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 9.13.38

त्रिशिखां भ्रुकुटीं कृत्वा सृक्किणी परिलेलिहन् ।
उद्वीक्ष्य सुरथं रोषाद्धनुर्ज्यामवमृज्य च ।
मुमोच तीक्ष्णं नाराचं यमदण्डसमद्युतिम् ॥ ३८ ॥

triśikhāṃ bhrukuṭīṃ kṛtvā sṛkkiṇī parilelihan |
udvīkṣya surathaṃ roṣāddhanurjyāmavamṛjya ca |
mumoca tīkṣṇaṃ nārācaṃ yamadaṇḍasamadyutim || 38 ||

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

...Though struck with keen arrows and though they looked like porcupines in consequence of those arrows sticking to their limbs, still your troops, O bull of Bharata...

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

Trishikha, Bhrukuti, Kritva, Kritvan, Parila, Lihat, Udvikshya, Suratha, Rosha, Hanu, Jya, Ava, Tikshna, Naraca, Yamadanda, Samadyuti,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 9.13.38). 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: “triśikhāṃ bhrukuṭīṃ kṛtvā sṛkkiṇī parilelihan
  • triśikhām -
  • triśikhā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • bhrukuṭīm -
  • bhrukuṭī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • kṛtvā -
  • kṛtvā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛtvan (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Cannot analyse sṛkkiṇī*pa
  • parile -
  • parila (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • lihan -
  • lih -> lihat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √lih class 2 verb], [vocative single from √lih class 2 verb]
  • Line 2: “udvīkṣya surathaṃ roṣāddhanurjyāmavamṛjya ca
  • udvīkṣya -
  • udvīkṣya (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • suratham -
  • suratha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    suratha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    surathā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • roṣāddh -
  • roṣa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • hanur -
  • hanu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    hanu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • jyām -
  • ji (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    jyā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • avam -
  • ava (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • ṛjya -
  • ṛñj -> ṛjya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √ṛñj]
    ṛñj -> ṛjya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √ṛñj]
    ṛñj -> ṛjya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √ṛñj]
    ṛñj -> ṛjya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √ṛñj]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 3: “mumoca tīkṣṇaṃ nārācaṃ yamadaṇḍasamadyutim
  • mumoca -
  • muc (verb class 6)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    muc (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • tīkṣṇam -
  • tīkṣṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    tīkṣṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tīkṣṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • nārācam -
  • nārāca (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nārāca (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • yamadaṇḍa -
  • yamadaṇḍa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • samadyutim -
  • samadyuti (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    samadyuti (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 9.13.38

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 9.13.38 in Kannada sript:
ತ್ರಿಶಿಖಾಂ ಭ್ರುಕುಟೀಂ ಕೃತ್ವಾ ಸೃಕ್ಕಿಣೀ ಪರಿಲೇಲಿಹನ್ ।
ಉದ್ವೀಕ್ಷ್ಯ ಸುರಥಂ ರೋಷಾದ್ಧನುರ್ಜ್ಯಾಮವಮೃಜ್ಯ ಚ ।
ಮುಮೋಚ ತೀಕ್ಷ್ಣಂ ನಾರಾಚಂ ಯಮದಣ್ಡಸಮದ್ಯುತಿಮ್ ॥ ೩೮ ॥

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 9.13.38 in Bengali sript:
ত্রিশিখাং ভ্রুকুটীং কৃত্বা সৃক্কিণী পরিলেলিহন্ ।
উদ্বীক্ষ্য সুরথং রোষাদ্ধনুর্জ্যামবমৃজ্য চ ।
মুমোচ তীক্ষ্ণং নারাচং যমদণ্ডসমদ্যুতিম্ ॥ ৩৮ ॥

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 9.13.38 in Gujarati sript:
ત્રિશિખાં ભ્રુકુટીં કૃત્વા સૃક્કિણી પરિલેલિહન્ ।
ઉદ્વીક્ષ્ય સુરથં રોષાદ્ધનુર્જ્યામવમૃજ્ય ચ ।
મુમોચ તીક્ષ્ણં નારાચં યમદણ્ડસમદ્યુતિમ્ ॥ ૩૮ ॥

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 9.13.38 in Malayalam sript:
ത്രിശിഖാം ഭ്രുകുടീം കൃത്വാ സൃക്കിണീ പരിലേലിഹന് ।
ഉദ്വീക്ഷ്യ സുരഥം രോഷാദ്ധനുര്ജ്യാമവമൃജ്യ ച ।
മുമോച തീക്ഷ്ണം നാരാചം യമദണ്ഡസമദ്യുതിമ് ॥ ൩൮ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 9.13.38 in Telugu sript:
త్రిశిఖాం భ్రుకుటీం కృత్వా సృక్కిణీ పరిలేలిహన్ ।
ఉద్వీక్ష్య సురథం రోషాద్ధనుర్జ్యామవమృజ్య చ ।
ముమోచ తీక్ష్ణం నారాచం యమదణ్డసమద్యుతిమ్ ॥ ౩౮ ॥

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