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 7.81.28

छित्त्वा च ताञ्शरान्राजा क्रोधसंरक्तलोचनः ।
शक्तिं जग्राह समरे गिरीणामपि दारणीम् ।
स्वर्णदण्डां महाघोरामष्टघण्टां भयावहाम् ॥ २८ ॥

chittvā ca tāñśarānrājā krodhasaṃraktalocanaḥ |
śaktiṃ jagrāha samare girīṇāmapi dāraṇīm |
svarṇadaṇḍāṃ mahāghorāmaṣṭaghaṇṭāṃ bhayāvahām || 28 ||

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

...Jayadratha’s life. Then those two fearless heroes, viz., Krishna and Dhananjaya, those enhancers of the fears of foes, began to converse between themselves about the slaughter of Jayadratha...

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

Shara, Raja, Rajan, Raj, Krodha, Krodhan, Samraktalocana, Shakti, Samara, Giri, Api, Darani, Svarna, Danda, Mahaghora, Ashta, Ashtan, Ghanta, Bhayavaha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 7.81.28). 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: “chittvā ca tāñśarānrājā krodhasaṃraktalocanaḥ
  • chittvā -
  • chid -> chittvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √chid]
    chid -> chittvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √chid]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tāñś -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • śarān -
  • śara (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • rājā -
  • rājā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    rājan (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    rāj (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    rāj (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • krodha -
  • krodha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    krodha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    krodhan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    krodhan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • saṃraktalocanaḥ -
  • saṃraktalocana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “śaktiṃ jagrāha samare girīṇāmapi dāraṇīm
  • śaktim -
  • śakti (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    śakti (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • jagrāha -
  • grah (verb class 9)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • samare -
  • samara (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • girīṇām -
  • giri (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
    giri (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • dāraṇīm -
  • dāraṇī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 3: “svarṇadaṇḍāṃ mahāghorāmaṣṭaghaṇṭāṃ bhayāvahām
  • svarṇa -
  • svarṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    svarṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • daṇḍām -
  • daṇḍā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • mahāghorām -
  • mahāghorā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • aṣṭa -
  • aṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    aṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    -> aṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √]
    -> aṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √]
    aṣṭan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    aṣṭan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    -> aṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √ class 5 verb]
    -> aṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √ class 5 verb]
  • ghaṇṭām -
  • ghaṇṭā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • bhayāvahām -
  • bhayāvahā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 7.81.28

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 7.81.28 in Kannada sript:
ಛಿತ್ತ್ವಾ ಚ ತಾಞ್ಶರಾನ್ರಾಜಾ ಕ್ರೋಧಸಂರಕ್ತಲೋಚನಃ ।
ಶಕ್ತಿಂ ಜಗ್ರಾಹ ಸಮರೇ ಗಿರೀಣಾಮಪಿ ದಾರಣೀಮ್ ।
ಸ್ವರ್ಣದಣ್ಡಾಂ ಮಹಾಘೋರಾಮಷ್ಟಘಣ್ಟಾಂ ಭಯಾವಹಾಮ್ ॥ ೨೮ ॥

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 7.81.28 in Bengali sript:
ছিত্ত্বা চ তাঞ্শরান্রাজা ক্রোধসংরক্তলোচনঃ ।
শক্তিং জগ্রাহ সমরে গিরীণামপি দারণীম্ ।
স্বর্ণদণ্ডাং মহাঘোরামষ্টঘণ্টাং ভযাবহাম্ ॥ ২৮ ॥

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 7.81.28 in Gujarati sript:
છિત્ત્વા ચ તાઞ્શરાન્રાજા ક્રોધસંરક્તલોચનઃ ।
શક્તિં જગ્રાહ સમરે ગિરીણામપિ દારણીમ્ ।
સ્વર્ણદણ્ડાં મહાઘોરામષ્ટઘણ્ટાં ભયાવહામ્ ॥ ૨૮ ॥

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 7.81.28 in Malayalam sript:
ഛിത്ത്വാ ച താഞ്ശരാന്രാജാ ക്രോധസംരക്തലോചനഃ ।
ശക്തിം ജഗ്രാഹ സമരേ ഗിരീണാമപി ദാരണീമ് ।
സ്വര്ണദണ്ഡാം മഹാഘോരാമഷ്ടഘണ്ടാം ഭയാവഹാമ് ॥ ൨൮ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 7.81.28 in Telugu sript:
ఛిత్త్వా చ తాఞ్శరాన్రాజా క్రోధసంరక్తలోచనః ।
శక్తిం జగ్రాహ సమరే గిరీణామపి దారణీమ్ ।
స్వర్ణదణ్డాం మహాఘోరామష్టఘణ్టాం భయావహామ్ ॥ ౨౮ ॥

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