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 9.11.27

ततस्तु तावकाः शूरा नानाशस्त्रसमायुताः ।
नानावादित्रशब्देन पाण्डुसेनामयोधयन् ॥ २७ ॥

tatastu tāvakāḥ śūrā nānāśastrasamāyutāḥ |
nānāvāditraśabdena pāṇḍusenāmayodhayan || 27 ||

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

...ratri (Death Night), exceedingly destructive of the lives of elephants and steeds and human beings, twined round with cloth of gold, looking like a blazing meteor...

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

Tatah, Tad, Tata, Tavaka, Shura, Nanashastra, Samayuta, Nana, Adi, Adin, Tri, Tra, Ashabda, Pandu, Sena, Aya, Ayas, Dha, Yat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 9.11.27). 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: “tatastu tāvakāḥ śūrā nānāśastrasamāyutāḥ
  • tatas -
  • 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]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • tāvakāḥ -
  • tāvaka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • śūrā* -
  • śūra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    śūrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • nānāśastra -
  • nānāśastra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nānāśastra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • samāyutāḥ -
  • samāyuta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    samāyutā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “nānāvāditraśabdena pāṇḍusenāmayodhayan
  • nānāvā -
  • nāna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ādi -
  • ādi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ādi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ādi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ādin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ādin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • tra -
  • tṛ (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    tra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • aśabdena -
  • aśabda (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    aśabda (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • pāṇḍu -
  • pāṇḍu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    pāṇḍu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    pāṇḍu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • senām -
  • senā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • ayo -
  • ayas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    aya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    i (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • dha -
  • dha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yan -
  • yat (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    i -> yat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 9.11.27

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 9.11.27 in Kannada sript:
ತತಸ್ತು ತಾವಕಾಃ ಶೂರಾ ನಾನಾಶಸ್ತ್ರಸಮಾಯುತಾಃ ।
ನಾನಾವಾದಿತ್ರಶಬ್ದೇನ ಪಾಣ್ಡುಸೇನಾಮಯೋಧಯನ್ ॥ ೨೭ ॥

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 9.11.27 in Bengali sript:
ততস্তু তাবকাঃ শূরা নানাশস্ত্রসমাযুতাঃ ।
নানাবাদিত্রশব্দেন পাণ্ডুসেনামযোধযন্ ॥ ২৭ ॥

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 9.11.27 in Gujarati sript:
તતસ્તુ તાવકાઃ શૂરા નાનાશસ્ત્રસમાયુતાઃ ।
નાનાવાદિત્રશબ્દેન પાણ્ડુસેનામયોધયન્ ॥ ૨૭ ॥

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 9.11.27 in Malayalam sript:
തതസ്തു താവകാഃ ശൂരാ നാനാശസ്ത്രസമായുതാഃ ।
നാനാവാദിത്രശബ്ദേന പാണ്ഡുസേനാമയോധയന് ॥ ൨൭ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 9.11.27 in Telugu sript:
తతస్తు తావకాః శూరా నానాశస్త్రసమాయుతాః ।
నానావాదిత్రశబ్దేన పాణ్డుసేనామయోధయన్ ॥ ౨౭ ॥

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