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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 8.37.9
कपेस्तु निनदं श्रुत्वा संत्रस्ता तव वाहिनी ।
भयं विपुलमादाय निश्चेष्टा समपद्यत ॥ ९ ॥
kapestu ninadaṃ śrutvā saṃtrastā tava vāhinī |
bhayaṃ vipulamādāya niśceṣṭā samapadyata || 9 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...arrows resembling snakes of virulent poison assailed Dhrishtadyumna himself with nine arrows. Those arrows, O sinless one, piercing through the gold-decked armour of the high-souled son of Prishata, became bathed...
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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 (8.37.9). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Kapi, Ninada, Santrasta, Yushmad, Vahin, Vahini, Vahi, Bhaya, Vipula, Ada, Adaya, Nishceshta,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 8.37.9). 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: “kapestu ninadaṃ śrutvā saṃtrastā tava vāhinī ”
- kapes -
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kapi (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- ninadam -
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ninada (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- śrutvā -
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√śru -> śrutvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √śru]
- santrastā -
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santrastā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- tava -
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yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[genitive single]
- vāhinī -
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vāhinī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]vāhin (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]vāhī (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- Line 2: “bhayaṃ vipulamādāya niśceṣṭā samapadyata ”
- bhayam -
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bhaya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]bhaya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]bhayā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- vipulam -
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vipula (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vipula (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vipulā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ādāya -
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ādāya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ādāya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]āda (noun, masculine)[dative single]āda (noun, neuter)[dative single]
- niśceṣṭā -
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niśceṣṭā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- samapa -
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samapa (Preverb)[Preverb]
- dyata -
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√dā (verb class 4)[imperative active second plural]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 8.37.9
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 8.37.9 in Kannada sript:
ಕಪೇಸ್ತು ನಿನದಂ ಶ್ರುತ್ವಾ ಸಂತ್ರಸ್ತಾ ತವ ವಾಹಿನೀ ।
ಭಯಂ ವಿಪುಲಮಾದಾಯ ನಿಶ್ಚೇಷ್ಟಾ ಸಮಪದ್ಯತ ॥ 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 8.37.9 in Bengali sript:
কপেস্তু নিনদং শ্রুত্বা সংত্রস্তা তব বাহিনী ।
ভযং বিপুলমাদায নিশ্চেষ্টা সমপদ্যত ॥ 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 8.37.9 in Gujarati sript:
કપેસ્તુ નિનદં શ્રુત્વા સંત્રસ્તા તવ વાહિની ।
ભયં વિપુલમાદાય નિશ્ચેષ્ટા સમપદ્યત ॥ ૯ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 8.37.9 in Malayalam sript:
കപേസ്തു നിനദം ശ്രുത്വാ സംത്രസ്താ തവ വാഹിനീ ।
ഭയം വിപുലമാദായ നിശ്ചേഷ്ടാ സമപദ്യത ॥ ൯ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 8.37.9 in Telugu sript:
కపేస్తు నినదం శ్రుత్వా సంత్రస్తా తవ వాహినీ ।
భయం విపులమాదాయ నిశ్చేష్టా సమపద్యత ॥ ౯ ॥