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 9.14.21

युधिष्ठिरस्तु मद्रेशं सहदेवश्च मारिष ।
दशभिर्दशभिर्बाणैरुरस्येनमविध्यताम् ॥ २१ ॥

yudhiṣṭhirastu madreśaṃ sahadevaśca māriṣa |
daśabhirdaśabhirbāṇairurasyenamavidhyatām || 21 ||

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

...three other shafts. Though deeply pierced by the mighty Partha, Drona’s son, however, of great might, relying upon his own manliness, showed no sign of fear or agitation...

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

Yudhishthira, Madresha, Sahadeva, Marisha, Dashan, Bana, Urasya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 9.14.21). 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: “yudhiṣṭhirastu madreśaṃ sahadevaśca māriṣa
  • yudhiṣṭhiras -
  • yudhiṣṭhira (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • madreśam -
  • madreśa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • sahadevaś -
  • sahadeva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • māriṣa -
  • māriṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “daśabhirdaśabhirbāṇairurasyenamavidhyatām
  • daśabhir -
  • daśan (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    daśan (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • daśabhir -
  • daśan (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    daśan (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • bāṇair -
  • bāṇa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    bāṇa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • urasyena -
  • urasya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    urasya (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • mavi -
  • mu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • idhyatām -
  • indh (verb class 7)
    [imperative passive third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 9.14.21

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 9.14.21 in Kannada sript:
ಯುಧಿಷ್ಠಿರಸ್ತು ಮದ್ರೇಶಂ ಸಹದೇವಶ್ಚ ಮಾರಿಷ ।
ದಶಭಿರ್ದಶಭಿರ್ಬಾಣೈರುರಸ್ಯೇನಮವಿಧ್ಯತಾಮ್ ॥ 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 9.14.21 in Bengali sript:
যুধিষ্ঠিরস্তু মদ্রেশং সহদেবশ্চ মারিষ ।
দশভির্দশভির্বাণৈরুরস্যেনমবিধ্যতাম্ ॥ 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 9.14.21 in Gujarati sript:
યુધિષ્ઠિરસ્તુ મદ્રેશં સહદેવશ્ચ મારિષ ।
દશભિર્દશભિર્બાણૈરુરસ્યેનમવિધ્યતામ્ ॥ 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 9.14.21 in Malayalam sript:
യുധിഷ്ഠിരസ്തു മദ്രേശം സഹദേവശ്ച മാരിഷ ।
ദശഭിര്ദശഭിര്ബാണൈരുരസ്യേനമവിധ്യതാമ് ॥ ൨൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 9.14.21 in Telugu sript:
యుధిష్ఠిరస్తు మద్రేశం సహదేవశ్చ మారిష ।
దశభిర్దశభిర్బాణైరురస్యేనమవిధ్యతామ్ ॥ ౨౧ ॥

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