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 8.9.11

केकयौ सात्यकिं युद्धे शरवर्षेण भास्वता ।
सात्यकिः केकयौ चैव छादयामास भारत ॥ ११ ॥

kekayau sātyakiṃ yuddhe śaravarṣeṇa bhāsvatā |
sātyakiḥ kekayau caiva chādayāmāsa bhārata || 11 ||

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

...and horses and horsemen. Many foremost of warriors, filled with rage and roaring like bulls mad (like them) with excitement for a cow in season, rushed towards Arjuna, with loud cries. All of them then began to...

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

Kekaya, Satyaki, Yuddha, Sharavarsha, Bhasvat, Bhasvata, Bharata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 8.9.11). 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: “kekayau sātyakiṃ yuddhe śaravarṣeṇa bhāsvatā
  • kekayau -
  • kekaya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • sātyakim -
  • sātyaki (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • 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]
  • śaravarṣeṇa -
  • śaravarṣa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • bhāsvatā -
  • bhāsvat (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    bhāsvat (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    bhāsvatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “sātyakiḥ kekayau caiva chādayāmāsa bhārata
  • sātyakiḥ -
  • sātyaki (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kekayau -
  • kekaya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • chādayāmā -
  • chad (verb class 0)
    [imperative active first plural]
  • asa -
  • asan (noun, neuter)
    [compound]
  • bhārata -
  • bhārata (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhārata (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 8.9.11

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 8.9.11 in Kannada sript:
ಕೇಕಯೌ ಸಾತ್ಯಕಿಂ ಯುದ್ಧೇ ಶರವರ್ಷೇಣ ಭಾಸ್ವತಾ ।
ಸಾತ್ಯಕಿಃ ಕೇಕಯೌ ಚೈವ ಛಾದಯಾಮಾಸ ಭಾರತ ॥ ೧೧ ॥

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 8.9.11 in Bengali sript:
কেকযৌ সাত্যকিং যুদ্ধে শরবর্ষেণ ভাস্বতা ।
সাত্যকিঃ কেকযৌ চৈব ছাদযামাস ভারত ॥ ১১ ॥

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 8.9.11 in Gujarati sript:
કેકયૌ સાત્યકિં યુદ્ધે શરવર્ષેણ ભાસ્વતા ।
સાત્યકિઃ કેકયૌ ચૈવ છાદયામાસ ભારત ॥ ૧૧ ॥

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 8.9.11 in Malayalam sript:
കേകയൌ സാത്യകിം യുദ്ധേ ശരവര്ഷേണ ഭാസ്വതാ ।
സാത്യകിഃ കേകയൌ ചൈവ ഛാദയാമാസ ഭാരത ॥ ൧൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 8.9.11 in Telugu sript:
కేకయౌ సాత్యకిం యుద్ధే శరవర్షేణ భాస్వతా ।
సాత్యకిః కేకయౌ చైవ ఛాదయామాస భారత ॥ ౧౧ ॥

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