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 7.154.51

स वध्यमानो रक्षसा वै निशीथे दृष्ट्वा राजन्नश्यमानं बलं च ।
महच्च श्रुत्वा निनदं कौरवाणां मतिं दध्रे शक्तिमोक्षाय कर्णः ॥ ५१ ॥

sa vadhyamāno rakṣasā vai niśīthe dṛṣṭvā rājannaśyamānaṃ balaṃ ca |
mahacca śrutvā ninadaṃ kauravāṇāṃ matiṃ dadhre śaktimokṣāya karṇaḥ || 51 ||

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

...that host of Duryodhana was seen to wander in great pain over the field. With cries of Oh and Alas, and exceedingly cheerless, that wandering host seemed on the point of being...

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

Vadhya, Ana, Rakshasa, Nishitha, Rajanna, Shi, Amana, Bala, Mahat, Ninada, Kaurava, Mati, Shaktimoksha, Karna,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 7.154.51). 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: “sa vadhyamāno rakṣasā vai niśīthe dṛṣṭvā rājannaśyamānaṃ balaṃ ca
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vadhyam -
  • vadhya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vadhya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vadhyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • āno* -
  • āna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    an (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active second single]
  • rakṣasā* -
  • rakṣasā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    rakṣasa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • vai -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
  • niśīthe -
  • niśītha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • dṛṣṭvā -
  • dṛś -> dṛṣṭvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √dṛś]
  • rājanna -
  • rājanna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    rājanna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śya -
  • śi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    śī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    śī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    śī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    śā (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • amānam -
  • amāna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    mān (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active first single]
  • balam -
  • bala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    balā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “mahacca śrutvā ninadaṃ kauravāṇāṃ matiṃ dadhre śaktimokṣāya karṇaḥ
  • mahac -
  • atimahat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    mahat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śrutvā -
  • śru -> śrutvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √śru]
  • ninadam -
  • ninada (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • kauravāṇām -
  • kaurava (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    kaurava (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • matim -
  • mati (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    mati (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • dadhre -
  • dhṛ (verb class 1)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
    dhrā (verb class 1)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
    dhrā (verb class 2)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
    dhrai (verb class 1)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
    dhrai (verb class 2)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
  • śaktimokṣāya -
  • śaktimokṣa (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
  • karṇaḥ -
  • karṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 7.154.51

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 7.154.51 in Kannada sript:
ಸ ವಧ್ಯಮಾನೋ ರಕ್ಷಸಾ ವೈ ನಿಶೀಥೇ ದೃಷ್ಟ್ವಾ ರಾಜನ್ನಶ್ಯಮಾನಂ ಬಲಂ ಚ ।
ಮಹಚ್ಚ ಶ್ರುತ್ವಾ ನಿನದಂ ಕೌರವಾಣಾಂ ಮತಿಂ ದಧ್ರೇ ಶಕ್ತಿಮೋಕ್ಷಾಯ ಕರ್ಣಃ ॥ ೫೧ ॥

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 7.154.51 in Bengali sript:
স বধ্যমানো রক্ষসা বৈ নিশীথে দৃষ্ট্বা রাজন্নশ্যমানং বলং চ ।
মহচ্চ শ্রুত্বা নিনদং কৌরবাণাং মতিং দধ্রে শক্তিমোক্ষায কর্ণঃ ॥ ৫১ ॥

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 7.154.51 in Gujarati sript:
સ વધ્યમાનો રક્ષસા વૈ નિશીથે દૃષ્ટ્વા રાજન્નશ્યમાનં બલં ચ ।
મહચ્ચ શ્રુત્વા નિનદં કૌરવાણાં મતિં દધ્રે શક્તિમોક્ષાય કર્ણઃ ॥ ૫૧ ॥

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 7.154.51 in Malayalam sript:
സ വധ്യമാനോ രക്ഷസാ വൈ നിശീഥേ ദൃഷ്ട്വാ രാജന്നശ്യമാനം ബലം ച ।
മഹച്ച ശ്രുത്വാ നിനദം കൌരവാണാം മതിം ദധ്രേ ശക്തിമോക്ഷായ കര്ണഃ ॥ ൫൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 7.154.51 in Telugu sript:
స వధ్యమానో రక్షసా వై నిశీథే దృష్ట్వా రాజన్నశ్యమానం బలం చ ।
మహచ్చ శ్రుత్వా నినదం కౌరవాణాం మతిం దధ్రే శక్తిమోక్షాయ కర్ణః ॥ ౫౧ ॥

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