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 7.96.23

प्रच्छाद्यमानः समरे शरजालैः स वीर्यवान् ।
असंभ्रमं महाराज तावकानवधीद्बहून् ॥ २३ ॥

pracchādyamānaḥ samare śarajālaiḥ sa vīryavān |
asaṃbhramaṃ mahārāja tāvakānavadhīdbahūn || 23 ||

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

...equipped with golden staff Drona sped it quickly at the car of Madhava. That dart, however, fatal as Death, without touching the grandson of Sini, pierced through the latter’s car...

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

Pracchadya, Ana, Samara, Sharajala, Viryavat, Asambhrama, Maharaja, Maharajan,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 7.96.23). 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: “pracchādyamānaḥ samare śarajālaiḥ sa vīryavān
  • pracchādyam -
  • pracchādya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pracchādya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    pracchādyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ānaḥ -
  • āna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    an (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active second single]
  • samare -
  • samara (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • śarajālaiḥ -
  • śarajāla (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vīryavān -
  • vīryavat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “asaṃbhramaṃ mahārāja tāvakānavadhīdbahūn
  • asambhramam -
  • asambhrama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    asambhrama (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asambhramā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • mahārāja -
  • mahārāja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mahārājan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    mahārājan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Cannot analyse tāvakānavadhīdbahūn

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 7.96.23

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 7.96.23 in Kannada sript:
ಪ್ರಚ್ಛಾದ್ಯಮಾನಃ ಸಮರೇ ಶರಜಾಲೈಃ ಸ ವೀರ್ಯವಾನ್ ।
ಅಸಂಭ್ರಮಂ ಮಹಾರಾಜ ತಾವಕಾನವಧೀದ್ಬಹೂನ್ ॥ ೨೩ ॥

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 7.96.23 in Bengali sript:
প্রচ্ছাদ্যমানঃ সমরে শরজালৈঃ স বীর্যবান্ ।
অসংভ্রমং মহারাজ তাবকানবধীদ্বহূন্ ॥ ২৩ ॥

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 7.96.23 in Gujarati sript:
પ્રચ્છાદ્યમાનઃ સમરે શરજાલૈઃ સ વીર્યવાન્ ।
અસંભ્રમં મહારાજ તાવકાનવધીદ્બહૂન્ ॥ ૨૩ ॥

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 7.96.23 in Malayalam sript:
പ്രച്ഛാദ്യമാനഃ സമരേ ശരജാലൈഃ സ വീര്യവാന് ।
അസംഭ്രമം മഹാരാജ താവകാനവധീദ്ബഹൂന് ॥ ൨൩ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 7.96.23 in Telugu sript:
ప్రచ్ఛాద్యమానః సమరే శరజాలైః స వీర్యవాన్ ।
అసంభ్రమం మహారాజ తావకానవధీద్బహూన్ ॥ ౨౩ ॥

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