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 9.12.43

स तु तान्सर्वतो यत्ताञ्शरैः संपीड्य मारिष ।
धर्मराजमवच्छाद्य सिंहवद्व्यनदन्मुहुः ॥ ४३ ॥

sa tu tānsarvato yattāñśaraiḥ saṃpīḍya māriṣa |
dharmarājamavacchādya siṃhavadvyanadanmuhuḥ || 43 ||

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

...carefully in that battle, thus afflicted by those mighty car-warriors, drew a formidable bow capable of bearing a great strain and of imparting great force to 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 (9.12.43). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Sarvatah, Sarvata, Yatta, Shara, Pidya, Marisha, Dharmaraj, Dharmaraja, Avat, Shadya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 9.12.43). 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: “sa tu tānsarvato yattāñśaraiḥ saṃpīḍya māriṣa
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • tān -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • sarvato* -
  • sarvataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sarvata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • yattāñś -
  • yatta (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    yat -> yatta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative plural from √yat class 1 verb]
  • śaraiḥ -
  • śara (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    śara (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • sam -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • pīḍya -
  • pīḍ -> pīḍya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √pīḍ]
    pīḍ -> pīḍya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √pīḍ class 10 verb]
    pīḍ -> pīḍya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √pīḍ class 10 verb]
  • māriṣa -
  • māriṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “dharmarājamavacchādya siṃhavadvyanadanmuhuḥ
  • dharmarājam -
  • dharmarāja (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dharmarājan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    dharmarāj (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • avacch -
  • avat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    avat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    u -> avat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √u class 1 verb], [vocative single from √u class 1 verb], [accusative single from √u class 1 verb]
  • śādya -
  • śad -> śādya (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √śad]
    śad -> śādya (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √śad]
    śad -> śādya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √śad]
    śad -> śādya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √śad class 1 verb], [vocative single from √śad class 6 verb], [vocative single from √śad]
    śad -> śādya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √śad class 1 verb], [vocative single from √śad class 6 verb], [vocative single from √śad]
  • Cannot analyse siṃhavadvyanadanmuhuḥ

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 9.12.43

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 9.12.43 in Kannada sript:
ಸ ತು ತಾನ್ಸರ್ವತೋ ಯತ್ತಾಞ್ಶರೈಃ ಸಂಪೀಡ್ಯ ಮಾರಿಷ ।
ಧರ್ಮರಾಜಮವಚ್ಛಾದ್ಯ ಸಿಂಹವದ್ವ್ಯನದನ್ಮುಹುಃ ॥ ೪೩ ॥

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 9.12.43 in Bengali sript:
স তু তান্সর্বতো যত্তাঞ্শরৈঃ সংপীড্য মারিষ ।
ধর্মরাজমবচ্ছাদ্য সিংহবদ্ব্যনদন্মুহুঃ ॥ ৪৩ ॥

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 9.12.43 in Gujarati sript:
સ તુ તાન્સર્વતો યત્તાઞ્શરૈઃ સંપીડ્ય મારિષ ।
ધર્મરાજમવચ્છાદ્ય સિંહવદ્વ્યનદન્મુહુઃ ॥ ૪૩ ॥

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 9.12.43 in Malayalam sript:
സ തു താന്സര്വതോ യത്താഞ്ശരൈഃ സംപീഡ്യ മാരിഷ ।
ധര്മരാജമവച്ഛാദ്യ സിംഹവദ്വ്യനദന്മുഹുഃ ॥ ൪൩ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 9.12.43 in Telugu sript:
స తు తాన్సర్వతో యత్తాఞ్శరైః సంపీడ్య మారిష ।
ధర్మరాజమవచ్ఛాద్య సింహవద్వ్యనదన్ముహుః ॥ ౪౩ ॥

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