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 7.164.156

धनंजयस्ततः कृष्णमब्रवीत्पश्य केशव ।
आचार्यवरमुख्यानां मध्ये क्रीडन्मधूद्वहः ॥ १५६ ॥

dhanaṃjayastataḥ kṛṣṇamabravītpaśya keśava |
ācāryavaramukhyānāṃ madhye krīḍanmadhūdvahaḥ || 156 ||

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

...advancing warriors, knowing for certain that he would die. When Drona, of sure aim, thus proceeded, the earth trembled violently. Fierce winds began to blow, inspiring the (hostile...

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

Dhananjaya, Tatah, Tad, Tata, Krishna, Pashya, Keshava, Acarya, Varamukhi, Madhye, Madhya, Kridat, Madhu, Udvaha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 7.164.156). 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: “dhanaṃjayastataḥ kṛṣṇamabravītpaśya keśava
  • dhanañjayas -
  • dhanañjaya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tataḥ -
  • tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    tata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tan -> tata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
  • kṛṣṇam -
  • kṛṣṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kṛṣṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kṛṣṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • abravīt -
  • brū (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • 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]
  • keśava -
  • keśava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    keśava (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “ācāryavaramukhyānāṃ madhye krīḍanmadhūdvahaḥ
  • ācārya -
  • ācārya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • varamukhyā -
  • varamukhī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [instrumental single]
  • ānām -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • madhye -
  • madhye (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    madhya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    madhya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    madhyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • krīḍan -
  • krīḍat (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    krīḍat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    krīḍ -> krīḍat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √krīḍ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √krīḍ class 1 verb]
    krīḍ -> krīḍat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √krīḍ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √krīḍ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √krīḍ class 1 verb]
  • madhū -
  • madhu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    madhu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • udvahaḥ -
  • udvaha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 7.164.156

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 7.164.156 in Kannada sript:
ಧನಂಜಯಸ್ತತಃ ಕೃಷ್ಣಮಬ್ರವೀತ್ಪಶ್ಯ ಕೇಶವ ।
ಆಚಾರ್ಯವರಮುಖ್ಯಾನಾಂ ಮಧ್ಯೇ ಕ್ರೀಡನ್ಮಧೂದ್ವಹಃ ॥ ೧೫೬ ॥

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 7.164.156 in Bengali sript:
ধনংজযস্ততঃ কৃষ্ণমব্রবীত্পশ্য কেশব ।
আচার্যবরমুখ্যানাং মধ্যে ক্রীডন্মধূদ্বহঃ ॥ ১৫৬ ॥

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 7.164.156 in Gujarati sript:
ધનંજયસ્તતઃ કૃષ્ણમબ્રવીત્પશ્ય કેશવ ।
આચાર્યવરમુખ્યાનાં મધ્યે ક્રીડન્મધૂદ્વહઃ ॥ ૧૫૬ ॥

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 7.164.156 in Malayalam sript:
ധനംജയസ്തതഃ കൃഷ്ണമബ്രവീത്പശ്യ കേശവ ।
ആചാര്യവരമുഖ്യാനാം മധ്യേ ക്രീഡന്മധൂദ്വഹഃ ॥ ൧൫൬ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 7.164.156 in Telugu sript:
ధనంజయస్తతః కృష్ణమబ్రవీత్పశ్య కేశవ ।
ఆచార్యవరముఖ్యానాం మధ్యే క్రీడన్మధూద్వహః ॥ ౧౫౬ ॥

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