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 9.13.21

तावुभौ पुरुषव्याघ्रौ श्वेताश्वौ धन्विनां वरौ ।
समीयतुस्तदा तूर्णं परस्परवधैषिणौ ॥ २१ ॥

tāvubhau puruṣavyāghrau śvetāśvau dhanvināṃ varau |
samīyatustadā tūrṇaṃ parasparavadhaiṣiṇau || 21 ||

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

...Nakula and Sahadeva and Satyaki of great might, encompassing Shalya, shot their arrows at him from every side. Though encompassed by those four great bowmen and mighty...

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

Ubha, Purushavyaghra, Shvetashva, Dhanvin, Vara, Samiya, Tusta, Turnam, Turna, Parasparavadhaishin,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 9.13.21). 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: “tāvubhau puruṣavyāghrau śvetāśvau dhanvināṃ varau
  • tāvu -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ubhau -
  • ubha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • puruṣavyāghrau -
  • puruṣavyāghra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • śvetāśvau -
  • śvetāśva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • dhanvinām -
  • dhanvin (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    dhanvin (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • varau -
  • vara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Line 2: “samīyatustadā tūrṇaṃ parasparavadhaiṣiṇau
  • samīya -
  • samīya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    samīya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tusta -
  • tusta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • tūrṇam -
  • tūrṇam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tūrṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    tūrṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tūrṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tvar -> tūrṇa (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √tvar class 1 verb]
    tvar -> tūrṇa (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √tvar class 1 verb], [accusative single from √tvar class 1 verb]
  • parasparavadhaiṣiṇau -
  • parasparavadhaiṣin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 9.13.21

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 9.13.21 in Kannada sript:
ತಾವುಭೌ ಪುರುಷವ್ಯಾಘ್ರೌ ಶ್ವೇತಾಶ್ವೌ ಧನ್ವಿನಾಂ ವರೌ ।
ಸಮೀಯತುಸ್ತದಾ ತೂರ್ಣಂ ಪರಸ್ಪರವಧೈಷಿಣೌ ॥ ೨೧ ॥

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 9.13.21 in Bengali sript:
তাবুভৌ পুরুষব্যাঘ্রৌ শ্বেতাশ্বৌ ধন্বিনাং বরৌ ।
সমীযতুস্তদা তূর্ণং পরস্পরবধৈষিণৌ ॥ ২১ ॥

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 9.13.21 in Gujarati sript:
તાવુભૌ પુરુષવ્યાઘ્રૌ શ્વેતાશ્વૌ ધન્વિનાં વરૌ ।
સમીયતુસ્તદા તૂર્ણં પરસ્પરવધૈષિણૌ ॥ ૨૧ ॥

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 9.13.21 in Malayalam sript:
താവുഭൌ പുരുഷവ്യാഘ്രൌ ശ്വേതാശ്വൌ ധന്വിനാം വരൌ ।
സമീയതുസ്തദാ തൂര്ണം പരസ്പരവധൈഷിണൌ ॥ ൨൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 9.13.21 in Telugu sript:
తావుభౌ పురుషవ్యాఘ్రౌ శ్వేతాశ్వౌ ధన్వినాం వరౌ ।
సమీయతుస్తదా తూర్ణం పరస్పరవధైషిణౌ ॥ ౨౧ ॥

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