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 9.8.43

वध्यमाना चमूः सा तु पुत्राणां प्रेक्षतां तव ।
भेजे दिशो महाराज प्रणुन्ना दृढधन्विभिः ।
हाहाकारो महाञ्जज्ञे योधानां तव भारत ॥ ४३ ॥

vadhyamānā camūḥ sā tu putrāṇāṃ prekṣatāṃ tava |
bheje diśo mahārāja praṇunnā dṛḍhadhanvibhiḥ |
hāhākāro mahāñjajñe yodhānāṃ tava bhārata || 43 ||

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

...the command of the ruler of the Madras. Similar, the brave Pandavas, those tigers among men, desirous of victory, and the Pancalas possessed of great fame, came to...

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

Vadhya, Camu, Putra, Pra, Yushmad, Dishas, Dish, Disha, Maharaja, Maharajan, Pranunna, Dridhadhanvin, Hahakara, Maha, Mahat, Jajni, Yodha, Bharata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 9.8.43). 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: “vadhyamānā camūḥ tu putrāṇāṃ prekṣatāṃ tava
  • vadhyam -
  • vadhya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vadhya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vadhyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ānā -
  • camūḥ -
  • camū (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [accusative plural]
  • -
  • (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • putrāṇām -
  • putra (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    putra (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    putrā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • pre -
  • pra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    pra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    prā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    pra (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
    prā (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • īkṣatām -
  • īkṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperative middle third single]
  • tava -
  • yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [genitive single]
  • Line 2: “bheje diśo mahārāja praṇunnā dṛḍhadhanvibhiḥ
  • bheje -
  • bhaj (verb class 1)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
  • diśo* -
  • diśas (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    diś (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    diśa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • mahārāja -
  • mahārāja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mahārājan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    mahārājan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • praṇunnā* -
  • praṇunna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    praṇunnā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • dṛḍhadhanvibhiḥ -
  • dṛḍhadhanvin (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    dṛḍhadhanvin (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • Line 3: “hāhākāro mahāñjajñe yodhānāṃ tava bhārata
  • hāhākāro* -
  • hāhākāra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • mahāñ -
  • maha (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    mahat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • jajñe -
  • jajñi (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    jajñi (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    jan (verb class 1)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
    jan (verb class 2)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
    jan (verb class 3)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
    jan (verb class 4)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
    jñā (verb class 3)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
    jñā (verb class 9)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
  • yodhānām -
  • yodha (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    yodhā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • tava -
  • yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [genitive single]
  • bhārata -
  • bhārata (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhārata (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 9.8.43

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 9.8.43 in Kannada sript:
ವಧ್ಯಮಾನಾ ಚಮೂಃ ಸಾ ತು ಪುತ್ರಾಣಾಂ ಪ್ರೇಕ್ಷತಾಂ ತವ ।
ಭೇಜೇ ದಿಶೋ ಮಹಾರಾಜ ಪ್ರಣುನ್ನಾ ದೃಢಧನ್ವಿಭಿಃ ।
ಹಾಹಾಕಾರೋ ಮಹಾಞ್ಜಜ್ಞೇ ಯೋಧಾನಾಂ ತವ ಭಾರತ ॥ ೪೩ ॥

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 9.8.43 in Bengali sript:
বধ্যমানা চমূঃ সা তু পুত্রাণাং প্রেক্ষতাং তব ।
ভেজে দিশো মহারাজ প্রণুন্না দৃঢধন্বিভিঃ ।
হাহাকারো মহাঞ্জজ্ঞে যোধানাং তব ভারত ॥ ৪৩ ॥

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 9.8.43 in Gujarati sript:
વધ્યમાના ચમૂઃ સા તુ પુત્રાણાં પ્રેક્ષતાં તવ ।
ભેજે દિશો મહારાજ પ્રણુન્ના દૃઢધન્વિભિઃ ।
હાહાકારો મહાઞ્જજ્ઞે યોધાનાં તવ ભારત ॥ ૪૩ ॥

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 9.8.43 in Malayalam sript:
വധ്യമാനാ ചമൂഃ സാ തു പുത്രാണാം പ്രേക്ഷതാം തവ ।
ഭേജേ ദിശോ മഹാരാജ പ്രണുന്നാ ദൃഢധന്വിഭിഃ ।
ഹാഹാകാരോ മഹാഞ്ജജ്ഞേ യോധാനാം തവ ഭാരത ॥ ൪൩ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 9.8.43 in Telugu sript:
వధ్యమానా చమూః సా తు పుత్రాణాం ప్రేక్షతాం తవ ।
భేజే దిశో మహారాజ ప్రణున్నా దృఢధన్విభిః ।
హాహాకారో మహాఞ్జజ్ఞే యోధానాం తవ భారత ॥ ౪౩ ॥

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