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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 9.16.4
तांस्तानन्यान्महेष्वासान्साश्वान्सरथकुञ्जरान् ।
कुञ्जरान्कुञ्जरारोहानश्वानश्वप्रयायिनः ।
रथांश्च रथिभिः सार्धं जघान रथिनां वरः ॥ ४ ॥
tāṃstānanyānmaheṣvāsānsāśvānsarathakuñjarān |
kuñjarānkuñjarārohānaśvānaśvaprayāyinaḥ |
rathāṃśca rathibhiḥ sārdhaṃ jaghāna rathināṃ varaḥ || 4 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...Yudhishthira, excited with rage, rushed against the ruler of the Madras, himself urging his steeds white as ivory and fleet as thought. We then saw something 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 (9.16.4). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Tana, Maheshvasa, Sashva, Saratha, Kunjara, Kunjararoha, Ashva, Ashvapra, Yayin, Yayi, Ratha, Rathi, Rathin, Sardham, Sardha, Rathina, Vara, Varas,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 9.16.4). 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: “tāṃstānanyānmaheṣvāsānsāśvānsarathakuñjarān ”
- tāṃs -
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ta (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]sa (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- tāna -
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tāna (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- nyā -
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ni (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]ni (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ni (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]nī (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]nī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]nī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- ān -
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āt (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]a (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative plural], [ablative single]
- maheṣvāsān -
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maheṣvāsa (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- sāśvān -
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sāśva (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- saratha -
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saratha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]saratha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√sṛ (verb class 1)[present active second plural]
- kuñjarān -
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kuñjara (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- Line 2: “kuñjarānkuñjarārohānaśvānaśvaprayāyinaḥ ”
- kuñjarān -
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kuñjara (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- kuñjarārohān -
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kuñjarāroha (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- aśvān -
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aśva (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- aśvapra -
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aśvapra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]aśvapra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- yāyinaḥ -
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yāyin (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]yāyin (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]yāyī (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- Line 3: “rathāṃśca rathibhiḥ sārdhaṃ jaghāna rathināṃ varaḥ ”
- rathāṃś -
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ratha (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- rathibhiḥ -
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rathī (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]rathin (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]rathin (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- sārdham -
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sārdham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sārdha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sārdha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sārdhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- jaghāna -
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√han (verb class 1)[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]√han (verb class 2)[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
- rathinām -
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rathin (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]rathin (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]rathinā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- varaḥ -
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varas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]vara (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 9.16.4
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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The Mahabharata in Kannada (Set of 32 Volumes)
by Bharatha Darshana Bangalore (2003)
ಶ್ರೇಮಹಭಾರತ [ಮಹಾಭಾರತ]; 13907 pages;
Buy now!Preview of verse 9.16.4 in Kannada sript:
ತಾಂಸ್ತಾನನ್ಯಾನ್ಮಹೇಷ್ವಾಸಾನ್ಸಾಶ್ವಾನ್ಸರಥಕುಞ್ಜರಾನ್ ।
ಕುಞ್ಜರಾನ್ಕುಞ್ಜರಾರೋಹಾನಶ್ವಾನಶ್ವಪ್ರಯಾಯಿನಃ ।
ರಥಾಂಶ್ಚ ರಥಿಭಿಃ ಸಾರ್ಧಂ ಜಘಾನ ರಥಿನಾಂ ವರಃ ॥ ೪ ॥
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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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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The Mahabharata in Bengali (Two Volumes)
by Akshay Library, Kolkata (2019)
3049 pages; [মহাভারত] [মহার্ষী বদভ্যাস (Maharishi Vedvyas)]
Buy now!Preview of verse 9.16.4 in Bengali sript:
তাংস্তানন্যান্মহেষ্বাসান্সাশ্বান্সরথকুঞ্জরান্ ।
কুঞ্জরান্কুঞ্জরারোহানশ্বানশ্বপ্রযাযিনঃ ।
রথাংশ্চ রথিভিঃ সার্ধং জঘান রথিনাং বরঃ ॥ ৪ ॥
Mahabharat in Gujarati (20 Volumes)
by Dinkar Joshi (દિનકર જોશી) (2010)
14252 pages; [મહાભારત] [Publisher: Pravin Prakashan Pvt. Ltd, Rajkot]
Buy now!Preview of verse 9.16.4 in Gujarati sript:
તાંસ્તાનન્યાન્મહેષ્વાસાન્સાશ્વાન્સરથકુઞ્જરાન્ ।
કુઞ્જરાન્કુઞ્જરારોહાનશ્વાનશ્વપ્રયાયિનઃ ।
રથાંશ્ચ રથિભિઃ સાર્ધં જઘાન રથિનાં વરઃ ॥ ૪ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 9.16.4 in Malayalam sript:
താംസ്താനന്യാന്മഹേഷ്വാസാന്സാശ്വാന്സരഥകുഞ്ജരാന് ।
കുഞ്ജരാന്കുഞ്ജരാരോഹാനശ്വാനശ്വപ്രയായിനഃ ।
രഥാംശ്ച രഥിഭിഃ സാര്ധം ജഘാന രഥിനാം വരഃ ॥ ൪ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 9.16.4 in Telugu sript:
తాంస్తానన్యాన్మహేష్వాసాన్సాశ్వాన్సరథకుఞ్జరాన్ ।
కుఞ్జరాన్కుఞ్జరారోహానశ్వానశ్వప్రయాయినః ।
రథాంశ్చ రథిభిః సార్ధం జఘాన రథినాం వరః ॥ ౪ ॥