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 7.171.66

तान्निहत्य रणे वीरो द्रोणपुत्रो युधां पतिः ।
दध्मौ प्रमुदितः शङ्खं बृहन्तमपराजितः ॥ ६६ ॥

tānnihatya raṇe vīro droṇaputro yudhāṃ patiḥ |
dadhmau pramuditaḥ śaṅkhaṃ bṛhantamaparājitaḥ || 66 ||

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

...Drona’s son, that ornament of battle in that encounter. The showers of shafts, shot by both of them were so dense, O sire, that the very wind, O king, could not find room for...

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

Ihatya, Rana, Vira, Drona, Putra, Yudh, Pati, Pramudita, Shankha, Brihanta, Brihat, Aparajita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 7.171.66). 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: “tānnihatya raṇe vīro droṇaputro yudhāṃ patiḥ
  • tānn -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • ihatya -
  • ihatya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ihatya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • raṇe -
  • raṇa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    raṇa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • vīro* -
  • vīra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • droṇa -
  • droṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    droṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • putro* -
  • putra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • yudhām -
  • yudh (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
    yudh (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • patiḥ -
  • pati (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    pati (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “dadhmau pramuditaḥ śaṅkhaṃ bṛhantamaparājitaḥ
  • dadhmau -
  • dham (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    dhmā (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • pramuditaḥ -
  • pramudita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śaṅkham -
  • śaṅkha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śaṅkha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śaṅkhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • bṛhantam -
  • bṛhanta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bṛhanta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    bṛhantā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    bṛhat (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bṛh -> bṛhat (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √bṛh]
    bṛh -> bṛhat (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √bṛh]
    bṛh -> bṛhat (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √bṛh]
    bṛh -> bṛhat (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √bṛh]
  • aparājitaḥ -
  • aparājita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 7.171.66

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 7.171.66 in Kannada sript:
ತಾನ್ನಿಹತ್ಯ ರಣೇ ವೀರೋ ದ್ರೋಣಪುತ್ರೋ ಯುಧಾಂ ಪತಿಃ ।
ದಧ್ಮೌ ಪ್ರಮುದಿತಃ ಶಙ್ಖಂ ಬೃಹನ್ತಮಪರಾಜಿತಃ ॥ ೬೬ ॥

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 7.171.66 in Bengali sript:
তান্নিহত্য রণে বীরো দ্রোণপুত্রো যুধাং পতিঃ ।
দধ্মৌ প্রমুদিতঃ শঙ্খং বৃহন্তমপরাজিতঃ ॥ ৬৬ ॥

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 7.171.66 in Gujarati sript:
તાન્નિહત્ય રણે વીરો દ્રોણપુત્રો યુધાં પતિઃ ।
દધ્મૌ પ્રમુદિતઃ શઙ્ખં બૃહન્તમપરાજિતઃ ॥ ૬૬ ॥

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 7.171.66 in Malayalam sript:
താന്നിഹത്യ രണേ വീരോ ദ്രോണപുത്രോ യുധാം പതിഃ ।
ദധ്മൌ പ്രമുദിതഃ ശങ്ഖം ബൃഹന്തമപരാജിതഃ ॥ ൬൬ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 7.171.66 in Telugu sript:
తాన్నిహత్య రణే వీరో ద్రోణపుత్రో యుధాం పతిః ।
దధ్మౌ ప్రముదితః శఙ్ఖం బృహన్తమపరాజితః ॥ ౬౬ ॥

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