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 7.101.8

तांस्तु द्रोणधनुर्मुक्तान्घोरानाशीविषोपमान् ।
एकैकं दशभिर्बाणैर्युधि चिच्छेद हृष्टवत् ॥ ८ ॥

tāṃstu droṇadhanurmuktānghorānāśīviṣopamān |
ekaikaṃ daśabhirbāṇairyudhi ciccheda hṛṣṭavat || 8 ||

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

...shrouded by the high-souled son of Prishata, Drona, however, suffered no pain. On the other hand, he continued to fight, smiling the while. The prince of the Pancalas then, furious...

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

Drona, Dhanu, Dhanus, Mukta, Ghora, Ashivisha, Upama, Ekaika, Dashan, Bana, Yudh, Hrishtavat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 7.101.8). 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: “tāṃstu droṇadhanurmuktānghorānāśīviṣopamān
  • tāṃs -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • droṇa -
  • droṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    droṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dhanur -
  • dhanus (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    dhanu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    dhanu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • muktān -
  • mukta (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    muc -> mukta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative plural from √muc class 6 verb]
    muc -> mukta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative plural from √muc class 1 verb]
    muj -> mukta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative plural from √muj class 1 verb]
  • ghorān -
  • ghora (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • āśīviṣo -
  • āśīviṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    āśīviṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • upamān -
  • upama (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “ekaikaṃ daśabhirbāṇairyudhi ciccheda hṛṣṭavat
  • ekaikam -
  • ekaika (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ekaika (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ekaikā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • daśabhir -
  • daśan (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    daśan (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • bāṇair -
  • bāṇa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    bāṇa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • yudhi -
  • yudh (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    yudh (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • ciccheda -
  • chid (verb class 7)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    chid (verb class 9)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • hṛṣṭavat -
  • hṛṣṭavat (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    hṛṣ -> hṛṣṭavat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √hṛṣ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √hṛṣ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √hṛṣ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √hṛṣ class 4 verb], [vocative single from √hṛṣ class 4 verb], [accusative single from √hṛṣ class 4 verb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 7.101.8

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 7.101.8 in Kannada sript:
ತಾಂಸ್ತು ದ್ರೋಣಧನುರ್ಮುಕ್ತಾನ್ಘೋರಾನಾಶೀವಿಷೋಪಮಾನ್ ।
ಏಕೈಕಂ ದಶಭಿರ್ಬಾಣೈರ್ಯುಧಿ ಚಿಚ್ಛೇದ ಹೃಷ್ಟವತ್ ॥ ೮ ॥

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 7.101.8 in Bengali sript:
তাংস্তু দ্রোণধনুর্মুক্তান্ঘোরানাশীবিষোপমান্ ।
একৈকং দশভির্বাণৈর্যুধি চিচ্ছেদ হৃষ্টবত্ ॥ ৮ ॥

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 7.101.8 in Gujarati sript:
તાંસ્તુ દ્રોણધનુર્મુક્તાન્ઘોરાનાશીવિષોપમાન્ ।
એકૈકં દશભિર્બાણૈર્યુધિ ચિચ્છેદ હૃષ્ટવત્ ॥ ૮ ॥

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 7.101.8 in Malayalam sript:
താംസ്തു ദ്രോണധനുര്മുക്താന്ഘോരാനാശീവിഷോപമാന് ।
ഏകൈകം ദശഭിര്ബാണൈര്യുധി ചിച്ഛേദ ഹൃഷ്ടവത് ॥ ൮ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 7.101.8 in Telugu sript:
తాంస్తు ద్రోణధనుర్ముక్తాన్ఘోరానాశీవిషోపమాన్ ।
ఏకైకం దశభిర్బాణైర్యుధి చిచ్ఛేద హృష్టవత్ ॥ ౮ ॥

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