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 8.7.42

ततः प्रववृते युद्धं नरवारणवाजिनाम् ।
रथिनां च महाराज अन्योन्यं निघ्नतां दृढम् ॥ ४२ ॥

tataḥ pravavṛte yuddhaṃ naravāraṇavājinām |
rathināṃ ca mahārāja anyonyaṃ nighnatāṃ dṛḍham || 42 ||

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

...and keen pointed, he cut off the head, decked with head-gear of his high-souled antagonist. That blazing head of Citrasena fell down on the ground, like the moon loosened from the firmament upon the Earth at will...

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

Tatah, Tad, Tata, Prava, Vrit, Vrita, Vriti, Yuddha, Nara, Varana, Vajin, Vajina, Rathin, Rathina, Maharaja, Maharajan, Anyonyam, Anyonya, Nighnat, Nighnata, Dridha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 8.7.42). 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 pravavṛte yuddhaṃ naravāraṇavājinām
  • 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]
  • prava -
  • prava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prava (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vṛte -
  • vṛt (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    vṛt (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    vṛta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    vṛta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    vṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vṛti (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    vṛ -> vṛta (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √vṛ class 1 verb], [locative single from √vṛ class 5 verb], [locative single from √vṛ class 9 verb]
    vṛ -> vṛta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √vṛ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √vṛ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √vṛ class 1 verb], [locative single from √vṛ class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √vṛ class 5 verb], [vocative dual from √vṛ class 5 verb], [accusative dual from √vṛ class 5 verb], [locative single from √vṛ class 5 verb], [nominative dual from √vṛ class 9 verb], [vocative dual from √vṛ class 9 verb], [accusative dual from √vṛ class 9 verb], [locative single from √vṛ class 9 verb]
    vṛ -> vṛtā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √vṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √vṛ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √vṛ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √vṛ class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √vṛ class 5 verb], [vocative single from √vṛ class 5 verb], [vocative dual from √vṛ class 5 verb], [accusative dual from √vṛ class 5 verb], [nominative dual from √vṛ class 9 verb], [vocative single from √vṛ class 9 verb], [vocative dual from √vṛ class 9 verb], [accusative dual from √vṛ class 9 verb]
    vṛ -> vṛta (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √vṛ class 5 verb], [locative single from √vṛ class 9 verb]
    vṛ -> vṛta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √vṛ class 5 verb], [vocative dual from √vṛ class 5 verb], [accusative dual from √vṛ class 5 verb], [locative single from √vṛ class 5 verb], [nominative dual from √vṛ class 9 verb], [vocative dual from √vṛ class 9 verb], [accusative dual from √vṛ class 9 verb], [locative single from √vṛ class 9 verb]
    vṛ -> vṛtā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √vṛ class 5 verb], [vocative single from √vṛ class 5 verb], [vocative dual from √vṛ class 5 verb], [accusative dual from √vṛ class 5 verb], [nominative dual from √vṛ class 9 verb], [vocative single from √vṛ class 9 verb], [vocative dual from √vṛ class 9 verb], [accusative dual from √vṛ class 9 verb]
  • yuddham -
  • yuddha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    yuddha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    yuddhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    yudh -> yuddha (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √yudh class 1 verb], [accusative single from √yudh class 4 verb]
    yudh -> yuddha (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √yudh class 1 verb], [accusative single from √yudh class 1 verb], [nominative single from √yudh class 4 verb], [accusative single from √yudh class 4 verb]
  • nara -
  • nara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vāraṇa -
  • vāraṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vāraṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vājinām -
  • vājin (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    vājin (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    vājinā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “rathināṃ ca mahārāja anyonyaṃ nighnatāṃ dṛḍham
  • rathinām -
  • rathin (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    rathin (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    rathinā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mahārāja -
  • mahārāja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mahārājan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    mahārājan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • anyonyam -
  • anyonyam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    anyonya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    anyonya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    anyonyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • nighnatām -
  • nighnat (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    nighnat (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    nighnatā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • dṛḍham -
  • dṛḍha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dṛḍha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    dṛḍhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 8.7.42

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 8.7.42 in Kannada sript:
ತತಃ ಪ್ರವವೃತೇ ಯುದ್ಧಂ ನರವಾರಣವಾಜಿನಾಮ್ ।
ರಥಿನಾಂ ಚ ಮಹಾರಾಜ ಅನ್ಯೋನ್ಯಂ ನಿಘ್ನತಾಂ ದೃಢಮ್ ॥ 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 8.7.42 in Bengali sript:
ততঃ প্রববৃতে যুদ্ধং নরবারণবাজিনাম্ ।
রথিনাং চ মহারাজ অন্যোন্যং নিঘ্নতাং দৃঢম্ ॥ 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 8.7.42 in Gujarati sript:
તતઃ પ્રવવૃતે યુદ્ધં નરવારણવાજિનામ્ ।
રથિનાં ચ મહારાજ અન્યોન્યં નિઘ્નતાં દૃઢમ્ ॥ 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 8.7.42 in Malayalam sript:
തതഃ പ്രവവൃതേ യുദ്ധം നരവാരണവാജിനാമ് ।
രഥിനാം ച മഹാരാജ അന്യോന്യം നിഘ്നതാം ദൃഢമ് ॥ ൪൨ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 8.7.42 in Telugu sript:
తతః ప్రవవృతే యుద్ధం నరవారణవాజినామ్ ।
రథినాం చ మహారాజ అన్యోన్యం నిఘ్నతాం దృఢమ్ ॥ ౪౨ ॥

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