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 7.78.25

शरवर्षेण महता ततोऽहृष्यन्त तावकाः ।
चक्रुर्वादित्रनिनदान्सिंहनादरवांस्तथा ॥ २५ ॥

śaravarṣeṇa mahatā tato'hṛṣyanta tāvakāḥ |
cakrurvāditraninadānsiṃhanādaravāṃstathā || 25 ||

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

...like a mass of clouds at the close of summer, decked with rows of cranes and myriads of fire-flies (under them) and adorned with rainbows and flashes of lightning. Both our men and...

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

Sharavarsha, Mahat, Mahata, Tatah, Tad, Tata, Tavaka, Cakru, Vaditra, Ninada, Simhanada, Rava, Tatha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 7.78.25). 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: “śaravarṣeṇa mahatā tato'hṛṣyanta tāvakāḥ
  • śaravarṣeṇa -
  • śaravarṣa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • mahatā -
  • mahat (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    mahat (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    mahatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • 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]
  • ahṛṣyanta -
  • hṛṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperfect passive third plural]
    hṛṣ (verb class 4)
    [imperfect passive third plural]
  • tāvakāḥ -
  • tāvaka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • Line 2: “cakrurvāditraninadānsiṃhanādaravāṃstathā
  • cakrur -
  • cakru (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    cakru (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    kṛ (verb class 1)
    [perfect active third plural]
    kṛ (verb class 2)
    [perfect active third plural]
    kṛ (verb class 5)
    [perfect active third plural]
    kṛ (verb class 8)
    [perfect active third plural]
    kṛ (verb class 3)
    [perfect active third plural]
    kṛ (verb class 6)
    [perfect active third plural]
  • vāditra -
  • vāditra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ninadān -
  • ninada (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • siṃhanāda -
  • siṃhanāda (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ravāṃs -
  • rava (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • tathā -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 7.78.25

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 7.78.25 in Kannada sript:
ಶರವರ್ಷೇಣ ಮಹತಾ ತತೋಽಹೃಷ್ಯನ್ತ ತಾವಕಾಃ ।
ಚಕ್ರುರ್ವಾದಿತ್ರನಿನದಾನ್ಸಿಂಹನಾದರವಾಂಸ್ತಥಾ ॥ ೨೫ ॥

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 7.78.25 in Bengali sript:
শরবর্ষেণ মহতা ততোঽহৃষ্যন্ত তাবকাঃ ।
চক্রুর্বাদিত্রনিনদান্সিংহনাদরবাংস্তথা ॥ ২৫ ॥

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 7.78.25 in Gujarati sript:
શરવર્ષેણ મહતા તતોઽહૃષ્યન્ત તાવકાઃ ।
ચક્રુર્વાદિત્રનિનદાન્સિંહનાદરવાંસ્તથા ॥ ૨૫ ॥

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 7.78.25 in Malayalam sript:
ശരവര്ഷേണ മഹതാ തതോഽഹൃഷ്യന്ത താവകാഃ ।
ചക്രുര്വാദിത്രനിനദാന്സിംഹനാദരവാംസ്തഥാ ॥ ൨൫ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 7.78.25 in Telugu sript:
శరవర్షేణ మహతా తతోఽహృష్యన్త తావకాః ।
చక్రుర్వాదిత్రనినదాన్సింహనాదరవాంస్తథా ॥ ౨౫ ॥

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