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 7.158.34

निशीथे पाण्डवं सैन्यमाभ्यां पश्य प्रमर्दितम् ।
गजाभ्यामिव मत्ताभ्यां यथा नडवनं महत् ॥ ३४ ॥

niśīthe pāṇḍavaṃ sainyamābhyāṃ paśya pramarditam |
gajābhyāmiva mattābhyāṃ yathā naḍavanaṃ mahat || 34 ||

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

...O Sanjaya, how my warriors in that battle covered with their shafts Dhananjaya and Vrikodara who were solicitous of slaying Bharadvaja’s son. How, indeed, did these excited with wrath...

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

Nishitha, Pandava, Sainya, Iyam, Idam, Pashya, Pramardita, Gaja, Iva, Matta, Yatha, Nadavana, Mahat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 7.158.34). 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: “niśīthe pāṇḍavaṃ sainyamābhyāṃ paśya pramarditam
  • niśīthe -
  • niśītha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • pāṇḍavam -
  • pāṇḍava (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pāṇḍava (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • sainyam -
  • sainya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sainya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sainyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ābhyām -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
    iyam (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
    idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
    idam (pronoun, feminine)
    [instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
  • paśya -
  • paśya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    paśya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    paś -> paśya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √paś class 10 verb]
    paś -> paśya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √paś class 10 verb]
  • pramarditam -
  • pramardita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pramardita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    pramarditā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “gajābhyāmiva mattābhyāṃ yathā naḍavanaṃ mahat
  • gajābhyām -
  • gaja (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
    gajā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • mattābhyām -
  • matta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
    matta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
    mattā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
    mad -> matta (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental dual from √mad class 1 verb], [dative dual from √mad class 1 verb], [ablative dual from √mad class 1 verb], [instrumental dual from √mad class 3 verb], [dative dual from √mad class 3 verb], [ablative dual from √mad class 3 verb], [instrumental dual from √mad class 4 verb], [dative dual from √mad class 4 verb], [ablative dual from √mad class 4 verb]
    mad -> matta (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental dual from √mad class 1 verb], [dative dual from √mad class 1 verb], [ablative dual from √mad class 1 verb], [instrumental dual from √mad class 3 verb], [dative dual from √mad class 3 verb], [ablative dual from √mad class 3 verb], [instrumental dual from √mad class 4 verb], [dative dual from √mad class 4 verb], [ablative dual from √mad class 4 verb]
    mad -> mattā (participle, feminine)
    [instrumental dual from √mad class 1 verb], [dative dual from √mad class 1 verb], [ablative dual from √mad class 1 verb], [instrumental dual from √mad class 3 verb], [dative dual from √mad class 3 verb], [ablative dual from √mad class 3 verb], [instrumental dual from √mad class 4 verb], [dative dual from √mad class 4 verb], [ablative dual from √mad class 4 verb]
  • yathā -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • naḍavanam -
  • naḍavana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • mahat -
  • atimahat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    mahat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 7.158.34

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 7.158.34 in Kannada sript:
ನಿಶೀಥೇ ಪಾಣ್ಡವಂ ಸೈನ್ಯಮಾಭ್ಯಾಂ ಪಶ್ಯ ಪ್ರಮರ್ದಿತಮ್ ।
ಗಜಾಭ್ಯಾಮಿವ ಮತ್ತಾಭ್ಯಾಂ ಯಥಾ ನಡವನಂ ಮಹತ್ ॥ ೩೪ ॥

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 7.158.34 in Bengali sript:
নিশীথে পাণ্ডবং সৈন্যমাভ্যাং পশ্য প্রমর্দিতম্ ।
গজাভ্যামিব মত্তাভ্যাং যথা নডবনং মহত্ ॥ ৩৪ ॥

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 7.158.34 in Gujarati sript:
નિશીથે પાણ્ડવં સૈન્યમાભ્યાં પશ્ય પ્રમર્દિતમ્ ।
ગજાભ્યામિવ મત્તાભ્યાં યથા નડવનં મહત્ ॥ ૩૪ ॥

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 7.158.34 in Malayalam sript:
നിശീഥേ പാണ്ഡവം സൈന്യമാഭ്യാം പശ്യ പ്രമര്ദിതമ് ।
ഗജാഭ്യാമിവ മത്താഭ്യാം യഥാ നഡവനം മഹത് ॥ ൩൪ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 7.158.34 in Telugu sript:
నిశీథే పాణ్డవం సైన్యమాభ్యాం పశ్య ప్రమర్దితమ్ ।
గజాభ్యామివ మత్తాభ్యాం యథా నడవనం మహత్ ॥ ౩౪ ॥

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