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 7.139.33

नैवास्माभिर्न पूर्वैर्नो दृष्टं पूर्वं तथाविधम् ।
युद्धं यादृशमेवासीत्तां रात्रिं सुमहाभयम् ॥ ३३ ॥

naivāsmābhirna pūrvairno dṛṣṭaṃ pūrvaṃ tathāvidham |
yuddhaṃ yādṛśamevāsīttāṃ rātriṃ sumahābhayam || 33 ||

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

...son himself, and Drona, both endevoured to rally them. Your troops, however, O king, could not be checked in their flight. Indeed, that vast host, slaughtered by the shafts of Pandu...

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

Naiva, Asmad, Purva, Drishta, Purvam, Tathavidha, Yuddha, Yadrish, Yadrisha, Eva, Rat, Sumaha, Abhaya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 7.139.33). 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: “naivāsmābhirna pūrvairno dṛṣṭaṃ pūrvaṃ tathāvidham
  • naivā -
  • naiva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • asmābhir -
  • asmad (pronoun, none)
    [instrumental plural]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pūrvair -
  • pūrva (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    pūrva (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • no* -
  • na (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative plural], [dative plural], [genitive plural]
  • dṛṣṭam -
  • dṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dṛṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    dṛṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √dṛś]
    dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √dṛś]
    dṛś -> dṛṣṭā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √dṛś]
    dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]
    dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √dṛś class 1 verb], [accusative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]
  • pūrvam -
  • pūrvam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    pūrva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pūrva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • tathāvidham -
  • tathāvidha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    tathāvidha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tathāvidhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “yuddhaṃ yādṛśamevāsīttāṃ rātriṃ sumahābhayam
  • yuddham -
  • yuddha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    yuddha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    yuddhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    yudh -> yuddha (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √yudh class 1 verb], [accusative single from √yudh class 4 verb]
    yudh -> yuddha (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √yudh class 1 verb], [accusative single from √yudh class 1 verb], [nominative single from √yudh class 4 verb], [accusative single from √yudh class 4 verb]
  • yādṛśam -
  • yādṛśa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    yādṛśa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    yādṛśā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    yādṛś (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • evā -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    evā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • āsīt -
  • ās (verb class 2)
    [aorist active third single], [injunctive active third single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • tām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • rāt -
  • ra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    ra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    -> rāt (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √ class 2 verb], [vocative single from √ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √ class 2 verb]
  • rim -
  • sumahā -
  • sumahat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    sumaha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sumaha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • abhayam -
  • abhaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    abhaya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    abhayā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    bhī (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active first single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 7.139.33

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 7.139.33 in Kannada sript:
ನೈವಾಸ್ಮಾಭಿರ್ನ ಪೂರ್ವೈರ್ನೋ ದೃಷ್ಟಂ ಪೂರ್ವಂ ತಥಾವಿಧಮ್ ।
ಯುದ್ಧಂ ಯಾದೃಶಮೇವಾಸೀತ್ತಾಂ ರಾತ್ರಿಂ ಸುಮಹಾಭಯಮ್ ॥ ೩೩ ॥

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 7.139.33 in Bengali sript:
নৈবাস্মাভির্ন পূর্বৈর্নো দৃষ্টং পূর্বং তথাবিধম্ ।
যুদ্ধং যাদৃশমেবাসীত্তাং রাত্রিং সুমহাভযম্ ॥ ৩৩ ॥

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 7.139.33 in Gujarati sript:
નૈવાસ્માભિર્ન પૂર્વૈર્નો દૃષ્ટં પૂર્વં તથાવિધમ્ ।
યુદ્ધં યાદૃશમેવાસીત્તાં રાત્રિં સુમહાભયમ્ ॥ ૩૩ ॥

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 7.139.33 in Malayalam sript:
നൈവാസ്മാഭിര്ന പൂര്വൈര്നോ ദൃഷ്ടം പൂര്വം തഥാവിധമ് ।
യുദ്ധം യാദൃശമേവാസീത്താം രാത്രിം സുമഹാഭയമ് ॥ ൩൩ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 7.139.33 in Telugu sript:
నైవాస్మాభిర్న పూర్వైర్నో దృష్టం పూర్వం తథావిధమ్ ।
యుద్ధం యాదృశమేవాసీత్తాం రాత్రిం సుమహాభయమ్ ॥ ౩౩ ॥

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