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 7.85.36

पूरितो वासुदेवेन शङ्खराट्स्वनते भृशम् ।
युध्यमानेषु वीरेषु सैन्धवस्याभिरक्षिषु ।
नदत्सु धार्तराष्ट्रेषु विजयस्य रथं प्रति ॥ ३६ ॥

pūrito vāsudevena śaṅkharāṭsvanate bhṛśam |
yudhyamāneṣu vīreṣu saindhavasyābhirakṣiṣu |
nadatsu dhārtarāṣṭreṣu vijayasya rathaṃ prati || 36 ||

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

...uttered loud roars and shot dense showers of arrows. Indeed, that encounter between the Pancalas and the Kurus, fierce, awful, and highly wonderful as it was, resembled that in days...

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

Purita, Vasudeva, Shankharaj, Anata, Bhrisham, Bhrisha, Yudhyamana, Vira, Saindhava, Abhira, Kshi, Nadat, Dhartarashtra, Vijaya, 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 7.85.36). 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: “pūrito vāsudevena śaṅkharāṭsvanate bhṛśam
  • pūrito* -
  • pūrita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    pṝ -> pūrita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √pṝ]
  • vāsudevena -
  • vāsudeva (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    vāsudeva (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • śaṅkharāṭsva -
  • śaṅkharāj (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
  • anate -
  • anata (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    anata (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    anatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • bhṛśam -
  • bhṛśam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    bhṛśa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bhṛśa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    bhṛśā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “yudhyamāneṣu vīreṣu saindhavasyābhirakṣiṣu
  • yudhyamāneṣu -
  • yudh -> yudhyamāna (participle, masculine)
    [locative plural from √yudh class 1 verb], [locative plural from √yudh class 4 verb]
    yudh -> yudhyamāna (participle, neuter)
    [locative plural from √yudh class 1 verb], [locative plural from √yudh class 4 verb]
  • vīreṣu -
  • vīra (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    vīra (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • saindhavasyā -
  • saindhava (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    saindhava (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • abhira -
  • abhira (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    abhira (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kṣiṣu -
  • kṣi (noun, feminine)
    [locative plural]
  • Line 3: “nadatsu dhārtarāṣṭreṣu vijayasya rathaṃ prati
  • nadatsu -
  • nadat (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    nadat (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
    nad -> nadat (participle, masculine)
    [locative plural from √nad class 1 verb]
    nad -> nadat (participle, neuter)
    [locative plural from √nad class 1 verb]
  • dhārtarāṣṭreṣu -
  • dhārtarāṣṭra (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    dhārtarāṣṭra (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • vijayasya -
  • vijaya (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    vijaya (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • 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 7.85.36

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 7.85.36 in Kannada sript:
ಪೂರಿತೋ ವಾಸುದೇವೇನ ಶಙ್ಖರಾಟ್ಸ್ವನತೇ ಭೃಶಮ್ ।
ಯುಧ್ಯಮಾನೇಷು ವೀರೇಷು ಸೈನ್ಧವಸ್ಯಾಭಿರಕ್ಷಿಷು ।
ನದತ್ಸು ಧಾರ್ತರಾಷ್ಟ್ರೇಷು ವಿಜಯಸ್ಯ ರಥಂ ಪ್ರತಿ ॥ ೩೬ ॥

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 7.85.36 in Bengali sript:
পূরিতো বাসুদেবেন শঙ্খরাট্স্বনতে ভৃশম্ ।
যুধ্যমানেষু বীরেষু সৈন্ধবস্যাভিরক্ষিষু ।
নদত্সু ধার্তরাষ্ট্রেষু বিজযস্য রথং প্রতি ॥ ৩৬ ॥

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 7.85.36 in Gujarati sript:
પૂરિતો વાસુદેવેન શઙ્ખરાટ્સ્વનતે ભૃશમ્ ।
યુધ્યમાનેષુ વીરેષુ સૈન્ધવસ્યાભિરક્ષિષુ ।
નદત્સુ ધાર્તરાષ્ટ્રેષુ વિજયસ્ય રથં પ્રતિ ॥ ૩૬ ॥

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 7.85.36 in Malayalam sript:
പൂരിതോ വാസുദേവേന ശങ്ഖരാട്സ്വനതേ ഭൃശമ് ।
യുധ്യമാനേഷു വീരേഷു സൈന്ധവസ്യാഭിരക്ഷിഷു ।
നദത്സു ധാര്തരാഷ്ട്രേഷു വിജയസ്യ രഥം പ്രതി ॥ ൩൬ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 7.85.36 in Telugu sript:
పూరితో వాసుదేవేన శఙ్ఖరాట్స్వనతే భృశమ్ ।
యుధ్యమానేషు వీరేషు సైన్ధవస్యాభిరక్షిషు ।
నదత్సు ధార్తరాష్ట్రేషు విజయస్య రథం ప్రతి ॥ ౩౬ ॥

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