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 14.74.10

विक्षरन्तं यथा मेघं परवारणवारणम् ।
शास्त्रवत्कल्पितं संख्ये त्रिसाहं युद्धदुर्मदम् ॥ १० ॥

vikṣarantaṃ yathā meghaṃ paravāraṇavāraṇam |
śāstravatkalpitaṃ saṃkhye trisāhaṃ yuddhadurmadam || 10 ||

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

...excited with rage, wiped the blood from his hand and once more taking up his bow, showered a perfect downpour of arrows. Then a loud and confused noise arose, filling the welkin...

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

Vij, Sha, Ranta, Yatha, Megha, Paravarana, Varana, Shastravat, Kalpita, Sankhya, Saha, Yuddhadurmada,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 14.74.10). 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: “vikṣarantaṃ yathā meghaṃ paravāraṇavāraṇam
  • vik -
  • vij (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • ṣa -
  • ṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rantam -
  • ran -> ranta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √ran class 1 verb], [accusative single from √ran class 4 verb]
    ran -> ranta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √ran class 1 verb], [accusative single from √ran class 1 verb], [nominative single from √ran class 4 verb], [accusative single from √ran class 4 verb]
  • yathā -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • megham -
  • megha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    megha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    meghā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • paravāraṇa -
  • paravāraṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vāraṇam -
  • vāraṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vāraṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vāraṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “śāstravatkalpitaṃ saṃkhye trisāhaṃ yuddhadurmadam
  • śāstravat -
  • śāstravat (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    śāstravat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    śāstravat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • kalpitam -
  • kalpita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kalpita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kalpitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    kḷp -> kalpita (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √kḷp]
    kḷp -> kalpita (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √kḷp]
    kḷp -> kalpitā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √kḷp]
    kḷp -> kalpita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √kḷp]
    kḷp -> kalpita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √kḷp], [accusative single from √kḷp]
  • saṅkhye -
  • saṅkhya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    saṅkhya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    saṅkhyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • tri -
  • tri (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • sāham -
  • sāha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sāha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sāhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • yuddhadurmadam -
  • yuddhadurmada (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    yuddhadurmada (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 14.74.10

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 14.74.10 in Kannada sript:
ವಿಕ್ಷರನ್ತಂ ಯಥಾ ಮೇಘಂ ಪರವಾರಣವಾರಣಮ್ ।
ಶಾಸ್ತ್ರವತ್ಕಲ್ಪಿತಂ ಸಂಖ್ಯೇ ತ್ರಿಸಾಹಂ ಯುದ್ಧದುರ್ಮದಮ್ ॥ ೧೦ ॥

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 14.74.10 in Bengali sript:
বিক্ষরন্তং যথা মেঘং পরবারণবারণম্ ।
শাস্ত্রবত্কল্পিতং সংখ্যে ত্রিসাহং যুদ্ধদুর্মদম্ ॥ ১০ ॥

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 14.74.10 in Gujarati sript:
વિક્ષરન્તં યથા મેઘં પરવારણવારણમ્ ।
શાસ્ત્રવત્કલ્પિતં સંખ્યે ત્રિસાહં યુદ્ધદુર્મદમ્ ॥ ૧૦ ॥

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 14.74.10 in Malayalam sript:
വിക്ഷരന്തം യഥാ മേഘം പരവാരണവാരണമ് ।
ശാസ്ത്രവത്കല്പിതം സംഖ്യേ ത്രിസാഹം യുദ്ധദുര്മദമ് ॥ ൧൦ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 14.74.10 in Telugu sript:
విక్షరన్తం యథా మేఘం పరవారణవారణమ్ ।
శాస్త్రవత్కల్పితం సంఖ్యే త్రిసాహం యుద్ధదుర్మదమ్ ॥ ౧౦ ॥

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