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 7.1.38

पाण्डवैर्वा हते भीष्मे त्वयि स्वर्गमुपेयुषि ।
हन्तास्म्येकरथेनैव कृत्स्नान्यान्मन्यसे रथान् ॥ ३८ ॥

pāṇḍavairvā hate bhīṣme tvayi svargamupeyuṣi |
hantāsmyekarathenaiva kṛtsnānyānmanyase rathān || 38 ||

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

...cried out, saying, Karna! And they all said, 'Even this is the time for the display of his prowess.' Our hearts are turned to that Karna who derived his knowledge of weapons...

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

Pandava, Var, Hata, Hati, Bhishma, Yushmad, Svarga, Upeyivas, Ekaratha, Kritsna, Ratha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 7.1.38). 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: “pāṇḍavairvā hate bhīṣme tvayi svargamupeyuṣi
  • pāṇḍavair -
  • pāṇḍava (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    pāṇḍava (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • vā* -
  • vār (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vār (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    va (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • hate -
  • hata (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    hata (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    hatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    hati (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    han -> hata (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √han class 1 verb], [locative single from √han class 2 verb]
    han -> hata (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √han class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √han class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √han class 1 verb], [locative single from √han class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √han class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √han class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √han class 2 verb], [locative single from √han class 2 verb]
    han -> hatā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √han class 1 verb], [vocative single from √han class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √han class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √han class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √han class 2 verb], [vocative single from √han class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √han class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √han class 2 verb]
    han (verb class 2)
    [present middle third single]
  • bhīṣme -
  • bhīṣma (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhīṣma (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    bhīṣmā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • tvayi -
  • yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [locative single]
  • svargam -
  • svarga (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    svarga (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    svargā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • upeyuṣi -
  • upeyivas (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    upeyivas (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • Line 2: “hantāsmyekarathenaiva kṛtsnānyānmanyase rathān
  • hantāsmye -
  • han (verb class 1)
    [periphrastic-future active first single]
    han (verb class 2)
    [periphrastic-future active first single]
  • ekarathenai -
  • ekaratha (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • kṛtsnānyā -
  • kṛtsna (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ān -
  • āt (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    a (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative plural], [ablative single]
  • manyase -
  • man (verb class 4)
    [present middle second single], [present passive second single]
    man (verb class 8)
    [present passive second single]
  • rathān -
  • ratha (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 7.1.38

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 7.1.38 in Kannada sript:
ಪಾಣ್ಡವೈರ್ವಾ ಹತೇ ಭೀಷ್ಮೇ ತ್ವಯಿ ಸ್ವರ್ಗಮುಪೇಯುಷಿ ।
ಹನ್ತಾಸ್ಮ್ಯೇಕರಥೇನೈವ ಕೃತ್ಸ್ನಾನ್ಯಾನ್ಮನ್ಯಸೇ ರಥಾನ್ ॥ ೩೮ ॥

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 7.1.38 in Bengali sript:
পাণ্ডবৈর্বা হতে ভীষ্মে ত্বযি স্বর্গমুপেযুষি ।
হন্তাস্ম্যেকরথেনৈব কৃত্স্নান্যান্মন্যসে রথান্ ॥ ৩৮ ॥

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 7.1.38 in Gujarati sript:
પાણ્ડવૈર્વા હતે ભીષ્મે ત્વયિ સ્વર્ગમુપેયુષિ ।
હન્તાસ્મ્યેકરથેનૈવ કૃત્સ્નાન્યાન્મન્યસે રથાન્ ॥ ૩૮ ॥

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 7.1.38 in Malayalam sript:
പാണ്ഡവൈര്വാ ഹതേ ഭീഷ്മേ ത്വയി സ്വര്ഗമുപേയുഷി ।
ഹന്താസ്മ്യേകരഥേനൈവ കൃത്സ്നാന്യാന്മന്യസേ രഥാന് ॥ ൩൮ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 7.1.38 in Telugu sript:
పాణ్డవైర్వా హతే భీష్మే త్వయి స్వర్గముపేయుషి ।
హన్తాస్మ్యేకరథేనైవ కృత్స్నాన్యాన్మన్యసే రథాన్ ॥ ౩౮ ॥

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