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 5.94.23

ततो नरस्त्विषीकाणां मुष्टिमादाय कौरव ।
अब्रवीदेहि युध्यस्व युद्धकामुक क्षत्रिय ॥ २३ ॥

tato narastviṣīkāṇāṃ muṣṭimādāya kaurava |
abravīdehi yudhyasva yuddhakāmuka kṣatriya || 23 ||

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

...Duryodhana and are filled with delight at the prospect of fighting the Pandavas. O hero of Dasarha’s race, it does not commend itself to me that you should enter into their midst...

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

Tatah, Tad, Tata, Nara, Nri, Tvishi, Kana, Mushti, Ada, Adaya, Kaurava, Yuddhaka, Amuka, Kshatriya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 5.94.23). 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: “tato narastviṣīkāṇāṃ muṣṭimādāya kaurava
  • tato* -
  • tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    tata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tan -> tata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
  • naras -
  • nara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    nṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • tviṣī -
  • tviṣi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • kāṇām -
  • kāṇā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • muṣṭim -
  • muṣṭi (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    muṣṭi (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • ādāya -
  • ādāya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ādāya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    āda (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    āda (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • kaurava -
  • kaurava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kaurava (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “abravīdehi yudhyasva yuddhakāmuka kṣatriya
  • abravīd -
  • brū (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • ehi -
  • ehi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • yudhyasva -
  • yudh (verb class 1)
    [imperative passive second single]
    yudh (verb class 4)
    [imperative middle second single], [imperative passive second single]
  • yuddhakā -
  • yuddhaka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • amuka -
  • amuka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    amuka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kṣatriya -
  • kṣatriya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kṣatriya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 5.94.23

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 5.94.23 in Kannada sript:
ತತೋ ನರಸ್ತ್ವಿಷೀಕಾಣಾಂ ಮುಷ್ಟಿಮಾದಾಯ ಕೌರವ ।
ಅಬ್ರವೀದೇಹಿ ಯುಧ್ಯಸ್ವ ಯುದ್ಧಕಾಮುಕ ಕ್ಷತ್ರಿಯ ॥ ೨೩ ॥

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 5.94.23 in Bengali sript:
ততো নরস্ত্বিষীকাণাং মুষ্টিমাদায কৌরব ।
অব্রবীদেহি যুধ্যস্ব যুদ্ধকামুক ক্ষত্রিয ॥ ২৩ ॥

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 5.94.23 in Gujarati sript:
તતો નરસ્ત્વિષીકાણાં મુષ્ટિમાદાય કૌરવ ।
અબ્રવીદેહિ યુધ્યસ્વ યુદ્ધકામુક ક્ષત્રિય ॥ ૨૩ ॥

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 5.94.23 in Malayalam sript:
തതോ നരസ്ത്വിഷീകാണാം മുഷ്ടിമാദായ കൌരവ ।
അബ്രവീദേഹി യുധ്യസ്വ യുദ്ധകാമുക ക്ഷത്രിയ ॥ ൨൩ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 5.94.23 in Telugu sript:
తతో నరస్త్విషీకాణాం ముష్టిమాదాయ కౌరవ ।
అబ్రవీదేహి యుధ్యస్వ యుద్ధకాముక క్షత్రియ ॥ ౨౩ ॥

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