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 7.6.27

अपतद्दीप्यमाना च सनिर्घाता सकम्पना ।
उल्का ज्वलन्ती संग्रामे पुच्छेनावृत्य सर्वशः ॥ २७ ॥

apataddīpyamānā ca sanirghātā sakampanā |
ulkā jvalantī saṃgrāme pucchenāvṛtya sarvaśaḥ || 27 ||

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

...sounds of wailing. Then the thick dust, raised by the wind resembling a canopy of tawny silk, enveloped the sky and the sun. And though the firmament was cloudless, yet a shower fell...

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

Dipyamana, Sanirghata, Sakampana, Ulka, Jvalanti, Jvalat, Sangrama, Puccha, Sarvashah,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 7.6.27). 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: “apataddīpyamānā ca sanirghātā sakampanā
  • apatad -
  • pat (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • dīpyamānā -
  • dīp -> dīpyamānā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √dīp]
    dīpyamānā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sanirghātā -
  • sanirghātā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • sakampanā -
  • sakampanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “ulkā jvalantī saṃgrāme pucchenāvṛtya sarvaśaḥ
  • ulkā* -
  • ulka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    ulkā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • jvalantī -
  • jvalantī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    jvalat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    jval -> jvalat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √jval class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √jval class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √jval class 1 verb]
    jval -> jvalantī (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √jval class 1 verb]
  • saṅgrāme -
  • saṅgrāma (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    saṅgrāma (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • pucchenā -
  • puccha (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    puccha (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • āvṛtya -
  • sarvaśaḥ -
  • sarvaśaḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 7.6.27

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 7.6.27 in Kannada sript:
ಅಪತದ್ದೀಪ್ಯಮಾನಾ ಚ ಸನಿರ್ಘಾತಾ ಸಕಮ್ಪನಾ ।
ಉಲ್ಕಾ ಜ್ವಲನ್ತೀ ಸಂಗ್ರಾಮೇ ಪುಚ್ಛೇನಾವೃತ್ಯ ಸರ್ವಶಃ ॥ ೨೭ ॥

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 7.6.27 in Bengali sript:
অপতদ্দীপ্যমানা চ সনির্ঘাতা সকম্পনা ।
উল্কা জ্বলন্তী সংগ্রামে পুচ্ছেনাবৃত্য সর্বশঃ ॥ ২৭ ॥

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 7.6.27 in Gujarati sript:
અપતદ્દીપ્યમાના ચ સનિર્ઘાતા સકમ્પના ।
ઉલ્કા જ્વલન્તી સંગ્રામે પુચ્છેનાવૃત્ય સર્વશઃ ॥ ૨૭ ॥

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 7.6.27 in Malayalam sript:
അപതദ്ദീപ്യമാനാ ച സനിര്ഘാതാ സകമ്പനാ ।
ഉല്കാ ജ്വലന്തീ സംഗ്രാമേ പുച്ഛേനാവൃത്യ സര്വശഃ ॥ ൨൭ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 7.6.27 in Telugu sript:
అపతద్దీప్యమానా చ సనిర్ఘాతా సకమ్పనా ।
ఉల్కా జ్వలన్తీ సంగ్రామే పుచ్ఛేనావృత్య సర్వశః ॥ ౨౭ ॥

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