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 7.144.39

शस्त्राणां कवचानां च मणीनां च महात्मनाम् ।
अन्तर्दधुः प्रभाः सर्वा दीपैस्तैरवभासिताः ॥ ३९ ॥

śastrāṇāṃ kavacānāṃ ca maṇīnāṃ ca mahātmanām |
antardadhuḥ prabhāḥ sarvā dīpaistairavabhāsitāḥ || 39 ||

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

...by the mighty ruler of the Madras, that great car-warrior, viz., Virata, sat down on the terrace of his car and swooned away. His driver, then, beholding him mangled with shafts in...

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

Shastra, Kavaca, Mani, Mahatman, Mahatmana, Antar, Prabha, Saru, Sarva, Dipa, Taira, Bhasita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 7.144.39). 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: “śastrāṇāṃ kavacānāṃ ca maṇīnāṃ ca mahātmanām
  • śastrāṇām -
  • śastra (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    śastra (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • kavacānām -
  • kavaca (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    kavaca (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • maṇīnām -
  • maṇi (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    maṇī (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    maṇī (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
    maṇī (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mahātmanām -
  • mahātman (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    mahātman (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    mahātmanā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “antardadhuḥ prabhāḥ sarvā dīpaistairavabhāsitāḥ
  • antar -
  • antar (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    antar (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • dadhuḥ -
  • dhā (verb class 1)
    [perfect active third plural]
    dhā (verb class 2)
    [perfect active third plural]
    dhā (verb class 3)
    [perfect active third plural]
    dhā (verb class 4)
    [perfect active third plural]
    dhe (verb class 1)
    [perfect active third plural]
  • prabhāḥ -
  • prabhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    prabha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • sarvā* -
  • saru (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    sarva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sarvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • dīpais -
  • dīpa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • taira -
  • taira (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • va -
  • va (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    va (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhāsitāḥ -
  • bhās -> bhāsita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √bhās], [vocative plural from √bhās]
    bhās -> bhāsitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √bhās], [vocative plural from √bhās], [accusative plural from √bhās]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 7.144.39

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 7.144.39 in Kannada sript:
ಶಸ್ತ್ರಾಣಾಂ ಕವಚಾನಾಂ ಚ ಮಣೀನಾಂ ಚ ಮಹಾತ್ಮನಾಮ್ ।
ಅನ್ತರ್ದಧುಃ ಪ್ರಭಾಃ ಸರ್ವಾ ದೀಪೈಸ್ತೈರವಭಾಸಿತಾಃ ॥ ೩೯ ॥

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 7.144.39 in Bengali sript:
শস্ত্রাণাং কবচানাং চ মণীনাং চ মহাত্মনাম্ ।
অন্তর্দধুঃ প্রভাঃ সর্বা দীপৈস্তৈরবভাসিতাঃ ॥ ৩৯ ॥

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 7.144.39 in Gujarati sript:
શસ્ત્રાણાં કવચાનાં ચ મણીનાં ચ મહાત્મનામ્ ।
અન્તર્દધુઃ પ્રભાઃ સર્વા દીપૈસ્તૈરવભાસિતાઃ ॥ ૩૯ ॥

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 7.144.39 in Malayalam sript:
ശസ്ത്രാണാം കവചാനാം ച മണീനാം ച മഹാത്മനാമ് ।
അന്തര്ദധുഃ പ്രഭാഃ സര്വാ ദീപൈസ്തൈരവഭാസിതാഃ ॥ ൩൯ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 7.144.39 in Telugu sript:
శస్త్రాణాం కవచానాం చ మణీనాం చ మహాత్మనామ్ ।
అన్తర్దధుః ప్రభాః సర్వా దీపైస్తైరవభాసితాః ॥ ౩౯ ॥

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