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 14.76.28

ततस्ते सैन्धवा योधाः सर्व एव सराजकाः ।
नादृश्यन्त शरैः कीर्णाः शलभैरिव पावकाः ॥ २८ ॥

tataste saindhavā yodhāḥ sarva eva sarājakāḥ |
nādṛśyanta śaraiḥ kīrṇāḥ śalabhairiva pāvakāḥ || 28 ||

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

...celestial) Rishis, as also the other Rishis of Heaven, penetrated with fear, and afflicted with grief and sorrow, breathed hot sighs. Piercing through the welkin, those meteors...

English translation by Kisari Mohan Ganguly (2013) Read online Buy now!

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (14.76.28). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tatah, Tad, Tata, Yushmad, Saindhava, Yodha, Sarva, Eva, Sarajaka, Shyat, Shara, Kirna, Shalabha, Iva, Pavaka,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 14.76.28). 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: “tataste saindhavā yodhāḥ sarva eva sarājakāḥ
  • tatas -
  • 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]
  • 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]
  • saindhavā* -
  • saindhava (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • yodhāḥ -
  • yodha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    yodhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • sarva* -
  • sarva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • eva -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sarājakāḥ -
  • sarājaka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sarājakā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “nādṛśyanta śaraiḥ kīrṇāḥ śalabhairiva pāvakāḥ
  • nād -
  • na (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • śyan -
  • śā -> śyat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √śā class 4 verb], [vocative single from √śā class 4 verb]
  • ta -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • śaraiḥ -
  • śara (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    śara (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • kīrṇāḥ -
  • kīrṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    kīrṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    kṝ -> kīrṇa (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √kṝ class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √kṝ class 5 verb], [nominative plural from √kṝ class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √kṝ class 9 verb]
    kṝ -> kīrṇā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √kṝ class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √kṝ class 5 verb], [accusative plural from √kṝ class 5 verb], [nominative plural from √kṝ class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √kṝ class 9 verb], [accusative plural from √kṝ class 9 verb]
  • śalabhair -
  • śalabha (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • pāvakāḥ -
  • pāvaka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    pāvakā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 14.76.28

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 14.76.28 in Kannada sript:
ತತಸ್ತೇ ಸೈನ್ಧವಾ ಯೋಧಾಃ ಸರ್ವ ಏವ ಸರಾಜಕಾಃ ।
ನಾದೃಶ್ಯನ್ತ ಶರೈಃ ಕೀರ್ಣಾಃ ಶಲಭೈರಿವ ಪಾವಕಾಃ ॥ ೨೮ ॥

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 14.76.28 in Bengali sript:
ততস্তে সৈন্ধবা যোধাঃ সর্ব এব সরাজকাঃ ।
নাদৃশ্যন্ত শরৈঃ কীর্ণাঃ শলভৈরিব পাবকাঃ ॥ ২৮ ॥

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 14.76.28 in Gujarati sript:
તતસ્તે સૈન્ધવા યોધાઃ સર્વ એવ સરાજકાઃ ।
નાદૃશ્યન્ત શરૈઃ કીર્ણાઃ શલભૈરિવ પાવકાઃ ॥ ૨૮ ॥

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 14.76.28 in Malayalam sript:
തതസ്തേ സൈന്ധവാ യോധാഃ സര്വ ഏവ സരാജകാഃ ।
നാദൃശ്യന്ത ശരൈഃ കീര്ണാഃ ശലഭൈരിവ പാവകാഃ ॥ ൨൮ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 14.76.28 in Telugu sript:
తతస్తే సైన్ధవా యోధాః సర్వ ఏవ సరాజకాః ।
నాదృశ్యన్త శరైః కీర్ణాః శలభైరివ పావకాః ॥ ౨౮ ॥

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