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 7.120.24

दृढलक्ष्येण शूरेण भीमसेनेन धन्विना ।
भृशमुद्वेजितः संख्ये शरजालैरनेकशः ॥ २४ ॥

dṛḍhalakṣyeṇa śūreṇa bhīmasenena dhanvinā |
bhṛśamudvejitaḥ saṃkhye śarajālairanekaśaḥ || 24 ||

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

...had for his son Nahusha. Nahusha had for his son Yayati who was a royal sage equal to a celestial. Yayati had by Devayani Yadu for his eldest son. In Yadu’s race was born a son 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 (7.120.24). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Dridha, Lakshya, Shura, Bhimasena, Dhanvin, Dhanvi, Bhrisham, Bhrisha, Udvejita, Sankhya, Sharajala, Anekashah,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 7.120.24). 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: “dṛḍhalakṣyeṇa śūreṇa bhīmasenena dhanvinā
  • dṛḍha -
  • dṛḍha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dṛḍha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • lakṣyeṇa -
  • lakṣya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    lakṣya (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    lakṣ -> lakṣya (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental single from √lakṣ class 1 verb], [instrumental single from √lakṣ class 10 verb]
    lakṣ -> lakṣya (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental single from √lakṣ class 1 verb], [instrumental single from √lakṣ class 10 verb]
  • śūreṇa -
  • śūra (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    śūra (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • bhīmasenena -
  • bhīmasena (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • dhanvinā -
  • dhanvin (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    dhanvin (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    dhanvī (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • Line 2: “bhṛśamudvejitaḥ saṃkhye śarajālairanekaśaḥ
  • bhṛśam -
  • bhṛśam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    bhṛśa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bhṛśa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    bhṛśā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • udvejitaḥ -
  • udvejita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • saṅkhye -
  • saṅkhya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    saṅkhya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    saṅkhyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • śarajālair -
  • śarajāla (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • anekaśaḥ -
  • anekaśaḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 7.120.24

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 7.120.24 in Kannada sript:
ದೃಢಲಕ್ಷ್ಯೇಣ ಶೂರೇಣ ಭೀಮಸೇನೇನ ಧನ್ವಿನಾ ।
ಭೃಶಮುದ್ವೇಜಿತಃ ಸಂಖ್ಯೇ ಶರಜಾಲೈರನೇಕಶಃ ॥ ೨೪ ॥

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 7.120.24 in Bengali sript:
দৃঢলক্ষ্যেণ শূরেণ ভীমসেনেন ধন্বিনা ।
ভৃশমুদ্বেজিতঃ সংখ্যে শরজালৈরনেকশঃ ॥ ২৪ ॥

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 7.120.24 in Gujarati sript:
દૃઢલક્ષ્યેણ શૂરેણ ભીમસેનેન ધન્વિના ।
ભૃશમુદ્વેજિતઃ સંખ્યે શરજાલૈરનેકશઃ ॥ ૨૪ ॥

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 7.120.24 in Malayalam sript:
ദൃഢലക്ഷ്യേണ ശൂരേണ ഭീമസേനേന ധന്വിനാ ।
ഭൃശമുദ്വേജിതഃ സംഖ്യേ ശരജാലൈരനേകശഃ ॥ ൨൪ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 7.120.24 in Telugu sript:
దృఢలక్ష్యేణ శూరేణ భీమసేనేన ధన్వినా ।
భృశముద్వేజితః సంఖ్యే శరజాలైరనేకశః ॥ ౨౪ ॥

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