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 7.31.26

आसीत्केशपरामर्शो मुष्टियुद्धं च दारुणम् ।
नखैर्दन्तैश्च शूराणमद्वीपे द्वीपमिच्छताम् ॥ २६ ॥

āsītkeśaparāmarśo muṣṭiyuddhaṃ ca dāruṇam |
nakhairdantaiśca śūrāṇamadvīpe dvīpamicchatām || 26 ||

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

...the king said, 'O child, act in such a way that Arjuna, returning (from the Samsaptakas), may not reprove us. We do not know how to break the circular array. Thyself, or Arjuna or...

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

Kesha, Paramarsha, Mushtiyuddha, Daruna, Nakha, Danta, Shura, Advipa, Dvipa, Icchata, Icchat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

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  • Line 1: “āsītkeśaparāmarśo muṣṭiyuddhaṃ ca dāruṇam
  • āsīt -
  • ās (verb class 2)
    [aorist active third single], [injunctive active third single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • keśa -
  • keśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    keśa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • parāmarśo* -
  • parāmarśa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • muṣṭiyuddham -
  • muṣṭiyuddha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dāruṇam -
  • dāruṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dāruṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    dāruṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “nakhairdantaiśca śūrāṇamadvīpe dvīpamicchatām
  • nakhair -
  • nakha (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    nakha (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • dantaiś -
  • danta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śūrā -
  • śūra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śūra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śūrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • āṇam -
  • aṇ (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active first single]
  • advīpe -
  • advīpa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    advīpa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    advīpā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • dvīpam -
  • dvīpa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dvīpa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • icchatām -
  • icchatā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    iṣ -> icchat (participle, masculine)
    [genitive plural from √iṣ class 6 verb]
    iṣ -> icchat (participle, neuter)
    [genitive plural from √iṣ class 6 verb]
    iṣ (verb class 6)
    [imperative active third dual], [imperative middle third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 7.31.26

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 7.31.26 in Kannada sript:
ಆಸೀತ್ಕೇಶಪರಾಮರ್ಶೋ ಮುಷ್ಟಿಯುದ್ಧಂ ಚ ದಾರುಣಮ್ ।
ನಖೈರ್ದನ್ತೈಶ್ಚ ಶೂರಾಣಮದ್ವೀಪೇ ದ್ವೀಪಮಿಚ್ಛತಾಮ್ ॥ 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 7.31.26 in Bengali sript:
আসীত্কেশপরামর্শো মুষ্টিযুদ্ধং চ দারুণম্ ।
নখৈর্দন্তৈশ্চ শূরাণমদ্বীপে দ্বীপমিচ্ছতাম্ ॥ 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 7.31.26 in Gujarati sript:
આસીત્કેશપરામર્શો મુષ્ટિયુદ્ધં ચ દારુણમ્ ।
નખૈર્દન્તૈશ્ચ શૂરાણમદ્વીપે દ્વીપમિચ્છતામ્ ॥ 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 7.31.26 in Malayalam sript:
ആസീത്കേശപരാമര്ശോ മുഷ്ടിയുദ്ധം ച ദാരുണമ് ।
നഖൈര്ദന്തൈശ്ച ശൂരാണമദ്വീപേ ദ്വീപമിച്ഛതാമ് ॥ ൨൬ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 7.31.26 in Telugu sript:
ఆసీత్కేశపరామర్శో ముష్టియుద్ధం చ దారుణమ్ ।
నఖైర్దన్తైశ్చ శూరాణమద్వీపే ద్వీపమిచ్ఛతామ్ ॥ ౨౬ ॥

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