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 9.15.50

साश्वसूतध्वजरथान्रथिनः पातयन्बहून् ।
आक्रीडदेको बलवान्पवनस्तोयदानिव ॥ ५० ॥

sāśvasūtadhvajarathānrathinaḥ pātayanbahūn |
ākrīḍadeko balavānpavanastoyadāniva || 50 ||

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

...heroes in the world. Observant of Kshatriya duties, I will fight with my maternal uncle, you lords of Earth, firmly resolved to either obtain victory or be slain....

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

Sashva, Suta, Dhvaja, Ratha, Rathi, Rathin, Rathina, Patayat, Bahu, Akrida, Kah, Balavat, Pavana, Toyada, Iva,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 9.15.50). 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: “sāśvasūtadhvajarathānrathinaḥ pātayanbahūn
  • sāśva -
  • sāśva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sāśva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sūta -
  • sūta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sūta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    su -> sūta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √su class 1 verb], [vocative single from √su class 2 verb]
    su -> sūta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √su class 1 verb], [vocative single from √su class 2 verb]
    -> sūta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √ class 6 verb]
    -> sūta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √ class 6 verb]
    -> sūta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √ class 2 verb]
    -> sūta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √ class 2 verb]
  • dhvaja -
  • dhvaja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dhvaj (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • rathān -
  • ratha (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • rathinaḥ -
  • rathī (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    rathin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    rathin (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    rathina (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • pātayan -
  • pat -> pātayat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √pat], [vocative single from √pat]
  • bahūn -
  • bahu (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “ākrīḍadeko balavānpavanastoyadāniva
  • ākrīḍa -
  • ākrīḍa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ākrīḍa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • de -
  • da (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    da (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
  • ko* -
  • kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • balavān -
  • balavat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • pavanas -
  • pavana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • toyadān -
  • toyada (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 9.15.50

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 9.15.50 in Kannada sript:
ಸಾಶ್ವಸೂತಧ್ವಜರಥಾನ್ರಥಿನಃ ಪಾತಯನ್ಬಹೂನ್ ।
ಆಕ್ರೀಡದೇಕೋ ಬಲವಾನ್ಪವನಸ್ತೋಯದಾನಿವ ॥ ೫೦ ॥

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 9.15.50 in Bengali sript:
সাশ্বসূতধ্বজরথান্রথিনঃ পাতযন্বহূন্ ।
আক্রীডদেকো বলবান্পবনস্তোযদানিব ॥ ৫০ ॥

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 9.15.50 in Gujarati sript:
સાશ્વસૂતધ્વજરથાન્રથિનઃ પાતયન્બહૂન્ ।
આક્રીડદેકો બલવાન્પવનસ્તોયદાનિવ ॥ ૫૦ ॥

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 9.15.50 in Malayalam sript:
സാശ്വസൂതധ്വജരഥാന്രഥിനഃ പാതയന്ബഹൂന് ।
ആക്രീഡദേകോ ബലവാന്പവനസ്തോയദാനിവ ॥ ൫൦ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 9.15.50 in Telugu sript:
సాశ్వసూతధ్వజరథాన్రథినః పాతయన్బహూన్ ।
ఆక్రీడదేకో బలవాన్పవనస్తోయదానివ ॥ ౫౦ ॥

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