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 14.72.23

तत्र संकलना नास्ति राज्ञामयुतशस्तदा ।
येऽयुध्यन्त महाराज क्षत्रिया हतबान्धवाः ॥ २३ ॥

tatra saṃkalanā nāsti rājñāmayutaśastadā |
ye'yudhyanta mahārāja kṣatriyā hatabāndhavāḥ || 23 ||

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

...souled king Yudhishthira, having said so unto his brother Savyasacin, commanded Bhima and Nakula to protect the city. With the permission of king Dhritarashtra, Yudhishthira...

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

Tatra, Nasti, Rajan, Ayutashah, Tada, Yah, Yat, Maharaja, Maharajan, Kshatriya, Hatabandhava,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 14.72.23). 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: “tatra saṃkalanā nāsti rājñāmayutaśastadā
  • tatra -
  • tatra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tatra (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • saṅkalanā -
  • nāsti -
  • nāsti (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • rājñām -
  • rājan (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • ayutaśas -
  • ayutaśaḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • tadā -
  • tadā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tadā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “ye'yudhyanta mahārāja kṣatriyā hatabāndhavāḥ
  • ye' -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ayudhyanta -
  • yudh (verb class 1)
    [imperfect passive third plural]
    yudh (verb class 4)
    [imperfect middle third plural], [imperfect passive third plural]
  • mahārāja -
  • mahārāja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mahārājan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    mahārājan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • kṣatriyā* -
  • kṣatriya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    kṣatriyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • hatabāndhavāḥ -
  • hatabāndhava (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    hatabāndhavā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 14.72.23

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 14.72.23 in Kannada sript:
ತತ್ರ ಸಂಕಲನಾ ನಾಸ್ತಿ ರಾಜ್ಞಾಮಯುತಶಸ್ತದಾ ।
ಯೇಽಯುಧ್ಯನ್ತ ಮಹಾರಾಜ ಕ್ಷತ್ರಿಯಾ ಹತಬಾನ್ಧವಾಃ ॥ ೨೩ ॥

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 14.72.23 in Bengali sript:
তত্র সংকলনা নাস্তি রাজ্ঞামযুতশস্তদা ।
যেঽযুধ্যন্ত মহারাজ ক্ষত্রিযা হতবান্ধবাঃ ॥ ২৩ ॥

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 14.72.23 in Gujarati sript:
તત્ર સંકલના નાસ્તિ રાજ્ઞામયુતશસ્તદા ।
યેઽયુધ્યન્ત મહારાજ ક્ષત્રિયા હતબાન્ધવાઃ ॥ ૨૩ ॥

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 14.72.23 in Malayalam sript:
തത്ര സംകലനാ നാസ്തി രാജ്ഞാമയുതശസ്തദാ ।
യേഽയുധ്യന്ത മഹാരാജ ക്ഷത്രിയാ ഹതബാന്ധവാഃ ॥ ൨൩ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 14.72.23 in Telugu sript:
తత్ర సంకలనా నాస్తి రాజ్ఞామయుతశస్తదా ।
యేఽయుధ్యన్త మహారాజ క్షత్రియా హతబాన్ధవాః ॥ ౨౩ ॥

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