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 18.1.24

धृष्टद्युम्नं सात्यकिं च धृष्टद्युम्नस्य चात्मजान् ।
ये च शस्त्रैर्वधं प्राप्ताः क्षत्रधर्मेण पार्थिवाः ॥ २४ ॥

dhṛṣṭadyumnaṃ sātyakiṃ ca dhṛṣṭadyumnasya cātmajān |
ye ca śastrairvadhaṃ prāptāḥ kṣatradharmeṇa pārthivāḥ || 24 ||

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

...ordered the celestial messenger, O scorcher of foes, saying, Do you show unto Yudhishthira his friends and kinsmen.’ Then the royal son of Kunti and the celestial messenger proceeded together, O foremost of kings, to that place where those chiefs of men (whom...

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

Dhrishtadyumna, Satyaki, Yah, Yat, Shastra, Vadha, Prapta, Kshatradharma, Parthiva,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 18.1.24). 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: “dhṛṣṭadyumnaṃ sātyakiṃ ca dhṛṣṭadyumnasya cātmajān
  • dhṛṣṭadyumnam -
  • dhṛṣṭadyumna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • sātyakim -
  • sātyaki (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dhṛṣṭadyumnasya -
  • dhṛṣṭadyumna (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
  • cāt -
  • ca (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ma -
  • ma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • jān -
  • ja (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “ye ca śastrairvadhaṃ prāptāḥ kṣatradharmeṇa pārthivāḥ
  • 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]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śastrair -
  • śastra (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
    śastra (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • vadham -
  • vadha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vadhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • prāptāḥ -
  • prāpta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    prāptā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • kṣatradharmeṇa -
  • kṣatradharma (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • pārthivāḥ -
  • pārthiva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 18.1.24

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 18.1.24 in Kannada sript:
ಧೃಷ್ಟದ್ಯುಮ್ನಂ ಸಾತ್ಯಕಿಂ ಚ ಧೃಷ್ಟದ್ಯುಮ್ನಸ್ಯ ಚಾತ್ಮಜಾನ್ ।
ಯೇ ಚ ಶಸ್ತ್ರೈರ್ವಧಂ ಪ್ರಾಪ್ತಾಃ ಕ್ಷತ್ರಧರ್ಮೇಣ ಪಾರ್ಥಿವಾಃ ॥ ೨೪ ॥

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 18.1.24 in Bengali sript:
ধৃষ্টদ্যুম্নং সাত্যকিং চ ধৃষ্টদ্যুম্নস্য চাত্মজান্ ।
যে চ শস্ত্রৈর্বধং প্রাপ্তাঃ ক্ষত্রধর্মেণ পার্থিবাঃ ॥ ২৪ ॥

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 18.1.24 in Gujarati sript:
ધૃષ્ટદ્યુમ્નં સાત્યકિં ચ ધૃષ્ટદ્યુમ્નસ્ય ચાત્મજાન્ ।
યે ચ શસ્ત્રૈર્વધં પ્રાપ્તાઃ ક્ષત્રધર્મેણ પાર્થિવાઃ ॥ ૨૪ ॥

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 18.1.24 in Malayalam sript:
ധൃഷ്ടദ്യുമ്നം സാത്യകിം ച ധൃഷ്ടദ്യുമ്നസ്യ ചാത്മജാന് ।
യേ ച ശസ്ത്രൈര്വധം പ്രാപ്താഃ ക്ഷത്രധര്മേണ പാര്ഥിവാഃ ॥ ൨൪ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 18.1.24 in Telugu sript:
ధృష్టద్యుమ్నం సాత్యకిం చ ధృష్టద్యుమ్నస్య చాత్మజాన్ ।
యే చ శస్త్రైర్వధం ప్రాప్తాః క్షత్రధర్మేణ పార్థివాః ॥ ౨౪ ॥

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