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 7.150.72

स मार्गणगणैः कर्णो दिशः प्रच्छाद्य सर्वशः ।
जघानास्त्रं महाराज घटोत्कचसमीरितम् ॥ ७२ ॥

sa mārgaṇagaṇaiḥ karṇo diśaḥ pracchādya sarvaśaḥ |
jaghānāstraṃ mahārāja ghaṭotkacasamīritam || 72 ||

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

...body, aiming shafts at each other, scorching each other with clouds of arrows, they became incapable of being gazed at. With limbs pierced and mangled with shafts, and bathed in streams...

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

Margana, Gana, Karna, Dishas, Dish, Disha, Pracchadya, Sarvashah, Astra, Maharaja, Maharajan, Ghatotkaca, Samirita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 7.150.72). 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 mārgaṇagaṇaiḥ karṇo diśaḥ pracchādya sarvaśaḥ
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • mārgaṇa -
  • mārgaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mārgaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • gaṇaiḥ -
  • gaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • karṇo* -
  • karṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • diśaḥ -
  • diśas (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    diś (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    diśa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • pracchādya -
  • pracchādya (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    pracchādya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pracchādya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sarvaśaḥ -
  • sarvaśaḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • Line 2: “jaghānāstraṃ mahārāja ghaṭotkacasamīritam
  • jaghānā -
  • han (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    han (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • astram -
  • astra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • mahārāja -
  • mahārāja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mahārājan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    mahārājan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ghaṭotkaca -
  • ghaṭotkaca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • samīritam -
  • samīrita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    samīrita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    samīritā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 7.150.72

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 7.150.72 in Kannada sript:
ಸ ಮಾರ್ಗಣಗಣೈಃ ಕರ್ಣೋ ದಿಶಃ ಪ್ರಚ್ಛಾದ್ಯ ಸರ್ವಶಃ ।
ಜಘಾನಾಸ್ತ್ರಂ ಮಹಾರಾಜ ಘಟೋತ್ಕಚಸಮೀರಿತಮ್ ॥ ೭೨ ॥

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 7.150.72 in Bengali sript:
স মার্গণগণৈঃ কর্ণো দিশঃ প্রচ্ছাদ্য সর্বশঃ ।
জঘানাস্ত্রং মহারাজ ঘটোত্কচসমীরিতম্ ॥ ৭২ ॥

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 7.150.72 in Gujarati sript:
સ માર્ગણગણૈઃ કર્ણો દિશઃ પ્રચ્છાદ્ય સર્વશઃ ।
જઘાનાસ્ત્રં મહારાજ ઘટોત્કચસમીરિતમ્ ॥ ૭૨ ॥

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 7.150.72 in Malayalam sript:
സ മാര്ഗണഗണൈഃ കര്ണോ ദിശഃ പ്രച്ഛാദ്യ സര്വശഃ ।
ജഘാനാസ്ത്രം മഹാരാജ ഘടോത്കചസമീരിതമ് ॥ ൭൨ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 7.150.72 in Telugu sript:
స మార్గణగణైః కర్ణో దిశః ప్రచ్ఛాద్య సర్వశః ।
జఘానాస్త్రం మహారాజ ఘటోత్కచసమీరితమ్ ॥ ౭౨ ॥

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