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 7.166.59

तं शब्दं पाण्डवाः श्रुत्वा पर्जन्यनिनदोपमम् ।
समेत्य रथिनां श्रेष्ठाः सहिताः संन्यमन्त्रयन् ॥ ५९ ॥

taṃ śabdaṃ pāṇḍavāḥ śrutvā parjanyaninadopamam |
sametya rathināṃ śreṣṭhāḥ sahitāḥ saṃnyamantrayan || 59 ||

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

...their ends, our foremost of car-warriors are all afflicted with anxiety. O Dhanaujaya, hearing this loud and terrible noise, I ask you who is that mighty car-warrior, like the lord...

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

Shabda, Pandava, Parjanyaninada, Upama, Rathin, Rathina, Shreshtha, Sahita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 7.166.59). 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: “taṃ śabdaṃ pāṇḍavāḥ śrutvā parjanyaninadopamam
  • tam -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • śabdam -
  • śabda (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • pāṇḍavāḥ -
  • pāṇḍava (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • śrutvā -
  • śru -> śrutvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √śru]
  • parjanyaninado -
  • parjanyaninada (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • upamam -
  • upama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    upama (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    upamā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “sametya rathināṃ śreṣṭhāḥ sahitāḥ saṃnyamantrayan
  • samet -
  • sam (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • ya -
  • rathinām -
  • rathin (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    rathin (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    rathinā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • śreṣṭhāḥ -
  • śreṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    śreṣṭhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • sahitāḥ -
  • sahita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sahitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    sah -> sahita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √sah class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √sah class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √sah class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √sah class 10 verb]
    sah -> sahitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √sah class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √sah class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √sah class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √sah class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √sah class 10 verb], [accusative plural from √sah class 10 verb]
  • saṃnya -
  • saṃni (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • amantrayan -
  • mantr (verb class 10)
    [imperfect active third plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 7.166.59

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 7.166.59 in Kannada sript:
ತಂ ಶಬ್ದಂ ಪಾಣ್ಡವಾಃ ಶ್ರುತ್ವಾ ಪರ್ಜನ್ಯನಿನದೋಪಮಮ್ ।
ಸಮೇತ್ಯ ರಥಿನಾಂ ಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠಾಃ ಸಹಿತಾಃ ಸಂನ್ಯಮನ್ತ್ರಯನ್ ॥ ೫೯ ॥

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 7.166.59 in Bengali sript:
তং শব্দং পাণ্ডবাঃ শ্রুত্বা পর্জন্যনিনদোপমম্ ।
সমেত্য রথিনাং শ্রেষ্ঠাঃ সহিতাঃ সংন্যমন্ত্রযন্ ॥ ৫৯ ॥

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 7.166.59 in Gujarati sript:
તં શબ્દં પાણ્ડવાઃ શ્રુત્વા પર્જન્યનિનદોપમમ્ ।
સમેત્ય રથિનાં શ્રેષ્ઠાઃ સહિતાઃ સંન્યમન્ત્રયન્ ॥ ૫૯ ॥

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 7.166.59 in Malayalam sript:
തം ശബ്ദം പാണ്ഡവാഃ ശ്രുത്വാ പര്ജന്യനിനദോപമമ് ।
സമേത്യ രഥിനാം ശ്രേഷ്ഠാഃ സഹിതാഃ സംന്യമന്ത്രയന് ॥ ൫൯ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 7.166.59 in Telugu sript:
తం శబ్దం పాణ్డవాః శ్రుత్వా పర్జన్యనినదోపమమ్ ।
సమేత్య రథినాం శ్రేష్ఠాః సహితాః సంన్యమన్త్రయన్ ॥ ౫౯ ॥

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