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 7.146.49

अथ दध्मुर्महाशङ्खान्धृष्टद्युम्नशिखण्डिनौ ।
यमौ च युयुधानश्च पाण्डवश्च वृकोदरः ॥ ४९ ॥

atha dadhmurmahāśaṅkhāndhṛṣṭadyumnaśikhaṇḍinau |
yamau ca yuyudhānaśca pāṇḍavaśca vṛkodaraḥ || 49 ||

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

...from every side with keen arrows. Resisting with his own weapons those of them all and of Karna also, O lord, Satyaki quickly pierced Vrishasena in the centre of the chest. Pierced...

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

Atha, Mahashankha, Dhrishtadyumna, Shikhandin, Shikhandina, Yama, Yuyudhana, Yuyudhan, Pandava, Pandu, Vrikodara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 7.146.49). 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: “atha dadhmurmahāśaṅkhāndhṛṣṭadyumnaśikhaṇḍinau
  • atha -
  • atha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • dadhmur -
  • dham (verb class 1)
    [perfect active third plural]
    dhmā (verb class 1)
    [perfect active third plural]
  • mahāśaṅkhān -
  • mahāśaṅkha (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • dhṛṣṭadyumna -
  • dhṛṣṭadyumna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śikhaṇḍinau -
  • śikhaṇḍin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    śikhaṇḍina (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Line 2: “yamau ca yuyudhānaśca pāṇḍavaśca vṛkodaraḥ
  • yamau -
  • yama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yuyudhānaś -
  • yuyudhāna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yuyudhan (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    yudh -> yuyudhāna (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √yudh class 1 verb], [nominative single from √yudh class 4 verb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pāṇḍavaś -
  • pāṇḍavas (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
    pāṇḍava (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    pāṇḍu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    pāṇḍu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vṛkodaraḥ -
  • vṛkodara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 7.146.49

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 7.146.49 in Kannada sript:
ಅಥ ದಧ್ಮುರ್ಮಹಾಶಙ್ಖಾನ್ಧೃಷ್ಟದ್ಯುಮ್ನಶಿಖಣ್ಡಿನೌ ।
ಯಮೌ ಚ ಯುಯುಧಾನಶ್ಚ ಪಾಣ್ಡವಶ್ಚ ವೃಕೋದರಃ ॥ ೪೯ ॥

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 7.146.49 in Bengali sript:
অথ দধ্মুর্মহাশঙ্খান্ধৃষ্টদ্যুম্নশিখণ্ডিনৌ ।
যমৌ চ যুযুধানশ্চ পাণ্ডবশ্চ বৃকোদরঃ ॥ ৪৯ ॥

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 7.146.49 in Gujarati sript:
અથ દધ્મુર્મહાશઙ્ખાન્ધૃષ્ટદ્યુમ્નશિખણ્ડિનૌ ।
યમૌ ચ યુયુધાનશ્ચ પાણ્ડવશ્ચ વૃકોદરઃ ॥ ૪૯ ॥

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 7.146.49 in Malayalam sript:
അഥ ദധ്മുര്മഹാശങ്ഖാന്ധൃഷ്ടദ്യുമ്നശിഖണ്ഡിനൌ ।
യമൌ ച യുയുധാനശ്ച പാണ്ഡവശ്ച വൃകോദരഃ ॥ ൪൯ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 7.146.49 in Telugu sript:
అథ దధ్ముర్మహాశఙ్ఖాన్ధృష్టద్యుమ్నశిఖణ్డినౌ ।
యమౌ చ యుయుధానశ్చ పాణ్డవశ్చ వృకోదరః ॥ ౪౯ ॥

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