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 9.10.37

ऋश्यवर्णाञ्जघानाश्वान्भोजो भीमस्य संयुगे ।
सोऽवतीर्य रथोपस्थाद्धताश्वः पाण्डुनन्दनः ।
कालो दण्डमिवोद्यम्य गदापाणिरयुध्यत ॥ ३७ ॥

ṛśyavarṇāñjaghānāśvānbhojo bhīmasya saṃyuge |
so'vatīrya rathopasthāddhatāśvaḥ pāṇḍunandanaḥ |
kālo daṇḍamivodyamya gadāpāṇirayudhyata || 37 ||

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

...slaughtering each other, they became much agitated like two streams in the season of rains. During the progress of that dreadful battle, O monarch, a great fear entered...

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

Rishya, Varna, Ashva, Bhoj, Bhoja, Bhima, Samyuga, Sah, Avatirya, Rathopastha, Hatashva, Pandu, Nandana, Kala, Danda, Iva, Udyamya, Gadapani,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 9.10.37). 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: “ṛśyavarṇāñjaghānāśvānbhojo bhīmasya saṃyuge
  • ṛśya -
  • ṛśya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ṛśya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • varṇāñ -
  • varṇa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • jaghānā -
  • han (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    han (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • aśvān -
  • aśva (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • bhojo* -
  • bhoj (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    bhoj (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    bhoja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhīmasya -
  • bhīma (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    bhīma (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • saṃyuge -
  • saṃyuga (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • Line 2: “so'vatīrya rathopasthāddhatāśvaḥ pāṇḍunandanaḥ
  • so' -
  • saḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    so (noun, feminine)
    [compound]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • avatīrya -
  • avatṝ -> avatīrya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √avatṝ]
    avatṝ -> avatīrya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √avatṝ]
    avatṝ -> avatīrya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √avatṝ]
    avatīrya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    avatīrya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rathopasthāddh -
  • rathopastha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • hatāśvaḥ -
  • hatāśva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • pāṇḍu -
  • pāṇḍu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    pāṇḍu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    pāṇḍu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • nandanaḥ -
  • nandana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 3: “kālo daṇḍamivodyamya gadāpāṇirayudhyata
  • kālo* -
  • kāla (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • daṇḍam -
  • daṇḍa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    daṇḍā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ivo -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • udyamya -
  • udyamya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    udyamya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • gadāpāṇir -
  • gadāpāṇi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ayudhyata -
  • yudh (verb class 1)
    [imperfect passive third single]
    yudh (verb class 4)
    [imperfect middle third single], [imperfect passive third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 9.10.37

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 9.10.37 in Kannada sript:
ಋಶ್ಯವರ್ಣಾಞ್ಜಘಾನಾಶ್ವಾನ್ಭೋಜೋ ಭೀಮಸ್ಯ ಸಂಯುಗೇ ।
ಸೋಽವತೀರ್ಯ ರಥೋಪಸ್ಥಾದ್ಧತಾಶ್ವಃ ಪಾಣ್ಡುನನ್ದನಃ ।
ಕಾಲೋ ದಣ್ಡಮಿವೋದ್ಯಮ್ಯ ಗದಾಪಾಣಿರಯುಧ್ಯತ ॥ ೩೭ ॥

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 9.10.37 in Bengali sript:
ঋশ্যবর্ণাঞ্জঘানাশ্বান্ভোজো ভীমস্য সংযুগে ।
সোঽবতীর্য রথোপস্থাদ্ধতাশ্বঃ পাণ্ডুনন্দনঃ ।
কালো দণ্ডমিবোদ্যম্য গদাপাণিরযুধ্যত ॥ ৩৭ ॥

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 9.10.37 in Gujarati sript:
ઋશ્યવર્ણાઞ્જઘાનાશ્વાન્ભોજો ભીમસ્ય સંયુગે ।
સોઽવતીર્ય રથોપસ્થાદ્ધતાશ્વઃ પાણ્ડુનન્દનઃ ।
કાલો દણ્ડમિવોદ્યમ્ય ગદાપાણિરયુધ્યત ॥ ૩૭ ॥

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 9.10.37 in Malayalam sript:
ഋശ്യവര്ണാഞ്ജഘാനാശ്വാന്ഭോജോ ഭീമസ്യ സംയുഗേ ।
സോഽവതീര്യ രഥോപസ്ഥാദ്ധതാശ്വഃ പാണ്ഡുനന്ദനഃ ।
കാലോ ദണ്ഡമിവോദ്യമ്യ ഗദാപാണിരയുധ്യത ॥ ൩൭ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 9.10.37 in Telugu sript:
ఋశ్యవర్ణాఞ్జఘానాశ్వాన్భోజో భీమస్య సంయుగే ।
సోఽవతీర్య రథోపస్థాద్ధతాశ్వః పాణ్డునన్దనః ।
కాలో దణ్డమివోద్యమ్య గదాపాణిరయుధ్యత ॥ ౩౭ ॥

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