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 7.22.28

पलालकाण्डवर्णास्तु वार्धक्षेमिं तरस्विनम् ।
ऊहुः सुतुमुले युद्धे हया हृष्टाः स्वलंकृताः ॥ २८ ॥

palālakāṇḍavarṇāstu vārdhakṣemiṃ tarasvinam |
ūhuḥ sutumule yuddhe hayā hṛṣṭāḥ svalaṃkṛtāḥ || 28 ||

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

...success of the objects of their respective sires. Beholding Prativindhya staying at the van of that dreadful battle, Drona’s son (Asvatthaman), desirous of protecting the honour 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 (7.22.28). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Palalaka, Anda, Varna, Vardhakshemi, Tarasvin, Sutumula, Yuddha, Haya, Hrishta, Svalankrita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 7.22.28). 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: “palālakāṇḍavarṇāstu vārdhakṣemiṃ tarasvinam
  • palālakā -
  • palālaka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    palālaka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • aṇḍa -
  • aṇḍa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • varṇās -
  • varṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    varṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • vārdhakṣemim -
  • vārdhakṣemi (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    vārdhakṣemi (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • tarasvinam -
  • tarasvin (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “ūhuḥ sutumule yuddhe hayā hṛṣṭāḥ svalaṃkṛtāḥ
  • ūhuḥ -
  • uh (verb class 1)
    [perfect active third plural]
    vah (verb class 1)
    [perfect active third plural]
  • sutumule -
  • sutumula (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    sutumula (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    sutumulā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • yuddhe -
  • yuddha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    yuddha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    yuddhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    yudh -> yuddha (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √yudh class 1 verb], [locative single from √yudh class 4 verb]
    yudh -> yuddha (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √yudh class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √yudh class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √yudh class 1 verb], [locative single from √yudh class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √yudh class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √yudh class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √yudh class 4 verb], [locative single from √yudh class 4 verb]
    yudh -> yuddhā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √yudh class 1 verb], [vocative single from √yudh class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √yudh class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √yudh class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √yudh class 4 verb], [vocative single from √yudh class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √yudh class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √yudh class 4 verb]
  • hayā* -
  • haya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    hayā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • hṛṣṭāḥ -
  • hṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    hṛṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    hṛṣ -> hṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √hṛṣ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √hṛṣ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √hṛṣ class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √hṛṣ class 4 verb]
    hṛṣ -> hṛṣṭā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √hṛṣ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √hṛṣ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √hṛṣ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √hṛṣ class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √hṛṣ class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √hṛṣ class 4 verb]
  • svalaṅkṛtāḥ -
  • svalaṅkṛta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    svalaṅkṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 7.22.28

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 7.22.28 in Kannada sript:
ಪಲಾಲಕಾಣ್ಡವರ್ಣಾಸ್ತು ವಾರ್ಧಕ್ಷೇಮಿಂ ತರಸ್ವಿನಮ್ ।
ಊಹುಃ ಸುತುಮುಲೇ ಯುದ್ಧೇ ಹಯಾ ಹೃಷ್ಟಾಃ ಸ್ವಲಂಕೃತಾಃ ॥ ೨೮ ॥

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 7.22.28 in Bengali sript:
পলালকাণ্ডবর্ণাস্তু বার্ধক্ষেমিং তরস্বিনম্ ।
ঊহুঃ সুতুমুলে যুদ্ধে হযা হৃষ্টাঃ স্বলংকৃতাঃ ॥ ২৮ ॥

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 7.22.28 in Gujarati sript:
પલાલકાણ્ડવર્ણાસ્તુ વાર્ધક્ષેમિં તરસ્વિનમ્ ।
ઊહુઃ સુતુમુલે યુદ્ધે હયા હૃષ્ટાઃ સ્વલંકૃતાઃ ॥ ૨૮ ॥

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 7.22.28 in Malayalam sript:
പലാലകാണ്ഡവര്ണാസ്തു വാര്ധക്ഷേമിം തരസ്വിനമ് ।
ഊഹുഃ സുതുമുലേ യുദ്ധേ ഹയാ ഹൃഷ്ടാഃ സ്വലംകൃതാഃ ॥ ൨൮ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 7.22.28 in Telugu sript:
పలాలకాణ్డవర్ణాస్తు వార్ధక్షేమిం తరస్వినమ్ ।
ఊహుః సుతుములే యుద్ధే హయా హృష్టాః స్వలంకృతాః ॥ ౨౮ ॥

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