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 7.120.20

द्रौणिना रक्ष्यमाणं च मया दुःशासनेन च ।
कथं प्राप्स्यति बीभत्सुः सैन्धवं कालचोदितः ॥ २० ॥

drauṇinā rakṣyamāṇaṃ ca mayā duḥśāsanena ca |
kathaṃ prāpsyati bībhatsuḥ saindhavaṃ kālacoditaḥ || 20 ||

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

...regions on high, filling the welkin with his high virtues.'" "Dhritarashtra said, 'Unvanquished by Drona, and Radha’s son and Vikarna and Kritavarman, how could the heroic Satyaki...

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

Drauni, Rakshyamana, Maya, Duhshasana, Katham, Katha, Pra, Bibhatsu, Saindhava, Kalacodita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 7.120.20). 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: “drauṇinā rakṣyamāṇaṃ ca mayā duḥśāsanena ca
  • drauṇinā -
  • drauṇi (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • rakṣyamāṇam -
  • rakṣ -> rakṣyamāṇa (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √rakṣ]
    rakṣ -> rakṣyamāṇa (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √rakṣ]
    rakṣ -> rakṣyamāṇā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √rakṣ]
    rakṣ -> rakṣyamāṇa (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √rakṣ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √rakṣ]
    rakṣ -> rakṣyamāṇa (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √rakṣ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √rakṣ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √rakṣ], [accusative single from √rakṣ]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mayā* -
  • maya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    mayā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • duḥśāsanena -
  • duḥśāsana (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    duḥśāsana (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “kathaṃ prāpsyati bībhatsuḥ saindhavaṃ kālacoditaḥ
  • katham -
  • katham (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    katham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kathā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    katha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    katha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • prā -
  • pra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    pra (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
    prā (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • āpsyati -
  • āp (verb class 5)
    [future active third single]
  • bībhatsuḥ -
  • bībhatsu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    bībhatsu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • saindhavam -
  • saindhava (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    saindhava (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • kālacoditaḥ -
  • kālacodita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 7.120.20

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 7.120.20 in Kannada sript:
ದ್ರೌಣಿನಾ ರಕ್ಷ್ಯಮಾಣಂ ಚ ಮಯಾ ದುಃಶಾಸನೇನ ಚ ।
ಕಥಂ ಪ್ರಾಪ್ಸ್ಯತಿ ಬೀಭತ್ಸುಃ ಸೈನ್ಧವಂ ಕಾಲಚೋದಿತಃ ॥ ೨೦ ॥

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 7.120.20 in Bengali sript:
দ্রৌণিনা রক্ষ্যমাণং চ মযা দুঃশাসনেন চ ।
কথং প্রাপ্স্যতি বীভত্সুঃ সৈন্ধবং কালচোদিতঃ ॥ ২০ ॥

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 7.120.20 in Gujarati sript:
દ્રૌણિના રક્ષ્યમાણં ચ મયા દુઃશાસનેન ચ ।
કથં પ્રાપ્સ્યતિ બીભત્સુઃ સૈન્ધવં કાલચોદિતઃ ॥ ૨૦ ॥

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 7.120.20 in Malayalam sript:
ദ്രൌണിനാ രക്ഷ്യമാണം ച മയാ ദുഃശാസനേന ച ।
കഥം പ്രാപ്സ്യതി ബീഭത്സുഃ സൈന്ധവം കാലചോദിതഃ ॥ ൨൦ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 7.120.20 in Telugu sript:
ద్రౌణినా రక్ష్యమాణం చ మయా దుఃశాసనేన చ ।
కథం ప్రాప్స్యతి బీభత్సుః సైన్ధవం కాలచోదితః ॥ ౨౦ ॥

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