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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 9.16.14
तयोर्धनुर्ज्यातलनिस्वनो महान्महेन्द्रवज्राशनितुल्यनिस्वनः ।
परस्परं बाणगणैर्महात्मनोः प्रवर्षतोर्मद्रपपाण्डुवीरयोः ॥ १४ ॥
tayordhanurjyātalanisvano mahānmahendravajrāśanitulyanisvanaḥ |
parasparaṃ bāṇagaṇairmahātmanoḥ pravarṣatormadrapapāṇḍuvīrayoḥ || 14 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...arrows and bathed in blood, looked like a Salmali and a Kinsuka tree decked with flowers. Both possessed of splendour and both invincible in battle, those two illustrious...
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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 (9.16.14). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Tad, Dhanurjya, Atala, Nisvana, Maha, Mahat, Mahendra, Vajrashani, Tulya, Parasparam, Paraspara, Bana, Gana, Mahatman, Pravarsha, Tan, Madrapa, Pandu, Vira, Virayu,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 9.16.14). 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: “tayordhanurjyātalanisvano mahānmahendravajrāśanitulyanisvanaḥ ”
- tayor -
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ta (noun, masculine)[genitive dual], [locative dual]ta (noun, neuter)[genitive dual], [locative dual]tā (noun, feminine)[genitive dual], [locative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[genitive dual], [locative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[genitive dual], [locative dual]sā (noun, feminine)[genitive dual], [locative dual]
- dhanurjyā -
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dhanurjyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- atala -
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atala (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]atala (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- nisvano* -
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nisvana (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- mahān -
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maha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative plural], [ablative single]maha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]mahat (noun, masculine)[nominative single], [vocative single]
- mahendra -
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mahendra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- vajrāśani -
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vajrāśani (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]vajrāśani (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]vajrāśani (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- tulya -
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tulya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tulya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√tul -> tulya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √tul class 10 verb]√tul -> tulya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √tul class 10 verb]
- nisvanaḥ -
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nisvana (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “parasparaṃ bāṇagaṇairmahātmanoḥ pravarṣatormadrapapāṇḍuvīrayoḥ ”
- parasparam -
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parasparam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]paraspara (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]paraspara (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]parasparā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- bāṇa -
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bāṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]bāṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- gaṇair -
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gaṇa (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- mahātmanoḥ -
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mahātman (noun, masculine)[genitive dual], [locative dual]mahātman (noun, neuter)[genitive dual], [locative dual]
- pravarṣa -
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pravarṣa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- to -
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ta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]tan (noun, masculine)[compound], [nominative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ur -
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u (noun, masculine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]ṛ (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- madrapa -
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madrapa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- pāṇḍu -
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pāṇḍu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]pāṇḍu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]pāṇḍu (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- vīrayoḥ -
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vīra (noun, masculine)[genitive dual], [locative dual]vīra (noun, neuter)[genitive dual], [locative dual]vīrā (noun, feminine)[genitive dual], [locative dual]vīrayu (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]vīrayu (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 9.16.14
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 9.16.14 in Kannada sript:
ತಯೋರ್ಧನುರ್ಜ್ಯಾತಲನಿಸ್ವನೋ ಮಹಾನ್ಮಹೇನ್ದ್ರವಜ್ರಾಶನಿತುಲ್ಯನಿಸ್ವನಃ ।
ಪರಸ್ಪರಂ ಬಾಣಗಣೈರ್ಮಹಾತ್ಮನೋಃ ಪ್ರವರ್ಷತೋರ್ಮದ್ರಪಪಾಣ್ಡುವೀರಯೋಃ ॥ ೧೪ ॥
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 9.16.14 in Bengali sript:
তযোর্ধনুর্জ্যাতলনিস্বনো মহান্মহেন্দ্রবজ্রাশনিতুল্যনিস্বনঃ ।
পরস্পরং বাণগণৈর্মহাত্মনোঃ প্রবর্ষতোর্মদ্রপপাণ্ডুবীরযোঃ ॥ ১৪ ॥
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 9.16.14 in Gujarati sript:
તયોર્ધનુર્જ્યાતલનિસ્વનો મહાન્મહેન્દ્રવજ્રાશનિતુલ્યનિસ્વનઃ ।
પરસ્પરં બાણગણૈર્મહાત્મનોઃ પ્રવર્ષતોર્મદ્રપપાણ્ડુવીરયોઃ ॥ ૧૪ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 9.16.14 in Malayalam sript:
തയോര്ധനുര്ജ്യാതലനിസ്വനോ മഹാന്മഹേന്ദ്രവജ്രാശനിതുല്യനിസ്വനഃ ।
പരസ്പരം ബാണഗണൈര്മഹാത്മനോഃ പ്രവര്ഷതോര്മദ്രപപാണ്ഡുവീരയോഃ ॥ ൧൪ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 9.16.14 in Telugu sript:
తయోర్ధనుర్జ్యాతలనిస్వనో మహాన్మహేన్ద్రవజ్రాశనితుల్యనిస్వనః ।
పరస్పరం బాణగణైర్మహాత్మనోః ప్రవర్షతోర్మద్రపపాణ్డువీరయోః ॥ ౧౪ ॥