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 7.53.31

अर्जुन उवाच ।
षड्रथान्धार्तराष्ट्रस्य मन्यसे यान्बलाधिकान् ।
तेषां वीर्यं ममार्धेन न तुल्यमिति लक्षये ॥ ३१ ॥

arjuna uvāca |
ṣaḍrathāndhārtarāṣṭrasya manyase yānbalādhikān |
teṣāṃ vīryaṃ mamārdhena na tulyamiti lakṣaye || 31 ||

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

...Agni disappeared then and there. And Gaya also, acquiring all he had asked for, subjugated his foes in fair fight. King Gaya then performed, for a full hundred years, diverse kinds...

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

Arjuna, Shadratha, Dhartarashtra, Yat, Yah, Baladhika, Tad, Virya, Asmad, Mama, Ardha, Tulyam, Tulya, Iti, Laksha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 7.53.31). 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: “arjuna uvāca
  • arjuna* -
  • arjuna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • uvāca -
  • vac (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • Line 2: “ṣaḍrathāndhārtarāṣṭrasya manyase yānbalādhikān
  • ṣaḍrathān -
  • ṣaḍratha (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • dhārtarāṣṭrasya -
  • dhārtarāṣṭra (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    dhārtarāṣṭra (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • manyase -
  • man (verb class 4)
    [present middle second single], [present passive second single]
    man (verb class 8)
    [present passive second single]
  • yān -
  • yat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yāt (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • balādhikān -
  • balādhika (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • Line 3: “teṣāṃ vīryaṃ mamārdhena na tulyamiti lakṣaye
  • teṣām -
  • tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • vīryam -
  • vīrya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vīryā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    vīr -> vīrya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √vīr class 10 verb]
    vīr -> vīrya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √vīr class 10 verb], [accusative single from √vīr class 10 verb]
  • mamā -
  • asmad (pronoun, none)
    [genitive single]
    mamā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 3)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 4)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • ardhena -
  • ardha (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    ardha (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tulyam -
  • tulyam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tulya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    tulya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tulyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tul -> tulya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √tul class 10 verb]
    tul -> tulya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √tul class 10 verb], [accusative single from √tul class 10 verb]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • lakṣa -
  • lakṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    lakṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    lakṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • ye -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 7.53.31

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 7.53.31 in Kannada sript:
ಅರ್ಜುನ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಷಡ್ರಥಾನ್ಧಾರ್ತರಾಷ್ಟ್ರಸ್ಯ ಮನ್ಯಸೇ ಯಾನ್ಬಲಾಧಿಕಾನ್ ।
ತೇಷಾಂ ವೀರ್ಯಂ ಮಮಾರ್ಧೇನ ನ ತುಲ್ಯಮಿತಿ ಲಕ್ಷಯೇ ॥ ೩೧ ॥

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 7.53.31 in Bengali sript:
অর্জুন উবাচ ।
ষড্রথান্ধার্তরাষ্ট্রস্য মন্যসে যান্বলাধিকান্ ।
তেষাং বীর্যং মমার্ধেন ন তুল্যমিতি লক্ষযে ॥ ৩১ ॥

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 7.53.31 in Gujarati sript:
અર્જુન ઉવાચ ।
ષડ્રથાન્ધાર્તરાષ્ટ્રસ્ય મન્યસે યાન્બલાધિકાન્ ।
તેષાં વીર્યં મમાર્ધેન ન તુલ્યમિતિ લક્ષયે ॥ ૩૧ ॥

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 7.53.31 in Malayalam sript:
അര്ജുന ഉവാച ।
ഷഡ്രഥാന്ധാര്തരാഷ്ട്രസ്യ മന്യസേ യാന്ബലാധികാന് ।
തേഷാം വീര്യം മമാര്ധേന ന തുല്യമിതി ലക്ഷയേ ॥ ൩൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 7.53.31 in Telugu sript:
అర్జున ఉవాచ ।
షడ్రథాన్ధార్తరాష్ట్రస్య మన్యసే యాన్బలాధికాన్ ।
తేషాం వీర్యం మమార్ధేన న తుల్యమితి లక్షయే ॥ ౩౧ ॥

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