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 1.1.153

यदाश्रौषं द्रोणपुत्रादिभिस्तैर्हतान्पाञ्चालान्द्रौपदेयांश्च सुप्तान् ।
कृतं बीभत्समयशस्यं च कर्म तदा नाशंसे विजयाय संजय ॥ १५३ ॥

yadāśrauṣaṃ droṇaputrādibhistairhatānpāñcālāndraupadeyāṃśca suptān |
kṛtaṃ bībhatsamayaśasyaṃ ca karma tadā nāśaṃse vijayāya saṃjaya || 153 ||

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

...are fighting—and, quitting the army, went away, then, O Sanjaya, I had no hope of success. When I heard that Vasudeva and Arjuna and the bow Gandiva of immeasurable prowess, these three...

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

Yada, Yad, Drona, Putra, Tad, Hata, Pancala, Draupadeya, Supta, Krit, Krita, Bibhatsa, Ayashasya, Karman, Tada, Nasha, Vijaya, Sanjaya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.1.153). 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: “yadāśrauṣaṃ droṇaputrādibhistairhatānpāñcālāndraupadeyāṃśca suptān
  • yadā -
  • yadā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yadā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • aśrauṣam -
  • śru (verb class 5)
    [aorist active first single]
  • droṇa -
  • droṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    droṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • putrād -
  • putra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    putra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ibhis -
  • i (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • tair -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • hatān -
  • hata (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    han -> hata (participle, masculine)
    [accusative plural from √han class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √han class 2 verb]
  • pāñcālān -
  • pāñcāla (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • draupadeyāṃś -
  • draupadeya (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • suptān -
  • supta (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    svap -> supta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative plural from √svap class 2 verb]
  • Line 2: “kṛtaṃ bībhatsamayaśasyaṃ ca karma tadā nāśaṃse vijayāya saṃjaya
  • kṛtam -
  • kṛta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kṛta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    kṛt (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    kṛ -> kṛta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ -> kṛta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second dual]
  • bībhatsam -
  • bībhatsa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bībhatsa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    bībhatsā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ayaśasyam -
  • ayaśasya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ayaśasya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ayaśasyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • karma -
  • karman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • tadā* -
  • tadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tada (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • nāśaṃ -
  • nāśa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    naś -> nāśam (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √naś]
    naś -> nāśam (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √naś]
  • se -
  • si (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    sa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [present middle second single]
  • vijayāya -
  • vijaya (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    vijaya (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • sañjaya -
  • sañjaya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sañjaya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.1.153

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 1.1.153 in Kannada sript:
ಯದಾಶ್ರೌಷಂ ದ್ರೋಣಪುತ್ರಾದಿಭಿಸ್ತೈರ್ಹತಾನ್ಪಾಞ್ಚಾಲಾನ್ದ್ರೌಪದೇಯಾಂಶ್ಚ ಸುಪ್ತಾನ್ ।
ಕೃತಂ ಬೀಭತ್ಸಮಯಶಸ್ಯಂ ಚ ಕರ್ಮ ತದಾ ನಾಶಂಸೇ ವಿಜಯಾಯ ಸಂಜಯ ॥ ೧೫೩ ॥

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 1.1.153 in Bengali sript:
যদাশ্রৌষং দ্রোণপুত্রাদিভিস্তৈর্হতান্পাঞ্চালান্দ্রৌপদেযাংশ্চ সুপ্তান্ ।
কৃতং বীভত্সমযশস্যং চ কর্ম তদা নাশংসে বিজযায সংজয ॥ ১৫৩ ॥

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 1.1.153 in Gujarati sript:
યદાશ્રૌષં દ્રોણપુત્રાદિભિસ્તૈર્હતાન્પાઞ્ચાલાન્દ્રૌપદેયાંશ્ચ સુપ્તાન્ ।
કૃતં બીભત્સમયશસ્યં ચ કર્મ તદા નાશંસે વિજયાય સંજય ॥ ૧૫૩ ॥

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 1.1.153 in Malayalam sript:
യദാശ്രൌഷം ദ്രോണപുത്രാദിഭിസ്തൈര്ഹതാന്പാഞ്ചാലാന്ദ്രൌപദേയാംശ്ച സുപ്താന് ।
കൃതം ബീഭത്സമയശസ്യം ച കര്മ തദാ നാശംസേ വിജയായ സംജയ ॥ ൧൫൩ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 1.1.153 in Telugu sript:
యదాశ్రౌషం ద్రోణపుత్రాదిభిస్తైర్హతాన్పాఞ్చాలాన్ద్రౌపదేయాంశ్చ సుప్తాన్ ।
కృతం బీభత్సమయశస్యం చ కర్మ తదా నాశంసే విజయాయ సంజయ ॥ ౧౫౩ ॥

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