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 9.12.39

ते शरा मद्रराजेन प्रेषिता रणमूर्धनि ।
संपतन्तः स्म दृश्यन्ते शलभानां व्रजा इव ॥ ३९ ॥

te śarā madrarājena preṣitā raṇamūrdhani |
saṃpatantaḥ sma dṛśyante śalabhānāṃ vrajā iva || 39 ||

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

...loud sounds of applause were heard, and the Siddhas (who witnessed the encounter) became filled with delight. The ascetics, assembled together (for witnessing 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 (9.12.39). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tad, Yushmad, Shara, Madraraja, Preshita, Ranamurdhan, Sampat, Tas, Sma, Shalabha, Vraja, Iva,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 9.12.39). 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: “te śarā madrarājena preṣitā raṇamūrdhani
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • śarā* -
  • śara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • madrarājena -
  • madrarāja (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • preṣitā* -
  • preṣita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    preṣitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • raṇamūrdhani -
  • raṇamūrdhan (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • Line 2: “saṃpatantaḥ sma dṛśyante śalabhānāṃ vrajā iva
  • sampatan -
  • sampat (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
    sampat (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • taḥ -
  • tas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sma -
  • sma (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sman (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • dṛśyante -
  • dṛś (verb class 1)
    [present passive third plural]
  • śalabhānām -
  • śalabha (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    śalabhā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • vrajā* -
  • vraja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 9.12.39

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 9.12.39 in Kannada sript:
ತೇ ಶರಾ ಮದ್ರರಾಜೇನ ಪ್ರೇಷಿತಾ ರಣಮೂರ್ಧನಿ ।
ಸಂಪತನ್ತಃ ಸ್ಮ ದೃಶ್ಯನ್ತೇ ಶಲಭಾನಾಂ ವ್ರಜಾ ಇವ ॥ ೩೯ ॥

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 9.12.39 in Bengali sript:
তে শরা মদ্ররাজেন প্রেষিতা রণমূর্ধনি ।
সংপতন্তঃ স্ম দৃশ্যন্তে শলভানাং ব্রজা ইব ॥ ৩৯ ॥

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 9.12.39 in Gujarati sript:
તે શરા મદ્રરાજેન પ્રેષિતા રણમૂર્ધનિ ।
સંપતન્તઃ સ્મ દૃશ્યન્તે શલભાનાં વ્રજા ઇવ ॥ ૩૯ ॥

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 9.12.39 in Malayalam sript:
തേ ശരാ മദ്രരാജേന പ്രേഷിതാ രണമൂര്ധനി ।
സംപതന്തഃ സ്മ ദൃശ്യന്തേ ശലഭാനാം വ്രജാ ഇവ ॥ ൩൯ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 9.12.39 in Telugu sript:
తే శరా మద్రరాజేన ప్రేషితా రణమూర్ధని ।
సంపతన్తః స్మ దృశ్యన్తే శలభానాం వ్రజా ఇవ ॥ ౩౯ ॥

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