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 9.3.16

वयं त्विह विनाभूता गुणवद्भिर्महारथैः ।
कृपणं वर्तयिष्याम पातयित्वा नृपान्बहून् ॥ १६ ॥

vayaṃ tviha vinābhūtā guṇavadbhirmahārathaiḥ |
kṛpaṇaṃ vartayiṣyāma pātayitvā nṛpānbahūn || 16 ||

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

...Armed then with that heavy mace of his that was made entirely of iron and adorned with gold and equipped with a sling, and that resembled the Destroyer himself as...

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

Vaya, Asmad, Iha, Vinabhuta, Gunavat, Maharatha, Kripanam, Kripana, Patayitva, Nripa, Bahu,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 9.3.16). 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: “vayaṃ tviha vinābhūtā guṇavadbhirmahārathaiḥ
  • vayam -
  • vaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vayā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative dual]
  • tvi -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • iha -
  • iha (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • vinābhūtā* -
  • vinābhūta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vinābhūtā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • guṇavadbhir -
  • guṇavat (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    guṇavat (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • mahārathaiḥ -
  • mahāratha (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    mahāratha (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • Line 2: “kṛpaṇaṃ vartayiṣyāma pātayitvā nṛpānbahūn
  • kṛpaṇam -
  • kṛpaṇam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kṛpaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kṛpaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kṛpaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Cannot analyse vartayiṣyāma*pā
  • pātayitvā* -
  • pātayitvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • nṛpān -
  • nṛpa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • bahūn -
  • bahu (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 9.3.16

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 9.3.16 in Kannada sript:
ವಯಂ ತ್ವಿಹ ವಿನಾಭೂತಾ ಗುಣವದ್ಭಿರ್ಮಹಾರಥೈಃ ।
ಕೃಪಣಂ ವರ್ತಯಿಷ್ಯಾಮ ಪಾತಯಿತ್ವಾ ನೃಪಾನ್ಬಹೂನ್ ॥ ೧೬ ॥

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 9.3.16 in Bengali sript:
বযং ত্বিহ বিনাভূতা গুণবদ্ভির্মহারথৈঃ ।
কৃপণং বর্তযিষ্যাম পাতযিত্বা নৃপান্বহূন্ ॥ ১৬ ॥

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 9.3.16 in Gujarati sript:
વયં ત્વિહ વિનાભૂતા ગુણવદ્ભિર્મહારથૈઃ ।
કૃપણં વર્તયિષ્યામ પાતયિત્વા નૃપાન્બહૂન્ ॥ ૧૬ ॥

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 9.3.16 in Malayalam sript:
വയം ത്വിഹ വിനാഭൂതാ ഗുണവദ്ഭിര്മഹാരഥൈഃ ।
കൃപണം വര്തയിഷ്യാമ പാതയിത്വാ നൃപാന്ബഹൂന് ॥ ൧൬ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 9.3.16 in Telugu sript:
వయం త్విహ వినాభూతా గుణవద్భిర్మహారథైః ।
కృపణం వర్తయిష్యామ పాతయిత్వా నృపాన్బహూన్ ॥ ౧౬ ॥

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