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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 7.87.9
तवाज्ञां शिरसा गृह्य पाण्डवार्थमहं प्रभो ।
भित्त्वेदं दुर्भिदं सैन्यं प्रयास्ये नरसत्तम ॥ ९ ॥
tavājñāṃ śirasā gṛhya pāṇḍavārthamahaṃ prabho |
bhittvedaṃ durbhidaṃ sainyaṃ prayāsye narasattama || 9 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...like Garuda taking up a snake. Thus dragging him up with his arms, he began to whirl him repeatedly, and then crushed him into pieces, hurling him down on the earth, like a man crushing...
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 (7.87.9). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Yushmad, Ajna, Shiras, Grihya, Pandava, Artha, Aha, Asmad, Prabhu, Bhittva, Idam, Durbhida, Sainya, Pra, Praya, Nara, Sattama,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 7.87.9). 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: “tavājñāṃ śirasā gṛhya pāṇḍavārthamahaṃ prabho ”
- tavā -
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yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[genitive single]
- ajñām -
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ajñā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]√jñā (verb class 3)[aorist active first single]√jñā (verb class 9)[aorist active first single]
- śirasā -
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śiras (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- gṛhya -
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gṛhya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]gṛhya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√grah -> gṛhya (absolutive)[absolutive from √grah]√grah -> gṛhya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √grah class 9 verb]√grah -> gṛhya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √grah class 9 verb]
- pāṇḍavā -
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pāṇḍava (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pāṇḍava (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- artham -
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artha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]artha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- aham -
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aha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[nominative single]
- prabho -
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prabhu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]prabhu (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- Line 2: “bhittvedaṃ durbhidaṃ sainyaṃ prayāsye narasattama ”
- bhittve -
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√bhid -> bhittvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √bhid]√bhid -> bhittvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √bhid]bhittvā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- idam -
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idam (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- durbhidam -
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durbhida (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]durbhida (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]durbhidā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- sainyam -
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sainya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sainya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sainyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- prayā -
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prā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]prayā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- asye -
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√as (verb class 4)[present passive first single]
- nara -
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nara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]nara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sattama -
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sattama (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sattama (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 7.87.9
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 7.87.9 in Kannada sript:
ತವಾಜ್ಞಾಂ ಶಿರಸಾ ಗೃಹ್ಯ ಪಾಣ್ಡವಾರ್ಥಮಹಂ ಪ್ರಭೋ ।
ಭಿತ್ತ್ವೇದಂ ದುರ್ಭಿದಂ ಸೈನ್ಯಂ ಪ್ರಯಾಸ್ಯೇ ನರಸತ್ತಮ ॥ ೯ ॥
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 7.87.9 in Bengali sript:
তবাজ্ঞাং শিরসা গৃহ্য পাণ্ডবার্থমহং প্রভো ।
ভিত্ত্বেদং দুর্ভিদং সৈন্যং প্রযাস্যে নরসত্তম ॥ ৯ ॥
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 7.87.9 in Gujarati sript:
તવાજ્ઞાં શિરસા ગૃહ્ય પાણ્ડવાર્થમહં પ્રભો ।
ભિત્ત્વેદં દુર્ભિદં સૈન્યં પ્રયાસ્યે નરસત્તમ ॥ ૯ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 7.87.9 in Malayalam sript:
തവാജ്ഞാം ശിരസാ ഗൃഹ്യ പാണ്ഡവാര്ഥമഹം പ്രഭോ ।
ഭിത്ത്വേദം ദുര്ഭിദം സൈന്യം പ്രയാസ്യേ നരസത്തമ ॥ ൯ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 7.87.9 in Telugu sript:
తవాజ్ఞాం శిరసా గృహ్య పాణ్డవార్థమహం ప్రభో ।
భిత్త్వేదం దుర్భిదం సైన్యం ప్రయాస్యే నరసత్తమ ॥ ౯ ॥