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 7.7.22

तन्वता परमास्त्राणि शरान्सततमस्यता ।
द्रोणेन विहितं दिक्षु बाणजालमदृश्यत ॥ २२ ॥

tanvatā paramāstrāṇi śarānsatatamasyatā |
droṇena vihitaṃ dikṣu bāṇajālamadṛśyata || 22 ||

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

...depressed, Drona then, armed with bow and arrows, afflicted the five princes of Kekaya and the ruler of the Pancalas and then rushed against the division of Yudhishthira. Then Bhimasena...

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

Tanvat, Paramastra, Shara, Satatam, Satata, Drona, Vihita, Dish, Dikshu, Bana, Jala,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 7.7.22). 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: “tanvatā paramāstrāṇi śarānsatatamasyatā
  • tanvatā -
  • tan -> tanvat (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental single from √tan class 8 verb]
    tan -> tanvat (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental single from √tan class 8 verb]
  • paramāstrāṇi -
  • paramāstra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • śarān -
  • śara (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • satatam -
  • satatam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    satata (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    satata (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    satatā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • asyat -
  • (verb class 4)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • ā -
  • ā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    ā (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • Line 2: “droṇena vihitaṃ dikṣu bāṇajālamadṛśyata
  • droṇena -
  • droṇa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    droṇa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • vihitam -
  • vihita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vihita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vihitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • dikṣu -
  • dikṣu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    dikṣu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    dikṣu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    diś (noun, feminine)
    [locative plural]
  • bāṇa -
  • bāṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bāṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • jālam -
  • jāla (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    jāla (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    jālā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • adṛśyata -
  • dṛś (verb class 1)
    [imperfect passive third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 7.7.22

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 7.7.22 in Kannada sript:
ತನ್ವತಾ ಪರಮಾಸ್ತ್ರಾಣಿ ಶರಾನ್ಸತತಮಸ್ಯತಾ ।
ದ್ರೋಣೇನ ವಿಹಿತಂ ದಿಕ್ಷು ಬಾಣಜಾಲಮದೃಶ್ಯತ ॥ ೨೨ ॥

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 7.7.22 in Bengali sript:
তন্বতা পরমাস্ত্রাণি শরান্সততমস্যতা ।
দ্রোণেন বিহিতং দিক্ষু বাণজালমদৃশ্যত ॥ ২২ ॥

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 7.7.22 in Gujarati sript:
તન્વતા પરમાસ્ત્રાણિ શરાન્સતતમસ્યતા ।
દ્રોણેન વિહિતં દિક્ષુ બાણજાલમદૃશ્યત ॥ ૨૨ ॥

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 7.7.22 in Malayalam sript:
തന്വതാ പരമാസ്ത്രാണി ശരാന്സതതമസ്യതാ ।
ദ്രോണേന വിഹിതം ദിക്ഷു ബാണജാലമദൃശ്യത ॥ ൨൨ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 7.7.22 in Telugu sript:
తన్వతా పరమాస్త్రాణి శరాన్సతతమస్యతా ।
ద్రోణేన విహితం దిక్షు బాణజాలమదృశ్యత ॥ ౨౨ ॥

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