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 6.102.71

तौ रथस्थौ नरव्याघ्रौ भीष्मः शांतनवः पुनः ।
ववर्ष शरवर्षेण मेघो वृष्ट्या यथाचलौ ॥ ७१ ॥

tau rathasthau naravyāghrau bhīṣmaḥ śāṃtanavaḥ punaḥ |
vavarṣa śaravarṣeṇa megho vṛṣṭyā yathācalau || 71 ||

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

...Then king Duryodhana despatched ten thousand (other) brave horsemen for resisting the Pandavas. When these rushed like so many Garudas towards the enemy with...

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

Rathastha, Naravyaghra, Bhishma, Shantanava, Shantanu, Puna, Sharavarsha, Megha, Vrishti, Yatha, Acala,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 6.102.71). 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: “tau rathasthau naravyāghrau bhīṣmaḥ śāṃtanavaḥ punaḥ
  • tau -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • rathasthau -
  • rathastha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • naravyāghrau -
  • naravyāghra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • bhīṣmaḥ -
  • bhīṣma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śāntanavaḥ -
  • śāntanava (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    śāntanu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    śāntanu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • punaḥ -
  • pu (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    puna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • Line 2: “vavarṣa śaravarṣeṇa megho vṛṣṭyā yathācalau
  • vavarṣa -
  • vṛṣ (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • śaravarṣeṇa -
  • śaravarṣa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • megho* -
  • megha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vṛṣṭyā* -
  • vṛṣṭi (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    vṛṣṭī (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • yathā -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • acalau -
  • acala (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 6.102.71

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 6.102.71 in Kannada sript:
ತೌ ರಥಸ್ಥೌ ನರವ್ಯಾಘ್ರೌ ಭೀಷ್ಮಃ ಶಾಂತನವಃ ಪುನಃ ।
ವವರ್ಷ ಶರವರ್ಷೇಣ ಮೇಘೋ ವೃಷ್ಟ್ಯಾ ಯಥಾಚಲೌ ॥ ೭೧ ॥

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 6.102.71 in Bengali sript:
তৌ রথস্থৌ নরব্যাঘ্রৌ ভীষ্মঃ শাংতনবঃ পুনঃ ।
ববর্ষ শরবর্ষেণ মেঘো বৃষ্ট্যা যথাচলৌ ॥ ৭১ ॥

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 6.102.71 in Gujarati sript:
તૌ રથસ્થૌ નરવ્યાઘ્રૌ ભીષ્મઃ શાંતનવઃ પુનઃ ।
વવર્ષ શરવર્ષેણ મેઘો વૃષ્ટ્યા યથાચલૌ ॥ ૭૧ ॥

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 6.102.71 in Malayalam sript:
തൌ രഥസ്ഥൌ നരവ്യാഘ്രൌ ഭീഷ്മഃ ശാംതനവഃ പുനഃ ।
വവര്ഷ ശരവര്ഷേണ മേഘോ വൃഷ്ട്യാ യഥാചലൌ ॥ ൭൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 6.102.71 in Telugu sript:
తౌ రథస్థౌ నరవ్యాఘ్రౌ భీష్మః శాంతనవః పునః ।
వవర్ష శరవర్షేణ మేఘో వృష్ట్యా యథాచలౌ ॥ ౭౧ ॥

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