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 7.31.28

प्राक्रोशदन्यमन्योऽत्र तथान्यो विमुखोऽद्रवत् ।
अन्यः प्राप्तस्य चान्यस्य शिरः कायादपाहरत् ॥ २८ ॥

prākrośadanyamanyo'tra tathānyo vimukho'dravat |
anyaḥ prāptasya cānyasya śiraḥ kāyādapāharat || 28 ||

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

...your sires, your maternal uncles, and all these troops ask of you. Taking up your arms quickly, destroy this array of Drona, else Arjuna, returning from the fight, will reprove us...

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

Prak, Ushat, Anya, Ani, Atra, Vimukha, Prapta, Idam, Shira, Shiras, Kaya, Apa,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 7.31.28). 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: “prākrośadanyamanyo'tra tathānyo vimukho'dravat
  • prāk -
  • prāk (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • ro -
  • ra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    ru (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • uśad -
  • uśat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    uśat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vaś -> uśat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √vaś class 2 verb], [vocative single from √vaś class 2 verb], [accusative single from √vaś class 2 verb]
  • anyam -
  • anya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • anyo' -
  • anī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • atra -
  • atra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    atra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    atra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tathānyo -
  • vimukho' -
  • vimukha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • adravat -
  • dru (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • Line 2: “anyaḥ prāptasya cānyasya śiraḥ kāyādapāharat
  • anyaḥ -
  • anī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • prāptasya -
  • prāpta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    prāpta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • cānya -
  • cam -> cānya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √cam]
    cam -> cānya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √cam]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • asya -
  • as -> asya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √as]
    a (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    as (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • śiraḥ -
  • śiras (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    śira (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kāyād -
  • kāya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    kāya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • apā -
  • apa (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    apa (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
    apā (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • aharat -
  • hṛ (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 7.31.28

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 7.31.28 in Kannada sript:
ಪ್ರಾಕ್ರೋಶದನ್ಯಮನ್ಯೋಽತ್ರ ತಥಾನ್ಯೋ ವಿಮುಖೋಽದ್ರವತ್ ।
ಅನ್ಯಃ ಪ್ರಾಪ್ತಸ್ಯ ಚಾನ್ಯಸ್ಯ ಶಿರಃ ಕಾಯಾದಪಾಹರತ್ ॥ 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 7.31.28 in Bengali sript:
প্রাক্রোশদন্যমন্যোঽত্র তথান্যো বিমুখোঽদ্রবত্ ।
অন্যঃ প্রাপ্তস্য চান্যস্য শিরঃ কাযাদপাহরত্ ॥ 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 7.31.28 in Gujarati sript:
પ્રાક્રોશદન્યમન્યોઽત્ર તથાન્યો વિમુખોઽદ્રવત્ ।
અન્યઃ પ્રાપ્તસ્ય ચાન્યસ્ય શિરઃ કાયાદપાહરત્ ॥ 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 7.31.28 in Malayalam sript:
പ്രാക്രോശദന്യമന്യോഽത്ര തഥാന്യോ വിമുഖോഽദ്രവത് ।
അന്യഃ പ്രാപ്തസ്യ ചാന്യസ്യ ശിരഃ കായാദപാഹരത് ॥ ൨൮ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 7.31.28 in Telugu sript:
ప్రాక్రోశదన్యమన్యోఽత్ర తథాన్యో విముఖోఽద్రవత్ ।
అన్యః ప్రాప్తస్య చాన్యస్య శిరః కాయాదపాహరత్ ॥ ౨౮ ॥

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