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 2.49.7

दाक्षिणात्यः संनहनं स्रगुष्णीषे च मागधः ।
वसुदानो महेष्वासो गजेन्द्रं षष्टिहायनम् ॥ ७ ॥

dākṣiṇātyaḥ saṃnahanaṃ sraguṣṇīṣe ca māgadhaḥ |
vasudāno maheṣvāso gajendraṃ ṣaṣṭihāyanam || 7 ||

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

...fittings of the car, all encased in gold; king Ekalavya, with the shoes; the king of Avanti, with diverse kinds of water for the final bath; king Chekitana, with the quiver; the...

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

Dakshinatya, Dakshinatyas, Samnahana, Sraj, Ushnisha, Magadha, Magadhas, Vasudana, Maheshvasa, Gajendra, Shashtihayana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 2.49.7). 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: “dākṣiṇātyaḥ saṃnahanaṃ sraguṣṇīṣe ca māgadhaḥ
  • dākṣiṇātyaḥ -
  • dākṣiṇātyas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    dākṣiṇātya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • saṃnahanam -
  • saṃnahana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • srag -
  • sraj (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    sraj (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • uṣṇīṣe -
  • uṣṇīṣa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    uṣṇīṣa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    uṣṇīṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • māgadhaḥ -
  • māgadhas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    māgadha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “vasudāno maheṣvāso gajendraṃ ṣaṣṭihāyanam
  • vasudāno* -
  • vasudāna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • maheṣvāso* -
  • maheṣvāsa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • gajendram -
  • gajendra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • ṣaṣṭihāyanam -
  • ṣaṣṭihāyana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ṣaṣṭihāyana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ṣaṣṭihāyanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 2.49.7

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 2.49.7 in Kannada sript:
ದಾಕ್ಷಿಣಾತ್ಯಃ ಸಂನಹನಂ ಸ್ರಗುಷ್ಣೀಷೇ ಚ ಮಾಗಧಃ ।
ವಸುದಾನೋ ಮಹೇಷ್ವಾಸೋ ಗಜೇನ್ದ್ರಂ ಷಷ್ಟಿಹಾಯನಮ್ ॥ 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 2.49.7 in Bengali sript:
দাক্ষিণাত্যঃ সংনহনং স্রগুষ্ণীষে চ মাগধঃ ।
বসুদানো মহেষ্বাসো গজেন্দ্রং ষষ্টিহাযনম্ ॥ 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 2.49.7 in Gujarati sript:
દાક્ષિણાત્યઃ સંનહનં સ્રગુષ્ણીષે ચ માગધઃ ।
વસુદાનો મહેષ્વાસો ગજેન્દ્રં ષષ્ટિહાયનમ્ ॥ 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 2.49.7 in Malayalam sript:
ദാക്ഷിണാത്യഃ സംനഹനം സ്രഗുഷ്ണീഷേ ച മാഗധഃ ।
വസുദാനോ മഹേഷ്വാസോ ഗജേന്ദ്രം ഷഷ്ടിഹായനമ് ॥ ൭ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 2.49.7 in Telugu sript:
దాక్షిణాత్యః సంనహనం స్రగుష్ణీషే చ మాగధః ।
వసుదానో మహేష్వాసో గజేన్ద్రం షష్టిహాయనమ్ ॥ ౭ ॥

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