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 7.131.78

उपस्थितैस्ततो युद्धे राक्षसैर्युद्धदुर्मदैः ।
विषण्णमभिसंप्रेक्ष्य पुत्रं ते द्रौणिरब्रवीत् ॥ ७८ ॥

upasthitaistato yuddhe rākṣasairyuddhadurmadaiḥ |
viṣaṇṇamabhisaṃprekṣya putraṃ te drauṇirabravīt || 78 ||

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

...Kaikeyas and the sons of Dhrishtadyumna into the world of spirits. Indeed, all those mighty car-warriors, O king, that advanced right against Drona, all those lords of the earth, were...

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

Upasthita, Tatah, Tad, Tata, Yuddha, Rakshasa, Yuddhadurmada, Putra, Yushmad, Drauni,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 7.131.78). 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: “upasthitaistato yuddhe rākṣasairyuddhadurmadaiḥ
  • upasthitais -
  • upasthita (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    upasthita (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • 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]
  • 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]
  • rākṣasair -
  • rākṣasa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    rākṣasa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • yuddhadurmadaiḥ -
  • yuddhadurmada (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    yuddhadurmada (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • Line 2: “viṣaṇṇamabhisaṃprekṣya putraṃ te drauṇirabravīt
  • Cannot analyse viṣaṇṇamabhisamprekṣya*pu
  • putram -
  • putra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    putra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    putrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • drauṇir -
  • drauṇi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • 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 7.131.78

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 7.131.78 in Kannada sript:
ಉಪಸ್ಥಿತೈಸ್ತತೋ ಯುದ್ಧೇ ರಾಕ್ಷಸೈರ್ಯುದ್ಧದುರ್ಮದೈಃ ।
ವಿಷಣ್ಣಮಭಿಸಂಪ್ರೇಕ್ಷ್ಯ ಪುತ್ರಂ ತೇ ದ್ರೌಣಿರಬ್ರವೀತ್ ॥ ೭೮ ॥

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 7.131.78 in Bengali sript:
উপস্থিতৈস্ততো যুদ্ধে রাক্ষসৈর্যুদ্ধদুর্মদৈঃ ।
বিষণ্ণমভিসংপ্রেক্ষ্য পুত্রং তে দ্রৌণিরব্রবীত্ ॥ ৭৮ ॥

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 7.131.78 in Gujarati sript:
ઉપસ્થિતૈસ્તતો યુદ્ધે રાક્ષસૈર્યુદ્ધદુર્મદૈઃ ।
વિષણ્ણમભિસંપ્રેક્ષ્ય પુત્રં તે દ્રૌણિરબ્રવીત્ ॥ ૭૮ ॥

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 7.131.78 in Malayalam sript:
ഉപസ്ഥിതൈസ്തതോ യുദ്ധേ രാക്ഷസൈര്യുദ്ധദുര്മദൈഃ ।
വിഷണ്ണമഭിസംപ്രേക്ഷ്യ പുത്രം തേ ദ്രൌണിരബ്രവീത് ॥ ൭൮ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 7.131.78 in Telugu sript:
ఉపస్థితైస్తతో యుద్ధే రాక్షసైర్యుద్ధదుర్మదైః ।
విషణ్ణమభిసంప్రేక్ష్య పుత్రం తే ద్రౌణిరబ్రవీత్ ॥ ౭౮ ॥

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