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 9.14.19

ततस्तु सशरं चापं नकुलस्य महात्मनः ।
मद्रेश्वरः क्षुरप्रेण तदा चिच्छेद मारिष ।
तदशीर्यत विच्छिन्नं धनुः शल्यस्य सायकैः ॥ १९ ॥

tatastu saśaraṃ cāpaṃ nakulasya mahātmanaḥ |
madreśvaraḥ kṣurapreṇa tadā ciccheda māriṣa |
tadaśīryata vicchinnaṃ dhanuḥ śalyasya sāyakaiḥ || 19 ||

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

...mace coursing towards him like the Destroyer himself in rage, Pandu’s son Arjuna quickly cut it off with five excellent shafts. Cut off with Partha’s shafts in that...

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

Tatah, Tad, Tata, Sashara, Capa, Nakula, Mahatman, Madreshvara, Kshurapra, Tada, Marisha, Shiri, Shirin, Shirya, Vicchinna, Dhanu, Dhanus, Shalya, Sayaka,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 9.14.19). 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: “tatastu saśaraṃ cāpaṃ nakulasya mahātmanaḥ
  • tatas -
  • tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    tata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tan -> tata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • saśaram -
  • saśara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    saśara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    saśarā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • cāpam -
  • cāpa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    cāpa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • nakulasya -
  • nakula (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    nakula (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • mahātmanaḥ -
  • mahātman (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    mahātman (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • Line 2: “madreśvaraḥ kṣurapreṇa tadā ciccheda māriṣa
  • madreśvaraḥ -
  • madreśvara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kṣurapreṇa -
  • kṣurapra (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    kṣurapra (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • tadā -
  • tadā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tadā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ciccheda -
  • chid (verb class 7)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    chid (verb class 9)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • māriṣa -
  • māriṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 3: “tadaśīryata vicchinnaṃ dhanuḥ śalyasya sāyakaiḥ
  • tada -
  • tada (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tada (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śīrya -
  • śīri (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    śīrī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    śīrin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
    śīrya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śīrya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śṝ -> śīrya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √śṝ]
  • ata -
  • at (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • vicchinnam -
  • vicchinna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vicchinna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vicchinnā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • dhanuḥ -
  • dhanus (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    dhanu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    dhanu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śalyasya -
  • śalya (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    śalya (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    śal -> śalya (participle, masculine)
    [genitive single from √śal class 10 verb]
    śal -> śalya (participle, neuter)
    [genitive single from √śal class 10 verb]
  • sāyakaiḥ -
  • sāyaka (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    sāyaka (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 9.14.19

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 9.14.19 in Kannada sript:
ತತಸ್ತು ಸಶರಂ ಚಾಪಂ ನಕುಲಸ್ಯ ಮಹಾತ್ಮನಃ ।
ಮದ್ರೇಶ್ವರಃ ಕ್ಷುರಪ್ರೇಣ ತದಾ ಚಿಚ್ಛೇದ ಮಾರಿಷ ।
ತದಶೀರ್ಯತ ವಿಚ್ಛಿನ್ನಂ ಧನುಃ ಶಲ್ಯಸ್ಯ ಸಾಯಕೈಃ ॥ ೧೯ ॥

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 9.14.19 in Bengali sript:
ততস্তু সশরং চাপং নকুলস্য মহাত্মনঃ ।
মদ্রেশ্বরঃ ক্ষুরপ্রেণ তদা চিচ্ছেদ মারিষ ।
তদশীর্যত বিচ্ছিন্নং ধনুঃ শল্যস্য সাযকৈঃ ॥ ১৯ ॥

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 9.14.19 in Gujarati sript:
તતસ્તુ સશરં ચાપં નકુલસ્ય મહાત્મનઃ ।
મદ્રેશ્વરઃ ક્ષુરપ્રેણ તદા ચિચ્છેદ મારિષ ।
તદશીર્યત વિચ્છિન્નં ધનુઃ શલ્યસ્ય સાયકૈઃ ॥ ૧૯ ॥

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 9.14.19 in Malayalam sript:
തതസ്തു സശരം ചാപം നകുലസ്യ മഹാത്മനഃ ।
മദ്രേശ്വരഃ ക്ഷുരപ്രേണ തദാ ചിച്ഛേദ മാരിഷ ।
തദശീര്യത വിച്ഛിന്നം ധനുഃ ശല്യസ്യ സായകൈഃ ॥ ൧൯ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 9.14.19 in Telugu sript:
తతస్తు సశరం చాపం నకులస్య మహాత్మనః ।
మద్రేశ్వరః క్షురప్రేణ తదా చిచ్ఛేద మారిష ।
తదశీర్యత విచ్ఛిన్నం ధనుః శల్యస్య సాయకైః ॥ ౧౯ ॥

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