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 8.49.91

निशम्य तत्पार्थवचोऽब्रवीदिदं धनंजयं धर्मभृतां वरिष्ठः ।
प्रब्रूहि पार्थ स्वगुणानिहात्मनस्तथा स्वहार्दं भवतीह सद्यः ॥ ९१ ॥

niśamya tatpārthavaco'bravīdidaṃ dhanaṃjayaṃ dharmabhṛtāṃ variṣṭhaḥ |
prabrūhi pārtha svaguṇānihātmanastathā svahārdaṃ bhavatīha sadyaḥ || 91 ||

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

...equipped with golden wings, of his enemies, fell down on the earth. Then, O king, amongst those foremost of Kshatriyas, struck with Bhima’s shafts, the elephants and cars and horse and foot, set up a loud wail...

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

Nisham, Nisha, Tat, Tad, Parthava, Idam, Dhananjaya, Dharmabhrit, Varishtha, Pra, Partha, Svaguna, Hat, Mana, Manas, Tatha, Sva, Svan, Harda, Bhavati, Bhavat, Bhavant, Iha, Sadyah, Sadya, Sadyas,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 8.49.91). 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: “niśamya tatpārthavaco'bravīdidaṃ dhanaṃjayaṃ dharmabhṛtāṃ variṣṭhaḥ
  • niśam -
  • niśam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    niśa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    niśā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ya -
  • tat -
  • tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • pārthava -
  • pārthava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pārthava (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • co' -
  • ca (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • abravīd -
  • brū (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • idam -
  • idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • dhanañjayam -
  • dhanañjaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dhanañjaya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    dhanañjayā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • dharmabhṛtām -
  • dharmabhṛt (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • variṣṭhaḥ -
  • variṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “prabrūhi pārtha svaguṇānihātmanastathā svahārdaṃ bhavatīha sadyaḥ
  • pra -
  • pra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • brūhi -
  • brū (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second single]
  • pārtha -
  • pārtha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pārtha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • svaguṇāni -
  • svaguṇa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • hāt -
  • ha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    ha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    -> hāt (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √ class 1 verb]
  • manas -
  • manas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    mana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tathā -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • sva -
  • sva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    svan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    svan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sva (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • hārdam -
  • hārda (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    hārda (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    hārdā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • bhavatī -
  • bhavatī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    bhavat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhavat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    bhavant (pronoun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhavant (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    bhavant (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    bhū (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • iha -
  • iha (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • sadyaḥ -
  • sadyaḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sadyas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    sadya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 8.49.91

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 8.49.91 in Kannada sript:
ನಿಶಮ್ಯ ತತ್ಪಾರ್ಥವಚೋಽಬ್ರವೀದಿದಂ ಧನಂಜಯಂ ಧರ್ಮಭೃತಾಂ ವರಿಷ್ಠಃ ।
ಪ್ರಬ್ರೂಹಿ ಪಾರ್ಥ ಸ್ವಗುಣಾನಿಹಾತ್ಮನಸ್ತಥಾ ಸ್ವಹಾರ್ದಂ ಭವತೀಹ ಸದ್ಯಃ ॥ ೯೧ ॥

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 8.49.91 in Bengali sript:
নিশম্য তত্পার্থবচোঽব্রবীদিদং ধনংজযং ধর্মভৃতাং বরিষ্ঠঃ ।
প্রব্রূহি পার্থ স্বগুণানিহাত্মনস্তথা স্বহার্দং ভবতীহ সদ্যঃ ॥ ৯১ ॥

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 8.49.91 in Gujarati sript:
નિશમ્ય તત્પાર્થવચોઽબ્રવીદિદં ધનંજયં ધર્મભૃતાં વરિષ્ઠઃ ।
પ્રબ્રૂહિ પાર્થ સ્વગુણાનિહાત્મનસ્તથા સ્વહાર્દં ભવતીહ સદ્યઃ ॥ ૯૧ ॥

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 8.49.91 in Malayalam sript:
നിശമ്യ തത്പാര്ഥവചോഽബ്രവീദിദം ധനംജയം ധര്മഭൃതാം വരിഷ്ഠഃ ।
പ്രബ്രൂഹി പാര്ഥ സ്വഗുണാനിഹാത്മനസ്തഥാ സ്വഹാര്ദം ഭവതീഹ സദ്യഃ ॥ ൯൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 8.49.91 in Telugu sript:
నిశమ్య తత్పార్థవచోఽబ్రవీదిదం ధనంజయం ధర్మభృతాం వరిష్ఠః ।
ప్రబ్రూహి పార్థ స్వగుణానిహాత్మనస్తథా స్వహార్దం భవతీహ సద్యః ॥ ౯౧ ॥

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