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 8.53.9

दुःशासनो भारत भारती च संशप्तकानां पृतना समृद्धा ।
भीमं रणे शस्त्रभृतां वरिष्ठं तदा समार्च्छत्तमसह्यवेगम् ॥ ९ ॥

duḥśāsano bhārata bhāratī ca saṃśaptakānāṃ pṛtanā samṛddhā |
bhīmaṃ raṇe śastrabhṛtāṃ variṣṭhaṃ tadā samārcchattamasahyavegam || 9 ||

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

...yard shafts and lances and spears and darts and Kampanas and short arrows, they afflicted Partha on his car. That matchless shower of weapons, some of which were hurled by the elephants with their tusks, Phalguna...

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

Duhshasana, Bharata, Bharati, Samshaptaka, Pritana, Samriddha, Bhima, Rana, Shastrabhrit, Varishtha, Tada, Sama, Tamasa, Avega,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 8.53.9). 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: “duḥśāsano bhārata bhāratī ca saṃśaptakānāṃ pṛtanā samṛddhā
  • duḥśāsano* -
  • duḥśāsana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhārata -
  • bhārata (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhārata (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhāratī -
  • bhāratī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • saṃśaptakānām -
  • saṃśaptaka (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • pṛtanā -
  • pṛtanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • samṛddhā -
  • samṛddhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “bhīmaṃ raṇe śastrabhṛtāṃ variṣṭhaṃ tadā samārcchattamasahyavegam
  • bhīmam -
  • bhīma (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bhīma (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    bhīmā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • raṇe -
  • raṇa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    raṇa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • śastrabhṛtām -
  • śastrabhṛt (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • variṣṭham -
  • variṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    variṣṭha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    variṣṭhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tadā -
  • tadā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tadā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • samā -
  • sama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sama (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    samā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    sam (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
    samā (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • ārcchat -
  • (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • tamasa -
  • tamasa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tamasa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • hya -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • avegam -
  • avega (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    avega (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 8.53.9

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 8.53.9 in Kannada sript:
ದುಃಶಾಸನೋ ಭಾರತ ಭಾರತೀ ಚ ಸಂಶಪ್ತಕಾನಾಂ ಪೃತನಾ ಸಮೃದ್ಧಾ ।
ಭೀಮಂ ರಣೇ ಶಸ್ತ್ರಭೃತಾಂ ವರಿಷ್ಠಂ ತದಾ ಸಮಾರ್ಚ್ಛತ್ತಮಸಹ್ಯವೇಗಮ್ ॥ 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 8.53.9 in Bengali sript:
দুঃশাসনো ভারত ভারতী চ সংশপ্তকানাং পৃতনা সমৃদ্ধা ।
ভীমং রণে শস্ত্রভৃতাং বরিষ্ঠং তদা সমার্চ্ছত্তমসহ্যবেগম্ ॥ 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 8.53.9 in Gujarati sript:
દુઃશાસનો ભારત ભારતી ચ સંશપ્તકાનાં પૃતના સમૃદ્ધા ।
ભીમં રણે શસ્ત્રભૃતાં વરિષ્ઠં તદા સમાર્ચ્છત્તમસહ્યવેગમ્ ॥ 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 8.53.9 in Malayalam sript:
ദുഃശാസനോ ഭാരത ഭാരതീ ച സംശപ്തകാനാം പൃതനാ സമൃദ്ധാ ।
ഭീമം രണേ ശസ്ത്രഭൃതാം വരിഷ്ഠം തദാ സമാര്ച്ഛത്തമസഹ്യവേഗമ് ॥ ൯ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 8.53.9 in Telugu sript:
దుఃశాసనో భారత భారతీ చ సంశప్తకానాం పృతనా సమృద్ధా ।
భీమం రణే శస్త్రభృతాం వరిష్ఠం తదా సమార్చ్ఛత్తమసహ్యవేగమ్ ॥ ౯ ॥

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