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 7.164.108

युधिष्ठिरात्तु तद्वाक्यं श्रुत्वा द्रोणो महारथः ।
पुत्रव्यसनसंतप्तो निराशो जीवितेऽभवत् ॥ १०८ ॥

yudhiṣṭhirāttu tadvākyaṃ śrutvā droṇo mahārathaḥ |
putravyasanasaṃtapto nirāśo jīvite'bhavat || 108 ||

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

...and pierced Drona with a keen shaft in the centre of the chest. Deeply pierced therewith and losing his self-possession in that encounter, that mighty bowman, then, with a sharp 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 (7.164.108). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yudhishthira, Tadva, Tadvan, Kya, Drona, Maharatha, Putra, Vyasana, Santapta, Nirasha, Jivita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 7.164.108). 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: “yudhiṣṭhirāttu tadvākyaṃ śrutvā droṇo mahārathaḥ
  • yudhiṣṭhirāt -
  • yudhiṣṭhira (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • tadvā -
  • tadvā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tadvan (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kyam -
  • kya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • śrutvā -
  • śru -> śrutvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √śru]
  • droṇo* -
  • droṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • mahārathaḥ -
  • mahāratha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “putravyasanasaṃtapto nirāśo jīvite'bhavat
  • putra -
  • putra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    putra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vyasana -
  • vyasana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • santapto* -
  • santapta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • nirāśo* -
  • nirāśa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • jīvite' -
  • jīvita (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    jīvita (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    jīvitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    jīv -> jīvita (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √jīv class 1 verb]
    jīv -> jīvita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √jīv class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √jīv class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √jīv class 1 verb], [locative single from √jīv class 1 verb]
    jīv -> jīvitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √jīv class 1 verb], [vocative single from √jīv class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √jīv class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √jīv class 1 verb]
  • abhavat -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 7.164.108

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 7.164.108 in Kannada sript:
ಯುಧಿಷ್ಠಿರಾತ್ತು ತದ್ವಾಕ್ಯಂ ಶ್ರುತ್ವಾ ದ್ರೋಣೋ ಮಹಾರಥಃ ।
ಪುತ್ರವ್ಯಸನಸಂತಪ್ತೋ ನಿರಾಶೋ ಜೀವಿತೇಽಭವತ್ ॥ ೧೦೮ ॥

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 7.164.108 in Bengali sript:
যুধিষ্ঠিরাত্তু তদ্বাক্যং শ্রুত্বা দ্রোণো মহারথঃ ।
পুত্রব্যসনসংতপ্তো নিরাশো জীবিতেঽভবত্ ॥ ১০৮ ॥

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 7.164.108 in Gujarati sript:
યુધિષ્ઠિરાત્તુ તદ્વાક્યં શ્રુત્વા દ્રોણો મહારથઃ ।
પુત્રવ્યસનસંતપ્તો નિરાશો જીવિતેઽભવત્ ॥ ૧૦૮ ॥

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 7.164.108 in Malayalam sript:
യുധിഷ്ഠിരാത്തു തദ്വാക്യം ശ്രുത്വാ ദ്രോണോ മഹാരഥഃ ।
പുത്രവ്യസനസംതപ്തോ നിരാശോ ജീവിതേഽഭവത് ॥ ൧൦൮ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 7.164.108 in Telugu sript:
యుధిష్ఠిరాత్తు తద్వాక్యం శ్రుత్వా ద్రోణో మహారథః ।
పుత్రవ్యసనసంతప్తో నిరాశో జీవితేఽభవత్ ॥ ౧౦౮ ॥

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