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 7.131.43

घटोत्कचस्ततस्तूर्णं दृष्ट्वा चक्रं निपातितम् ।
द्रौणिं प्राच्छादयद्बाणैः स्वर्भानुरिव भास्करम् ॥ ४३ ॥

ghaṭotkacastatastūrṇaṃ dṛṣṭvā cakraṃ nipātitam |
drauṇiṃ prācchādayadbāṇaiḥ svarbhānuriva bhāskaram || 43 ||

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

...smiters, proceeded against Drona placing Sikhandin at their head. Other foremost of men and mighty car-warriors among the Pandavas, uniting together, O bull among men, proceeded against...

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

Ghatotkaca, Tatah, Tad, Tata, Turnam, Turna, Cakra, Nipatita, Drauni, Pra, Prat, Shadayat, Bana, Svarbhanu, Iva, Bhaskara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 7.131.43). 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: “ghaṭotkacastatastūrṇaṃ dṛṣṭvā cakraṃ nipātitam
  • ghaṭotkacas -
  • ghaṭotkaca (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tatas -
  • 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]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
  • tūrṇam -
  • tūrṇam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tūrṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    tūrṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tūrṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tvar -> tūrṇa (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √tvar class 1 verb]
    tvar -> tūrṇa (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √tvar class 1 verb], [accusative single from √tvar class 1 verb]
  • dṛṣṭvā -
  • dṛś -> dṛṣṭvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √dṛś]
  • cakram -
  • cakra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    cakra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    cakrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • nipātitam -
  • nipātita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nipātita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    nipātitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “drauṇiṃ prācchādayadbāṇaiḥ svarbhānuriva bhāskaram
  • drauṇim -
  • drauṇi (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • prācch -
  • pra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    pra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    prā -> prāt (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √prā class 2 verb], [vocative single from √prā class 2 verb], [accusative single from √prā class 2 verb]
  • śādayad -
  • śad -> śādayat (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √śad]
    śad -> śādayat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √śad], [vocative single from √śad], [accusative single from √śad]
  • bāṇaiḥ -
  • bāṇa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    bāṇa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • svarbhānur -
  • svarbhānu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • bhāskaram -
  • bhāskara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bhāskara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    bhāskarā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 7.131.43

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 7.131.43 in Kannada sript:
ಘಟೋತ್ಕಚಸ್ತತಸ್ತೂರ್ಣಂ ದೃಷ್ಟ್ವಾ ಚಕ್ರಂ ನಿಪಾತಿತಮ್ ।
ದ್ರೌಣಿಂ ಪ್ರಾಚ್ಛಾದಯದ್ಬಾಣೈಃ ಸ್ವರ್ಭಾನುರಿವ ಭಾಸ್ಕರಮ್ ॥ ೪೩ ॥

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 7.131.43 in Bengali sript:
ঘটোত্কচস্ততস্তূর্ণং দৃষ্ট্বা চক্রং নিপাতিতম্ ।
দ্রৌণিং প্রাচ্ছাদযদ্বাণৈঃ স্বর্ভানুরিব ভাস্করম্ ॥ ৪৩ ॥

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 7.131.43 in Gujarati sript:
ઘટોત્કચસ્તતસ્તૂર્ણં દૃષ્ટ્વા ચક્રં નિપાતિતમ્ ।
દ્રૌણિં પ્રાચ્છાદયદ્બાણૈઃ સ્વર્ભાનુરિવ ભાસ્કરમ્ ॥ ૪૩ ॥

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 7.131.43 in Malayalam sript:
ഘടോത്കചസ്തതസ്തൂര്ണം ദൃഷ്ട്വാ ചക്രം നിപാതിതമ് ।
ദ്രൌണിം പ്രാച്ഛാദയദ്ബാണൈഃ സ്വര്ഭാനുരിവ ഭാസ്കരമ് ॥ ൪൩ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 7.131.43 in Telugu sript:
ఘటోత్కచస్తతస్తూర్ణం దృష్ట్వా చక్రం నిపాతితమ్ ।
ద్రౌణిం ప్రాచ్ఛాదయద్బాణైః స్వర్భానురివ భాస్కరమ్ ॥ ౪౩ ॥

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