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 7.87.23

कर्णेन विजिता राजन्दुःशासनमनुव्रताः ।
एतांस्तु वासुदेवोऽपि रथोदारान्प्रशंसति ॥ २३ ॥

karṇena vijitā rājanduḥśāsanamanuvratāḥ |
etāṃstu vāsudevo'pi rathodārānpraśaṃsati || 23 ||

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

...The long-armed Satyaki then, inflamed with rage like an elephant struck with the hook, pierced Drona with fifty long arrows that resembled flames of fire. Then Bharadvaja’s son...

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

Karna, Vijita, Rajan, Rajat, Duhshasana, Anuvrata, Eta, Esha, Vasudeva, Api, Ratha, Udara, Prashamsat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 7.87.23). 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: “karṇena vijitā rājanduḥśāsanamanuvratāḥ
  • karṇena -
  • karṇa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • vijitā* -
  • vijita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vijitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • rājan -
  • rājan (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    rāj -> rājat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √rāj class 1 verb]
  • duḥśāsanam -
  • duḥśāsana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    duḥśāsana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    duḥśāsanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • anuvratāḥ -
  • anuvrata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    anuvratā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “etāṃstu vāsudevo'pi rathodārānpraśaṃsati
  • etāṃs -
  • eta (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    eṣa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • vāsudevo' -
  • vāsudeva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • ratho -
  • ratha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • udārān -
  • udāra (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • praśaṃsati -
  • praśaṃsat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    praśaṃsat (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    praśaṃsat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 7.87.23

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 7.87.23 in Kannada sript:
ಕರ್ಣೇನ ವಿಜಿತಾ ರಾಜನ್ದುಃಶಾಸನಮನುವ್ರತಾಃ ।
ಏತಾಂಸ್ತು ವಾಸುದೇವೋಽಪಿ ರಥೋದಾರಾನ್ಪ್ರಶಂಸತಿ ॥ ೨೩ ॥

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 7.87.23 in Bengali sript:
কর্ণেন বিজিতা রাজন্দুঃশাসনমনুব্রতাঃ ।
এতাংস্তু বাসুদেবোঽপি রথোদারান্প্রশংসতি ॥ ২৩ ॥

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 7.87.23 in Gujarati sript:
કર્ણેન વિજિતા રાજન્દુઃશાસનમનુવ્રતાઃ ।
એતાંસ્તુ વાસુદેવોઽપિ રથોદારાન્પ્રશંસતિ ॥ ૨૩ ॥

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 7.87.23 in Malayalam sript:
കര്ണേന വിജിതാ രാജന്ദുഃശാസനമനുവ്രതാഃ ।
ഏതാംസ്തു വാസുദേവോഽപി രഥോദാരാന്പ്രശംസതി ॥ ൨൩ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 7.87.23 in Telugu sript:
కర్ణేన విజితా రాజన్దుఃశాసనమనువ్రతాః ।
ఏతాంస్తు వాసుదేవోఽపి రథోదారాన్ప్రశంసతి ॥ ౨౩ ॥

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