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 4.60.7

ततः प्रभिन्नेन महागजेन महीधराभेन पुनर्विकर्णः ।
रथैश्चतुर्भिर्गजपादरक्षैः कुन्तीसुतं जिष्णुमथाभ्यधावत् ॥ ७ ॥

tataḥ prabhinnena mahāgajena mahīdharābhena punarvikarṇaḥ |
rathaiścaturbhirgajapādarakṣaiḥ kuntīsutaṃ jiṣṇumathābhyadhāvat || 7 ||

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

...men. How wonderful again is this concourse of mighty weapons existing from days of old! No interval can be perceived between his taking up the arrows, fixing them on the bow-string, and letting...

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

Tatah, Tad, Tata, Prabhinna, Mahagaja, Mahidhara, Abha, Punar, Vikarna, Ratha, Catus, Gajapada, Raksha, Kuntisuta, Jishnu, Atha, Abhi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 4.60.7). 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: “tataḥ prabhinnena mahāgajena mahīdharābhena punarvikarṇaḥ
  • tataḥ -
  • 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]
  • prabhinnena -
  • prabhinna (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    prabhinna (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • mahāgajena -
  • mahāgaja (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • mahīdharā -
  • mahīdhara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mahīdhara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mahīdharā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ābhena -
  • ābha (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    ābha (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • punar -
  • punar (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    punar (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • vikarṇaḥ -
  • vikarṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “rathaiścaturbhirgajapādarakṣaiḥ kuntīsutaṃ jiṣṇumathābhyadhāvat
  • rathaiś -
  • ratha (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • caturbhir -
  • catus (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • gajapāda -
  • gajapāda (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    gajapāda (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rakṣaiḥ -
  • rakṣa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    rakṣa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • kuntīsutam -
  • kuntīsuta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • jiṣṇum -
  • jiṣṇu (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    jiṣṇu (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • athā -
  • athā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    atha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • abhya -
  • abhi (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    abhi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    abhi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    abhi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    abhī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    abhī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    abhī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    abhi (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • adhāvat -
  • dhāv (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active third single]
    dhāv (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 4.60.7

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 4.60.7 in Kannada sript:
ತತಃ ಪ್ರಭಿನ್ನೇನ ಮಹಾಗಜೇನ ಮಹೀಧರಾಭೇನ ಪುನರ್ವಿಕರ್ಣಃ ।
ರಥೈಶ್ಚತುರ್ಭಿರ್ಗಜಪಾದರಕ್ಷೈಃ ಕುನ್ತೀಸುತಂ ಜಿಷ್ಣುಮಥಾಭ್ಯಧಾವತ್ ॥ 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 4.60.7 in Bengali sript:
ততঃ প্রভিন্নেন মহাগজেন মহীধরাভেন পুনর্বিকর্ণঃ ।
রথৈশ্চতুর্ভির্গজপাদরক্ষৈঃ কুন্তীসুতং জিষ্ণুমথাভ্যধাবত্ ॥ 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 4.60.7 in Gujarati sript:
તતઃ પ્રભિન્નેન મહાગજેન મહીધરાભેન પુનર્વિકર્ણઃ ।
રથૈશ્ચતુર્ભિર્ગજપાદરક્ષૈઃ કુન્તીસુતં જિષ્ણુમથાભ્યધાવત્ ॥ 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 4.60.7 in Malayalam sript:
തതഃ പ്രഭിന്നേന മഹാഗജേന മഹീധരാഭേന പുനര്വികര്ണഃ ।
രഥൈശ്ചതുര്ഭിര്ഗജപാദരക്ഷൈഃ കുന്തീസുതം ജിഷ്ണുമഥാഭ്യധാവത് ॥ ൭ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 4.60.7 in Telugu sript:
తతః ప్రభిన్నేన మహాగజేన మహీధరాభేన పునర్వికర్ణః ।
రథైశ్చతుర్భిర్గజపాదరక్షైః కున్తీసుతం జిష్ణుమథాభ్యధావత్ ॥ ౭ ॥

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