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 7.159.42

ततः कुमुदनाथेन कामिनीगण्डपाण्डुना ।
नेत्रानन्देन चन्द्रेण माहेन्द्री दिगलंकृता ॥ ४२ ॥

tataḥ kumudanāthena kāminīgaṇḍapāṇḍunā |
netrānandena candreṇa māhendrī digalaṃkṛtā || 42 ||

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

...some on the car-boxes, some on the necks of elephants, and some on the bare ground. Many men, with their weapons and maces and swords and battle axes and lances and with their...

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

Tatah, Tad, Tata, Kumudanatha, Kamin, Kamini, Ganda, Pandu, Netra, Anda, Candra, Mahendri, Dish, Alankrita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 7.159.42). 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: “tataḥ kumudanāthena kāminīgaṇḍapāṇḍunā
  • tataḥ -
  • tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    tata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tan -> tata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
  • kumudanāthena -
  • kumudanātha (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • kāminī -
  • kāminī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    kāmin (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • gaṇḍa -
  • gaṇḍa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    gaṇḍa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    gaṇḍ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • pāṇḍunā -
  • pāṇḍu (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    pāṇḍu (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • Line 2: “netrānandena candreṇa māhendrī digalaṃkṛtā
  • netrān -
  • netra (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • andena -
  • anda (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    anda (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • candreṇa -
  • candra (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    candra (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • māhendrī -
  • māhendrī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • dig -
  • diś (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • alaṅkṛtā -
  • alaṅkṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 7.159.42

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 7.159.42 in Kannada sript:
ತತಃ ಕುಮುದನಾಥೇನ ಕಾಮಿನೀಗಣ್ಡಪಾಣ್ಡುನಾ ।
ನೇತ್ರಾನನ್ದೇನ ಚನ್ದ್ರೇಣ ಮಾಹೇನ್ದ್ರೀ ದಿಗಲಂಕೃತಾ ॥ ೪೨ ॥

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 7.159.42 in Bengali sript:
ততঃ কুমুদনাথেন কামিনীগণ্ডপাণ্ডুনা ।
নেত্রানন্দেন চন্দ্রেণ মাহেন্দ্রী দিগলংকৃতা ॥ ৪২ ॥

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 7.159.42 in Gujarati sript:
તતઃ કુમુદનાથેન કામિનીગણ્ડપાણ્ડુના ।
નેત્રાનન્દેન ચન્દ્રેણ માહેન્દ્રી દિગલંકૃતા ॥ ૪૨ ॥

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 7.159.42 in Malayalam sript:
തതഃ കുമുദനാഥേന കാമിനീഗണ്ഡപാണ്ഡുനാ ।
നേത്രാനന്ദേന ചന്ദ്രേണ മാഹേന്ദ്രീ ദിഗലംകൃതാ ॥ ൪൨ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 7.159.42 in Telugu sript:
తతః కుముదనాథేన కామినీగణ్డపాణ్డునా ।
నేత్రానన్దేన చన్ద్రేణ మాహేన్ద్రీ దిగలంకృతా ॥ ౪౨ ॥

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