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 7.112.1

संजय उवाच ।
भीमसेनस्य राधेयः श्रुत्वा ज्यातलनिस्वनम् ।
नामृष्यत यथा मत्तो गजः प्रतिगजस्वनम् ॥ १ ॥

saṃjaya uvāca |
bhīmasenasya rādheyaḥ śrutvā jyātalanisvanam |
nāmṛṣyata yathā matto gajaḥ pratigajasvanam || 1 ||

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

...cars along with their charioteers, their lifeless forms looked like large trees with their weight of variegated flowers uprooted by the tempest. The prowess that we then beheld of...

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

Sanjaya, Bhimasena, Radheya, Jya, Ala, Nisvana, Rishi, Rishya, Yatha, Matta, Gaja, Pratigaja, Svana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 7.112.1). 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: “saṃjaya uvāca
  • sañjaya* -
  • sañjaya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • uvāca -
  • vac (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • Line 2: “bhīmasenasya rādheyaḥ śrutvā jyātalanisvanam
  • bhīmasenasya -
  • bhīmasena (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
  • rādheyaḥ -
  • rādheya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śrutvā -
  • śru -> śrutvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √śru]
  • jyāt -
  • jya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    jya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ala -
  • ala (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    al (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • nisvanam -
  • nisvana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • Line 3: “nāmṛṣyata yathā matto gajaḥ pratigajasvanam
  • nām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • ṛṣya -
  • ṛṣi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ṛṣya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ṛṣya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ṛṣ -> ṛṣya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √ṛṣ]
    ṛṣ -> ṛṣya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √ṛṣ]
  • ata -
  • at (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • yathā -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • matto* -
  • matta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    mad -> matta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √mad class 1 verb], [nominative single from √mad class 3 verb], [nominative single from √mad class 4 verb]
  • gajaḥ -
  • gaja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • pratigaja -
  • pratigaja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • svanam -
  • svana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    svana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    svanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 7.112.1

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 7.112.1 in Kannada sript:
ಸಂಜಯ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಭೀಮಸೇನಸ್ಯ ರಾಧೇಯಃ ಶ್ರುತ್ವಾ ಜ್ಯಾತಲನಿಸ್ವನಮ್ ।
ನಾಮೃಷ್ಯತ ಯಥಾ ಮತ್ತೋ ಗಜಃ ಪ್ರತಿಗಜಸ್ವನಮ್ ॥ ೧ ॥

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 7.112.1 in Bengali sript:
সংজয উবাচ ।
ভীমসেনস্য রাধেযঃ শ্রুত্বা জ্যাতলনিস্বনম্ ।
নামৃষ্যত যথা মত্তো গজঃ প্রতিগজস্বনম্ ॥ ১ ॥

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 7.112.1 in Gujarati sript:
સંજય ઉવાચ ।
ભીમસેનસ્ય રાધેયઃ શ્રુત્વા જ્યાતલનિસ્વનમ્ ।
નામૃષ્યત યથા મત્તો ગજઃ પ્રતિગજસ્વનમ્ ॥ ૧ ॥

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 7.112.1 in Malayalam sript:
സംജയ ഉവാച ।
ഭീമസേനസ്യ രാധേയഃ ശ്രുത്വാ ജ്യാതലനിസ്വനമ് ।
നാമൃഷ്യത യഥാ മത്തോ ഗജഃ പ്രതിഗജസ്വനമ് ॥ ൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 7.112.1 in Telugu sript:
సంజయ ఉవాచ ।
భీమసేనస్య రాధేయః శ్రుత్వా జ్యాతలనిస్వనమ్ ।
నామృష్యత యథా మత్తో గజః ప్రతిగజస్వనమ్ ॥ ౧ ॥

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