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 9.13.5

तैस्तु क्षिप्ताः शरा राजन्कार्तस्वरविभूषिताः ।
अर्जुनस्य रथोपस्थं पूरयामासुरञ्जसा ॥ ५ ॥

taistu kṣiptāḥ śarā rājankārtasvaravibhūṣitāḥ |
arjunasya rathopasthaṃ pūrayāmāsurañjasā || 5 ||

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

...bowmen with five arrows, O king, which feat seemed exceedingly wonderful. With another broad-headed arrow, that mighty car-warrior then, O sire, cut off the stringed...

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

Tad, Kshipta, Shara, Rajan, Rajat, Kartasvara, Vibhushita, Arjuna, Rathopastha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 9.13.5). 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: “taistu kṣiptāḥ śarā rājankārtasvaravibhūṣitāḥ
  • tais -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • kṣiptāḥ -
  • kṣipta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    kṣiptā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    kṣip -> kṣipta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √kṣip class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √kṣip class 4 verb], [nominative plural from √kṣip class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √kṣip class 6 verb]
    kṣip -> kṣiptā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √kṣip class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √kṣip class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √kṣip class 4 verb], [nominative plural from √kṣip class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √kṣip class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √kṣip class 6 verb]
  • śarā* -
  • śara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • rājan -
  • rājan (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    rāj -> rājat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √rāj class 1 verb]
  • kārtasvara -
  • kārtasvara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vibhūṣitāḥ -
  • vibhūṣita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vibhūṣitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “arjunasya rathopasthaṃ pūrayāmāsurañjasā
  • arjunasya -
  • arjuna (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    arjuna (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • rathopastham -
  • rathopastha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • pūrayāmā -
  • pṝ (verb class 0)
    [imperative active first plural]
  • asurañ -
  • sur (verb class 6)
    [imperfect active third plural]
  • ja -
  • ja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ja (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • -
  • (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 9.13.5

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 9.13.5 in Kannada sript:
ತೈಸ್ತು ಕ್ಷಿಪ್ತಾಃ ಶರಾ ರಾಜನ್ಕಾರ್ತಸ್ವರವಿಭೂಷಿತಾಃ ।
ಅರ್ಜುನಸ್ಯ ರಥೋಪಸ್ಥಂ ಪೂರಯಾಮಾಸುರಞ್ಜಸಾ ॥ ೫ ॥

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 9.13.5 in Bengali sript:
তৈস্তু ক্ষিপ্তাঃ শরা রাজন্কার্তস্বরবিভূষিতাঃ ।
অর্জুনস্য রথোপস্থং পূরযামাসুরঞ্জসা ॥ ৫ ॥

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 9.13.5 in Gujarati sript:
તૈસ્તુ ક્ષિપ્તાઃ શરા રાજન્કાર્તસ્વરવિભૂષિતાઃ ।
અર્જુનસ્ય રથોપસ્થં પૂરયામાસુરઞ્જસા ॥ ૫ ॥

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 9.13.5 in Malayalam sript:
തൈസ്തു ക്ഷിപ്താഃ ശരാ രാജന്കാര്തസ്വരവിഭൂഷിതാഃ ।
അര്ജുനസ്യ രഥോപസ്ഥം പൂരയാമാസുരഞ്ജസാ ॥ ൫ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 9.13.5 in Telugu sript:
తైస్తు క్షిప్తాః శరా రాజన్కార్తస్వరవిభూషితాః ।
అర్జునస్య రథోపస్థం పూరయామాసురఞ్జసా ॥ ౫ ॥

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