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 7.144.20

रात्रिश्च भरतश्रेष्ठ योधानां युद्धशालिनाम् ।
कालरात्रिनिभा ह्यासीद्घोररूपा भयावहा ॥ २० ॥

rātriśca bharataśreṣṭha yodhānāṃ yuddhaśālinām |
kālarātrinibhā hyāsīdghorarūpā bhayāvahā || 20 ||

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

...and caused it to fall down on the earth. Beholding his mace cut off, Sahadeva quickly hurled a dart at Karna. That dart also was cut off by Karna. The son of Madri, then, quickly...

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

Rat, Bharatashreshtha, Yodha, Yuddhashalin, Kalaratri, Nibha, Ghorarupa, Bhayavaha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 7.144.20). 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: “rātriśca bharataśreṣṭha yodhānāṃ yuddhaśālinām
  • rāt -
  • ra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    ra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    -> rāt (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √ class 2 verb], [vocative single from √ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √ class 2 verb]
  • ri -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    rai (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
  • -
  • i (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bharataśreṣṭha -
  • bharataśreṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yodhānām -
  • yodha (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    yodhā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • yuddhaśālinām -
  • yuddhaśālin (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    yuddhaśālin (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • Line 2: “kālarātrinibhā hyāsīdghorarūpā bhayāvahā
  • kālarātri -
  • kālarātri (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    kālarātrī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • nibhā* -
  • nibha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    nibhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • hyā -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • āsīd -
  • ās (verb class 2)
    [aorist active third single], [injunctive active third single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • ghorarūpā* -
  • ghorarūpa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    ghorarūpā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • bhayāvahā -
  • bhayāvahā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 7.144.20

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 7.144.20 in Kannada sript:
ರಾತ್ರಿಶ್ಚ ಭರತಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠ ಯೋಧಾನಾಂ ಯುದ್ಧಶಾಲಿನಾಮ್ ।
ಕಾಲರಾತ್ರಿನಿಭಾ ಹ್ಯಾಸೀದ್ಘೋರರೂಪಾ ಭಯಾವಹಾ ॥ 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 7.144.20 in Bengali sript:
রাত্রিশ্চ ভরতশ্রেষ্ঠ যোধানাং যুদ্ধশালিনাম্ ।
কালরাত্রিনিভা হ্যাসীদ্ঘোররূপা ভযাবহা ॥ 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 7.144.20 in Gujarati sript:
રાત્રિશ્ચ ભરતશ્રેષ્ઠ યોધાનાં યુદ્ધશાલિનામ્ ।
કાલરાત્રિનિભા હ્યાસીદ્ઘોરરૂપા ભયાવહા ॥ 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 7.144.20 in Malayalam sript:
രാത്രിശ്ച ഭരതശ്രേഷ്ഠ യോധാനാം യുദ്ധശാലിനാമ് ।
കാലരാത്രിനിഭാ ഹ്യാസീദ്ഘോരരൂപാ ഭയാവഹാ ॥ ൨൦ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 7.144.20 in Telugu sript:
రాత్రిశ్చ భరతశ్రేష్ఠ యోధానాం యుద్ధశాలినామ్ ।
కాలరాత్రినిభా హ్యాసీద్ఘోరరూపా భయావహా ॥ ౨౦ ॥

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