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 7.78.11

अर्जुन उवाच ।
द्रोणेनैषा मतिः कृष्ण धार्तराष्ट्रे निवेशिता ।
अन्ते विहितमस्त्राणामेतत्कवचधारणम् ॥ ११ ॥

arjuna uvāca |
droṇenaiṣā matiḥ kṛṣṇa dhārtarāṣṭre niveśitā |
ante vihitamastrāṇāmetatkavacadhāraṇam || 11 ||

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

...in consequence of those showers of shafts filling the welkin, a continuous and thick gloom was caused there that became unbearable to the other heroes. And when the shafts of Drona...

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

Arjuna, Drona, Mati, Krishna, Dhartarashtra, Dhartarashtri, Niveshita, Anta, Anti, Vihita, Astra, Etad, Kavaca, Dharana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 7.78.11). 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: “arjuna uvāca
  • arjuna* -
  • arjuna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • uvāca -
  • vac (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • Line 2: “droṇenaiṣā matiḥ kṛṣṇa dhārtarāṣṭre niveśitā
  • droṇenai -
  • droṇa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    droṇa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • aiṣā -
  • matiḥ -
  • mati (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    mati (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kṛṣṇa -
  • kṛṣṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kṛṣṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dhārtarāṣṭre -
  • dhārtarāṣṭra (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    dhārtarāṣṭra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    dhārtarāṣṭri (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • niveśitā -
  • niveśitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 3: “ante vihitamastrāṇāmetatkavacadhāraṇam
  • ante -
  • anta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    anta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    antā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    anti (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    ant (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • vihitam -
  • vihita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vihita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vihitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • astrāṇām -
  • astra (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • etat -
  • etad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    etad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • kavaca -
  • kavaca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kavaca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dhāraṇam -
  • dhāraṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dhāraṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    dhāraṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 7.78.11

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 7.78.11 in Kannada sript:
ಅರ್ಜುನ ಉವಾಚ ।
ದ್ರೋಣೇನೈಷಾ ಮತಿಃ ಕೃಷ್ಣ ಧಾರ್ತರಾಷ್ಟ್ರೇ ನಿವೇಶಿತಾ ।
ಅನ್ತೇ ವಿಹಿತಮಸ್ತ್ರಾಣಾಮೇತತ್ಕವಚಧಾರಣಮ್ ॥ ೧೧ ॥

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 7.78.11 in Bengali sript:
অর্জুন উবাচ ।
দ্রোণেনৈষা মতিঃ কৃষ্ণ ধার্তরাষ্ট্রে নিবেশিতা ।
অন্তে বিহিতমস্ত্রাণামেতত্কবচধারণম্ ॥ ১১ ॥

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 7.78.11 in Gujarati sript:
અર્જુન ઉવાચ ।
દ્રોણેનૈષા મતિઃ કૃષ્ણ ધાર્તરાષ્ટ્રે નિવેશિતા ।
અન્તે વિહિતમસ્ત્રાણામેતત્કવચધારણમ્ ॥ ૧૧ ॥

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 7.78.11 in Malayalam sript:
അര്ജുന ഉവാച ।
ദ്രോണേനൈഷാ മതിഃ കൃഷ്ണ ധാര്തരാഷ്ട്രേ നിവേശിതാ ।
അന്തേ വിഹിതമസ്ത്രാണാമേതത്കവചധാരണമ് ॥ ൧൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 7.78.11 in Telugu sript:
అర్జున ఉవాచ ।
ద్రోణేనైషా మతిః కృష్ణ ధార్తరాష్ట్రే నివేశితా ।
అన్తే విహితమస్త్రాణామేతత్కవచధారణమ్ ॥ ౧౧ ॥

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