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 7.88.1

संजय उवाच ।
प्रयाते तव सैन्यं तु युयुधाने युयुत्सया ।
धर्मराजो महाराज स्वेनानीकेन संवृतः ।
प्रायाद्द्रोणरथप्रेप्सुर्युयुधानस्य पृष्ठतः ॥ १ ॥

saṃjaya uvāca |
prayāte tava sainyaṃ tu yuyudhāne yuyutsayā |
dharmarājo mahārāja svenānīkena saṃvṛtaḥ |
prāyāddroṇarathaprepsuryuyudhānasya pṛṣṭhataḥ || 1 ||

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

...is encompassed by the Sindhu-Sauviras, armed with spikes and lances and adorned with many horses in their ranks. Without vanquishing this force it will not be possible to vanquish...

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

Sanjaya, Prayata, Prayati, Yushmad, Sainya, Yuyudhana, Yuyutsa, Dharmaraj, Dharmaraja, Maharaja, Maharajan, Sva, Anika, Samvrit, Samvrita, Praya, Drona, Rathapra, Ipsu, Prishthatah,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 7.88.1). 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: “saṃjaya uvāca
  • sañjaya* -
  • sañjaya (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: “prayāte tava sainyaṃ tu yuyudhāne yuyutsayā
  • prayāte -
  • prayāta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    prayāta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    prayātā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    prayāti (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    prayāti (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    pre (verb class 2)
    [present middle third dual]
  • tava -
  • yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [genitive single]
  • sainyam -
  • sainya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sainya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sainyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • yuyudhāne -
  • yuyudhāna (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    yudh -> yuyudhāna (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √yudh class 1 verb], [locative single from √yudh class 4 verb]
    yudh -> yuyudhāna (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √yudh class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √yudh class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √yudh class 1 verb], [locative single from √yudh class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √yudh class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √yudh class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √yudh class 4 verb], [locative single from √yudh class 4 verb]
    yudh -> yuyudhānā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √yudh class 1 verb], [vocative single from √yudh class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √yudh class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √yudh class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √yudh class 4 verb], [vocative single from √yudh class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √yudh class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √yudh class 4 verb]
  • yuyutsayā -
  • yuyutsā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • Line 3: “dharmarājo mahārāja svenānīkena saṃvṛtaḥ
  • dharmarājo* -
  • dharmarāj (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    dharmarāja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • mahārāja -
  • mahārāja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mahārājan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    mahārājan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • svenā -
  • sva (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    sva (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • anīkena -
  • anīka (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    anīka (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • saṃvṛtaḥ -
  • saṃvṛt (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    saṃvṛt (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    saṃvṛta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 4: “prāyāddroṇarathaprepsuryuyudhānasya pṛṣṭhataḥ
  • prāyād -
  • prāya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    prā (verb class 2)
    [optative active third single]
  • droṇa -
  • droṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    droṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rathapre -
  • rathaprā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • īpsur -
  • īpsu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    īpsu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    āp (verb class 0)
    [perfect active third plural]
  • yuyudhānasya -
  • yuyudhāna (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    yudh -> yuyudhāna (participle, masculine)
    [genitive single from √yudh class 1 verb], [genitive single from √yudh class 4 verb]
    yudh -> yuyudhāna (participle, neuter)
    [genitive single from √yudh class 1 verb], [genitive single from √yudh class 4 verb]
  • pṛṣṭhataḥ -
  • pṛṣṭhataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 7.88.1

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 7.88.1 in Kannada sript:
ಸಂಜಯ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಪ್ರಯಾತೇ ತವ ಸೈನ್ಯಂ ತು ಯುಯುಧಾನೇ ಯುಯುತ್ಸಯಾ ।
ಧರ್ಮರಾಜೋ ಮಹಾರಾಜ ಸ್ವೇನಾನೀಕೇನ ಸಂವೃತಃ ।
ಪ್ರಾಯಾದ್ದ್ರೋಣರಥಪ್ರೇಪ್ಸುರ್ಯುಯುಧಾನಸ್ಯ ಪೃಷ್ಠತಃ ॥ ೧ ॥

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 7.88.1 in Bengali sript:
সংজয উবাচ ।
প্রযাতে তব সৈন্যং তু যুযুধানে যুযুত্সযা ।
ধর্মরাজো মহারাজ স্বেনানীকেন সংবৃতঃ ।
প্রাযাদ্দ্রোণরথপ্রেপ্সুর্যুযুধানস্য পৃষ্ঠতঃ ॥ ১ ॥

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 7.88.1 in Gujarati sript:
સંજય ઉવાચ ।
પ્રયાતે તવ સૈન્યં તુ યુયુધાને યુયુત્સયા ।
ધર્મરાજો મહારાજ સ્વેનાનીકેન સંવૃતઃ ।
પ્રાયાદ્દ્રોણરથપ્રેપ્સુર્યુયુધાનસ્ય પૃષ્ઠતઃ ॥ ૧ ॥

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 7.88.1 in Malayalam sript:
സംജയ ഉവാച ।
പ്രയാതേ തവ സൈന്യം തു യുയുധാനേ യുയുത്സയാ ।
ധര്മരാജോ മഹാരാജ സ്വേനാനീകേന സംവൃതഃ ।
പ്രായാദ്ദ്രോണരഥപ്രേപ്സുര്യുയുധാനസ്യ പൃഷ്ഠതഃ ॥ ൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 7.88.1 in Telugu sript:
సంజయ ఉవాచ ।
ప్రయాతే తవ సైన్యం తు యుయుధానే యుయుత్సయా ।
ధర్మరాజో మహారాజ స్వేనానీకేన సంవృతః ।
ప్రాయాద్ద్రోణరథప్రేప్సుర్యుయుధానస్య పృష్ఠతః ॥ ౧ ॥

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