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 9.4.39

घटमाना मदर्थेऽस्मिन्हताः शूरा जनाधिपाः ।
शेरते लोहिताक्ताङ्गाः पृथिव्यां शरविक्षताः ॥ ३९ ॥

ghaṭamānā madarthe'sminhatāḥ śūrā janādhipāḥ |
śerate lohitāktāṅgāḥ pṛthivyāṃ śaravikṣatāḥ || 39 ||

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

...every side. He that is being weakened should seek peace by conciliation. He that is growing should make war. This is the policy taught by Brihaspati. We are now inferior...

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

Ghatamana, Madartha, Idam, Hata, Shura, Janadhipa, Lohita, Akta, Anga, Prithivi, Shara, Sharan, Vikshata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 9.4.39). 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: “ghaṭamānā madarthe'sminhatāḥ śūrā janādhipāḥ
  • ghaṭamānā* -
  • ghaṭ -> ghaṭamāna (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √ghaṭ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √ghaṭ class 1 verb]
    ghaṭ -> ghaṭamānā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √ghaṭ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √ghaṭ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √ghaṭ class 1 verb]
  • madarthe' -
  • madartha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • asmin -
  • idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • hatāḥ -
  • hata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    hatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    han -> hata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √han class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √han class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √han class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √han class 2 verb]
    han -> hatā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √han class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √han class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √han class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √han class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √han class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √han class 2 verb]
  • śūrā* -
  • śūra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    śūrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • janādhipāḥ -
  • janādhipa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • Line 2: “śerate lohitāktāṅgāḥ pṛthivyāṃ śaravikṣatāḥ
  • śerate -
  • śī (verb class 2)
    [present middle third plural]
  • lohitā -
  • lohita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    lohita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    lohitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    luh (verb class 1)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
  • aktā -
  • akta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    akta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    aktā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aṅgāḥ -
  • aṅga (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • pṛthivyām -
  • pṛthivi (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    pṛthivī (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • śara -
  • śara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śaran (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    śaran (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • vikṣatāḥ -
  • vikṣata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vikṣatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 9.4.39

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 9.4.39 in Kannada sript:
ಘಟಮಾನಾ ಮದರ್ಥೇಽಸ್ಮಿನ್ಹತಾಃ ಶೂರಾ ಜನಾಧಿಪಾಃ ।
ಶೇರತೇ ಲೋಹಿತಾಕ್ತಾಙ್ಗಾಃ ಪೃಥಿವ್ಯಾಂ ಶರವಿಕ್ಷತಾಃ ॥ ೩೯ ॥

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 9.4.39 in Bengali sript:
ঘটমানা মদর্থেঽস্মিন্হতাঃ শূরা জনাধিপাঃ ।
শেরতে লোহিতাক্তাঙ্গাঃ পৃথিব্যাং শরবিক্ষতাঃ ॥ ৩৯ ॥

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 9.4.39 in Gujarati sript:
ઘટમાના મદર્થેઽસ્મિન્હતાઃ શૂરા જનાધિપાઃ ।
શેરતે લોહિતાક્તાઙ્ગાઃ પૃથિવ્યાં શરવિક્ષતાઃ ॥ ૩૯ ॥

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 9.4.39 in Malayalam sript:
ഘടമാനാ മദര്ഥേഽസ്മിന്ഹതാഃ ശൂരാ ജനാധിപാഃ ।
ശേരതേ ലോഹിതാക്താങ്ഗാഃ പൃഥിവ്യാം ശരവിക്ഷതാഃ ॥ ൩൯ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 9.4.39 in Telugu sript:
ఘటమానా మదర్థేఽస్మిన్హతాః శూరా జనాధిపాః ।
శేరతే లోహితాక్తాఙ్గాః పృథివ్యాం శరవిక్షతాః ॥ ౩౯ ॥

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