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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 9.3.34
नष्टचन्द्रा यथा रात्रिः सेनेयं हतनायका ।
नागभग्नद्रुमा शुष्का नदीवाकुलतां गता ॥ ३४ ॥
naṣṭacandrā yathā rātriḥ seneyaṃ hatanāyakā |
nāgabhagnadrumā śuṣkā nadīvākulatāṃ gatā || 34 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...which we could not see anything. Darkness also spread over the scene, and the field of battle was covered with arrows. Your troops, O monarch, then fled away in fear...
English translation by Kisari Mohan Ganguly (2013) Read online Buy now!
Glossary of Sanskrit terms
Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (9.3.34). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Nashtacandra, Yatha, Rat, Sena, Seni, Iyam, Idam, Hata, Naya, Naga, Bhagna, Druma, Shushka, Nadi, Nadin, Vakula, Gat, Gata,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 9.3.34). 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: “naṣṭacandrā yathā rātriḥ seneyaṃ hatanāyakā ”
- naṣṭacandrā* -
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naṣṭacandra (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- yathā -
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yathā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]yathā (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- rāt -
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ra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]ra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]√rā -> rāt (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √rā class 2 verb], [vocative single from √rā class 2 verb], [accusative single from √rā class 2 verb]
- ri -
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ṛ (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]ṛ (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]rī (noun, feminine)[adverb]rai (noun, masculine)[adverb]
- iḥ -
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i (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- sene -
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sena (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]sena (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]senā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]seni (noun, masculine)[vocative single]seni (noun, feminine)[vocative single]√san (verb class 1)[perfect active second plural], [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]√san (verb class 8)[perfect active second plural], [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
- iyam -
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iyam (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]ī (noun, masculine)[accusative single]idam (pronoun, feminine)[nominative single]
- hata -
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hata (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]hata (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√han -> hata (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √han class 1 verb], [vocative single from √han class 2 verb]√han -> hata (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √han class 1 verb], [vocative single from √han class 2 verb]√han (verb class 2)[imperative active second plural]
- nāya -
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nāya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, masculine)[dative single]na (noun, neuter)[dative single]
- kā -
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kā (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kā (pronoun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “nāgabhagnadrumā śuṣkā nadīvākulatāṃ gatā ”
- nāga -
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nāga (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]nāga (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhagna -
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bhagna (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]bhagna (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- drumā -
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drumā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- śuṣkā* -
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śuṣka (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]śuṣkā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√śuṣ -> śuṣka (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √śuṣ class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √śuṣ class 4 verb], [nominative plural from √śuṣ class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √śuṣ class 6 verb]√śuṣ -> śuṣkā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √śuṣ class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √śuṣ class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √śuṣ class 4 verb], [nominative plural from √śuṣ class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √śuṣ class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √śuṣ class 6 verb]
- nadī -
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nadī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]nadi (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]nadi (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]nadin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vākula -
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vākula (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vākula (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tām -
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tā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]sā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- gatā -
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gat (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]gat (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]gatā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 9.3.34
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 9.3.34 in Kannada sript:
ನಷ್ಟಚನ್ದ್ರಾ ಯಥಾ ರಾತ್ರಿಃ ಸೇನೇಯಂ ಹತನಾಯಕಾ ।
ನಾಗಭಗ್ನದ್ರುಮಾ ಶುಷ್ಕಾ ನದೀವಾಕುಲತಾಂ ಗತಾ ॥ ೩೪ ॥
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 9.3.34 in Bengali sript:
নষ্টচন্দ্রা যথা রাত্রিঃ সেনেযং হতনাযকা ।
নাগভগ্নদ্রুমা শুষ্কা নদীবাকুলতাং গতা ॥ ৩৪ ॥
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 9.3.34 in Gujarati sript:
નષ્ટચન્દ્રા યથા રાત્રિઃ સેનેયં હતનાયકા ।
નાગભગ્નદ્રુમા શુષ્કા નદીવાકુલતાં ગતા ॥ ૩૪ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 9.3.34 in Malayalam sript:
നഷ്ടചന്ദ്രാ യഥാ രാത്രിഃ സേനേയം ഹതനായകാ ।
നാഗഭഗ്നദ്രുമാ ശുഷ്കാ നദീവാകുലതാം ഗതാ ॥ ൩൪ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 9.3.34 in Telugu sript:
నష్టచన్ద్రా యథా రాత్రిః సేనేయం హతనాయకా ।
నాగభగ్నద్రుమా శుష్కా నదీవాకులతాం గతా ॥ ౩౪ ॥