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 7.164.144

तान्हयान्निहतान्दृष्ट्वा द्विजाग्र्येण स पार्षतः ।
नामृष्यत युधां श्रेष्ठो याज्ञसेनिर्महारथः ॥ १४४ ॥

tānhayānnihatāndṛṣṭvā dvijāgryeṇa sa pārṣataḥ |
nāmṛṣyata yudhāṃ śreṣṭho yājñasenirmahārathaḥ || 144 ||

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

...quickly approaching the grandson of Sini, began to strike him with keen arrows. Then king Yudhishthira, and the two other Pandavas, viz., the two sons of Madri and Bhimasena of great...

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

Haya, Iha, Dvijagrya, Parshata, Rishi, Rishya, Yudh, Shreshtha, Yajna, Seni, Maharatha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 7.164.144). 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: “tānhayānnihatāndṛṣṭvā dvijāgryeṇa sa pārṣataḥ
  • tān -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • hayānn -
  • haya (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • iha -
  • iha (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • tān -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • dṛṣṭvā -
  • dṛś -> dṛṣṭvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √dṛś]
  • dvijāgryeṇa -
  • dvijāgrya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • pārṣataḥ -
  • pārṣata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “nāmṛṣyata yudhāṃ śreṣṭho yājñasenirmahārathaḥ
  • nām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • ṛṣya -
  • ṛṣi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ṛṣya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ṛṣya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ṛṣ -> ṛṣya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √ṛṣ]
    ṛṣ -> ṛṣya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √ṛṣ]
  • ata -
  • at (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • yudhām -
  • yudh (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
    yudh (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • śreṣṭho* -
  • śreṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • yājña -
  • yājña (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yājña (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • senir -
  • seni (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    seni (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • mahārathaḥ -
  • mahāratha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 7.164.144

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 7.164.144 in Kannada sript:
ತಾನ್ಹಯಾನ್ನಿಹತಾನ್ದೃಷ್ಟ್ವಾ ದ್ವಿಜಾಗ್ರ್ಯೇಣ ಸ ಪಾರ್ಷತಃ ।
ನಾಮೃಷ್ಯತ ಯುಧಾಂ ಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠೋ ಯಾಜ್ಞಸೇನಿರ್ಮಹಾರಥಃ ॥ ೧೪೪ ॥

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 7.164.144 in Bengali sript:
তান্হযান্নিহতান্দৃষ্ট্বা দ্বিজাগ্র্যেণ স পার্ষতঃ ।
নামৃষ্যত যুধাং শ্রেষ্ঠো যাজ্ঞসেনির্মহারথঃ ॥ ১৪৪ ॥

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 7.164.144 in Gujarati sript:
તાન્હયાન્નિહતાન્દૃષ્ટ્વા દ્વિજાગ્ર્યેણ સ પાર્ષતઃ ।
નામૃષ્યત યુધાં શ્રેષ્ઠો યાજ્ઞસેનિર્મહારથઃ ॥ ૧૪૪ ॥

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 7.164.144 in Malayalam sript:
താന്ഹയാന്നിഹതാന്ദൃഷ്ട്വാ ദ്വിജാഗ്ര്യേണ സ പാര്ഷതഃ ।
നാമൃഷ്യത യുധാം ശ്രേഷ്ഠോ യാജ്ഞസേനിര്മഹാരഥഃ ॥ ൧൪൪ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 7.164.144 in Telugu sript:
తాన్హయాన్నిహతాన్దృష్ట్వా ద్విజాగ్ర్యేణ స పార్షతః ।
నామృష్యత యుధాం శ్రేష్ఠో యాజ్ఞసేనిర్మహారథః ॥ ౧౪౪ ॥

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