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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 9.16.38
स धर्मराजो मणिहेमदण्डां जग्राह शक्तिं कनकप्रकाशाम् ।
नेत्रे च दीप्ते सहसा विवृत्य मद्राधिपं क्रुद्धमना निरैक्षत् ॥ ३८ ॥
sa dharmarājo maṇihemadaṇḍāṃ jagrāha śaktiṃ kanakaprakāśām |
netre ca dīpte sahasā vivṛtya madrādhipaṃ kruddhamanā niraikṣat || 38 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...the ruler of the Madras and Yudhishthira, began to cover each other with arrows, washed in oil and shot from their bowstrings stretched to their ears. Those two best...
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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 (9.16.38). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Dharmaraj, Dharmaraja, Mani, Hemadanda, Shakti, Kanaka, Prakasha, Netri, Netra, Dipta, Dipti, Sahasa, Madra, Adhipa, Kruddha,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 9.16.38). 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: “sa dharmarājo maṇihemadaṇḍāṃ jagrāha śaktiṃ kanakaprakāśām ”
- sa -
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sa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- dharmarājo* -
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dharmarāj (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]dharmarāja (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- maṇi -
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maṇi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]maṇī (noun, masculine)[adverb], [vocative single]maṇī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]maṇī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- hemadaṇḍā -
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hemadaṇḍa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]hemadaṇḍa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- am -
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a (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ā (noun, feminine)[adverb]e (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- jagrāha -
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√grah (verb class 9)[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
- śaktim -
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śakti (noun, feminine)[accusative single]śakti (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- kanaka -
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kanaka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kanaka (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- prakāśām -
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prakāśā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- Line 2: “netre ca dīpte sahasā vivṛtya madrādhipaṃ kruddhamanā niraikṣat ”
- netre -
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netṛ (noun, masculine)[dative single]netra (noun, masculine)[locative single]netra (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- dīpte -
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dīpta (noun, masculine)[locative single]dīpta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]dīptā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]dīpti (noun, feminine)[vocative single]dīpti (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- sahasā* -
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sahasa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]sahasā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- vivṛtya -
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- madrā -
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madra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]madra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]madrā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- adhipam -
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adhipa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]adhipā (noun, masculine)[adverb]
- kruddham -
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kruddha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kruddha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kruddhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√krudh -> kruddha (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √krudh class 4 verb]√krudh -> kruddha (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √krudh class 4 verb], [accusative single from √krudh class 4 verb]
- anā* -
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- Cannot analyse niraikṣat
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 9.16.38
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 9.16.38 in Kannada sript:
ಸ ಧರ್ಮರಾಜೋ ಮಣಿಹೇಮದಣ್ಡಾಂ ಜಗ್ರಾಹ ಶಕ್ತಿಂ ಕನಕಪ್ರಕಾಶಾಮ್ ।
ನೇತ್ರೇ ಚ ದೀಪ್ತೇ ಸಹಸಾ ವಿವೃತ್ಯ ಮದ್ರಾಧಿಪಂ ಕ್ರುದ್ಧಮನಾ ನಿರೈಕ್ಷತ್ ॥ ೩೮ ॥
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 9.16.38 in Bengali sript:
স ধর্মরাজো মণিহেমদণ্ডাং জগ্রাহ শক্তিং কনকপ্রকাশাম্ ।
নেত্রে চ দীপ্তে সহসা বিবৃত্য মদ্রাধিপং ক্রুদ্ধমনা নিরৈক্ষত্ ॥ ৩৮ ॥
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 9.16.38 in Gujarati sript:
સ ધર્મરાજો મણિહેમદણ્ડાં જગ્રાહ શક્તિં કનકપ્રકાશામ્ ।
નેત્રે ચ દીપ્તે સહસા વિવૃત્ય મદ્રાધિપં ક્રુદ્ધમના નિરૈક્ષત્ ॥ ૩૮ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 9.16.38 in Malayalam sript:
സ ധര്മരാജോ മണിഹേമദണ്ഡാം ജഗ്രാഹ ശക്തിം കനകപ്രകാശാമ് ।
നേത്രേ ച ദീപ്തേ സഹസാ വിവൃത്യ മദ്രാധിപം ക്രുദ്ധമനാ നിരൈക്ഷത് ॥ ൩൮ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 9.16.38 in Telugu sript:
స ధర్మరాజో మణిహేమదణ్డాం జగ్రాహ శక్తిం కనకప్రకాశామ్ ।
నేత్రే చ దీప్తే సహసా వివృత్య మద్రాధిపం క్రుద్ధమనా నిరైక్షత్ ॥ ౩౮ ॥