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 7.82.16

तां तु शक्तिं महावीर्यां दोर्भ्यामायम्य भारत ।
चिक्षेप सहसा यत्तो वीरधन्वरथं प्रति ॥ १६ ॥

tāṃ tu śaktiṃ mahāvīryāṃ dorbhyāmāyamya bhārata |
cikṣepa sahasā yatto vīradhanvarathaṃ prati || 16 ||

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

...of your car. O mighty-armed one, slay him as Purandara slew Vritra. O sinless one, this Duryodhana has endeavoured to bring evil on you. By deceit he cheated king Yudhishthira at dice...

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

Shakti, Mahavirya, Dos, Ayamya, Bharata, Sahasa, Yatta, Ratha, Prati,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 7.82.16). 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: “tāṃ tu śaktiṃ mahāvīryāṃ dorbhyāmāyamya bhārata
  • tām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • śaktim -
  • śakti (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    śakti (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • mahāvīryām -
  • mahāvīryā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • dorbhyām -
  • dos (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
  • āyamya -
  • āyamya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    āyamya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhārata -
  • bhārata (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhārata (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “cikṣepa sahasā yatto vīradhanvarathaṃ prati
  • cikṣepa -
  • kṣip (verb class 4)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    kṣip (verb class 6)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • sahasā* -
  • sahasa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sahasā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • yatto* -
  • yatta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yat -> yatta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √yat class 1 verb]
  • vīradhanva -
  • vīradhanvan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • ratham -
  • ratha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • prati -
  • prati (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    prati (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    pratī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    pratī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    pratī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    prati (Preverb)
    [Preverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 7.82.16

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 7.82.16 in Kannada sript:
ತಾಂ ತು ಶಕ್ತಿಂ ಮಹಾವೀರ್ಯಾಂ ದೋರ್ಭ್ಯಾಮಾಯಮ್ಯ ಭಾರತ ।
ಚಿಕ್ಷೇಪ ಸಹಸಾ ಯತ್ತೋ ವೀರಧನ್ವರಥಂ ಪ್ರತಿ ॥ ೧೬ ॥

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 7.82.16 in Bengali sript:
তাং তু শক্তিং মহাবীর্যাং দোর্ভ্যামাযম্য ভারত ।
চিক্ষেপ সহসা যত্তো বীরধন্বরথং প্রতি ॥ ১৬ ॥

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 7.82.16 in Gujarati sript:
તાં તુ શક્તિં મહાવીર્યાં દોર્ભ્યામાયમ્ય ભારત ।
ચિક્ષેપ સહસા યત્તો વીરધન્વરથં પ્રતિ ॥ ૧૬ ॥

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 7.82.16 in Malayalam sript:
താം തു ശക്തിം മഹാവീര്യാം ദോര്ഭ്യാമായമ്യ ഭാരത ।
ചിക്ഷേപ സഹസാ യത്തോ വീരധന്വരഥം പ്രതി ॥ ൧൬ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 7.82.16 in Telugu sript:
తాం తు శక్తిం మహావీర్యాం దోర్భ్యామాయమ్య భారత ।
చిక్షేప సహసా యత్తో వీరధన్వరథం ప్రతి ॥ ౧౬ ॥

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