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 9.3.46

वैचित्रवीर्यवचनात्कृपाशीलो युधिष्ठिरः ।
विनियुञ्जीत राज्ये त्वां गोविन्दवचनेन च ॥ ४६ ॥

vaicitravīryavacanātkṛpāśīlo yudhiṣṭhiraḥ |
viniyuñjīta rājye tvāṃ govindavacanena ca || 46 ||

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

...more sinful for a Kshatriya than flight from battle. You Kauravas, there is not a better path to heaven than the duty of battle. The warrior acquires in a day regions...

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

Vaicitravirya, Vacana, Krip, Kripa, Ashila, Yudhishthira, Rajya, Tva, Yushmad, Govinda,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 9.3.46). 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: “vaicitravīryavacanātkṛpāśīlo yudhiṣṭhiraḥ
  • vaicitravīrya -
  • vaicitravīrya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vacanāt -
  • vacana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    vacana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • kṛpā -
  • kṛpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kṛp (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    kṛpā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aśīlo* -
  • aśīla (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    śīl (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active second single]
  • yudhiṣṭhiraḥ -
  • yudhiṣṭhira (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “viniyuñjīta rājye tvāṃ govindavacanena ca
  • vini -
  • vi (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    vini (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • yuñjīta -
  • yuj (verb class 7)
    [optative middle third single]
  • rājye -
  • rājya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    rājya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    rājyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    rāj -> rājya (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [locative single from √rāj]
    rāj -> rājya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √rāj class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √rāj class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √rāj class 1 verb], [locative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √rāj], [vocative dual from √rāj], [accusative dual from √rāj], [locative single from √rāj]
    rāj -> rājyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √rāj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √rāj class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √rāj class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √rāj], [vocative single from √rāj], [vocative dual from √rāj], [accusative dual from √rāj]
    rāj (verb class 1)
    [present passive first single]
    rāj (verb class 0)
    [present passive first single]
  • tvām -
  • tvā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative single]
  • govinda -
  • govinda (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vacanena -
  • vacana (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    vacana (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 9.3.46

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 9.3.46 in Kannada sript:
ವೈಚಿತ್ರವೀರ್ಯವಚನಾತ್ಕೃಪಾಶೀಲೋ ಯುಧಿಷ್ಠಿರಃ ।
ವಿನಿಯುಞ್ಜೀತ ರಾಜ್ಯೇ ತ್ವಾಂ ಗೋವಿನ್ದವಚನೇನ ಚ ॥ ೪೬ ॥

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 9.3.46 in Bengali sript:
বৈচিত্রবীর্যবচনাত্কৃপাশীলো যুধিষ্ঠিরঃ ।
বিনিযুঞ্জীত রাজ্যে ত্বাং গোবিন্দবচনেন চ ॥ ৪৬ ॥

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 9.3.46 in Gujarati sript:
વૈચિત્રવીર્યવચનાત્કૃપાશીલો યુધિષ્ઠિરઃ ।
વિનિયુઞ્જીત રાજ્યે ત્વાં ગોવિન્દવચનેન ચ ॥ ૪૬ ॥

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 9.3.46 in Malayalam sript:
വൈചിത്രവീര്യവചനാത്കൃപാശീലോ യുധിഷ്ഠിരഃ ।
വിനിയുഞ്ജീത രാജ്യേ ത്വാം ഗോവിന്ദവചനേന ച ॥ ൪൬ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 9.3.46 in Telugu sript:
వైచిత్రవీర్యవచనాత్కృపాశీలో యుధిష్ఠిరః ।
వినియుఞ్జీత రాజ్యే త్వాం గోవిన్దవచనేన చ ॥ ౪౬ ॥

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