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 7.123.9

द्विविधं कर्म शूराणां युद्धे जयपराजयौ ।
तौ चाप्यनित्यौ राधेय वासवस्यापि युध्यतः ॥ ९ ॥

dvividhaṃ karma śūrāṇāṃ yuddhe jayaparājayau |
tau cāpyanityau rādheya vāsavasyāpi yudhyataḥ || 9 ||

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

...it to fall down). For grieving his foes and gladdening his friends, the son of Pandu, by shooting his shafts repeatedly at it, sent that head outside the limits of Samantapancaka...

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

Dvividha, Karman, Shura, Yuddha, Jayaparajaya, Capin, Capya, Capi, Anitya, Radheya, Vasava, Api, Yudh, Atah,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 7.123.9). 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: “dvividhaṃ karma śūrāṇāṃ yuddhe jayaparājayau
  • dvividham -
  • dvividha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dvividha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    dvividhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • karma -
  • karman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • śūrāṇām -
  • śūra (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    śūra (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    śūrā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • yuddhe -
  • yuddha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    yuddha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    yuddhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    yudh -> yuddha (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √yudh class 1 verb], [locative single from √yudh class 4 verb]
    yudh -> yuddha (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √yudh class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √yudh class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √yudh class 1 verb], [locative single from √yudh class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √yudh class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √yudh class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √yudh class 4 verb], [locative single from √yudh class 4 verb]
    yudh -> yuddhā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √yudh class 1 verb], [vocative single from √yudh class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √yudh class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √yudh class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √yudh class 4 verb], [vocative single from √yudh class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √yudh class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √yudh class 4 verb]
  • jayaparājayau -
  • jayaparājaya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Line 2: “tau cāpyanityau rādheya vāsavasyāpi yudhyataḥ
  • tau -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • cāpya -
  • cāpin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
    cāpin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ci -> cāpya (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √ci]
    ci -> cāpya (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √ci]
    ci -> cāpya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √ci]
    cāpī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cāpī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    cāpi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    cāpi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    cāpi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ci -> cāpya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √ci]
    ci -> cāpya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √ci]
  • anityau -
  • anitya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • rādheya -
  • rādheya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vāsavasyā -
  • vāsava (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    vāsava (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • yudhya -
  • yudh -> yudhya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √yudh]
    yudh -> yudhya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √yudh]
    yudh (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    yudh (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • ataḥ -
  • ataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 7.123.9

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 7.123.9 in Kannada sript:
ದ್ವಿವಿಧಂ ಕರ್ಮ ಶೂರಾಣಾಂ ಯುದ್ಧೇ ಜಯಪರಾಜಯೌ ।
ತೌ ಚಾಪ್ಯನಿತ್ಯೌ ರಾಧೇಯ ವಾಸವಸ್ಯಾಪಿ ಯುಧ್ಯತಃ ॥ ೯ ॥

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 7.123.9 in Bengali sript:
দ্বিবিধং কর্ম শূরাণাং যুদ্ধে জযপরাজযৌ ।
তৌ চাপ্যনিত্যৌ রাধেয বাসবস্যাপি যুধ্যতঃ ॥ ৯ ॥

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 7.123.9 in Gujarati sript:
દ્વિવિધં કર્મ શૂરાણાં યુદ્ધે જયપરાજયૌ ।
તૌ ચાપ્યનિત્યૌ રાધેય વાસવસ્યાપિ યુધ્યતઃ ॥ ૯ ॥

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 7.123.9 in Malayalam sript:
ദ്വിവിധം കര്മ ശൂരാണാം യുദ്ധേ ജയപരാജയൌ ।
തൌ ചാപ്യനിത്യൌ രാധേയ വാസവസ്യാപി യുധ്യതഃ ॥ ൯ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 7.123.9 in Telugu sript:
ద్వివిధం కర్మ శూరాణాం యుద్ధే జయపరాజయౌ ।
తౌ చాప్యనిత్యౌ రాధేయ వాసవస్యాపి యుధ్యతః ॥ ౯ ॥

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