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 9.1.39

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गान्धारी च नृपश्रेष्ठ सर्वाश्च कुरुयोषितः ।
पतिताः सहसा भूमौ श्रुत्वा क्रूरं वचश्च ताः ॥ ३९ ॥

gāndhārī ca nṛpaśreṣṭha sarvāśca kuruyoṣitaḥ |
patitāḥ sahasā bhūmau śrutvā krūraṃ vacaśca tāḥ || 39 ||

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

...persons remained lying on the ground, deprived of their senses and raving deliriously, like figures painted on a large piece of canvas. Then king Dhritarashtra, that...
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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 (9.1.39). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Gandhari, Nripashreshtha, Saru, Sarva, Yoshit, Patita, Sahasa, Bhuma, Bhumi, Kruram, Krura, Vaca, Vacas, Tas,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 9.1.39). 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: “gāndhārī ca nṛpaśreṣṭha sarvāśca kuruyoṣitaḥ ”
gāndhārī -
gāndhārī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]

gāndhāri (noun, masculine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
nṛpaśreṣṭha -
nṛpaśreṣṭha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
sarvāś -
saru (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

sarva (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

sarvā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
kuru -
kuru (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

kuru (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

√kṛ (verb class 8)

[imperative active second single]
yoṣitaḥ -
yoṣit (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
Line 2: “patitāḥ sahasā bhūmau śrutvā krūraṃ vacaśca tāḥ ”
patitāḥ -
patita (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

patitā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

√pat -> patita (participle, masculine)

[nominative plural from √pat class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √pat class 1 verb]

√pat -> patitā (participle, feminine)

[nominative plural from √pat class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √pat class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √pat class 1 verb]
sahasā* -
sahasa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

sahasā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
bhūmau -
bhūma (noun, masculine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

bhūmi (noun, feminine)

[locative single]

bhūmi (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
śrutvā -
√śru -> śrutvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √śru]
krūram -
krūram (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

krūra (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

krūra (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

krūrā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
vacaś -
vacas (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

vacas (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

vaca (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
tāḥ -
ta (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

tā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

tas (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

sā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [accusative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 9.1.39

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;

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Preview of verse 9.1.39 in Kannada sript:
ಗಾನ್ಧಾರೀ ಚ ನೃಪಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠ ಸರ್ವಾಶ್ಚ ಕುರುಯೋಷಿತಃ ।
ಪತಿತಾಃ ಸಹಸಾ ಭೂಮೌ ಶ್ರುತ್ವಾ ಕ್ರೂರಂ ವಚಶ್ಚ ತಾಃ ॥ ೩೯ ॥

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)]

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Preview of verse 9.1.39 in Bengali sript:
গান্ধারী চ নৃপশ্রেষ্ঠ সর্বাশ্চ কুরুযোষিতঃ ।
পতিতাঃ সহসা ভূমৌ শ্রুত্বা ক্রূরং বচশ্চ তাঃ ॥ ৩৯ ॥

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 9.1.39 in Gujarati sript:
ગાન્ધારી ચ નૃપશ્રેષ્ઠ સર્વાશ્ચ કુરુયોષિતઃ ।
પતિતાઃ સહસા ભૂમૌ શ્રુત્વા ક્રૂરં વચશ્ચ તાઃ ॥ ૩૯ ॥

Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)

1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]

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Preview of verse 9.1.39 in Malayalam sript:
ഗാന്ധാരീ ച നൃപശ്രേഷ്ഠ സര്വാശ്ച കുരുയോഷിതഃ ।
പതിതാഃ സഹസാ ഭൂമൌ ശ്രുത്വാ ക്രൂരം വചശ്ച താഃ ॥ ൩൯ ॥

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 9.1.39 in Telugu sript:
గాన్ధారీ చ నృపశ్రేష్ఠ సర్వాశ్చ కురుయోషితః ।
పతితాః సహసా భూమౌ శ్రుత్వా క్రూరం వచశ్చ తాః ॥ ౩౯ ॥

Last Updated: 17 September, 2021