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 7.114.58

स छिन्नधन्वा विरथः स्वधर्ममनुपालयन् ।
स्वरथं पृष्ठतः कृत्वा युद्धायैव व्यवस्थितः ॥ ५८ ॥

sa chinnadhanvā virathaḥ svadharmamanupālayan |
svarathaṃ pṛṣṭhataḥ kṛtvā yuddhāyaiva vyavasthitaḥ || 58 ||

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

...seemed, like a second bow of Indra, incessantly drawn to a circle. Shafts issued continuously from it seemed to fill the welkin. With those straight arrows, equipped with wings of...

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

Chinnadhanvan, Viratha, Svadharma, Anupalayat, Svarat, Ham, Prishthatah, Kritva, Kritvan, Yuddha, Vyavasthita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 7.114.58). 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: “sa chinnadhanvā virathaḥ svadharmamanupālayan
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • chinnadhanvā -
  • chinnadhanvan (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • virathaḥ -
  • viratha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • svadharmam -
  • svadharma (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    svadharman (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    svadharman (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
  • anupālayan -
  • anupālayat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “svarathaṃ pṛṣṭhataḥ kṛtvā yuddhāyaiva vyavasthitaḥ
  • svarat -
  • svṛ -> svarat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √svṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √svṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √svṛ class 1 verb]
    svar -> svarat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √svar class 1 verb], [vocative single from √svar class 1 verb], [accusative single from √svar class 1 verb]
  • ham -
  • ham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    han (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
  • pṛṣṭhataḥ -
  • pṛṣṭhataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • kṛtvā -
  • kṛtvā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛtvan (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • yuddhāyai -
  • yuddha (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    yuddha (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    yuddhā (noun, feminine)
    [dative single]
    yudh -> yuddha (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √yudh class 1 verb], [dative single from √yudh class 4 verb]
    yudh -> yuddha (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √yudh class 1 verb], [dative single from √yudh class 4 verb]
    yudh -> yuddhā (participle, feminine)
    [dative single from √yudh class 1 verb], [dative single from √yudh class 4 verb]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • vyavasthitaḥ -
  • vyavasthita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 7.114.58

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 7.114.58 in Kannada sript:
ಸ ಛಿನ್ನಧನ್ವಾ ವಿರಥಃ ಸ್ವಧರ್ಮಮನುಪಾಲಯನ್ ।
ಸ್ವರಥಂ ಪೃಷ್ಠತಃ ಕೃತ್ವಾ ಯುದ್ಧಾಯೈವ ವ್ಯವಸ್ಥಿತಃ ॥ ೫೮ ॥

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 7.114.58 in Bengali sript:
স ছিন্নধন্বা বিরথঃ স্বধর্মমনুপালযন্ ।
স্বরথং পৃষ্ঠতঃ কৃত্বা যুদ্ধাযৈব ব্যবস্থিতঃ ॥ ৫৮ ॥

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 7.114.58 in Gujarati sript:
સ છિન્નધન્વા વિરથઃ સ્વધર્મમનુપાલયન્ ।
સ્વરથં પૃષ્ઠતઃ કૃત્વા યુદ્ધાયૈવ વ્યવસ્થિતઃ ॥ ૫૮ ॥

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 7.114.58 in Malayalam sript:
സ ഛിന്നധന്വാ വിരഥഃ സ്വധര്മമനുപാലയന് ।
സ്വരഥം പൃഷ്ഠതഃ കൃത്വാ യുദ്ധായൈവ വ്യവസ്ഥിതഃ ॥ ൫൮ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 7.114.58 in Telugu sript:
స ఛిన్నధన్వా విరథః స్వధర్మమనుపాలయన్ ।
స్వరథం పృష్ఠతః కృత్వా యుద్ధాయైవ వ్యవస్థితః ॥ ౫౮ ॥

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