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 9.11.46

हत विध्यत गृह्णीत प्रहरध्वं निकृन्तत ।
इति स्म वाचः श्रूयन्ते तव तेषां च वै बले ॥ ४६ ॥

hata vidhyata gṛhṇīta praharadhvaṃ nikṛntata |
iti sma vācaḥ śrūyante tava teṣāṃ ca vai bale || 46 ||

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

...the impetuosity of Bhima in battle. Similarly, save Bhima, there is no other warrior that can venture to endure the force of the mace of the illustrious king of the...

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

Hata, Prahara, Dhu, Iti, Sma, Vac, Vaca, Yushmad, Tad, Bala, Bali,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 9.11.46). 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: “hata vidhyata gṛhṇīta praharadhvaṃ nikṛntata
  • hata -
  • hata (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    hata (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    han -> hata (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √han class 1 verb], [vocative single from √han class 2 verb]
    han -> hata (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √han class 1 verb], [vocative single from √han class 2 verb]
    han (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second plural]
  • vidhyata -
  • vyadh (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second plural]
  • gṛhṇīta -
  • grah (verb class 9)
    [imperative active second plural]
  • prahara -
  • prahara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dhva -
  • dhu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    dhū (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
  • am -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ap (noun, feminine)
    [compound]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • ni -
  • ni (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ni (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ni (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    ni (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • kṛntata -
  • kṛt (verb class 6)
    [imperative active second plural]
  • Line 2: “iti sma vācaḥ śrūyante tava teṣāṃ ca vai bale
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • sma -
  • sma (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sman (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • vācaḥ -
  • vāc (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    vāca (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śrūyante -
  • śru (verb class 5)
    [present passive third plural]
  • tava -
  • yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [genitive single]
  • teṣām -
  • tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vai -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
  • bale -
  • bala (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bala (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    balā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    bali (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 9.11.46

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 9.11.46 in Kannada sript:
ಹತ ವಿಧ್ಯತ ಗೃಹ್ಣೀತ ಪ್ರಹರಧ್ವಂ ನಿಕೃನ್ತತ ।
ಇತಿ ಸ್ಮ ವಾಚಃ ಶ್ರೂಯನ್ತೇ ತವ ತೇಷಾಂ ಚ ವೈ ಬಲೇ ॥ ೪೬ ॥

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 9.11.46 in Bengali sript:
হত বিধ্যত গৃহ্ণীত প্রহরধ্বং নিকৃন্তত ।
ইতি স্ম বাচঃ শ্রূযন্তে তব তেষাং চ বৈ বলে ॥ ৪৬ ॥

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 9.11.46 in Gujarati sript:
હત વિધ્યત ગૃહ્ણીત પ્રહરધ્વં નિકૃન્તત ।
ઇતિ સ્મ વાચઃ શ્રૂયન્તે તવ તેષાં ચ વૈ બલે ॥ ૪૬ ॥

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 9.11.46 in Malayalam sript:
ഹത വിധ്യത ഗൃഹ്ണീത പ്രഹരധ്വം നികൃന്തത ।
ഇതി സ്മ വാചഃ ശ്രൂയന്തേ തവ തേഷാം ച വൈ ബലേ ॥ ൪൬ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 9.11.46 in Telugu sript:
హత విధ్యత గృహ్ణీత ప్రహరధ్వం నికృన్తత ।
ఇతి స్మ వాచః శ్రూయన్తే తవ తేషాం చ వై బలే ॥ ౪౬ ॥

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