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 14.88.7

युधिष्ठिरसमीपे तु कथान्ते मधुसूदनः ।
अर्जुनं कथयामास बहुसंग्रामकर्शितम् ॥ ७ ॥

yudhiṣṭhirasamīpe tu kathānte madhusūdanaḥ |
arjunaṃ kathayāmāsa bahusaṃgrāmakarśitam || 7 ||

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

...agreeable words. They are such as deserve to be spoken by you. Gladsome and sweet as nectar are they, indeed, they fill my heart with great pleasure, O puissant one. O Hrishikesa...

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

Yudhishthira, Samipa, Kathanta, Madhusudana, Arjuna, Bahu, Sangrama, Karshita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 14.88.7). 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: “yudhiṣṭhirasamīpe tu kathānte madhusūdanaḥ
  • yudhiṣṭhira -
  • yudhiṣṭhira (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • samīpe -
  • samīpa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    samīpa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    samīpā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • kathānte -
  • kathānta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • madhusūdanaḥ -
  • madhusūdana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “arjunaṃ kathayāmāsa bahusaṃgrāmakarśitam
  • arjunam -
  • arjuna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    arjuna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    arjunā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • kathayāmā -
  • kath (verb class 10)
    [imperative active first plural]
  • asa -
  • asan (noun, neuter)
    [compound]
  • bahu -
  • bahu (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    bahu (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    bahu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    bahu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • saṅgrāma -
  • saṅgrāma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    saṅgrāma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • karśitam -
  • karśita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    karśita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    karśitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    kṛś -> karśita (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √kṛś]
    kṛś -> karśita (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √kṛś]
    kṛś -> karśitā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √kṛś]
    kṛś -> karśita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √kṛś]
    kṛś -> karśita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √kṛś], [accusative single from √kṛś]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 14.88.7

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 14.88.7 in Kannada sript:
ಯುಧಿಷ್ಠಿರಸಮೀಪೇ ತು ಕಥಾನ್ತೇ ಮಧುಸೂದನಃ ।
ಅರ್ಜುನಂ ಕಥಯಾಮಾಸ ಬಹುಸಂಗ್ರಾಮಕರ್ಶಿತಮ್ ॥ ೭ ॥

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 14.88.7 in Bengali sript:
যুধিষ্ঠিরসমীপে তু কথান্তে মধুসূদনঃ ।
অর্জুনং কথযামাস বহুসংগ্রামকর্শিতম্ ॥ ৭ ॥

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 14.88.7 in Gujarati sript:
યુધિષ્ઠિરસમીપે તુ કથાન્તે મધુસૂદનઃ ।
અર્જુનં કથયામાસ બહુસંગ્રામકર્શિતમ્ ॥ ૭ ॥

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 14.88.7 in Malayalam sript:
യുധിഷ്ഠിരസമീപേ തു കഥാന്തേ മധുസൂദനഃ ।
അര്ജുനം കഥയാമാസ ബഹുസംഗ്രാമകര്ശിതമ് ॥ ൭ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 14.88.7 in Telugu sript:
యుధిష్ఠిరసమీపే తు కథాన్తే మధుసూదనః ।
అర్జునం కథయామాస బహుసంగ్రామకర్శితమ్ ॥ ౭ ॥

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