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 7.88.26

त्वं हि मे युध्यतो नाद्य जीवन्मोक्ष्यसि माधव ।
यदि मां त्वं रणे हित्वा न यास्याचार्यवद्द्रुतम् ॥ २६ ॥

tvaṃ hi me yudhyato nādya jīvanmokṣyasi mādhava |
yadi māṃ tvaṃ raṇe hitvā na yāsyācāryavaddrutam || 26 ||

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

...fraught with sweet sounds, opportune, delightful, and equitable that were uttered by king Yudhishthira the just, replied unto him, O chief of the Bharatas, saying, 'O you of unfading...

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

Tva, Yushmad, Asmad, Yudh, Atah, Nadya, Jivat, Jivan, Madhava, Yadi, Yad, Rana, Hitva, Hitvan, Yasya, Acaryavat, Drutam, Druta,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 7.88.26). 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: “tvaṃ hi me yudhyato nādya jīvanmokṣyasi mādhava
  • tvam -
  • tva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tva (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • me -
  • ma (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ma (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • yudhya -
  • yudh -> yudhya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √yudh]
    yudh -> yudhya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √yudh]
    yudh (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    yudh (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • ato* -
  • ataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • nādya -
  • nādya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nādya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nad -> nādya (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √nad]
    nad -> nādya (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √nad]
    nad -> nādya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √nad]
    nad -> nādya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √nad class 1 verb], [vocative single from √nad]
    nad -> nādya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √nad class 1 verb], [vocative single from √nad]
  • jīvan -
  • jīvat (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    jīvat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    jīv -> jīvat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √jīv class 1 verb], [vocative single from √jīv class 1 verb]
    jīv -> jīvat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √jīv class 1 verb], [vocative single from √jīv class 1 verb], [accusative single from √jīv class 1 verb]
    jīvan (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • mokṣyasi -
  • muc (verb class 6)
    [future active second single]
  • mādhava -
  • mādhava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mādhava (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “yadi māṃ tvaṃ raṇe hitvā na yāsyācāryavaddrutam
  • yadi -
  • yadi (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    yadi (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yadi (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • mām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative single]
  • tvam -
  • tva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tva (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • raṇe -
  • raṇa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    raṇa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • hitvā -
  • hitvā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    dhā -> hitvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √dhā]
    dhā -> hitvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √dhā]
    dhā -> hitvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √dhā]
    dhā -> hitvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √dhā]
    hi -> hitvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √hi]
    hitvan (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yāsyā -
  • yas -> yāsya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √yas class 4 verb]
    yas -> yāsya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √yas class 4 verb]
    yas -> yāsyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √yas class 4 verb]
    (verb class 2)
    [present active second single]
  • ācāryavad -
  • ācāryavat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    ācāryavat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • drutam -
  • drutam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    druta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    druta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    drutā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 7.88.26

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 7.88.26 in Kannada sript:
ತ್ವಂ ಹಿ ಮೇ ಯುಧ್ಯತೋ ನಾದ್ಯ ಜೀವನ್ಮೋಕ್ಷ್ಯಸಿ ಮಾಧವ ।
ಯದಿ ಮಾಂ ತ್ವಂ ರಣೇ ಹಿತ್ವಾ ನ ಯಾಸ್ಯಾಚಾರ್ಯವದ್ದ್ರುತಮ್ ॥ 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 7.88.26 in Bengali sript:
ত্বং হি মে যুধ্যতো নাদ্য জীবন্মোক্ষ্যসি মাধব ।
যদি মাং ত্বং রণে হিত্বা ন যাস্যাচার্যবদ্দ্রুতম্ ॥ 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 7.88.26 in Gujarati sript:
ત્વં હિ મે યુધ્યતો નાદ્ય જીવન્મોક્ષ્યસિ માધવ ।
યદિ માં ત્વં રણે હિત્વા ન યાસ્યાચાર્યવદ્દ્રુતમ્ ॥ 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 7.88.26 in Malayalam sript:
ത്വം ഹി മേ യുധ്യതോ നാദ്യ ജീവന്മോക്ഷ്യസി മാധവ ।
യദി മാം ത്വം രണേ ഹിത്വാ ന യാസ്യാചാര്യവദ്ദ്രുതമ് ॥ ൨൬ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 7.88.26 in Telugu sript:
త్వం హి మే యుధ్యతో నాద్య జీవన్మోక్ష్యసి మాధవ ।
యది మాం త్వం రణే హిత్వా న యాస్యాచార్యవద్ద్రుతమ్ ॥ ౨౬ ॥

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