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 7.171.6

यथा दग्ध्वा जगत्कृत्स्नं समये सचराचरम् ।
गच्छेदग्निर्विभोरास्यं तथास्त्रं भीममावृणोत् ॥ ६ ॥

yathā dagdhvā jagatkṛtsnaṃ samaye sacarācaram |
gacchedagnirvibhorāsyaṃ tathāstraṃ bhīmamāvṛṇot || 6 ||

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

...quickly urged his car against that of Drona’s son. He then afflicted Asvatthaman with eight keen shafts. And once more striking that angry warrior with twenty shafts of diverse kinds...

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

Yatha, Dagdhva, Jagatkritsna, Samaye, Samaya, Sacaracara, Agni, Vibha, Vibhu, Rasya, Tatha, Tra, Bhima,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 7.171.6). 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: “yathā dagdhvā jagatkṛtsnaṃ samaye sacarācaram
  • yathā -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • dagdhvā* -
  • dagdhvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • jagatkṛtsnam -
  • jagatkṛtsna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • samaye -
  • samaye (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    samaya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    samayā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    sam (verb class 10)
    [present middle first single]
  • sacarācaram -
  • sacarācara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sacarācara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sacarācarā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “gacchedagnirvibhorāsyaṃ tathāstraṃ bhīmamāvṛṇot
  • gacched -
  • gam (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • agnir -
  • agni (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vibhor -
  • vibhā (noun, masculine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    vibhu (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    vibhu (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • rāsyam -
  • rās -> rāsya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √rās class 1 verb], [accusative single from √rās class 2 verb]
    rās -> rāsya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √rās class 1 verb], [accusative single from √rās class 1 verb], [nominative single from √rās class 2 verb], [accusative single from √rās class 2 verb]
    ras -> rāsya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √ras class 1 verb]
    ras -> rāsya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √ras class 1 verb], [accusative single from √ras class 1 verb]
  • tathās -
  • tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tatha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • tram -
  • tra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    tra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    trā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • bhīmam -
  • bhīma (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bhīma (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    bhīmā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ā -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    ā (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • avṛṇot -
  • vṛ (verb class 5)
    [imperfect active third single]
    vṛ (verb class 5)
    [imperfect active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 7.171.6

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 7.171.6 in Kannada sript:
ಯಥಾ ದಗ್ಧ್ವಾ ಜಗತ್ಕೃತ್ಸ್ನಂ ಸಮಯೇ ಸಚರಾಚರಮ್ ।
ಗಚ್ಛೇದಗ್ನಿರ್ವಿಭೋರಾಸ್ಯಂ ತಥಾಸ್ತ್ರಂ ಭೀಮಮಾವೃಣೋತ್ ॥ ೬ ॥

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 7.171.6 in Bengali sript:
যথা দগ্ধ্বা জগত্কৃত্স্নং সমযে সচরাচরম্ ।
গচ্ছেদগ্নির্বিভোরাস্যং তথাস্ত্রং ভীমমাবৃণোত্ ॥ ৬ ॥

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 7.171.6 in Gujarati sript:
યથા દગ્ધ્વા જગત્કૃત્સ્નં સમયે સચરાચરમ્ ।
ગચ્છેદગ્નિર્વિભોરાસ્યં તથાસ્ત્રં ભીમમાવૃણોત્ ॥ ૬ ॥

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 7.171.6 in Malayalam sript:
യഥാ ദഗ്ധ്വാ ജഗത്കൃത്സ്നം സമയേ സചരാചരമ് ।
ഗച്ഛേദഗ്നിര്വിഭോരാസ്യം തഥാസ്ത്രം ഭീമമാവൃണോത് ॥ ൬ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 7.171.6 in Telugu sript:
యథా దగ్ధ్వా జగత్కృత్స్నం సమయే సచరాచరమ్ ।
గచ్ఛేదగ్నిర్విభోరాస్యం తథాస్త్రం భీమమావృణోత్ ॥ ౬ ॥

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