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 10.8.74

अपेतशस्त्रसंनाहान्संरब्धान्पाण्डुसृञ्जयान् ।
प्राहिणोन्मृत्युलोकाय द्रौणिः प्रहरतां वरः ॥ ७४ ॥

apetaśastrasaṃnāhānsaṃrabdhānpāṇḍusṛñjayān |
prāhiṇonmṛtyulokāya drauṇiḥ praharatāṃ varaḥ || 74 ||

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

...those warriors seemed to vanish (before the fury of Ashvatthama). The thighs of many were paralysed and many were so stupefied that they lost all their energy....

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

Apeta, Shastra, Samnaha, Samrabdha, Pandu, Srinjaya, Mrityuloka, Drauni, Prahara, Vara, Varas,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 10.8.74). 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: “apetaśastrasaṃnāhānsaṃrabdhānpāṇḍusṛñjayān
  • apeta -
  • apeta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    apeta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śastra -
  • śastra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śastra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • saṃnāhān -
  • saṃnāha (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • saṃrabdhān -
  • saṃrabdha (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • pāṇḍu -
  • pāṇḍu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    pāṇḍu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    pāṇḍu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • sṛñjayān -
  • sṛñjaya (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “prāhiṇonmṛtyulokāya drauṇiḥ praharatāṃ varaḥ
  • prāhi -
  • prā (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second single]
  • ṇo -
  • ṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ūn -
  • u (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • mṛtyulokāya -
  • mṛtyuloka (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
  • drauṇiḥ -
  • drauṇi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • prahara -
  • prahara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • varaḥ -
  • varas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 10.8.74

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 10.8.74 in Kannada sript:
ಅಪೇತಶಸ್ತ್ರಸಂನಾಹಾನ್ಸಂರಬ್ಧಾನ್ಪಾಣ್ಡುಸೃಞ್ಜಯಾನ್ ।
ಪ್ರಾಹಿಣೋನ್ಮೃತ್ಯುಲೋಕಾಯ ದ್ರೌಣಿಃ ಪ್ರಹರತಾಂ ವರಃ ॥ ೭೪ ॥

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 10.8.74 in Bengali sript:
অপেতশস্ত্রসংনাহান্সংরব্ধান্পাণ্ডুসৃঞ্জযান্ ।
প্রাহিণোন্মৃত্যুলোকায দ্রৌণিঃ প্রহরতাং বরঃ ॥ ৭৪ ॥

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 10.8.74 in Gujarati sript:
અપેતશસ્ત્રસંનાહાન્સંરબ્ધાન્પાણ્ડુસૃઞ્જયાન્ ।
પ્રાહિણોન્મૃત્યુલોકાય દ્રૌણિઃ પ્રહરતાં વરઃ ॥ ૭૪ ॥

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 10.8.74 in Malayalam sript:
അപേതശസ്ത്രസംനാഹാന്സംരബ്ധാന്പാണ്ഡുസൃഞ്ജയാന് ।
പ്രാഹിണോന്മൃത്യുലോകായ ദ്രൌണിഃ പ്രഹരതാം വരഃ ॥ ൭൪ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 10.8.74 in Telugu sript:
అపేతశస్త్రసంనాహాన్సంరబ్ధాన్పాణ్డుసృఞ్జయాన్ ।
ప్రాహిణోన్మృత్యులోకాయ ద్రౌణిః ప్రహరతాం వరః ॥ ౭౪ ॥

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