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 7.159.24

ते यूयं यदि मन्यध्वमुपारमत सैनिकाः ।
निमीलयत चात्रैव रणभूमौ मुहूर्तकम् ॥ २४ ॥

te yūyaṃ yadi manyadhvamupāramata sainikāḥ |
nimīlayata cātraiva raṇabhūmau muhūrtakam || 24 ||

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

...night of nine hours, so terrible and awful{GL_NOTE:159014:} and so destructive of creatures, appeared to them to be everything.{GL_NOTE:159015:} While they were being thus slain and...

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

Tad, Yushmad, Yuya, Yadi, Yad, Uparama, Sainika, Nimi, Raiva, Ranabhumi, Muhurtaka,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 7.159.24). 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: “te yūyaṃ yadi manyadhvamupāramata sainikāḥ
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • yūyam -
  • yu -> yūya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √yu class 2 verb], [accusative single from √yu class 6 verb], [accusative single from √yu class 9 verb]
    yu -> yūya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √yu class 2 verb], [accusative single from √yu class 2 verb], [nominative single from √yu class 6 verb], [accusative single from √yu class 6 verb], [nominative single from √yu class 9 verb], [accusative single from √yu class 9 verb]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative plural]
  • yadi -
  • yadi (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    yadi (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yadi (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • manyadhvam -
  • man (verb class 4)
    [imperative middle second plural], [imperative passive second plural]
    man (verb class 8)
    [imperative passive second plural]
  • upārama -
  • upārama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ta -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • sainikāḥ -
  • sainika (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sainikā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “nimīlayata cātraiva raṇabhūmau muhūrtakam
  • nimī -
  • nimi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ilayata -
  • il (verb class 0)
    [imperative active second plural]
  • cāt -
  • ca (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • raiva -
  • raiva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • raṇabhūmau -
  • raṇabhūmi (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • muhūrtakam -
  • muhūrtaka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 7.159.24

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 7.159.24 in Kannada sript:
ತೇ ಯೂಯಂ ಯದಿ ಮನ್ಯಧ್ವಮುಪಾರಮತ ಸೈನಿಕಾಃ ।
ನಿಮೀಲಯತ ಚಾತ್ರೈವ ರಣಭೂಮೌ ಮುಹೂರ್ತಕಮ್ ॥ ೨೪ ॥

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 7.159.24 in Bengali sript:
তে যূযং যদি মন্যধ্বমুপারমত সৈনিকাঃ ।
নিমীলযত চাত্রৈব রণভূমৌ মুহূর্তকম্ ॥ ২৪ ॥

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 7.159.24 in Gujarati sript:
તે યૂયં યદિ મન્યધ્વમુપારમત સૈનિકાઃ ।
નિમીલયત ચાત્રૈવ રણભૂમૌ મુહૂર્તકમ્ ॥ ૨૪ ॥

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 7.159.24 in Malayalam sript:
തേ യൂയം യദി മന്യധ്വമുപാരമത സൈനികാഃ ।
നിമീലയത ചാത്രൈവ രണഭൂമൌ മുഹൂര്തകമ് ॥ ൨൪ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 7.159.24 in Telugu sript:
తే యూయం యది మన్యధ్వముపారమత సైనికాః ।
నిమీలయత చాత్రైవ రణభూమౌ ముహూర్తకమ్ ॥ ౨౪ ॥

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