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 9.11.9

मण्डलावर्तमार्गेषु गदाविहरणेषु च ।
निर्विशेषमभूद्युद्धं तयोः पुरुषसिंहयोः ॥ ९ ॥

maṇḍalāvartamārgeṣu gadāviharaṇeṣu ca |
nirviśeṣamabhūdyuddhaṃ tayoḥ puruṣasiṃhayoḥ || 9 ||

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

...Beholding Shalya impetuously rushing towards him with horsemen and foot-soldiers, king Yudhishthira, filled with wrath, checked him with keen shafts, even as an infuriate...

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

Mandala, Ritam, Rita, Arga, Gada, Gadi, Iha, Rana, Nirvishesha, Yuddha, Tad, Purushasimha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 9.11.9). 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: “maṇḍalāvartamārgeṣu gadāviharaṇeṣu ca
  • maṇḍalāva -
  • maṇḍala (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ar -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ṛtam -
  • ṛtam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ṛta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ṛta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ā -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • argeṣu -
  • arga (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
  • gadāvi -
  • gada (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    gadi (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • iha -
  • iha (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • raṇeṣu -
  • raṇa (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    raṇa (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “nirviśeṣamabhūdyuddhaṃ tayoḥ puruṣasiṃhayoḥ
  • nirviśeṣam -
  • nirviśeṣa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nirviśeṣa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    nirviśeṣā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • abhūd -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [aorist active third single]
  • yuddham -
  • yuddha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    yuddha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    yuddhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    yudh -> yuddha (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √yudh class 1 verb], [accusative single from √yudh class 4 verb]
    yudh -> yuddha (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √yudh class 1 verb], [accusative single from √yudh class 1 verb], [nominative single from √yudh class 4 verb], [accusative single from √yudh class 4 verb]
  • tayoḥ -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    (noun, feminine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    (noun, feminine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
  • puruṣasiṃhayoḥ -
  • puruṣasiṃha (noun, masculine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 9.11.9

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 9.11.9 in Kannada sript:
ಮಣ್ಡಲಾವರ್ತಮಾರ್ಗೇಷು ಗದಾವಿಹರಣೇಷು ಚ ।
ನಿರ್ವಿಶೇಷಮಭೂದ್ಯುದ್ಧಂ ತಯೋಃ ಪುರುಷಸಿಂಹಯೋಃ ॥ ೯ ॥

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 9.11.9 in Bengali sript:
মণ্ডলাবর্তমার্গেষু গদাবিহরণেষু চ ।
নির্বিশেষমভূদ্যুদ্ধং তযোঃ পুরুষসিংহযোঃ ॥ ৯ ॥

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 9.11.9 in Gujarati sript:
મણ્ડલાવર્તમાર્ગેષુ ગદાવિહરણેષુ ચ ।
નિર્વિશેષમભૂદ્યુદ્ધં તયોઃ પુરુષસિંહયોઃ ॥ ૯ ॥

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 9.11.9 in Malayalam sript:
മണ്ഡലാവര്തമാര്ഗേഷു ഗദാവിഹരണേഷു ച ।
നിര്വിശേഷമഭൂദ്യുദ്ധം തയോഃ പുരുഷസിംഹയോഃ ॥ ൯ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 9.11.9 in Telugu sript:
మణ్డలావర్తమార్గేషు గదావిహరణేషు చ ।
నిర్విశేషమభూద్యుద్ధం తయోః పురుషసింహయోః ॥ ౯ ॥

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