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 7.19.26

अनिष्टदर्शनं दृष्ट्वा धृष्टद्युम्नमवस्थितम् ।
क्षणेनैवाभवद्द्रोणो नातिहृष्टमना इव ॥ २६ ॥

aniṣṭadarśanaṃ dṛṣṭvā dhṛṣṭadyumnamavasthitam |
kṣaṇenaivābhavaddroṇo nātihṛṣṭamanā iva || 26 ||

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

...those divisions, like fire consuming heaps of cotton. Then Satanika, the younger brother of the ruler of the Matsyas, rushed at Drona who was thus engaged in incessantly destroying...

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

Anishta, Darshana, Dhrishtadyumna, Avasthita, Kshana, Drona, Natihrishta, Ana, Iva,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 7.19.26). 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: “aniṣṭadarśanaṃ dṛṣṭvā dhṛṣṭadyumnamavasthitam
  • aniṣṭa -
  • aniṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    aniṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • darśanam -
  • darśana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    darśana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    darśanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • dṛṣṭvā -
  • dṛś -> dṛṣṭvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √dṛś]
  • dhṛṣṭadyumnam -
  • dhṛṣṭadyumna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • avasthitam -
  • avasthita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    avasthita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    avasthitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “kṣaṇenaivābhavaddroṇo nātihṛṣṭamanā iva
  • kṣaṇenai -
  • kṣaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    kṣaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • aivā -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • abhavad -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • droṇo* -
  • droṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • nātihṛṣṭam -
  • nātihṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nātihṛṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    nātihṛṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • anā* -
  • ana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 7.19.26

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 7.19.26 in Kannada sript:
ಅನಿಷ್ಟದರ್ಶನಂ ದೃಷ್ಟ್ವಾ ಧೃಷ್ಟದ್ಯುಮ್ನಮವಸ್ಥಿತಮ್ ।
ಕ್ಷಣೇನೈವಾಭವದ್ದ್ರೋಣೋ ನಾತಿಹೃಷ್ಟಮನಾ ಇವ ॥ ೨೬ ॥

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 7.19.26 in Bengali sript:
অনিষ্টদর্শনং দৃষ্ট্বা ধৃষ্টদ্যুম্নমবস্থিতম্ ।
ক্ষণেনৈবাভবদ্দ্রোণো নাতিহৃষ্টমনা ইব ॥ ২৬ ॥

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 7.19.26 in Gujarati sript:
અનિષ્ટદર્શનં દૃષ્ટ્વા ધૃષ્ટદ્યુમ્નમવસ્થિતમ્ ।
ક્ષણેનૈવાભવદ્દ્રોણો નાતિહૃષ્ટમના ઇવ ॥ ૨૬ ॥

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 7.19.26 in Malayalam sript:
അനിഷ്ടദര്ശനം ദൃഷ്ട്വാ ധൃഷ്ടദ്യുമ്നമവസ്ഥിതമ് ।
ക്ഷണേനൈവാഭവദ്ദ്രോണോ നാതിഹൃഷ്ടമനാ ഇവ ॥ ൨൬ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 7.19.26 in Telugu sript:
అనిష్టదర్శనం దృష్ట్వా ధృష్టద్యుమ్నమవస్థితమ్ ।
క్షణేనైవాభవద్ద్రోణో నాతిహృష్టమనా ఇవ ॥ ౨౬ ॥

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