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 7.78.45

तावका रथिनस्तत्र दृष्ट्वा कृष्णधनंजयौ ।
संरम्भं परमं प्राप्तास्त्वरमाणा महारथाः ॥ ४५ ॥

tāvakā rathinastatra dṛṣṭvā kṛṣṇadhanaṃjayau |
saṃrambhaṃ paramaṃ prāptāstvaramāṇā mahārathāḥ || 45 ||

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

...hastily proceeded towards Drona (for protecting him) who was surrounded by foes. Then, O king, commenced a fierce battle between them and your bowmen. The earth was covered with dust...

English translation by Kisari Mohan Ganguly (2013) Read online Buy now!

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (7.78.45). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tavaka, Rathi, Rathin, Rathina, Tatra, Krishna, Dhananjaya, Samrambha, Paramam, Parama, Prapta, Tvaramana, Maharatha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 7.78.45). 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: “tāvakā rathinastatra dṛṣṭvā kṛṣṇadhanaṃjayau
  • tāvakā* -
  • tāvaka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • rathinas -
  • rathī (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    rathin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    rathin (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    rathina (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tatra -
  • tatra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tatra (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • dṛṣṭvā -
  • dṛś -> dṛṣṭvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √dṛś]
  • kṛṣṇa -
  • kṛṣṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kṛṣṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dhanañjayau -
  • dhanañjaya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Line 2: “saṃrambhaṃ paramaṃ prāptāstvaramāṇā mahārathāḥ
  • saṃrambham -
  • saṃrambha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    saṃrambhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • paramam -
  • paramam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    parama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    parama (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    paramā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • prāptās -
  • prāpta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    prāptā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • tvaramāṇā* -
  • tvar -> tvaramāṇa (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √tvar class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √tvar class 1 verb]
    tvar -> tvaramāṇā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √tvar class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √tvar class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √tvar class 1 verb]
  • mahārathāḥ -
  • mahāratha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    mahārathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 7.78.45

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 7.78.45 in Kannada sript:
ತಾವಕಾ ರಥಿನಸ್ತತ್ರ ದೃಷ್ಟ್ವಾ ಕೃಷ್ಣಧನಂಜಯೌ ।
ಸಂರಮ್ಭಂ ಪರಮಂ ಪ್ರಾಪ್ತಾಸ್ತ್ವರಮಾಣಾ ಮಹಾರಥಾಃ ॥ ೪೫ ॥

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 7.78.45 in Bengali sript:
তাবকা রথিনস্তত্র দৃষ্ট্বা কৃষ্ণধনংজযৌ ।
সংরম্ভং পরমং প্রাপ্তাস্ত্বরমাণা মহারথাঃ ॥ ৪৫ ॥

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 7.78.45 in Gujarati sript:
તાવકા રથિનસ્તત્ર દૃષ્ટ્વા કૃષ્ણધનંજયૌ ।
સંરમ્ભં પરમં પ્રાપ્તાસ્ત્વરમાણા મહારથાઃ ॥ ૪૫ ॥

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 7.78.45 in Malayalam sript:
താവകാ രഥിനസ്തത്ര ദൃഷ്ട്വാ കൃഷ്ണധനംജയൌ ।
സംരമ്ഭം പരമം പ്രാപ്താസ്ത്വരമാണാ മഹാരഥാഃ ॥ ൪൫ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 7.78.45 in Telugu sript:
తావకా రథినస్తత్ర దృష్ట్వా కృష్ణధనంజయౌ ।
సంరమ్భం పరమం ప్రాప్తాస్త్వరమాణా మహారథాః ॥ ౪౫ ॥

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