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 7.96.7

मत्तद्विरदसंकाशं मत्तद्विरदगामिनम् ।
प्रभिन्नमिव मातङ्गं यूथमध्ये व्यवस्थितम् ।
व्याघ्रा इव जिघांसन्तस्त्वदीयाभ्यद्रवन्रणे ॥ ७ ॥

mattadviradasaṃkāśaṃ mattadviradagāminam |
prabhinnamiva mātaṅgaṃ yūthamadhye vyavasthitam |
vyāghrā iva jighāṃsantastvadīyābhyadravanraṇe || 7 ||

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

...through which he proceeded), the son of Bharadvaja covered him with a dense shower of arrows. The encounter that then took place between Drona and Satwata in the very sight of all...

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

Matta, Dvirada, Sankasha, Dviradagamin, Prabhinna, Iva, Matanga, Yutha, Adhi, Vyavasthita, Vyaghra, Jighamsat, Tvadiya, Abhi, Rana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 7.96.7). 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: “mattadviradasaṃkāśaṃ mattadviradagāminam
  • matta -
  • matta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    matta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mad -> matta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √mad class 1 verb], [vocative single from √mad class 3 verb], [vocative single from √mad class 4 verb]
    mad -> matta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √mad class 1 verb], [vocative single from √mad class 3 verb], [vocative single from √mad class 4 verb]
  • dvirada -
  • dvirada (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dvirada (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • saṅkāśam -
  • saṅkāśa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • matta -
  • matta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    matta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mad -> matta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √mad class 1 verb], [vocative single from √mad class 3 verb], [vocative single from √mad class 4 verb]
    mad -> matta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √mad class 1 verb], [vocative single from √mad class 3 verb], [vocative single from √mad class 4 verb]
  • dviradagāminam -
  • dviradagāmin (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “prabhinnamiva mātaṅgaṃ yūthamadhye vyavasthitam
  • prabhinnam -
  • prabhinna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    prabhinna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    prabhinnā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • mātaṅgam -
  • mātaṅga (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • yūtham -
  • yūtha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    yūtha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • adhye -
  • adhī (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
  • vyavasthitam -
  • vyavasthita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vyavasthita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vyavasthitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 3: “vyāghrā iva jighāṃsantastvadīyābhyadravanraṇe
  • vyāghrā* -
  • vyāghra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vyāghrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • jighāṃsantas -
  • han -> jighāṃsat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √han], [vocative plural from √han]
  • tvadīyā -
  • tvadīya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tvadīya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tvadīyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • 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]
  • adravan -
  • dru (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active third plural]
  • raṇe -
  • raṇa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    raṇa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 7.96.7

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 7.96.7 in Kannada sript:
ಮತ್ತದ್ವಿರದಸಂಕಾಶಂ ಮತ್ತದ್ವಿರದಗಾಮಿನಮ್ ।
ಪ್ರಭಿನ್ನಮಿವ ಮಾತಙ್ಗಂ ಯೂಥಮಧ್ಯೇ ವ್ಯವಸ್ಥಿತಮ್ ।
ವ್ಯಾಘ್ರಾ ಇವ ಜಿಘಾಂಸನ್ತಸ್ತ್ವದೀಯಾಭ್ಯದ್ರವನ್ರಣೇ ॥ ೭ ॥

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 7.96.7 in Bengali sript:
মত্তদ্বিরদসংকাশং মত্তদ্বিরদগামিনম্ ।
প্রভিন্নমিব মাতঙ্গং যূথমধ্যে ব্যবস্থিতম্ ।
ব্যাঘ্রা ইব জিঘাংসন্তস্ত্বদীযাভ্যদ্রবন্রণে ॥ ৭ ॥

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 7.96.7 in Gujarati sript:
મત્તદ્વિરદસંકાશં મત્તદ્વિરદગામિનમ્ ।
પ્રભિન્નમિવ માતઙ્ગં યૂથમધ્યે વ્યવસ્થિતમ્ ।
વ્યાઘ્રા ઇવ જિઘાંસન્તસ્ત્વદીયાભ્યદ્રવન્રણે ॥ ૭ ॥

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 7.96.7 in Malayalam sript:
മത്തദ്വിരദസംകാശം മത്തദ്വിരദഗാമിനമ് ।
പ്രഭിന്നമിവ മാതങ്ഗം യൂഥമധ്യേ വ്യവസ്ഥിതമ് ।
വ്യാഘ്രാ ഇവ ജിഘാംസന്തസ്ത്വദീയാഭ്യദ്രവന്രണേ ॥ ൭ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 7.96.7 in Telugu sript:
మత్తద్విరదసంకాశం మత్తద్విరదగామినమ్ ।
ప్రభిన్నమివ మాతఙ్గం యూథమధ్యే వ్యవస్థితమ్ ।
వ్యాఘ్రా ఇవ జిఘాంసన్తస్త్వదీయాభ్యద్రవన్రణే ॥ ౭ ॥

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