশ্য মুক্তৌ তৌ বিক্রোশন্তি স্ম সর্বতঃ ॥ ২১ ॥

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 7.76.21 in Gujarati sript:
તથા હિ મુખવર્ણોઽયમનયોરિતિ મેનિરે ।
તાવકા દૃશ્ય મુક્તૌ તૌ વિક્રોશન્તિ સ્મ સર્વતઃ ॥ ૨૧ ॥

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 7.76.21 in Malayalam sript:
തഥാ ഹി മുഖവര്ണോഽയമനയോരിതി മേനിരേ ।
താവകാ ദൃശ്യ മുക്തൌ തൌ വിക്രോശന്തി സ്മ സര്വതഃ ॥ ൨൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 7.76.21 in Telugu sript:
తథా హి ముఖవర్ణోఽయమనయోరితి మేనిరే ।
తావకా దృశ్య ముక్తౌ తౌ విక్రోశన్తి స్మ సర్వతః ॥ ౨౧ ॥

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