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 9.7.17

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तामाशां हृदये कृत्वा समाश्वास्य च भारत ।
मद्रराजं च समरे समाश्रित्य महारथम् ।
नाथवन्तमथात्मानममन्यत सुतस्तव ॥ १७ ॥

tāmāśāṃ hṛdaye kṛtvā samāśvāsya ca bhārata |
madrarājaṃ ca samare samāśritya mahāratham |
nāthavantamathātmānamamanyata sutastava || 17 ||

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

...blown. The Kaurava warriors became very cheerful, as also the mighty car-warriors among the Madrakas. And all of them praised the royal Shalya, that ornament of battle...
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 (9.7.17). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tama, Hridaya, Kritva, Kritvan, Samashvasya, Bharata, Madraraja, Samara, Samashritya, Maharatha, Nathavat, Atha, Atman, Sut, Suta, Yushmad,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 9.7.17). 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: “tāmāśāṃ hṛdaye kṛtvā samāśvāsya ca bhārata ”
tāmā -
tāma (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
aśām -
√śā (verb class 3)

[aorist active first single]

√śā (verb class 4)

[aorist active first single]
hṛdaye -
hṛdaya (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

hṛdaya (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

hṛdayā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
kṛtvā -
kṛtvā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √kṛ]

√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √kṛ]

√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √kṛ]

√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √kṛ]

kṛtvan (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
samāśvāsya -
samāśvāsya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

samāśvāsya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
bhārata -
bhārata (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

bhārata (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
Line 2: “madrarājaṃ ca samare samāśritya mahāratham ”
madrarājam -
madrarāja (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
samare -
samara (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
samāśritya -
samāśritya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

samāśritya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
mahāratham -
mahāratha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

mahāratha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

mahārathā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
Line 3: “nāthavantamathātmānamamanyata sutastava ”
nāthavantam -
nāthavat (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
athā -
athā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

atha (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
ātmānam -
ātman (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
amanyata -
√man (verb class 4)

[imperfect middle third single], [imperfect passive third single]

√man (verb class 8)

[imperfect passive third single]
sutas -
sut (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

sut (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

suta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√su -> suta (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √su class 5 verb]

√sū -> suta (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √sū class 6 verb]

√sū -> suta (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √sū class 2 verb]

√su (verb class 2)

[present active third dual]
tava -
yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[genitive single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 9.7.17

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;

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Preview of verse 9.7.17 in Kannada sript:
ತಾಮಾಶಾಂ ಹೃದಯೇ ಕೃತ್ವಾ ಸಮಾಶ್ವಾಸ್ಯ ಚ ಭಾರತ ।
ಮದ್ರರಾಜಂ ಚ ಸಮರೇ ಸಮಾಶ್ರಿತ್ಯ ಮಹಾರಥಮ್ ।
ನಾಥವನ್ತಮಥಾತ್ಮಾನಮಮನ್ಯತ ಸುತಸ್ತವ ॥ ೧೭ ॥

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)]

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Preview of verse 9.7.17 in Bengali sript:
তামাশাং হৃদযে কৃত্বা সমাশ্বাস্য চ ভারত ।
মদ্ররাজং চ সমরে সমাশ্রিত্য মহারথম্ ।
নাথবন্তমথাত্মানমমন্যত সুতস্তব ॥ ১৭ ॥

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 9.7.17 in Gujarati sript:
તામાશાં હૃદયે કૃત્વા સમાશ્વાસ્ય ચ ભારત ।
મદ્રરાજં ચ સમરે સમાશ્રિત્ય મહારથમ્ ।
નાથવન્તમથાત્માનમમન્યત સુતસ્તવ ॥ ૧૭ ॥

Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)

1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]

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Preview of verse 9.7.17 in Malayalam sript:
താമാശാം ഹൃദയേ കൃത്വാ സമാശ്വാസ്യ ച ഭാരത ।
മദ്രരാജം ച സമരേ സമാശ്രിത്യ മഹാരഥമ് ।
നാഥവന്തമഥാത്മാനമമന്യത സുതസ്തവ ॥ ൧൭ ॥

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 9.7.17 in Telugu sript:
తామాశాం హృదయే కృత్వా సమాశ్వాస్య చ భారత ।
మద్రరాజం చ సమరే సమాశ్రిత్య మహారథమ్ ।
నాథవన్తమథాత్మానమమన్యత సుతస్తవ ॥ ౧౭ ॥

Last Updated: 17 September, 2021