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 7.14.14

तथैव चरतो मार्गान्मण्डलानि च भागशः ।
महाविद्युत्प्रतीकाशा शल्यस्य शुशुभे गदा ॥ १४ ॥

tathaiva carato mārgānmaṇḍalāni ca bhāgaśaḥ |
mahāvidyutpratīkāśā śalyasya śuśubhe gadā || 14 ||

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

...therewith, O king, car-warriors and horse-men, suddenly fell down on the earth, like trees broken by the wind. The mighty car-warrior Vrishasena, O king, felled large bodies of steeds...

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

Tatha, Marga, Mandala, Bhagashah, Mah, Maha, Avid, Ashan, Shalya, Gada,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 7.14.14). 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: “tathaiva carato mārgānmaṇḍalāni ca bhāgaśaḥ
  • tathai -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tatha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tatha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • carato* -
  • car (verb class 1)
    [present active third dual]
  • mārgān -
  • mārga (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative plural], [ablative single]
    mārga (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • maṇḍalāni -
  • maṇḍala (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhāgaśaḥ -
  • bhāgaśaḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • Line 2: “mahāvidyutpratīkāśā śalyasya śuśubhe gadā
  • mahā -
  • maha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    maha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mahat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    mah (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    mahā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    mah (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • āvidyu -
  • āvid (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • utpra -
  • utpra (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • tīkā -
  • tīk (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • aśā -
  • aśan (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śalyasya -
  • śalya (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    śalya (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    śal -> śalya (participle, masculine)
    [genitive single from √śal class 10 verb]
    śal -> śalya (participle, neuter)
    [genitive single from √śal class 10 verb]
  • śuśubhe -
  • śubh (verb class 1)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
    śubh (verb class 6)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
  • gadā -
  • gadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 7.14.14

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 7.14.14 in Kannada sript:
ತಥೈವ ಚರತೋ ಮಾರ್ಗಾನ್ಮಣ್ಡಲಾನಿ ಚ ಭಾಗಶಃ ।
ಮಹಾವಿದ್ಯುತ್ಪ್ರತೀಕಾಶಾ ಶಲ್ಯಸ್ಯ ಶುಶುಭೇ ಗದಾ ॥ ೧೪ ॥

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 7.14.14 in Bengali sript:
তথৈব চরতো মার্গান্মণ্ডলানি চ ভাগশঃ ।
মহাবিদ্যুত্প্রতীকাশা শল্যস্য শুশুভে গদা ॥ ১৪ ॥

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 7.14.14 in Gujarati sript:
તથૈવ ચરતો માર્ગાન્મણ્ડલાનિ ચ ભાગશઃ ।
મહાવિદ્યુત્પ્રતીકાશા શલ્યસ્ય શુશુભે ગદા ॥ ૧૪ ॥

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 7.14.14 in Malayalam sript:
തഥൈവ ചരതോ മാര്ഗാന്മണ്ഡലാനി ച ഭാഗശഃ ।
മഹാവിദ്യുത്പ്രതീകാശാ ശല്യസ്യ ശുശുഭേ ഗദാ ॥ ൧൪ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 7.14.14 in Telugu sript:
తథైవ చరతో మార్గాన్మణ్డలాని చ భాగశః ।
మహావిద్యుత్ప్రతీకాశా శల్యస్య శుశుభే గదా ॥ ౧౪ ॥

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