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 5.70.66

अथ वा मूलघातेन द्विषतां मधुसूदन ।
फलनिर्वृत्तिरिद्धा स्यात्तन्नृशंसतरं भवेत् ॥ ६६ ॥

atha vā mūlaghātena dviṣatāṃ madhusūdana |
phalanirvṛttiriddhā syāttannṛśaṃsataraṃ bhavet || 66 ||

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

...that takes up five hundred arrows at a time and in the twinkling of the eye, shoots them, unseen by other, to a great distance; that son of Pritha and tiger among car-warriors and chastiser...

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

Atha, Var, Mula, Ghata, Dvishat, Dvishata, Madhusudana, Phalanirvritti, Iddha, Syat, Sya, Tan, Risha, Satara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 5.70.66). 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: “atha mūlaghātena dviṣatāṃ madhusūdana
  • atha -
  • atha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • vā* -
  • vār (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vār (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    va (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • mūla -
  • mūla (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mūla (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mūl (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • ghātena -
  • ghāta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    ghāta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • dviṣatām -
  • dviṣat (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    dviṣat (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    dviṣatā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    dviṣ (verb class 2)
    [imperative middle third plural]
  • madhusūdana -
  • madhusūdana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “phalanirvṛttiriddhā syāttannṛśaṃsataraṃ bhavet
  • phalanirvṛttir -
  • phalanirvṛtti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • iddhā -
  • iddhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    indh -> iddhā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √indh class 7 verb]
  • syāt -
  • syāt (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    syāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [optative active third single]
  • tann -
  • tan (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • ṛśaṃ -
  • ṛśa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • sataram -
  • satara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    satara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • bhavet -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 5.70.66

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 5.70.66 in Kannada sript:
ಅಥ ವಾ ಮೂಲಘಾತೇನ ದ್ವಿಷತಾಂ ಮಧುಸೂದನ ।
ಫಲನಿರ್ವೃತ್ತಿರಿದ್ಧಾ ಸ್ಯಾತ್ತನ್ನೃಶಂಸತರಂ ಭವೇತ್ ॥ ೬೬ ॥

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 5.70.66 in Bengali sript:
অথ বা মূলঘাতেন দ্বিষতাং মধুসূদন ।
ফলনির্বৃত্তিরিদ্ধা স্যাত্তন্নৃশংসতরং ভবেত্ ॥ ৬৬ ॥

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 5.70.66 in Gujarati sript:
અથ વા મૂલઘાતેન દ્વિષતાં મધુસૂદન ।
ફલનિર્વૃત્તિરિદ્ધા સ્યાત્તન્નૃશંસતરં ભવેત્ ॥ ૬૬ ॥

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 5.70.66 in Malayalam sript:
അഥ വാ മൂലഘാതേന ദ്വിഷതാം മധുസൂദന ।
ഫലനിര്വൃത്തിരിദ്ധാ സ്യാത്തന്നൃശംസതരം ഭവേത് ॥ ൬൬ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 5.70.66 in Telugu sript:
అథ వా మూలఘాతేన ద్విషతాం మధుసూదన ।
ఫలనిర్వృత్తిరిద్ధా స్యాత్తన్నృశంసతరం భవేత్ ॥ ౬౬ ॥

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