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 7.140.40

स छिन्नधन्वा विरथः शीर्णवर्मा शरार्दितः ।
अपायासीद्रणात्तूर्णं धर्मपुत्रो युधिष्ठिरः ॥ ४० ॥

sa chinnadhanvā virathaḥ śīrṇavarmā śarārditaḥ |
apāyāsīdraṇāttūrṇaṃ dharmaputro yudhiṣṭhiraḥ || 40 ||

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

...should not desire to fight with such as are not kings. Surrounded, therefore, by elephants and steeds and cars, repair you thither, O son of Kunti, where Dhananjaya with myself, aided...

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

Chinnadhanvan, Viratha, Shirna, Varma, Shara, Sharan, Ardita, Apaya, Rana, Turnam, Turna, Dharmaputra, Yudhishthira,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 7.140.40). 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: “sa chinnadhanvā virathaḥ śīrṇavarmā śarārditaḥ
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • chinnadhanvā -
  • chinnadhanvan (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • virathaḥ -
  • viratha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śīrṇa -
  • śīrṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śīrṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śṝ -> śīrṇa (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √śṝ class 9 verb]
    śṝ -> śīrṇa (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √śṝ class 9 verb]
  • varmā -
  • varmā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • śarā -
  • śara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śaran (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    śaran (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • arditaḥ -
  • ardita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “apāyāsīdraṇāttūrṇaṃ dharmaputro yudhiṣṭhiraḥ
  • apāyā -
  • apāya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • āsīd -
  • ās (verb class 2)
    [aorist active third single], [injunctive active third single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • raṇāt -
  • raṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    raṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • 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]
  • dharmaputro* -
  • dharmaputra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • yudhiṣṭhiraḥ -
  • yudhiṣṭhira (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 7.140.40

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 7.140.40 in Kannada sript:
ಸ ಛಿನ್ನಧನ್ವಾ ವಿರಥಃ ಶೀರ್ಣವರ್ಮಾ ಶರಾರ್ದಿತಃ ।
ಅಪಾಯಾಸೀದ್ರಣಾತ್ತೂರ್ಣಂ ಧರ್ಮಪುತ್ರೋ ಯುಧಿಷ್ಠಿರಃ ॥ ೪೦ ॥

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 7.140.40 in Bengali sript:
স ছিন্নধন্বা বিরথঃ শীর্ণবর্মা শরার্দিতঃ ।
অপাযাসীদ্রণাত্তূর্ণং ধর্মপুত্রো যুধিষ্ঠিরঃ ॥ ৪০ ॥

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 7.140.40 in Gujarati sript:
સ છિન્નધન્વા વિરથઃ શીર્ણવર્મા શરાર્દિતઃ ।
અપાયાસીદ્રણાત્તૂર્ણં ધર્મપુત્રો યુધિષ્ઠિરઃ ॥ ૪૦ ॥

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 7.140.40 in Malayalam sript:
സ ഛിന്നധന്വാ വിരഥഃ ശീര്ണവര്മാ ശരാര്ദിതഃ ।
അപായാസീദ്രണാത്തൂര്ണം ധര്മപുത്രോ യുധിഷ്ഠിരഃ ॥ ൪൦ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 7.140.40 in Telugu sript:
స ఛిన్నధన్వా విరథః శీర్ణవర్మా శరార్దితః ।
అపాయాసీద్రణాత్తూర్ణం ధర్మపుత్రో యుధిష్ఠిరః ॥ ౪౦ ॥

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