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 7.5.8

न ऋते नायकं सेना मुहूर्तमपि तिष्ठति ।
आहवेष्वाहवश्रेष्ठ नेतृहीनेव नौर्जले ॥ ८ ॥

na ṛte nāyakaṃ senā muhūrtamapi tiṣṭhati |
āhaveṣvāhavaśreṣṭha netṛhīneva naurjale || 8 ||

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

...slapping of arm-pits and leonine roars and twang of bows and diverse other kinds of noise.'" "Sanjaya said, 'Beholding that tiger among men, viz., Karna, mounted on his car,...

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

Asmad, Rite, Rita, Riti, Nayaka, Sena, Muhurta, Api, Tishthat, Ahava, Shreshtha, Netri, Hina, Iva, Nau, Jala,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 7.5.8). 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: “na ṛte nāyakaṃ senā muhūrtamapi tiṣṭhati
  • na* -
  • na (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative plural], [dative plural], [genitive plural]
  • ṛte -
  • ṛte (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ṛte (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ṛta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ṛta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    ṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ṛti (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    ṛti (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • nāyakam -
  • nāyaka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nāyaka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • senā* -
  • sena (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    senā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • muhūrtam -
  • muhūrta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    muhūrtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    api (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • tiṣṭhati -
  • sthā -> tiṣṭhat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
    sthā -> tiṣṭhat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
    sthā (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • Line 2: “āhaveṣvāhavaśreṣṭha netṛhīneva naurjale
  • āhaveṣvā -
  • āhava (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
  • āhava -
  • āhava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śreṣṭha -
  • śreṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śreṣṭha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • netṛ -
  • netṛ (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    netṛ (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • hīne -
  • hīna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    hīna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    hīnā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    -> hīna (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √ class 1 verb], [locative single from √ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √ class 3 verb], [locative single from √ class 3 verb]
    -> hīna (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √ class 1 verb], [locative single from √ class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √ class 3 verb], [vocative single from √ class 3 verb], [vocative dual from √ class 3 verb], [accusative dual from √ class 3 verb], [locative single from √ class 3 verb]
    -> hīnā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √ class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √ class 3 verb], [nominative dual from √ class 3 verb], [vocative single from √ class 3 verb], [vocative dual from √ class 3 verb], [accusative dual from √ class 3 verb]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • naur -
  • nau (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • jale -
  • jala (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    jala (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    jalā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    jal (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 7.5.8

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 7.5.8 in Kannada sript:
ನ ಋತೇ ನಾಯಕಂ ಸೇನಾ ಮುಹೂರ್ತಮಪಿ ತಿಷ್ಠತಿ ।
ಆಹವೇಷ್ವಾಹವಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠ ನೇತೃಹೀನೇವ ನೌರ್ಜಲೇ ॥ ೮ ॥

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 7.5.8 in Bengali sript:
ন ঋতে নাযকং সেনা মুহূর্তমপি তিষ্ঠতি ।
আহবেষ্বাহবশ্রেষ্ঠ নেতৃহীনেব নৌর্জলে ॥ ৮ ॥

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 7.5.8 in Gujarati sript:
ન ઋતે નાયકં સેના મુહૂર્તમપિ તિષ્ઠતિ ।
આહવેષ્વાહવશ્રેષ્ઠ નેતૃહીનેવ નૌર્જલે ॥ ૮ ॥

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 7.5.8 in Malayalam sript:
ന ഋതേ നായകം സേനാ മുഹൂര്തമപി തിഷ്ഠതി ।
ആഹവേഷ്വാഹവശ്രേഷ്ഠ നേതൃഹീനേവ നൌര്ജലേ ॥ ൮ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 7.5.8 in Telugu sript:
న ఋతే నాయకం సేనా ముహూర్తమపి తిష్ఠతి ।
ఆహవేష్వాహవశ్రేష్ఠ నేతృహీనేవ నౌర్జలే ॥ ౮ ॥

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