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 7.157.23

कृष्णाश्रयाः कृष्णबलाः कृष्णनाथाश्च पाण्डवाः ।
कृष्णः परायणं चैषां ज्योतिषामिव चन्द्रमाः ॥ २३ ॥

kṛṣṇāśrayāḥ kṛṣṇabalāḥ kṛṣṇanāthāśca pāṇḍavāḥ |
kṛṣṇaḥ parāyaṇaṃ caiṣāṃ jyotiṣāmiva candramāḥ || 23 ||

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

...means of that dart, all the Srinjayas and the Pandavas would have been slain. Indeed, upon Phalguna’s death, why should not the victory have been ours? Arjuna has made a vow to the...

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

Krishnashraya, Krishna, Bala, Natha, Pandava, Parayana, Idam, Jyotisha, Jyotis, Iva, Candrama, Candramas,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 7.157.23). 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: “kṛṣṇāśrayāḥ kṛṣṇabalāḥ kṛṣṇanāthāśca pāṇḍavāḥ
  • kṛṣṇāśrayāḥ -
  • kṛṣṇāśraya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • kṛṣṇa -
  • kṛṣṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kṛṣṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • balāḥ -
  • bala (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    balā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • kṛṣṇa -
  • kṛṣṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kṛṣṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nāthāś -
  • nātha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pāṇḍavāḥ -
  • pāṇḍava (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • Line 2: “kṛṣṇaḥ parāyaṇaṃ caiṣāṃ jyotiṣāmiva candramāḥ
  • kṛṣṇaḥ -
  • kṛṣṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • parāyaṇam -
  • parāyaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    parāyaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    parāyaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • eṣām -
  • idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • jyotiṣām -
  • jyotiṣā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    jyotis (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    jyotis (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • candramāḥ -
  • candramā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    candramas (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    candrama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 7.157.23

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 7.157.23 in Kannada sript:
ಕೃಷ್ಣಾಶ್ರಯಾಃ ಕೃಷ್ಣಬಲಾಃ ಕೃಷ್ಣನಾಥಾಶ್ಚ ಪಾಣ್ಡವಾಃ ।
ಕೃಷ್ಣಃ ಪರಾಯಣಂ ಚೈಷಾಂ ಜ್ಯೋತಿಷಾಮಿವ ಚನ್ದ್ರಮಾಃ ॥ ೨೩ ॥

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 7.157.23 in Bengali sript:
কৃষ্ণাশ্রযাঃ কৃষ্ণবলাঃ কৃষ্ণনাথাশ্চ পাণ্ডবাঃ ।
কৃষ্ণঃ পরাযণং চৈষাং জ্যোতিষামিব চন্দ্রমাঃ ॥ ২৩ ॥

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 7.157.23 in Gujarati sript:
કૃષ્ણાશ્રયાઃ કૃષ્ણબલાઃ કૃષ્ણનાથાશ્ચ પાણ્ડવાઃ ।
કૃષ્ણઃ પરાયણં ચૈષાં જ્યોતિષામિવ ચન્દ્રમાઃ ॥ ૨૩ ॥

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 7.157.23 in Malayalam sript:
കൃഷ്ണാശ്രയാഃ കൃഷ്ണബലാഃ കൃഷ്ണനാഥാശ്ച പാണ്ഡവാഃ ।
കൃഷ്ണഃ പരായണം ചൈഷാം ജ്യോതിഷാമിവ ചന്ദ്രമാഃ ॥ ൨൩ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 7.157.23 in Telugu sript:
కృష్ణాశ్రయాః కృష్ణబలాః కృష్ణనాథాశ్చ పాణ్డవాః ।
కృష్ణః పరాయణం చైషాం జ్యోతిషామివ చన్ద్రమాః ॥ ౨౩ ॥

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