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 7.24.3

तांस्तु शूरान्महेष्वासान्क्रूरं कर्म चिकीर्षतः ।
दृष्ट्वा दुर्योधनस्तूर्णं स्वसैन्यं समचूचुदत् ॥ ३ ॥

tāṃstu śūrānmaheṣvāsānkrūraṃ karma cikīrṣataḥ |
dṛṣṭvā duryodhanastūrṇaṃ svasainyaṃ samacūcudat || 3 ||

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

...the beast’s body, Bhima then ran away with great speed. Then a loud noise was heard, made by all the troops, to the effect, 'Alas, Bhima has been slain by the elephant!' The Pandava...

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

Shura, Maheshvasa, Kruram, Krura, Karman, Cikirshat, Duryodhana, Turnam, Turna, Svasainya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 7.24.3). 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: “tāṃstu śūrānmaheṣvāsānkrūraṃ karma cikīrṣataḥ
  • tāṃs -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • śūrān -
  • śūra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative plural], [ablative single]
    śūra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • maheṣvāsān -
  • maheṣvāsa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • krūram -
  • krūram (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    krūra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    krūra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    krūrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • karma -
  • karman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • cikīrṣataḥ -
  • kṛ -> cikīrṣat (participle, masculine)
    [accusative plural from √kṛ], [ablative single from √kṛ], [genitive single from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> cikīrṣat (participle, neuter)
    [ablative single from √kṛ], [genitive single from √kṛ]
    kṛ (verb class 0)
    [present active third dual]
  • Line 2: “dṛṣṭvā duryodhanastūrṇaṃ svasainyaṃ samacūcudat
  • dṛṣṭvā -
  • dṛś -> dṛṣṭvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √dṛś]
  • duryodhanas -
  • duryodhana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tūrṇam -
  • tūrṇam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tūrṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    tūrṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tūrṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tvar -> tūrṇa (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √tvar class 1 verb]
    tvar -> tūrṇa (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √tvar class 1 verb], [accusative single from √tvar class 1 verb]
  • svasainyam -
  • svasainya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Cannot analyse samacūcudat

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 7.24.3

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 7.24.3 in Kannada sript:
ತಾಂಸ್ತು ಶೂರಾನ್ಮಹೇಷ್ವಾಸಾನ್ಕ್ರೂರಂ ಕರ್ಮ ಚಿಕೀರ್ಷತಃ ।
ದೃಷ್ಟ್ವಾ ದುರ್ಯೋಧನಸ್ತೂರ್ಣಂ ಸ್ವಸೈನ್ಯಂ ಸಮಚೂಚುದತ್ ॥ ೩ ॥

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 7.24.3 in Bengali sript:
তাংস্তু শূরান্মহেষ্বাসান্ক্রূরং কর্ম চিকীর্ষতঃ ।
দৃষ্ট্বা দুর্যোধনস্তূর্ণং স্বসৈন্যং সমচূচুদত্ ॥ ৩ ॥

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 7.24.3 in Gujarati sript:
તાંસ્તુ શૂરાન્મહેષ્વાસાન્ક્રૂરં કર્મ ચિકીર્ષતઃ ।
દૃષ્ટ્વા દુર્યોધનસ્તૂર્ણં સ્વસૈન્યં સમચૂચુદત્ ॥ ૩ ॥

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 7.24.3 in Malayalam sript:
താംസ്തു ശൂരാന്മഹേഷ്വാസാന്ക്രൂരം കര്മ ചികീര്ഷതഃ ।
ദൃഷ്ട്വാ ദുര്യോധനസ്തൂര്ണം സ്വസൈന്യം സമചൂചുദത് ॥ ൩ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 7.24.3 in Telugu sript:
తాంస్తు శూరాన్మహేష్వాసాన్క్రూరం కర్మ చికీర్షతః ।
దృష్ట్వా దుర్యోధనస్తూర్ణం స్వసైన్యం సమచూచుదత్ ॥ ౩ ॥

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