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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 9.16.21
नवं ततोऽन्यत्समरे प्रगृह्य राजा धनुर्घोरतरं महात्मा ।
शल्यं तु विद्ध्वा निशितैः समन्ताद्यथा महेन्द्रो नमुचिं शिताग्रैः ॥ २१ ॥
navaṃ tato'nyatsamare pragṛhya rājā dhanurghorataraṃ mahātmā |
śalyaṃ tu viddhvā niśitaiḥ samantādyathā mahendro namuciṃ śitāgraiḥ || 21 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...Then, O chastiser of foes, the army of Duryodhana broke. The son of Drona, at this time, speedily proceeded towards the ruler of the Madras who had been reduced to...
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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 (9.16.21). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Nava, Pragrihya, Raja, Dhanu, Dhanus, Ghoratara, Mahatman, Mahatma, Shalya, Nishita, Samantat, Samanta, Yatha, Mahendra, Namuci, Shita, Agra,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 9.16.21). 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: “navaṃ tato'nyatsamare pragṛhya rājā dhanurghorataraṃ mahātmā ”
- navam -
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nava (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]nava (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]navā (noun, feminine)[adverb]navan (noun, masculine)[adverb]navan (noun, neuter)[adverb]
- Cannot analyse tato'nyatsamare*pr
- pragṛhya -
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pragṛhya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pragṛhya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- rājā* -
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rāja (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]rājā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- dhanur -
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dhanus (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]dhanu (noun, feminine)[nominative single]dhanu (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ghorataram -
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ghoratara (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ghoratara (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]ghoratarā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- mahātmā -
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mahātman (noun, masculine)[nominative single]mahātmā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “śalyaṃ tu viddhvā niśitaiḥ samantādyathā mahendro namuciṃ śitāgraiḥ ”
- śalyam -
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śalya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]śalya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]śalyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√śal -> śalya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √śal class 10 verb]√śal -> śalya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √śal class 10 verb], [accusative single from √śal class 10 verb]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- viddhvā -
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√vidh -> viddhvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √vidh]√vidh -> viddhvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √vidh]√vidh -> viddhvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √vidh]√vyadh -> viddhvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √vyadh]
- niśitaiḥ -
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niśita (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]niśita (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- samantād -
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samantāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]samanta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]samanta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- yathā -
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yathā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]yathā (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- mahendro* -
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mahendra (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- namucim -
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namuci (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- śitā -
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śita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]śita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]śitā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√śā -> śita (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √śā class 3 verb], [vocative single from √śā class 4 verb]√śā -> śita (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √śā class 3 verb], [vocative single from √śā class 4 verb]√śā -> śitā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √śā class 3 verb], [nominative single from √śā class 4 verb]
- agraiḥ -
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agra (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]agra (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 9.16.21
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 9.16.21 in Kannada sript:
ನವಂ ತತೋಽನ್ಯತ್ಸಮರೇ ಪ್ರಗೃಹ್ಯ ರಾಜಾ ಧನುರ್ಘೋರತರಂ ಮಹಾತ್ಮಾ ।
ಶಲ್ಯಂ ತು ವಿದ್ಧ್ವಾ ನಿಶಿತೈಃ ಸಮನ್ತಾದ್ಯಥಾ ಮಹೇನ್ದ್ರೋ ನಮುಚಿಂ ಶಿತಾಗ್ರೈಃ ॥ ೨೧ ॥
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 9.16.21 in Bengali sript:
নবং ততোঽন্যত্সমরে প্রগৃহ্য রাজা ধনুর্ঘোরতরং মহাত্মা ।
শল্যং তু বিদ্ধ্বা নিশিতৈঃ সমন্তাদ্যথা মহেন্দ্রো নমুচিং শিতাগ্রৈঃ ॥ ২১ ॥
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 9.16.21 in Gujarati sript:
નવં તતોઽન્યત્સમરે પ્રગૃહ્ય રાજા ધનુર્ઘોરતરં મહાત્મા ।
શલ્યં તુ વિદ્ધ્વા નિશિતૈઃ સમન્તાદ્યથા મહેન્દ્રો નમુચિં શિતાગ્રૈઃ ॥ ૨૧ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 9.16.21 in Malayalam sript:
നവം തതോഽന്യത്സമരേ പ്രഗൃഹ്യ രാജാ ധനുര്ഘോരതരം മഹാത്മാ ।
ശല്യം തു വിദ്ധ്വാ നിശിതൈഃ സമന്താദ്യഥാ മഹേന്ദ്രോ നമുചിം ശിതാഗ്രൈഃ ॥ ൨൧ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 9.16.21 in Telugu sript:
నవం తతోఽన్యత్సమరే ప్రగృహ్య రాజా ధనుర్ఘోరతరం మహాత్మా ।
శల్యం తు విద్ధ్వా నిశితైః సమన్తాద్యథా మహేన్ద్రో నముచిం శితాగ్రైః ॥ ౨౧ ॥