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 7.98.1

संजय उवाच ।
दुःशासनरथं दृष्ट्वा समीपे पर्यवस्थितम् ।
भारद्वाजस्ततो वाक्यं दुःशासनमथाब्रवीत् ॥ १ ॥

saṃjaya uvāca |
duḥśāsanarathaṃ dṛṣṭvā samīpe paryavasthitam |
bhāradvājastato vākyaṃ duḥśāsanamathābravīt || 1 ||

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

...beautiful like the welkin covered with coppery clouds. Slain by Satwata by means of his straight shafts whose touch resembled that of Indra’s thunder, the Yavanas covered the surface...

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

Sanjaya, Duhshasana, Ratha, Samipa, Paryavasthita, Bharadvaja, Tatah, Tad, Tata, Vakya, Atha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 7.98.1). 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: “duḥśāsanarathaṃ dṛṣṭvā samīpe paryavasthitam
  • duḥśāsana -
  • duḥśāsana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    duḥśāsana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ratham -
  • ratha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • dṛṣṭvā -
  • dṛś -> dṛṣṭvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √dṛś]
  • samīpe -
  • samīpa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    samīpa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    samīpā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • paryavasthitam -
  • paryavasthita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    paryavasthita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    paryavasthitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 3: “bhāradvājastato vākyaṃ duḥśāsanamathābravīt
  • bhāradvājas -
  • bhāradvāja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tato* -
  • tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    tata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tan -> tata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
  • vākyam -
  • vākya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vac -> vākya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 3 verb]
    vac -> vākya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 2 verb], [nominative single from √vac class 3 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 3 verb]
    vak -> vākya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √vak class 1 verb]
    vak -> vākya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √vak class 1 verb], [accusative single from √vak class 1 verb]
  • duḥśāsanam -
  • duḥśāsana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    duḥśāsana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    duḥśāsanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • athā -
  • athā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    atha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • abravīt -
  • brū (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 7.98.1

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 7.98.1 in Kannada sript:
ಸಂಜಯ ಉವಾಚ ।
ದುಃಶಾಸನರಥಂ ದೃಷ್ಟ್ವಾ ಸಮೀಪೇ ಪರ್ಯವಸ್ಥಿತಮ್ ।
ಭಾರದ್ವಾಜಸ್ತತೋ ವಾಕ್ಯಂ ದುಃಶಾಸನಮಥಾಬ್ರವೀತ್ ॥ 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 7.98.1 in Bengali sript:
সংজয উবাচ ।
দুঃশাসনরথং দৃষ্ট্বা সমীপে পর্যবস্থিতম্ ।
ভারদ্বাজস্ততো বাক্যং দুঃশাসনমথাব্রবীত্ ॥ 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 7.98.1 in Gujarati sript:
સંજય ઉવાચ ।
દુઃશાસનરથં દૃષ્ટ્વા સમીપે પર્યવસ્થિતમ્ ।
ભારદ્વાજસ્તતો વાક્યં દુઃશાસનમથાબ્રવીત્ ॥ 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 7.98.1 in Malayalam sript:
സംജയ ഉവാച ।
ദുഃശാസനരഥം ദൃഷ്ട്വാ സമീപേ പര്യവസ്ഥിതമ് ।
ഭാരദ്വാജസ്തതോ വാക്യം ദുഃശാസനമഥാബ്രവീത് ॥ ൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 7.98.1 in Telugu sript:
సంజయ ఉవాచ ।
దుఃశాసనరథం దృష్ట్వా సమీపే పర్యవస్థితమ్ ।
భారద్వాజస్తతో వాక్యం దుఃశాసనమథాబ్రవీత్ ॥ ౧ ॥

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