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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 7.97.16
ततो रथसहस्रेण महारथशतेन च ।
द्विरदानां सहस्रेण द्विसाहस्रैश्च वाजिभिः ॥ १६ ॥
tato rathasahasreṇa mahārathaśatena ca |
dviradānāṃ sahasreṇa dvisāhasraiśca vājibhiḥ || 16 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...almost unfordable ocean of Drona’s division, teeming with cars and steeds and elephants, whose waves are constituted by arrows and darts, fishes by swords and scimitars and alligators...
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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 (7.97.16). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Tatah, Tad, Tata, Ratha, Sahasra, Maharatha, Shata, Dvirada, Dvisahasra, Vaji, Vajin,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 7.97.16). 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: “tato rathasahasreṇa mahārathaśatena ca ”
- tato* -
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tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]tata (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√tan -> tata (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]sa (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
- ratha -
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ratha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- sahasreṇa -
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sahasra (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]sahasra (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- mahāratha -
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mahāratha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]mahāratha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śatena -
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śata (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- Line 2: “dviradānāṃ sahasreṇa dvisāhasraiśca vājibhiḥ ”
- dviradānām -
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dvirada (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]dvirada (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]dviradā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- sahasreṇa -
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sahasra (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]sahasra (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- dvisāhasraiś -
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dvisāhasra (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]dvisāhasra (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vājibhiḥ -
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vāji (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]vājin (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]vājin (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]vājī (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 7.97.16
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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The Mahabharata in Kannada (Set of 32 Volumes)
by Bharatha Darshana Bangalore (2003)
ಶ್ರೇಮಹಭಾರತ [ಮಹಾಭಾರತ]; 13907 pages;
Buy now!Preview of verse 7.97.16 in Kannada sript:
ತತೋ ರಥಸಹಸ್ರೇಣ ಮಹಾರಥಶತೇನ ಚ ।
ದ್ವಿರದಾನಾಂ ಸಹಸ್ರೇಣ ದ್ವಿಸಾಹಸ್ರೈಶ್ಚ ವಾಜಿಭಿಃ ॥ ೧೬ ॥
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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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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The Mahabharata in Bengali (Two Volumes)
by Akshay Library, Kolkata (2019)
3049 pages; [মহাভারত] [মহার্ষী বদভ্যাস (Maharishi Vedvyas)]
Buy now!Preview of verse 7.97.16 in Bengali sript:
ততো রথসহস্রেণ মহারথশতেন চ ।
দ্বিরদানাং সহস্রেণ দ্বিসাহস্রৈশ্চ বাজিভিঃ ॥ ১৬ ॥
Mahabharat in Gujarati (20 Volumes)
by Dinkar Joshi (દિનકર જોશી) (2010)
14252 pages; [મહાભારત] [Publisher: Pravin Prakashan Pvt. Ltd, Rajkot]
Buy now!Preview of verse 7.97.16 in Gujarati sript:
તતો રથસહસ્રેણ મહારથશતેન ચ ।
દ્વિરદાનાં સહસ્રેણ દ્વિસાહસ્રૈશ્ચ વાજિભિઃ ॥ ૧૬ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 7.97.16 in Malayalam sript:
തതോ രഥസഹസ്രേണ മഹാരഥശതേന ച ।
ദ്വിരദാനാം സഹസ്രേണ ദ്വിസാഹസ്രൈശ്ച വാജിഭിഃ ॥ ൧൬ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 7.97.16 in Telugu sript:
తతో రథసహస్రేణ మహారథశతేన చ ।
ద్విరదానాం సహస్రేణ ద్విసాహస్రైశ్చ వాజిభిః ॥ ౧౬ ॥