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 6.78.16

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द्रोणं त्रिभिः प्रविव्याध चतुर्भिश्चास्य वाजिनः ।
ध्वजमेकेन विव्याध सारथिं चास्य पञ्चभिः ।
धनुरेकेषुणाविध्यत्तत्राक्रुध्यद्द्विजर्षभः ॥ १६ ॥

droṇaṃ tribhiḥ pravivyādha caturbhiścāsya vājinaḥ |
dhvajamekena vivyādha sārathiṃ cāsya pañcabhiḥ |
dhanurekeṣuṇāvidhyattatrākrudhyaddvijarṣabhaḥ || 16 ||

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

...seemed exceedingly wonderful. The sons of Draupadi, excited with rage, resisted Duryodhana in that battle. And each of them, O king, pierced your son with three...
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 (6.78.16). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Drona, Tri, Pra, Catus, Idam, Vajin, Vajina, Vaji, Dhvaja, Eka, Sarathi, Pancan, Dhanu, Dhanus, Tta, Tra, Akrudhyat, Dvijarshabha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 6.78.16). 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: “droṇaṃ tribhiḥ pravivyādha caturbhiścāsya vājinaḥ ”
droṇam -
droṇa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

droṇa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

droṇā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
tribhiḥ -
tri (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]
pra -
pra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

pra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

pra (Preverb)

[Preverb]
vivyādha -
√vyadh (verb class 4)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
caturbhiś -
catus (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
cā -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

cā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
asya -
√as -> asya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √as]

a (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

idam (pronoun, masculine)

[genitive single]

idam (pronoun, neuter)

[genitive single]

√as (verb class 4)

[imperative active second single]
vājinaḥ -
vājin (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

vājin (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

vājina (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

vājī (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
Line 2: “dhvajamekena vivyādha sārathiṃ cāsya pañcabhiḥ ”
dhvajam -
dhvaja (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

dhvajā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
ekena -
eka (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

eka (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
vivyādha -
√vyadh (verb class 4)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
sārathim -
sārathi (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
cā -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

cā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
asya -
√as -> asya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √as]

a (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

idam (pronoun, masculine)

[genitive single]

idam (pronoun, neuter)

[genitive single]

√as (verb class 4)

[imperative active second single]
pañcabhiḥ -
pañcan (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

pañcan (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
Line 3: “dhanurekeṣuṇāvidhyattatrākrudhyaddvijarṣabhaḥ ”
dhanur -
dhanus (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

dhanu (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

dhanu (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
ekeṣu -
eka (noun, masculine)

[locative plural]

eka (noun, neuter)

[locative plural]
ṇāvi -
ṇa (noun, masculine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
idhya -
√indh -> idhya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √indh]
tta -
tta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

tta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
trā -
tra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

tra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

trā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
akrudhyad -
akrudhyat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

akrudhyat (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

√krudh (verb class 4)

[imperfect active third single]
dvijarṣabhaḥ -
dvijarṣabha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 6.78.16

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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The Mahabharata in Kannada (Set of 32 Volumes)
by Bharatha Darshana Bangalore (2003)

ಶ್ರೇಮಹಭಾರತ [ಮಹಾಭಾರತ]; 13907 pages;

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Preview of verse 6.78.16 in Kannada sript:
ದ್ರೋಣಂ ತ್ರಿಭಿಃ ಪ್ರವಿವ್ಯಾಧ ಚತುರ್ಭಿಶ್ಚಾಸ್ಯ ವಾಜಿನಃ ।
ಧ್ವಜಮೇಕೇನ ವಿವ್ಯಾಧ ಸಾರಥಿಂ ಚಾಸ್ಯ ಪಞ್ಚಭಿಃ ।
ಧನುರೇಕೇಷುಣಾವಿಧ್ಯತ್ತತ್ರಾಕ್ರುಧ್ಯದ್ದ್ವಿಜರ್ಷಭಃ ॥ ೧೬ ॥

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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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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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 6.78.16 in Bengali sript:
দ্রোণং ত্রিভিঃ প্রবিব্যাধ চতুর্ভিশ্চাস্য বাজিনঃ ।
ধ্বজমেকেন বিব্যাধ সারথিং চাস্য পঞ্চভিঃ ।
ধনুরেকেষুণাবিধ্যত্তত্রাক্রুধ্যদ্দ্বিজর্ষভঃ ॥ ১৬ ॥

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 6.78.16 in Gujarati sript:
દ્રોણં ત્રિભિઃ પ્રવિવ્યાધ ચતુર્ભિશ્ચાસ્ય વાજિનઃ ।
ધ્વજમેકેન વિવ્યાધ સારથિં ચાસ્ય પઞ્ચભિઃ ।
ધનુરેકેષુણાવિધ્યત્તત્રાક્રુધ્યદ્દ્વિજર્ષભઃ ॥ ૧૬ ॥

Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)

1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]

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Preview of verse 6.78.16 in Malayalam sript:
ദ്രോണം ത്രിഭിഃ പ്രവിവ്യാധ ചതുര്ഭിശ്ചാസ്യ വാജിനഃ ।
ധ്വജമേകേന വിവ്യാധ സാരഥിം ചാസ്യ പഞ്ചഭിഃ ।
ധനുരേകേഷുണാവിധ്യത്തത്രാക്രുധ്യദ്ദ്വിജര്ഷഭഃ ॥ ൧൬ ॥

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 6.78.16 in Telugu sript:
ద్రోణం త్రిభిః ప్రవివ్యాధ చతుర్భిశ్చాస్య వాజినః ।
ధ్వజమేకేన వివ్యాధ సారథిం చాస్య పఞ్చభిః ।
ధనురేకేషుణావిధ్యత్తత్రాక్రుధ్యద్ద్విజర్షభః ॥ ౧౬ ॥

Last Updated: 17 September, 2021