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 7.85.21

ते समेत्य नरव्याघ्रा भारद्वाजं महारथम् ।
अभ्यवर्षञ्शरैस्तीक्ष्णैः कङ्कबर्हिणवाजितैः ॥ २१ ॥

te sametya naravyāghrā bhāradvājaṃ mahāratham |
abhyavarṣañśaraistīkṣṇaiḥ kaṅkabarhiṇavājitaiḥ || 21 ||

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

...Salya, O monarch, bearing a huge silver-elephant was adorned, on all sides, with peacocks made of gold. The standard, O bull of Bharata’s race, adorned your troops like the huge white...

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

Tad, Yushmad, Naravyaghra, Bharadvaja, Maharatha, Abhi, Shara, Tikshna, Kanka, Barhina, Vajita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 7.85.21). 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: “te sametya naravyāghrā bhāradvājaṃ mahāratham
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • samet -
  • sam (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • ya -
  • naravyāghrā* -
  • naravyāghra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • bhāradvājam -
  • bhāradvāja (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bhāradvāja (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • mahāratham -
  • mahāratha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    mahāratha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    mahārathā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “abhyavarṣañśaraistīkṣṇaiḥ kaṅkabarhiṇavājitaiḥ
  • abhya -
  • abhi (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    abhi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    abhi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    abhi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    abhī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    abhī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    abhī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    abhi (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • avarṣañś -
  • vṛṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active third plural]
  • śarais -
  • śara (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    śara (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • tīkṣṇaiḥ -
  • tīkṣṇa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    tīkṣṇa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • kaṅka -
  • kaṅka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kaṅk (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • barhiṇa -
  • barhiṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    barhiṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vājitaiḥ -
  • vājita (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    vājita (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 7.85.21

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 7.85.21 in Kannada sript:
ತೇ ಸಮೇತ್ಯ ನರವ್ಯಾಘ್ರಾ ಭಾರದ್ವಾಜಂ ಮಹಾರಥಮ್ ।
ಅಭ್ಯವರ್ಷಞ್ಶರೈಸ್ತೀಕ್ಷ್ಣೈಃ ಕಙ್ಕಬರ್ಹಿಣವಾಜಿತೈಃ ॥ ೨೧ ॥

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 7.85.21 in Bengali sript:
তে সমেত্য নরব্যাঘ্রা ভারদ্বাজং মহারথম্ ।
অভ্যবর্ষঞ্শরৈস্তীক্ষ্ণৈঃ কঙ্কবর্হিণবাজিতৈঃ ॥ ২১ ॥

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 7.85.21 in Gujarati sript:
તે સમેત્ય નરવ્યાઘ્રા ભારદ્વાજં મહારથમ્ ।
અભ્યવર્ષઞ્શરૈસ્તીક્ષ્ણૈઃ કઙ્કબર્હિણવાજિતૈઃ ॥ ૨૧ ॥

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 7.85.21 in Malayalam sript:
തേ സമേത്യ നരവ്യാഘ്രാ ഭാരദ്വാജം മഹാരഥമ് ।
അഭ്യവര്ഷഞ്ശരൈസ്തീക്ഷ്ണൈഃ കങ്കബര്ഹിണവാജിതൈഃ ॥ ൨൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 7.85.21 in Telugu sript:
తే సమేత్య నరవ్యాఘ్రా భారద్వాజం మహారథమ్ ।
అభ్యవర్షఞ్శరైస్తీక్ష్ణైః కఙ్కబర్హిణవాజితైః ॥ ౨౧ ॥

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