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 7.123.31

श्रीकृष्ण उवाच ।
प्रार्थयन्तो जयं युद्धे प्रथितं च महद्यशः ।
पृथिव्यां शेरते शूराः पार्थिवास्त्वच्छरैर्हताः ॥ ३१ ॥

śrīkṛṣṇa uvāca |
prārthayanto jayaṃ yuddhe prathitaṃ ca mahadyaśaḥ |
pṛthivyāṃ śerate śūrāḥ pārthivāstvaccharairhatāḥ || 31 ||

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

...their number, caused great pain to Kripa and his nephew. Then Saradvat’s son, O king, thus afflicted with the arrows of Arjuna, lost all strength and swooned away on the terrace of...

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

Shrikrishna, Prartha, Yat, Yantri, Jaya, Yuddha, Prathita, Mahadyasha, Prithivi, Shura, Parthiva, Yushmad, Shara, Hata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 7.123.31). 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: “śrīkṛṣṇa uvāca
  • śrīkṛṣṇa* -
  • śrīkṛṣṇa (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: “prārthayanto jayaṃ yuddhe prathitaṃ ca mahadyaśaḥ
  • prārtha -
  • prārtha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prārtha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yanto* -
  • yat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    yantṛ (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    i -> yat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √i class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √i class 2 verb]
  • jayam -
  • jaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    jaya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    jayā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • yuddhe -
  • yuddha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    yuddha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    yuddhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    yudh -> yuddha (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √yudh class 1 verb], [locative single from √yudh class 4 verb]
    yudh -> yuddha (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 -> yuddhā (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]
  • prathitam -
  • prathita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    prathita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    prathitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    prath -> prathita (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √prath]
    prath -> prathita (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √prath]
    prath -> prathitā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √prath]
    prath -> prathita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √prath class 1 verb], [accusative single from √prath class 10 verb], [accusative single from √prath]
    prath -> prathita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √prath class 1 verb], [accusative single from √prath class 1 verb], [nominative single from √prath class 10 verb], [accusative single from √prath class 10 verb], [nominative single from √prath], [accusative single from √prath]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mahadyaśaḥ -
  • mahadyaśa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 3: “pṛthivyāṃ śerate śūrāḥ pārthivāstvaccharairhatāḥ
  • pṛthivyām -
  • pṛthivi (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    pṛthivī (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • śerate -
  • śī (verb class 2)
    [present middle third plural]
  • śūrāḥ -
  • śūra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    śūrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • pārthivās -
  • pārthiva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • tvacch -
  • yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [ablative single]
  • śarair -
  • śara (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    śara (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • hatāḥ -
  • hata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    hatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    han -> hata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √han class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √han class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √han class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √han class 2 verb]
    han -> hatā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √han class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √han class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √han class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √han class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √han class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √han class 2 verb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 7.123.31

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 7.123.31 in Kannada sript:
ಶ್ರೀಕೃಷ್ಣ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಪ್ರಾರ್ಥಯನ್ತೋ ಜಯಂ ಯುದ್ಧೇ ಪ್ರಥಿತಂ ಚ ಮಹದ್ಯಶಃ ।
ಪೃಥಿವ್ಯಾಂ ಶೇರತೇ ಶೂರಾಃ ಪಾರ್ಥಿವಾಸ್ತ್ವಚ್ಛರೈರ್ಹತಾಃ ॥ ೩೧ ॥

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 7.123.31 in Bengali sript:
শ্রীকৃষ্ণ উবাচ ।
প্রার্থযন্তো জযং যুদ্ধে প্রথিতং চ মহদ্যশঃ ।
পৃথিব্যাং শেরতে শূরাঃ পার্থিবাস্ত্বচ্ছরৈর্হতাঃ ॥ ৩১ ॥

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 7.123.31 in Gujarati sript:
શ્રીકૃષ્ણ ઉવાચ ।
પ્રાર્થયન્તો જયં યુદ્ધે પ્રથિતં ચ મહદ્યશઃ ।
પૃથિવ્યાં શેરતે શૂરાઃ પાર્થિવાસ્ત્વચ્છરૈર્હતાઃ ॥ ૩૧ ॥

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 7.123.31 in Malayalam sript:
ശ്രീകൃഷ്ണ ഉവാച ।
പ്രാര്ഥയന്തോ ജയം യുദ്ധേ പ്രഥിതം ച മഹദ്യശഃ ।
പൃഥിവ്യാം ശേരതേ ശൂരാഃ പാര്ഥിവാസ്ത്വച്ഛരൈര്ഹതാഃ ॥ ൩൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 7.123.31 in Telugu sript:
శ్రీకృష్ణ ఉవాచ ।
ప్రార్థయన్తో జయం యుద్ధే ప్రథితం చ మహద్యశః ।
పృథివ్యాం శేరతే శూరాః పార్థివాస్త్వచ్ఛరైర్హతాః ॥ ౩౧ ॥

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