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 7.7.21

तान्वै सरथहस्त्यश्वान्प्राहिणोद्यमसादनम् ।
द्रोणोऽचिरेणाकरोच्च महीं शोणितकर्दमाम् ॥ २१ ॥

tānvai sarathahastyaśvānprāhiṇodyamasādanam |
droṇo'cireṇākarocca mahīṃ śoṇitakardamām || 21 ||

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

...seen save Drona’s arrows. The standard of his car was all that could be seen, moving like flashes of lightning amid the cars.{GL_NOTE:158784:} Of soul incapable of being depressed...

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

Saratha, Hastyashva, Udyama, Sadana, Drona, Acirena, Acira, Mahi, Shonita, Kardama,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 7.7.21). 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: “tānvai sarathahastyaśvānprāhiṇodyamasādanam
  • tānvai -
  • saratha -
  • saratha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    saratha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sṛ (verb class 1)
    [present active second plural]
  • hastyaśvā -
  • hastyaśva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ān -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • prāhi -
  • prā (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second single]
  • ṇo -
  • ṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • udyama -
  • udyama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sādanam -
  • sādana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sādana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sādanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “droṇo'cireṇākarocca mahīṃ śoṇitakardamām
  • droṇo' -
  • droṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • acireṇā -
  • acireṇa (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    acira (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    acira (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • akaroc -
  • kṛ (verb class 8)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mahīm -
  • mahī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • śoṇita -
  • śoṇita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śoṇita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kardamā -
  • kardama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kardama (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • am -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 7.7.21

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 7.7.21 in Kannada sript:
ತಾನ್ವೈ ಸರಥಹಸ್ತ್ಯಶ್ವಾನ್ಪ್ರಾಹಿಣೋದ್ಯಮಸಾದನಮ್ ।
ದ್ರೋಣೋಽಚಿರೇಣಾಕರೋಚ್ಚ ಮಹೀಂ ಶೋಣಿತಕರ್ದಮಾಮ್ ॥ ೨೧ ॥

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 7.7.21 in Bengali sript:
তান্বৈ সরথহস্ত্যশ্বান্প্রাহিণোদ্যমসাদনম্ ।
দ্রোণোঽচিরেণাকরোচ্চ মহীং শোণিতকর্দমাম্ ॥ ২১ ॥

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 7.7.21 in Gujarati sript:
તાન્વૈ સરથહસ્ત્યશ્વાન્પ્રાહિણોદ્યમસાદનમ્ ।
દ્રોણોઽચિરેણાકરોચ્ચ મહીં શોણિતકર્દમામ્ ॥ ૨૧ ॥

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 7.7.21 in Malayalam sript:
താന്വൈ സരഥഹസ്ത്യശ്വാന്പ്രാഹിണോദ്യമസാദനമ് ।
ദ്രോണോഽചിരേണാകരോച്ച മഹീം ശോണിതകര്ദമാമ് ॥ ൨൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 7.7.21 in Telugu sript:
తాన్వై సరథహస్త్యశ్వాన్ప్రాహిణోద్యమసాదనమ్ ।
ద్రోణోఽచిరేణాకరోచ్చ మహీం శోణితకర్దమామ్ ॥ ౨౧ ॥

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