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 7.91.2

लज्जयावनते चापि प्रहृष्टैश्चैव तावकैः ।
द्वीपो य आसीत्पाण्डूनामगाधे गाधमिच्छताम् ॥ २ ॥

lajjayāvanate cāpi prahṛṣṭaiścaiva tāvakaiḥ |
dvīpo ya āsītpāṇḍūnāmagādhe gādhamicchatām || 2 ||

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

...countless shafts of great speed. Then Drona, addressing Yuyudhana, said, 'Your preceptor (Arjuna) has, like a coward, gone away, leaving the battle, avoiding me who was fighting with...

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

Nat, Nata, Nati, Capin, Capi, Prahrishta, Tavaka, Dvipa, Yah, Pandu, Agadha, Gadha, Icchata, Icchat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 7.91.2). 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: “lajjayāvanate cāpi prahṛṣṭaiścaiva tāvakaiḥ
  • lajjayāva -
  • lajj (verb class 0)
    [imperative active first dual]
  • nate -
  • nat (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    nat (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    nata (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    nata (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    natā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    nati (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    nam -> nata (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √nam class 1 verb]
    nam -> nata (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √nam class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √nam class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √nam class 1 verb], [locative single from √nam class 1 verb]
    nam -> natā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √nam class 1 verb], [vocative single from √nam class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √nam class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √nam class 1 verb]
  • cāpi -
  • cāpin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    cāpī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    cāpī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    cāpi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • prahṛṣṭaiś -
  • prahṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    prahṛṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • tāvakaiḥ -
  • tāvaka (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    tāvaka (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • Line 2: “dvīpo ya āsītpāṇḍūnāmagādhe gādhamicchatām
  • dvīpo* -
  • dvīpa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ya* -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • āsīt -
  • ās (verb class 2)
    [aorist active third single], [injunctive active third single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • pāṇḍūnām -
  • pāṇḍu (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    pāṇḍu (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    pāṇḍu (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • agādhe -
  • agādha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    agādha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    agādhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    gādh (verb class 1)
    [imperfect middle first single]
  • gādham -
  • gādha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    gādha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    gādhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • icchatām -
  • icchatā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    iṣ -> icchat (participle, masculine)
    [genitive plural from √iṣ class 6 verb]
    iṣ -> icchat (participle, neuter)
    [genitive plural from √iṣ class 6 verb]
    iṣ (verb class 6)
    [imperative active third dual], [imperative middle third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 7.91.2

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 7.91.2 in Kannada sript:
ಲಜ್ಜಯಾವನತೇ ಚಾಪಿ ಪ್ರಹೃಷ್ಟೈಶ್ಚೈವ ತಾವಕೈಃ ।
ದ್ವೀಪೋ ಯ ಆಸೀತ್ಪಾಣ್ಡೂನಾಮಗಾಧೇ ಗಾಧಮಿಚ್ಛತಾಮ್ ॥ ೨ ॥

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 7.91.2 in Bengali sript:
লজ্জযাবনতে চাপি প্রহৃষ্টৈশ্চৈব তাবকৈঃ ।
দ্বীপো য আসীত্পাণ্ডূনামগাধে গাধমিচ্ছতাম্ ॥ ২ ॥

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 7.91.2 in Gujarati sript:
લજ્જયાવનતે ચાપિ પ્રહૃષ્ટૈશ્ચૈવ તાવકૈઃ ।
દ્વીપો ય આસીત્પાણ્ડૂનામગાધે ગાધમિચ્છતામ્ ॥ ૨ ॥

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 7.91.2 in Malayalam sript:
ലജ്ജയാവനതേ ചാപി പ്രഹൃഷ്ടൈശ്ചൈവ താവകൈഃ ।
ദ്വീപോ യ ആസീത്പാണ്ഡൂനാമഗാധേ ഗാധമിച്ഛതാമ് ॥ ൨ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 7.91.2 in Telugu sript:
లజ్జయావనతే చాపి ప్రహృష్టైశ్చైవ తావకైః ।
ద్వీపో య ఆసీత్పాణ్డూనామగాధే గాధమిచ్ఛతామ్ ॥ ౨ ॥

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