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 9.13.17

अगम्यरूपा पृथिवी मांसशोणितकर्दमा ।
बभूव भरतश्रेष्ठ रुद्रस्याक्रीडनं यथा ।
भीरूणां त्रासजननी शूराणां हर्षवर्धनी ॥ १७ ॥

agamyarūpā pṛthivī māṃsaśoṇitakardamā |
babhūva bharataśreṣṭha rudrasyākrīḍanaṃ yathā |
bhīrūṇāṃ trāsajananī śūrāṇāṃ harṣavardhanī || 17 ||

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

...another bow and pierced the ruler of the Madras with two shafts and his driver with three. At this, Shalya, O monarch, excited with rage, deeply pierced all of them...

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

Agamyarupa, Prithivi, Mamsashonita, Karda, Bharatashreshtha, Rudra, Akridat, Yatha, Bhiru, Trasa, Janani, Shura, Harsha, Vardhani,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 9.13.17). 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: “agamyarūpā pṛthivī māṃsaśoṇitakardamā
  • agamyarūpā -
  • agamyarūpā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • pṛthivī -
  • pṛthivī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    pṛthivi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • māṃsaśoṇita -
  • māṃsaśoṇita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kardam -
  • karda (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • ā -
  • ā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    ā (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • Line 2: “babhūva bharataśreṣṭha rudrasyākrīḍanaṃ yathā
  • babhūva -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
  • bharataśreṣṭha -
  • bharataśreṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rudrasyā -
  • rudra (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    rudra (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • akrīḍan -
  • akrīḍat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
    krīḍ (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active third plural]
  • am -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • yathā -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • Line 3: “bhīrūṇāṃ trāsajananī śūrāṇāṃ harṣavardhanī
  • bhīrūṇām -
  • bhīru (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    bhīru (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    bhīrū (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    bhīrū (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
    bhīrū (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • trāsa -
  • trāsa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • jananī -
  • jananī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    janani (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • śūrāṇām -
  • śūra (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    śūra (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    śūrā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • harṣa -
  • harṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    harṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    hṛṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • vardhanī -
  • vardhanī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 9.13.17

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 9.13.17 in Kannada sript:
ಅಗಮ್ಯರೂಪಾ ಪೃಥಿವೀ ಮಾಂಸಶೋಣಿತಕರ್ದಮಾ ।
ಬಭೂವ ಭರತಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠ ರುದ್ರಸ್ಯಾಕ್ರೀಡನಂ ಯಥಾ ।
ಭೀರೂಣಾಂ ತ್ರಾಸಜನನೀ ಶೂರಾಣಾಂ ಹರ್ಷವರ್ಧನೀ ॥ ೧೭ ॥

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 9.13.17 in Bengali sript:
অগম্যরূপা পৃথিবী মাংসশোণিতকর্দমা ।
বভূব ভরতশ্রেষ্ঠ রুদ্রস্যাক্রীডনং যথা ।
ভীরূণাং ত্রাসজননী শূরাণাং হর্ষবর্ধনী ॥ ১৭ ॥

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 9.13.17 in Gujarati sript:
અગમ્યરૂપા પૃથિવી માંસશોણિતકર્દમા ।
બભૂવ ભરતશ્રેષ્ઠ રુદ્રસ્યાક્રીડનં યથા ।
ભીરૂણાં ત્રાસજનની શૂરાણાં હર્ષવર્ધની ॥ ૧૭ ॥

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 9.13.17 in Malayalam sript:
അഗമ്യരൂപാ പൃഥിവീ മാംസശോണിതകര്ദമാ ।
ബഭൂവ ഭരതശ്രേഷ്ഠ രുദ്രസ്യാക്രീഡനം യഥാ ।
ഭീരൂണാം ത്രാസജനനീ ശൂരാണാം ഹര്ഷവര്ധനീ ॥ ൧൭ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 9.13.17 in Telugu sript:
అగమ్యరూపా పృథివీ మాంసశోణితకర్దమా ।
బభూవ భరతశ్రేష్ఠ రుద్రస్యాక్రీడనం యథా ।
భీరూణాం త్రాసజననీ శూరాణాం హర్షవర్ధనీ ॥ ౧౭ ॥

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