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 5.186.7

ततश्च प्रतिसंहृत्य तदस्त्रं स्वापनं मृधे ।
ब्रह्मास्त्रं दीपयां चक्रे तस्मिन्युधि यथाविधि ॥ ७ ॥

tataśca pratisaṃhṛtya tadastraṃ svāpanaṃ mṛdhe |
brahmāstraṃ dīpayāṃ cakre tasminyudhi yathāvidhi || 7 ||

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

...repeatedly roared aloud like the clouds and rejoiced exceedingly! Indeed, O king, when thus I fell down on the earth, Rama, filled with joy, sent forth loud shouts along with his followers...

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

Tatah, Tad, Tata, Prati, Tada, Tra, Svapana, Mridh, Mridha, Brahmastra, Cakra, Cakri, Yudh, Yathavidhi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 5.186.7). 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: “tataśca pratisaṃhṛtya tadastraṃ svāpanaṃ mṛdhe
  • tataś -
  • 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]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • prati -
  • prati (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    prati (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    pratī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    pratī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    pratī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • saṃhṛtya -
  • tadas -
  • tada (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tram -
  • tra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    tra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    trā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • svāpanam -
  • svāpana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    svāpana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    svāpanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • mṛdhe -
  • mṛdh (noun, feminine)
    [dative single]
    mṛdha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    mṛdha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    mṛdh (verb class 6)
    [present middle first single]
  • Line 2: “brahmāstraṃ dīpayāṃ cakre tasminyudhi yathāvidhi
  • brahmāstram -
  • brahmāstra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • dīpayām -
  • dīp -> dīpayām (periphrastic_perfect)
    [periphrastic_perfect from √dīp]
  • cakre -
  • cakra (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    cakra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    cakrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    cakri (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    cakri (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    kṛ (verb class 1)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
    kṛ (verb class 2)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
    kṛ (verb class 5)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
    kṛ (verb class 8)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
    kṛ (verb class 3)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
    kṛ (verb class 6)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
  • tasmin -
  • tad (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • yudhi -
  • yudh (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    yudh (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • yathāvidhi -
  • yathāvidhi (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 5.186.7

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 5.186.7 in Kannada sript:
ತತಶ್ಚ ಪ್ರತಿಸಂಹೃತ್ಯ ತದಸ್ತ್ರಂ ಸ್ವಾಪನಂ ಮೃಧೇ ।
ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಾಸ್ತ್ರಂ ದೀಪಯಾಂ ಚಕ್ರೇ ತಸ್ಮಿನ್ಯುಧಿ ಯಥಾವಿಧಿ ॥ 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 5.186.7 in Bengali sript:
ততশ্চ প্রতিসংহৃত্য তদস্ত্রং স্বাপনং মৃধে ।
ব্রহ্মাস্ত্রং দীপযাং চক্রে তস্মিন্যুধি যথাবিধি ॥ 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 5.186.7 in Gujarati sript:
તતશ્ચ પ્રતિસંહૃત્ય તદસ્ત્રં સ્વાપનં મૃધે ।
બ્રહ્માસ્ત્રં દીપયાં ચક્રે તસ્મિન્યુધિ યથાવિધિ ॥ 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 5.186.7 in Malayalam sript:
തതശ്ച പ്രതിസംഹൃത്യ തദസ്ത്രം സ്വാപനം മൃധേ ।
ബ്രഹ്മാസ്ത്രം ദീപയാം ചക്രേ തസ്മിന്യുധി യഥാവിധി ॥ ൭ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 5.186.7 in Telugu sript:
తతశ్చ ప్రతిసంహృత్య తదస్త్రం స్వాపనం మృధే ।
బ్రహ్మాస్త్రం దీపయాం చక్రే తస్మిన్యుధి యథావిధి ॥ ౭ ॥

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