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 7.88.6

प्रकम्प्यमाना महती तव पुत्रस्य वाहिनी ।
सात्वतेन महाराज शतधाभिव्यदीर्यत ॥ ६ ॥

prakampyamānā mahatī tava putrasya vāhinī |
sātvatena mahārāja śatadhābhivyadīryata || 6 ||

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

...the chief of the celestials himself. Sunk in the midst of the fathomless host, Arjuna may lose his life. If he be slain in battle, how can one like me live? Is this calamity to befall...

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

Prakampya, Ana, Mahat, Mahati, Yushmad, Putra, Vahin, Vahini, Vahi, Satvata, Maharaja, Maharajan, Shatadha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 7.88.6). 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: “prakampyamānā mahatī tava putrasya vāhinī
  • prakampyam -
  • prakampya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    prakampya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    prakampyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ānā* -
  • āna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • mahatī -
  • mahatī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    mahat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • tava -
  • yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [genitive single]
  • putrasya -
  • putra (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    putra (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • vāhinī -
  • vāhinī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    vāhin (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vāhī (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Line 2: “sātvatena mahārāja śatadhābhivyadīryata
  • sātvatena -
  • sātvata (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    sātvata (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • mahārāja -
  • mahārāja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mahārājan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    mahārājan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • śatadhā -
  • śatadhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • abhivya -
  • abhivi (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • adīryata -
  • dṝ (verb class 2)
    [imperfect passive third single]
    dṝ (verb class 9)
    [imperfect passive third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 7.88.6

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 7.88.6 in Kannada sript:
ಪ್ರಕಮ್ಪ್ಯಮಾನಾ ಮಹತೀ ತವ ಪುತ್ರಸ್ಯ ವಾಹಿನೀ ।
ಸಾತ್ವತೇನ ಮಹಾರಾಜ ಶತಧಾಭಿವ್ಯದೀರ್ಯತ ॥ ೬ ॥

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 7.88.6 in Bengali sript:
প্রকম্প্যমানা মহতী তব পুত্রস্য বাহিনী ।
সাত্বতেন মহারাজ শতধাভিব্যদীর্যত ॥ ৬ ॥

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 7.88.6 in Gujarati sript:
પ્રકમ્પ્યમાના મહતી તવ પુત્રસ્ય વાહિની ।
સાત્વતેન મહારાજ શતધાભિવ્યદીર્યત ॥ ૬ ॥

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 7.88.6 in Malayalam sript:
പ്രകമ്പ്യമാനാ മഹതീ തവ പുത്രസ്യ വാഹിനീ ।
സാത്വതേന മഹാരാജ ശതധാഭിവ്യദീര്യത ॥ ൬ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 7.88.6 in Telugu sript:
ప్రకమ్ప్యమానా మహతీ తవ పుత్రస్య వాహినీ ।
సాత్వతేన మహారాజ శతధాభివ్యదీర్యత ॥ ౬ ॥

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