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 9.9.42

ततोऽधिरुह्य नकुलः सुतसोमस्य तं रथम् ।
शुशुभे भरतश्रेष्ठो गिरिस्थ इव केसरी ।
सोऽन्यत्कार्मुकमादाय सुषेणं समयोधयत् ॥ ४२ ॥

tato'dhiruhya nakulaḥ sutasomasya taṃ ratham |
śuśubhe bharataśreṣṭho giristha iva kesarī |
so'nyatkārmukamādāya suṣeṇaṃ samayodhayat || 42 ||

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

...on the field their dear sons and brothers and maternal, uncles and sister’s sons and relatives by marriage and other kinsmen. Urging their steeds and elephants 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 (9.9.42). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tatah, Tad, Tata, Nakula, Sutasoma, Ratha, Bharatashreshtha, Giri, Tha, Iva, Kesarin, Kesari, Sushena, Samaya, Dha, Yat, Yad,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 9.9.42). 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: “tato'dhiruhya nakulaḥ sutasomasya taṃ ratham
  • tato' -
  • tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    tata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tan -> tata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
  • adhiruhya -
  • adhiruh -> adhiruhya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √adhiruh]
  • nakulaḥ -
  • nakula (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sutasomasya -
  • sutasoma (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    sutasoma (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • tam -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • ratham -
  • ratha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “śuśubhe bharataśreṣṭho giristha iva kesarī
  • śuśubhe -
  • śubh (verb class 1)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
    śubh (verb class 6)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
  • bharataśreṣṭho* -
  • bharataśreṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • giris -
  • giri (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    giri (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tha* -
  • tha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • kesarī -
  • kesarī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    kesarī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    kesarin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 3: “so'nyatkārmukamādāya suṣeṇaṃ samayodhayat
  • Cannot analyse so'nyatkārmukamādāya*su
  • suṣeṇam -
  • suṣeṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    suṣeṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    suṣeṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • samayo -
  • samaya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • dha -
  • dha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yat -
  • yat (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    yat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    i -> yat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 9.9.42

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 9.9.42 in Kannada sript:
ತತೋಽಧಿರುಹ್ಯ ನಕುಲಃ ಸುತಸೋಮಸ್ಯ ತಂ ರಥಮ್ ।
ಶುಶುಭೇ ಭರತಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠೋ ಗಿರಿಸ್ಥ ಇವ ಕೇಸರೀ ।
ಸೋಽನ್ಯತ್ಕಾರ್ಮುಕಮಾದಾಯ ಸುಷೇಣಂ ಸಮಯೋಧಯತ್ ॥ ೪೨ ॥

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 9.9.42 in Bengali sript:
ততোঽধিরুহ্য নকুলঃ সুতসোমস্য তং রথম্ ।
শুশুভে ভরতশ্রেষ্ঠো গিরিস্থ ইব কেসরী ।
সোঽন্যত্কার্মুকমাদায সুষেণং সমযোধযত্ ॥ ৪২ ॥

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 9.9.42 in Gujarati sript:
તતોઽધિરુહ્ય નકુલઃ સુતસોમસ્ય તં રથમ્ ।
શુશુભે ભરતશ્રેષ્ઠો ગિરિસ્થ ઇવ કેસરી ।
સોઽન્યત્કાર્મુકમાદાય સુષેણં સમયોધયત્ ॥ ૪૨ ॥

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 9.9.42 in Malayalam sript:
തതോഽധിരുഹ്യ നകുലഃ സുതസോമസ്യ തം രഥമ് ।
ശുശുഭേ ഭരതശ്രേഷ്ഠോ ഗിരിസ്ഥ ഇവ കേസരീ ।
സോഽന്യത്കാര്മുകമാദായ സുഷേണം സമയോധയത് ॥ ൪൨ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 9.9.42 in Telugu sript:
తతోఽధిరుహ్య నకులః సుతసోమస్య తం రథమ్ ।
శుశుభే భరతశ్రేష్ఠో గిరిస్థ ఇవ కేసరీ ।
సోఽన్యత్కార్ముకమాదాయ సుషేణం సమయోధయత్ ॥ ౪౨ ॥

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