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 9.3.48

नातिक्रमिष्यते कृष्णो वचनं कौरवस्य ह ।
धृतराष्ट्रस्य मन्येऽहं नापि कृष्णस्य पाण्डवः ॥ ४८ ॥

nātikramiṣyate kṛṣṇo vacanaṃ kauravasya ha |
dhṛtarāṣṭrasya manye'haṃ nāpi kṛṣṇasya pāṇḍavaḥ || 48 ||

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

...rushed against the Pandavas, unable to endure their defeat and firmly resolved to put forth their prowess. Then commenced a battle once more, that was exceedingly...

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

Nati, Kramishyat, Krishna, Vacana, Kaurava, Han, Dhritarashtra, Manya, Mani, Aha, Asmad, Nri, Api, Pandava, Pandu,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 9.3.48). 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: “nātikramiṣyate kṛṣṇo vacanaṃ kauravasya ha
  • nāti -
  • nāti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    nāti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    nāti (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • kramiṣyate -
  • kram -> kramiṣyat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √kram class 1 verb], [dative single from √kram class 4 verb]
    kram -> kramiṣyat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √kram class 1 verb], [dative single from √kram class 4 verb]
    kram (verb class 1)
    [future middle third single]
    kram (verb class 4)
    [future middle third single]
  • kṛṣṇo* -
  • kṛṣṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vacanam -
  • vacana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vacana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vacanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • kauravasya -
  • kaurava (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    kaurava (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • ha -
  • ha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    han (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “dhṛtarāṣṭrasya manye'haṃ nāpi kṛṣṇasya pāṇḍavaḥ
  • dhṛtarāṣṭrasya -
  • dhṛtarāṣṭra (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
  • manye' -
  • manya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    manya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    manyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    manī (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    man (verb class 4)
    [present middle first single], [present passive first single]
    man (verb class 8)
    [present passive first single]
  • aham -
  • aha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    nṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • kṛṣṇasya -
  • kṛṣṇa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    kṛṣṇa (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • pāṇḍavaḥ -
  • pāṇḍavas (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
    pāṇḍava (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    pāṇḍu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    pāṇḍu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 9.3.48

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 9.3.48 in Kannada sript:
ನಾತಿಕ್ರಮಿಷ್ಯತೇ ಕೃಷ್ಣೋ ವಚನಂ ಕೌರವಸ್ಯ ಹ ।
ಧೃತರಾಷ್ಟ್ರಸ್ಯ ಮನ್ಯೇಽಹಂ ನಾಪಿ ಕೃಷ್ಣಸ್ಯ ಪಾಣ್ಡವಃ ॥ ೪೮ ॥

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 9.3.48 in Bengali sript:
নাতিক্রমিষ্যতে কৃষ্ণো বচনং কৌরবস্য হ ।
ধৃতরাষ্ট্রস্য মন্যেঽহং নাপি কৃষ্ণস্য পাণ্ডবঃ ॥ ৪৮ ॥

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 9.3.48 in Gujarati sript:
નાતિક્રમિષ્યતે કૃષ્ણો વચનં કૌરવસ્ય હ ।
ધૃતરાષ્ટ્રસ્ય મન્યેઽહં નાપિ કૃષ્ણસ્ય પાણ્ડવઃ ॥ ૪૮ ॥

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 9.3.48 in Malayalam sript:
നാതിക്രമിഷ്യതേ കൃഷ്ണോ വചനം കൌരവസ്യ ഹ ।
ധൃതരാഷ്ട്രസ്യ മന്യേഽഹം നാപി കൃഷ്ണസ്യ പാണ്ഡവഃ ॥ ൪൮ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 9.3.48 in Telugu sript:
నాతిక్రమిష్యతే కృష్ణో వచనం కౌరవస్య హ ।
ధృతరాష్ట్రస్య మన్యేఽహం నాపి కృష్ణస్య పాణ్డవః ॥ ౪౮ ॥

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