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 12.101.7

शितपीतानि शस्त्राणि संनाहाः पीतलोहिताः ।
नानारञ्जनरक्ताः स्युः पताकाः केतवश्च ते ॥ ७ ॥

śitapītāni śastrāṇi saṃnāhāḥ pītalohitāḥ |
nānārañjanaraktāḥ syuḥ patākāḥ ketavaśca te || 7 ||

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

...kinds of aspect are noticeable in creatures. It is, therefore, necessary to examine which is which. The firmament seems to be like the solid base of a vessel. The fire-fly seems to be like the actual spark of...

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

Shita, Pita, Shastra, Samnaha, Pitalohita, Nana, Ranjana, Rakta, Pataka, Ketu, Ketava, Tad, Yushmad,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.101.7). 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: “śitapītāni śastrāṇi saṃnāhāḥ pītalohitāḥ
  • śita -
  • śita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śā -> śita (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √śā class 3 verb], [vocative single from √śā class 4 verb]
    śā -> śita (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √śā class 3 verb], [vocative single from √śā class 4 verb]
  • pītāni -
  • pīta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    -> pīta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √ class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √ class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √ class 2 verb]
    -> pīta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √ class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √ class 3 verb], [accusative plural from √ class 3 verb]
    pai -> pīta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √pai class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √pai class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √pai class 1 verb]
    pi -> pīta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √pi class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √pi class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √pi class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √pi class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √pi class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √pi class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √pi class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √pi class 3 verb], [accusative plural from √pi class 3 verb]
    -> pīta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √ class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √ class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √ class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √ class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √ class 3 verb], [accusative plural from √ class 3 verb], [nominative plural from √ class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √ class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √ class 4 verb]
  • śastrāṇi -
  • śastra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • saṃnāhāḥ -
  • saṃnāha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • pītalohitāḥ -
  • pītalohita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • Line 2: “nānārañjanaraktāḥ syuḥ patākāḥ ketavaśca te
  • nānā -
  • nānā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • rañjana -
  • rañjana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    rañjana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • raktāḥ -
  • rakta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    raktā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    rag -> rakta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √rag class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √rag class 1 verb]
    rag -> raktā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √rag class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √rag class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √rag class 1 verb]
    raj -> rakta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √raj class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √raj class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √raj class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √raj class 4 verb]
    raj -> raktā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √raj class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √raj class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √raj class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √raj class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √raj class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √raj class 4 verb]
    rañj -> rakta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √rañj class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √rañj class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √rañj class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √rañj class 4 verb]
    rañj -> raktā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √rañj class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √rañj class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √rañj class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √rañj class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √rañj class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √rañj class 4 verb]
  • syuḥ -
  • as (verb class 2)
    [optative active third plural]
  • patākāḥ -
  • patāka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    patākā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ketavaś -
  • ketu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    ketava (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.101.7

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 12.101.7 in Kannada sript:
ಶಿತಪೀತಾನಿ ಶಸ್ತ್ರಾಣಿ ಸಂನಾಹಾಃ ಪೀತಲೋಹಿತಾಃ ।
ನಾನಾರಞ್ಜನರಕ್ತಾಃ ಸ್ಯುಃ ಪತಾಕಾಃ ಕೇತವಶ್ಚ ತೇ ॥ ೭ ॥

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 12.101.7 in Bengali sript:
শিতপীতানি শস্ত্রাণি সংনাহাঃ পীতলোহিতাঃ ।
নানারঞ্জনরক্তাঃ স্যুঃ পতাকাঃ কেতবশ্চ তে ॥ ৭ ॥

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 12.101.7 in Gujarati sript:
શિતપીતાનિ શસ્ત્રાણિ સંનાહાઃ પીતલોહિતાઃ ।
નાનારઞ્જનરક્તાઃ સ્યુઃ પતાકાઃ કેતવશ્ચ તે ॥ ૭ ॥

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 12.101.7 in Malayalam sript:
ശിതപീതാനി ശസ്ത്രാണി സംനാഹാഃ പീതലോഹിതാഃ ।
നാനാരഞ്ജനരക്താഃ സ്യുഃ പതാകാഃ കേതവശ്ച തേ ॥ ൭ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.101.7 in Telugu sript:
శితపీతాని శస్త్రాణి సంనాహాః పీతలోహితాః ।
నానారఞ్జనరక్తాః స్యుః పతాకాః కేతవశ్చ తే ॥ ౭ ॥

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