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 7.83.18

सोऽतिविद्धस्तदा भीमो राक्षसेन महाबलः ।
निषसाद रथोपस्थे मूर्छयाभिपरिप्लुतः ॥ १८ ॥

so'tividdhastadā bhīmo rākṣasena mahābalaḥ |
niṣasāda rathopasthe mūrchayābhipariplutaḥ || 18 ||

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

...some arrows with mantras, and began to draw them on the bow-string. And while he was thus drawing them on the bow-string, the son of Drona cut them off with a weapon that was capable...

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

Sah, Atividdha, Tada, Bhima, Rakshasa, Mahabala, Nisha, Sada, Rathopastha, Murcha, Abhiparipluta,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 7.83.18). 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: “so'tividdhastadā bhīmo rākṣasena mahābalaḥ
  • so' -
  • saḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    so (noun, feminine)
    [compound]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • atividdhas -
  • atividdha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tadā* -
  • tadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tada (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • bhīmo* -
  • bhīma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • rākṣasena -
  • rākṣasa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    rākṣasa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • mahābalaḥ -
  • mahābala (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “niṣasāda rathopasthe mūrchayābhipariplutaḥ
  • niṣa -
  • niṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    niṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sāda -
  • sāda (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rathopasthe -
  • rathopastha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • mūrchayā -
  • mūrchā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    mūrch (verb class 0)
    [imperative active second single]
  • abhipariplutaḥ -
  • abhiparipluta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 7.83.18

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 7.83.18 in Kannada sript:
ಸೋಽತಿವಿದ್ಧಸ್ತದಾ ಭೀಮೋ ರಾಕ್ಷಸೇನ ಮಹಾಬಲಃ ।
ನಿಷಸಾದ ರಥೋಪಸ್ಥೇ ಮೂರ್ಛಯಾಭಿಪರಿಪ್ಲುತಃ ॥ ೧೮ ॥

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 7.83.18 in Bengali sript:
সোঽতিবিদ্ধস্তদা ভীমো রাক্ষসেন মহাবলঃ ।
নিষসাদ রথোপস্থে মূর্ছযাভিপরিপ্লুতঃ ॥ ১৮ ॥

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 7.83.18 in Gujarati sript:
સોઽતિવિદ્ધસ્તદા ભીમો રાક્ષસેન મહાબલઃ ।
નિષસાદ રથોપસ્થે મૂર્છયાભિપરિપ્લુતઃ ॥ ૧૮ ॥

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 7.83.18 in Malayalam sript:
സോഽതിവിദ്ധസ്തദാ ഭീമോ രാക്ഷസേന മഹാബലഃ ।
നിഷസാദ രഥോപസ്ഥേ മൂര്ഛയാഭിപരിപ്ലുതഃ ॥ ൧൮ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 7.83.18 in Telugu sript:
సోఽతివిద్ధస్తదా భీమో రాక్షసేన మహాబలః ।
నిషసాద రథోపస్థే మూర్ఛయాభిపరిప్లుతః ॥ ౧౮ ॥

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