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 7.79.8

आजानेयैर्महावेगैर्नानादेशसमुत्थितैः ।
पार्वतीयैर्नदीजैश्च सैन्धवैश्च हयोत्तमैः ॥ ८ ॥

ājāneyairmahāvegairnānādeśasamutthitaiḥ |
pārvatīyairnadījaiśca saindhavaiśca hayottamaiḥ || 8 ||

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

...battle, with the birds (of prey assembled there), the blood of living creatures. Standing on his car, as Arjuna shot his shafts full two miles ahead, those shafts pierced and despatched...

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

Ajaneya, Mahavega, Nanadesha, Samutthita, Parvatiya, Nadija, Saindhava, Hayottama,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 7.79.8). 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: “ājāneyairmahāvegairnānādeśasamutthitaiḥ
  • ājāneyair -
  • ājāneya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    ājāneya (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • mahāvegair -
  • mahāvega (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    mahāvega (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • nānādeśa -
  • nānādeśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • samutthitaiḥ -
  • samutthita (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    samutthita (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • Line 2: “pārvatīyairnadījaiśca saindhavaiśca hayottamaiḥ
  • pārvatīyair -
  • pārvatīya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    pārvatīya (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • nadījaiś -
  • nadīja (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    nadīja (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • saindhavaiś -
  • saindhava (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    saindhava (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • hayottamaiḥ -
  • hayottama (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 7.79.8

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 7.79.8 in Kannada sript:
ಆಜಾನೇಯೈರ್ಮಹಾವೇಗೈರ್ನಾನಾದೇಶಸಮುತ್ಥಿತೈಃ ।
ಪಾರ್ವತೀಯೈರ್ನದೀಜೈಶ್ಚ ಸೈನ್ಧವೈಶ್ಚ ಹಯೋತ್ತಮೈಃ ॥ ೮ ॥

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 7.79.8 in Bengali sript:
আজানেযৈর্মহাবেগৈর্নানাদেশসমুত্থিতৈঃ ।
পার্বতীযৈর্নদীজৈশ্চ সৈন্ধবৈশ্চ হযোত্তমৈঃ ॥ ৮ ॥

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 7.79.8 in Gujarati sript:
આજાનેયૈર્મહાવેગૈર્નાનાદેશસમુત્થિતૈઃ ।
પાર્વતીયૈર્નદીજૈશ્ચ સૈન્ધવૈશ્ચ હયોત્તમૈઃ ॥ ૮ ॥

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 7.79.8 in Malayalam sript:
ആജാനേയൈര്മഹാവേഗൈര്നാനാദേശസമുത്ഥിതൈഃ ।
പാര്വതീയൈര്നദീജൈശ്ച സൈന്ധവൈശ്ച ഹയോത്തമൈഃ ॥ ൮ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 7.79.8 in Telugu sript:
ఆజానేయైర్మహావేగైర్నానాదేశసముత్థితైః ।
పార్వతీయైర్నదీజైశ్చ సైన్ధవైశ్చ హయోత్తమైః ॥ ౮ ॥

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