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 2.23.10

प्रतीचीं नकुलो राजन्दिशं व्यजयदस्त्रवित् ।
खाण्डवप्रस्थमध्यास्ते धर्मराजो युधिष्ठिरः ॥ १० ॥

pratīcīṃ nakulo rājandiśaṃ vyajayadastravit |
khāṇḍavaprasthamadhyāste dharmarājo yudhiṣṭhiraḥ || 10 ||

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

...son of Devaki, assisted by the might of Bhima and Arjuna, is most extraordinary. O Vishnu, languishing as we all were in the terrible hill-fort of Jarasandha, it was verily from sheer...

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

Pratici, Nakula, Rajan, Rajat, Disham, Dish, Disha, Vyajaya, Tra, Vid, Vidh, Khandavaprastha, Dharmaraj, Dharmaraja, Yudhishthira,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 2.23.10). 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: “pratīcīṃ nakulo rājandiśaṃ vyajayadastravit
  • pratīcīm -
  • pratīcī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • nakulo* -
  • nakula (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • rājan -
  • rājan (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    rāj -> rājat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √rāj class 1 verb]
  • diśam -
  • diśam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    diśā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    diśa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    diśa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    diś (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • vyajaya -
  • vyajaya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vyajaya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • das -
  • da (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • tra -
  • tra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vit -
  • vid (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vid (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vidh (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vidh (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “khāṇḍavaprasthamadhyāste dharmarājo yudhiṣṭhiraḥ
  • khāṇḍavaprastham -
  • khāṇḍavaprastha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • adhyāste -
  • dharmarājo* -
  • dharmarāj (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    dharmarāja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • yudhiṣṭhiraḥ -
  • yudhiṣṭhira (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 2.23.10

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 2.23.10 in Kannada sript:
ಪ್ರತೀಚೀಂ ನಕುಲೋ ರಾಜನ್ದಿಶಂ ವ್ಯಜಯದಸ್ತ್ರವಿತ್ ।
ಖಾಣ್ಡವಪ್ರಸ್ಥಮಧ್ಯಾಸ್ತೇ ಧರ್ಮರಾಜೋ ಯುಧಿಷ್ಠಿರಃ ॥ ೧೦ ॥

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 2.23.10 in Bengali sript:
প্রতীচীং নকুলো রাজন্দিশং ব্যজযদস্ত্রবিত্ ।
খাণ্ডবপ্রস্থমধ্যাস্তে ধর্মরাজো যুধিষ্ঠিরঃ ॥ ১০ ॥

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 2.23.10 in Gujarati sript:
પ્રતીચીં નકુલો રાજન્દિશં વ્યજયદસ્ત્રવિત્ ।
ખાણ્ડવપ્રસ્થમધ્યાસ્તે ધર્મરાજો યુધિષ્ઠિરઃ ॥ ૧૦ ॥

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 2.23.10 in Malayalam sript:
പ്രതീചീം നകുലോ രാജന്ദിശം വ്യജയദസ്ത്രവിത് ।
ഖാണ്ഡവപ്രസ്ഥമധ്യാസ്തേ ധര്മരാജോ യുധിഷ്ഠിരഃ ॥ ൧൦ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 2.23.10 in Telugu sript:
ప్రతీచీం నకులో రాజన్దిశం వ్యజయదస్త్రవిత్ ।
ఖాణ్డవప్రస్థమధ్యాస్తే ధర్మరాజో యుధిష్ఠిరః ॥ ౧౦ ॥

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