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 7.40.13

रथनागाश्वमनुजानर्दयन्निशितैः शरैः ।
स प्रविश्याकरोद्भूमिं कबन्धगणसंकुलाम् ॥ १३ ॥

rathanāgāśvamanujānardayanniśitaiḥ śaraiḥ |
sa praviśyākarodbhūmiṃ kabandhagaṇasaṃkulām || 13 ||

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

...destroys vast masses of gathering clouds in the welkin. Then Kratha covered the son of Arjuna with showers of arrows, while many other car-warriors headed by Drona, having returned...

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

Ratha, Naga, Ashva, Anuja, Yat, Yad, Nishita, Shara, Pravishya, Bhumi, Kabandha, Gana, Sankula,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 7.40.13). 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: “rathanāgāśvamanujānardayanniśitaiḥ śaraiḥ
  • ratha -
  • ratha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nāgā -
  • nāga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nāga (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nāgā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aśvam -
  • aśva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    aśvā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    śū (verb class 1)
    [aorist active first single]
  • anujān -
  • anuja (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • arda -
  • ard (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
    ard (verb class 6)
    [imperative active second single]
  • yan -
  • yat (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yat (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    yat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    i -> yat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> yat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • niśitaiḥ -
  • niśita (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    niśita (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • śaraiḥ -
  • śara (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    śara (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • Line 2: “sa praviśyākarodbhūmiṃ kabandhagaṇasaṃkulām
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • praviśyā -
  • praviśya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    praviśya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • akarod -
  • kṛ (verb class 8)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • bhūmim -
  • bhūmi (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    bhūmi (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • kabandha -
  • kabandha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kabandha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • gaṇa -
  • gaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • saṅkulām -
  • saṅkulā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 7.40.13

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 7.40.13 in Kannada sript:
ರಥನಾಗಾಶ್ವಮನುಜಾನರ್ದಯನ್ನಿಶಿತೈಃ ಶರೈಃ ।
ಸ ಪ್ರವಿಶ್ಯಾಕರೋದ್ಭೂಮಿಂ ಕಬನ್ಧಗಣಸಂಕುಲಾಮ್ ॥ ೧೩ ॥

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 7.40.13 in Bengali sript:
রথনাগাশ্বমনুজানর্দযন্নিশিতৈঃ শরৈঃ ।
স প্রবিশ্যাকরোদ্ভূমিং কবন্ধগণসংকুলাম্ ॥ ১৩ ॥

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 7.40.13 in Gujarati sript:
રથનાગાશ્વમનુજાનર્દયન્નિશિતૈઃ શરૈઃ ।
સ પ્રવિશ્યાકરોદ્ભૂમિં કબન્ધગણસંકુલામ્ ॥ ૧૩ ॥

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 7.40.13 in Malayalam sript:
രഥനാഗാശ്വമനുജാനര്ദയന്നിശിതൈഃ ശരൈഃ ।
സ പ്രവിശ്യാകരോദ്ഭൂമിം കബന്ധഗണസംകുലാമ് ॥ ൧൩ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 7.40.13 in Telugu sript:
రథనాగాశ్వమనుజానర్దయన్నిశితైః శరైః ।
స ప్రవిశ్యాకరోద్భూమిం కబన్ధగణసంకులామ్ ॥ ౧౩ ॥

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