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 7.159.26

तद्वचः सर्वधर्मज्ञा धार्मिकस्य निशम्य ते ।
अरोचयन्त सैन्यानि तथा चान्योन्यमब्रुवन् ॥ २६ ॥

tadvacaḥ sarvadharmajñā dhārmikasya niśamya te |
arocayanta sainyāni tathā cānyonyamabruvan || 26 ||

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

...weapons and arrows. Passing the time thus (most of), the warriors (of both armies) endued with modesty and energy and observant of the duties of their order, din not abandon their...

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

Jna, Dharmika, Nisham, Nisha, Tad, Yushmad, Sainya, Tatha, Abruvat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 7.159.26). 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: “tadvacaḥ sarvadharmajñā dhārmikasya niśamya te
  • tadva -
  • tadvan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • caḥ -
  • ca (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sarvadharma -
  • sarvadharman (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • jñā* -
  • jña (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    jñā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • dhārmikasya -
  • dhārmika (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    dhārmika (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • niśam -
  • niśam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    niśa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    niśā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ya -
  • 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]
  • Line 2: “arocayanta sainyāni tathā cānyonyamabruvan
  • arocayanta -
  • ruc (verb class 0)
    [imperfect middle third plural]
  • sainyāni -
  • sainya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • tathā -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • cānyo -
  • cam -> cānya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √cam]
    cam -> cānya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √cam]
  • unya -
  • ū (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • am -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • abruvan -
  • abruvat (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    brū (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active third plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 7.159.26

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 7.159.26 in Kannada sript:
ತದ್ವಚಃ ಸರ್ವಧರ್ಮಜ್ಞಾ ಧಾರ್ಮಿಕಸ್ಯ ನಿಶಮ್ಯ ತೇ ।
ಅರೋಚಯನ್ತ ಸೈನ್ಯಾನಿ ತಥಾ ಚಾನ್ಯೋನ್ಯಮಬ್ರುವನ್ ॥ ೨೬ ॥

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 7.159.26 in Bengali sript:
তদ্বচঃ সর্বধর্মজ্ঞা ধার্মিকস্য নিশম্য তে ।
অরোচযন্ত সৈন্যানি তথা চান্যোন্যমব্রুবন্ ॥ ২৬ ॥

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 7.159.26 in Gujarati sript:
તદ્વચઃ સર્વધર્મજ્ઞા ધાર્મિકસ્ય નિશમ્ય તે ।
અરોચયન્ત સૈન્યાનિ તથા ચાન્યોન્યમબ્રુવન્ ॥ ૨૬ ॥

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 7.159.26 in Malayalam sript:
തദ്വചഃ സര്വധര്മജ്ഞാ ധാര്മികസ്യ നിശമ്യ തേ ।
അരോചയന്ത സൈന്യാനി തഥാ ചാന്യോന്യമബ്രുവന് ॥ ൨൬ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 7.159.26 in Telugu sript:
తద్వచః సర్వధర్మజ్ఞా ధార్మికస్య నిశమ్య తే ।
అరోచయన్త సైన్యాని తథా చాన్యోన్యమబ్రువన్ ॥ ౨౬ ॥

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