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 7.86.13

जानीषे हि रणे द्रोणं रभसं श्रेष्ठसंमतम् ।
प्रतिज्ञा चापि ते नित्यं श्रुता द्रोणस्य माधव ॥ १३ ॥

jānīṣe hi raṇe droṇaṃ rabhasaṃ śreṣṭhasaṃmatam |
pratijñā cāpi te nityaṃ śrutā droṇasya mādhava || 13 ||

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

...wonder. Then Bhima, O king, laughing the while, pierced that wrathful prince of Rakshasa, viz., Rishyasringa’s son (Alamvusha), with nine keen shafts. Then that Rakshasa, thus...

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

Rana, Drona, Rabhasa, Shreshtha, Mata, Pratijna, Capin, Capi, Tad, Yushmad, Nityam, Nitya, Shruta, Madhava,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 7.86.13). 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: “jānīṣe hi raṇe droṇaṃ rabhasaṃ śreṣṭhasaṃmatam
  • jānīṣe -
  • jñā (verb class 9)
    [present middle second single]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • raṇe -
  • raṇa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    raṇa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • droṇam -
  • droṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    droṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    droṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • rabhasam -
  • rabhasa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    rabhasa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    rabhasā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • śreṣṭha -
  • śreṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śreṣṭha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • saṃ -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • matam -
  • mata (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    mata (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    matā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    man -> mata (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √man class 4 verb], [accusative single from √man class 8 verb]
    man -> mata (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √man class 4 verb], [accusative single from √man class 4 verb], [nominative single from √man class 8 verb], [accusative single from √man class 8 verb]
  • Line 2: “pratijñā cāpi te nityaṃ śrutā droṇasya mādhava
  • pratijñā -
  • pratijñā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • cāpi -
  • cāpin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    cāpī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    cāpī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    cāpi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • 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]
  • nityam -
  • nityam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    nitya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nitya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    nityā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • śrutā* -
  • śruta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    śrutā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    śru -> śruta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √śru class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √śru class 5 verb]
    śru -> śrutā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √śru class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √śru class 5 verb], [accusative plural from √śru class 5 verb]
  • droṇasya -
  • droṇa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    droṇa (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • mādhava -
  • mādhava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mādhava (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 7.86.13

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 7.86.13 in Kannada sript:
ಜಾನೀಷೇ ಹಿ ರಣೇ ದ್ರೋಣಂ ರಭಸಂ ಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠಸಂಮತಮ್ ।
ಪ್ರತಿಜ್ಞಾ ಚಾಪಿ ತೇ ನಿತ್ಯಂ ಶ್ರುತಾ ದ್ರೋಣಸ್ಯ ಮಾಧವ ॥ ೧೩ ॥

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 7.86.13 in Bengali sript:
জানীষে হি রণে দ্রোণং রভসং শ্রেষ্ঠসংমতম্ ।
প্রতিজ্ঞা চাপি তে নিত্যং শ্রুতা দ্রোণস্য মাধব ॥ ১৩ ॥

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 7.86.13 in Gujarati sript:
જાનીષે હિ રણે દ્રોણં રભસં શ્રેષ્ઠસંમતમ્ ।
પ્રતિજ્ઞા ચાપિ તે નિત્યં શ્રુતા દ્રોણસ્ય માધવ ॥ ૧૩ ॥

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 7.86.13 in Malayalam sript:
ജാനീഷേ ഹി രണേ ദ്രോണം രഭസം ശ്രേഷ്ഠസംമതമ് ।
പ്രതിജ്ഞാ ചാപി തേ നിത്യം ശ്രുതാ ദ്രോണസ്യ മാധവ ॥ ൧൩ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 7.86.13 in Telugu sript:
జానీషే హి రణే ద్రోణం రభసం శ్రేష్ఠసంమతమ్ ।
ప్రతిజ్ఞా చాపి తే నిత్యం శ్రుతా ద్రోణస్య మాధవ ॥ ౧౩ ॥

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