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 7.28.24

एका मूर्तिस्तपश्चर्यां कुरुते मे भुवि स्थिता ।
अपरा पश्यति जगत्कुर्वाणं साध्वसाधुनी ॥ २४ ॥

ekā mūrtistapaścaryāṃ kurute me bhuvi sthitā |
aparā paśyati jagatkurvāṇaṃ sādhvasādhunī || 24 ||

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

...pressing down into the earth fallen warriors and steeds and elephants cased in armour of black iron, as if these were only thick reeds. Many kings, graced with modesty, their...

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

Eka, Murti, Tapashcarya, Kuruta, Asmad, Bhu, Sthita, Apara, Pashyat, Jagat, Kurvana, Sadhvasadhu,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 7.28.24). 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: “ekā mūrtistapaścaryāṃ kurute me bhuvi sthitā
  • ekā* -
  • ekā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
  • mūrtis -
  • mūrti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    mūrti (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tapaścaryām -
  • tapaścaryā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • kurute -
  • kurutā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    kuruta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    kuruta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    kṛ (verb class 8)
    [present middle third single]
  • me -
  • ma (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ma (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • bhuvi -
  • bhū (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhū (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • sthitā -
  • sthitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    sthā -> sthitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
  • Line 2: “aparā paśyati jagatkurvāṇaṃ sādhvasādhunī
  • aparā -
  • aparā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • paśyati -
  • paśyat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    paśyat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • jagat -
  • jagat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    jagat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • kurvāṇam -
  • kurvāṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kurvāṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kurvāṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    kṛ -> kurvāṇa (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ -> kurvāṇa (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
  • sādhvasādhunī -
  • sādhvasādhu (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 7.28.24

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 7.28.24 in Kannada sript:
ಏಕಾ ಮೂರ್ತಿಸ್ತಪಶ್ಚರ್ಯಾಂ ಕುರುತೇ ಮೇ ಭುವಿ ಸ್ಥಿತಾ ।
ಅಪರಾ ಪಶ್ಯತಿ ಜಗತ್ಕುರ್ವಾಣಂ ಸಾಧ್ವಸಾಧುನೀ ॥ ೨೪ ॥

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 7.28.24 in Bengali sript:
একা মূর্তিস্তপশ্চর্যাং কুরুতে মে ভুবি স্থিতা ।
অপরা পশ্যতি জগত্কুর্বাণং সাধ্বসাধুনী ॥ ২৪ ॥

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 7.28.24 in Gujarati sript:
એકા મૂર્તિસ્તપશ્ચર્યાં કુરુતે મે ભુવિ સ્થિતા ।
અપરા પશ્યતિ જગત્કુર્વાણં સાધ્વસાધુની ॥ ૨૪ ॥

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 7.28.24 in Malayalam sript:
ഏകാ മൂര്തിസ്തപശ്ചര്യാം കുരുതേ മേ ഭുവി സ്ഥിതാ ।
അപരാ പശ്യതി ജഗത്കുര്വാണം സാധ്വസാധുനീ ॥ ൨൪ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 7.28.24 in Telugu sript:
ఏకా మూర్తిస్తపశ్చర్యాం కురుతే మే భువి స్థితా ।
అపరా పశ్యతి జగత్కుర్వాణం సాధ్వసాధునీ ॥ ౨౪ ॥

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