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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 1.1.158
कष्टं युद्धे दश शेषाः श्रुता मे त्रयोऽस्माकं पाण्डवानां च सप्त ।
द्व्यूना विंशतिराहताक्षौहिणीनां तस्मिन्संग्रामे विग्रहे क्षत्रियाणाम् ॥ १५८ ॥
kaṣṭaṃ yuddhe daśa śeṣāḥ śrutā me trayo'smākaṃ pāṇḍavānāṃ ca sapta |
dvyūnā viṃśatirāhatākṣauhiṇīnāṃ tasminsaṃgrāme vigrahe kṣatriyāṇām || 158 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...heard that Arjuna, having placed Sikhandin before himself in his chariot, had wounded Bhishma of infinite courage and invincible in battle, then, O Sanjaya, I had no hope of success....
English translation by Kisari Mohan Ganguly (2013) Read online Buy now!
Glossary of Sanskrit terms
Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (1.1.158). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Kashtam, Kashta, Yuddha, Dasha, Dashan, Shesha, Shruta, Asmad, Traya, Tri, Asmaka, Pandava, Sapta, Saptan, Vimshati, Ahata, Akshauhini, Tad, Sangrama, Vigraha, Kshatriya,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.1.158). 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: “kaṣṭaṃ yuddhe daśa śeṣāḥ śrutā me trayo'smākaṃ pāṇḍavānāṃ ca sapta ”
- kaṣṭam -
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kaṣṭam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kaṣṭa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kaṣṭa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kaṣṭā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√kaṣ -> kaṣṭa (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √kaṣ class 1 verb]√kaṣ -> kaṣṭa (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √kaṣ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kaṣ class 1 verb]√kaś -> kaṣṭa (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √kaś class 1 verb]√kaś -> kaṣṭa (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √kaś class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kaś class 1 verb]
- yuddhe -
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yuddha (noun, masculine)[locative single]yuddha (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]yuddhā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√yudh -> yuddha (participle, masculine)[locative single from √yudh class 1 verb], [locative single from √yudh class 4 verb]√yudh -> yuddha (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √yudh class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √yudh class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √yudh class 1 verb], [locative single from √yudh class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √yudh class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √yudh class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √yudh class 4 verb], [locative single from √yudh class 4 verb]√yudh -> yuddhā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √yudh class 1 verb], [vocative single from √yudh class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √yudh class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √yudh class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √yudh class 4 verb], [vocative single from √yudh class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √yudh class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √yudh class 4 verb]
- daśa -
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daśa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]daśa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]daśan (noun, masculine)[compound]daśan (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]√daṃś (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- śeṣāḥ -
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śeṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]śeṣā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- śrutā* -
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śruta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]śrutā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√śru -> śruta (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √śru class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √śru class 5 verb]√śru -> śrutā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √śru class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √śru class 5 verb], [accusative plural from √śru class 5 verb]
- me -
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ma (noun, masculine)[locative single]ma (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]mā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]asmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- trayo' -
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traya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]tri (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- asmākam -
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asmāka (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]asmāka (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]asmākā (noun, feminine)[adverb]asmad (pronoun, none)[genitive plural]
- pāṇḍavānām -
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pāṇḍava (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]pāṇḍava (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sapta -
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sapta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sapta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]saptan (noun, masculine)[compound]saptan (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]√sap -> sapta (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √sap class 1 verb]√sap -> sapta (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √sap class 1 verb]
- Line 2: “dvyūnā viṃśatirāhatākṣauhiṇīnāṃ tasminsaṃgrāme vigrahe kṣatriyāṇām ”
- Cannot analyse dvyūnā*vi
- viṃśatir -
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viṃśati (noun, feminine)[nominative single]viṃśati (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- āhatā -
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āhata (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]āhata (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]āhatā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- akṣauhiṇīnām -
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akṣauhiṇī (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- tasmin -
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tad (noun, neuter)[locative single]sa (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- saṅgrāme -
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saṅgrāma (noun, masculine)[locative single]saṅgrāma (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- vigrahe -
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vigraha (noun, masculine)[locative single]vigraha (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]vigrahā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- kṣatriyāṇām -
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kṣatriya (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]kṣatriya (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]kṣatriyā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.1.158
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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The Mahabharata in Kannada (Set of 32 Volumes)
by Bharatha Darshana Bangalore (2003)
ಶ್ರೇಮಹಭಾರತ [ಮಹಾಭಾರತ]; 13907 pages;
Buy now!Preview of verse 1.1.158 in Kannada sript:
ಕಷ್ಟಂ ಯುದ್ಧೇ ದಶ ಶೇಷಾಃ ಶ್ರುತಾ ಮೇ ತ್ರಯೋಽಸ್ಮಾಕಂ ಪಾಣ್ಡವಾನಾಂ ಚ ಸಪ್ತ ।
ದ್ವ್ಯೂನಾ ವಿಂಶತಿರಾಹತಾಕ್ಷೌಹಿಣೀನಾಂ ತಸ್ಮಿನ್ಸಂಗ್ರಾಮೇ ವಿಗ್ರಹೇ ಕ್ಷತ್ರಿಯಾಣಾಮ್ ॥ ೧೫೮ ॥
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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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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The Mahabharata in Bengali (Two Volumes)
by Akshay Library, Kolkata (2019)
3049 pages; [মহাভারত] [মহার্ষী বদভ্যাস (Maharishi Vedvyas)]
Buy now!Preview of verse 1.1.158 in Bengali sript:
কষ্টং যুদ্ধে দশ শেষাঃ শ্রুতা মে ত্রযোঽস্মাকং পাণ্ডবানাং চ সপ্ত ।
দ্ব্যূনা বিংশতিরাহতাক্ষৌহিণীনাং তস্মিন্সংগ্রামে বিগ্রহে ক্ষত্রিযাণাম্ ॥ ১৫৮ ॥
Mahabharat in Gujarati (20 Volumes)
by Dinkar Joshi (દિનકર જોશી) (2010)
14252 pages; [મહાભારત] [Publisher: Pravin Prakashan Pvt. Ltd, Rajkot]
Buy now!Preview of verse 1.1.158 in Gujarati sript:
કષ્ટં યુદ્ધે દશ શેષાઃ શ્રુતા મે ત્રયોઽસ્માકં પાણ્ડવાનાં ચ સપ્ત ।
દ્વ્યૂના વિંશતિરાહતાક્ષૌહિણીનાં તસ્મિન્સંગ્રામે વિગ્રહે ક્ષત્રિયાણામ્ ॥ ૧૫૮ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 1.1.158 in Malayalam sript:
കഷ്ടം യുദ്ധേ ദശ ശേഷാഃ ശ്രുതാ മേ ത്രയോഽസ്മാകം പാണ്ഡവാനാം ച സപ്ത ।
ദ്വ്യൂനാ വിംശതിരാഹതാക്ഷൌഹിണീനാം തസ്മിന്സംഗ്രാമേ വിഗ്രഹേ ക്ഷത്രിയാണാമ് ॥ ൧൫൮ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 1.1.158 in Telugu sript:
కష్టం యుద్ధే దశ శేషాః శ్రుతా మే త్రయోఽస్మాకం పాణ్డవానాం చ సప్త ।
ద్వ్యూనా వింశతిరాహతాక్షౌహిణీనాం తస్మిన్సంగ్రామే విగ్రహే క్షత్రియాణామ్ ॥ ౧౫౮ ॥