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 7.166.48

वधः संख्ये द्रवश्चैव शस्त्राणां च विसर्जनम् ।
प्रयाचनं च शत्रूणां गमनं शरणस्य च ॥ ४८ ॥

vadhaḥ saṃkhye dravaścaiva śastrāṇāṃ ca visarjanam |
prayācanaṃ ca śatrūṇāṃ gamanaṃ śaraṇasya ca || 48 ||

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

...them fled away from battle . Some kings fled, riding on cars borne along irregular course without Parshni drivers, and divested of standards and banners and umbrellas, and with...

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

Vadha, Sankhya, Drava, Dru, Shastra, Visarjana, Prayacana, Shatru, Gamana, Sharana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 7.166.48). 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: “vadhaḥ saṃkhye dravaścaiva śastrāṇāṃ ca visarjanam
  • vadhaḥ -
  • vadhar (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
    vadha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • saṅkhye -
  • saṅkhya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    saṅkhya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    saṅkhyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • dravaś -
  • drava (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    dru (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    dru (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • śastrāṇām -
  • śastra (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    śastra (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • visarjanam -
  • visarjana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    visarjana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    visarjanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “prayācanaṃ ca śatrūṇāṃ gamanaṃ śaraṇasya ca
  • prayācanam -
  • prayācana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śatrūṇām -
  • śatru (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • gamanam -
  • gamana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    gamana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    gamanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • śaraṇasya -
  • śaraṇa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    śaraṇa (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 7.166.48

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 7.166.48 in Kannada sript:
ವಧಃ ಸಂಖ್ಯೇ ದ್ರವಶ್ಚೈವ ಶಸ್ತ್ರಾಣಾಂ ಚ ವಿಸರ್ಜನಮ್ ।
ಪ್ರಯಾಚನಂ ಚ ಶತ್ರೂಣಾಂ ಗಮನಂ ಶರಣಸ್ಯ ಚ ॥ ೪೮ ॥

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 7.166.48 in Bengali sript:
বধঃ সংখ্যে দ্রবশ্চৈব শস্ত্রাণাং চ বিসর্জনম্ ।
প্রযাচনং চ শত্রূণাং গমনং শরণস্য চ ॥ ৪৮ ॥

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 7.166.48 in Gujarati sript:
વધઃ સંખ્યે દ્રવશ્ચૈવ શસ્ત્રાણાં ચ વિસર્જનમ્ ।
પ્રયાચનં ચ શત્રૂણાં ગમનં શરણસ્ય ચ ॥ ૪૮ ॥

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 7.166.48 in Malayalam sript:
വധഃ സംഖ്യേ ദ്രവശ്ചൈവ ശസ്ത്രാണാം ച വിസര്ജനമ് ।
പ്രയാചനം ച ശത്രൂണാം ഗമനം ശരണസ്യ ച ॥ ൪൮ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 7.166.48 in Telugu sript:
వధః సంఖ్యే ద్రవశ్చైవ శస్త్రాణాం చ విసర్జనమ్ ।
ప్రయాచనం చ శత్రూణాం గమనం శరణస్య చ ॥ ౪౮ ॥

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