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 7.156.33

लब्धलक्ष्या हि कौरव्या विधमन्ति चमूं तव ।
दहत्येष च वः सैन्यं द्रोणः प्रहरतां वरः ॥ ३३ ॥

labdhalakṣyā hi kauravyā vidhamanti camūṃ tava |
dahatyeṣa ca vaḥ sainyaṃ droṇaḥ praharatāṃ varaḥ || 33 ||

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

...destruction a mace capable of slaying all creatures. Endued with the splendour of fire, that mace coursed towards us dividing the welkin like the line on the head that parts the tresses...

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

Labdhalakshya, Kauravi, Kauravya, Vidh, Vidha, Anti, Camu, Yushmad, Dahati, Esha, Sainya, Drona, Prahara, Vara, Varas,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 7.156.33). 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: “labdhalakṣyā hi kauravyā vidhamanti camūṃ tava
  • labdhalakṣyā* -
  • labdhalakṣya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    labdhalakṣyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • kauravyā* -
  • kauravī (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    kauravya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    kauravyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vidham -
  • vidha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vidha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vidhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    vidh (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • anti -
  • anti (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    anti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    antī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • camūm -
  • camū (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • tava -
  • yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [genitive single]
  • Line 2: “dahatyeṣa ca vaḥ sainyaṃ droṇaḥ praharatāṃ varaḥ
  • dahatye -
  • dahati (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    dah (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • eṣa -
  • eṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    eṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single], [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
    iṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vaḥ -
  • va (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative plural], [dative plural], [genitive plural]
  • sainyam -
  • sainya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sainya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sainyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • droṇaḥ -
  • droṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • prahara -
  • prahara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • varaḥ -
  • varas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 7.156.33

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 7.156.33 in Kannada sript:
ಲಬ್ಧಲಕ್ಷ್ಯಾ ಹಿ ಕೌರವ್ಯಾ ವಿಧಮನ್ತಿ ಚಮೂಂ ತವ ।
ದಹತ್ಯೇಷ ಚ ವಃ ಸೈನ್ಯಂ ದ್ರೋಣಃ ಪ್ರಹರತಾಂ ವರಃ ॥ 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 7.156.33 in Bengali sript:
লব্ধলক্ষ্যা হি কৌরব্যা বিধমন্তি চমূং তব ।
দহত্যেষ চ বঃ সৈন্যং দ্রোণঃ প্রহরতাং বরঃ ॥ 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 7.156.33 in Gujarati sript:
લબ્ધલક્ષ્યા હિ કૌરવ્યા વિધમન્તિ ચમૂં તવ ।
દહત્યેષ ચ વઃ સૈન્યં દ્રોણઃ પ્રહરતાં વરઃ ॥ 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 7.156.33 in Malayalam sript:
ലബ്ധലക്ഷ്യാ ഹി കൌരവ്യാ വിധമന്തി ചമൂം തവ ।
ദഹത്യേഷ ച വഃ സൈന്യം ദ്രോണഃ പ്രഹരതാം വരഃ ॥ ൩൩ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 7.156.33 in Telugu sript:
లబ్ధలక్ష్యా హి కౌరవ్యా విధమన్తి చమూం తవ ।
దహత్యేష చ వః సైన్యం ద్రోణః ప్రహరతాం వరః ॥ ౩౩ ॥

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