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 9.16.76

मद्रराजे हते राजन्विरथे कृतवर्मणि ।
दुर्योधनबलं सर्वं पुनरासीत्पराङ्मुखम् ॥ ७६ ॥

madrarāje hate rājanvirathe kṛtavarmaṇi |
duryodhanabalaṃ sarvaṃ punarāsītparāṅmukham || 76 ||

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

...carefully hurled that dart which resembled kala-ratri (the Death Night) armed with the fatal noose or the foster-mother of fearful aspect of Yama himself, and which...

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

Madraraja, Hata, Hati, Rajan, Rajat, Viratha, Kritavarman, Duryodhana, Bala, Sarvam, Sarva, Punar, Paranmukha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 9.16.76). 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: “madrarāje hate rājanvirathe kṛtavarmaṇi
  • madrarāje -
  • madrarāja (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • hate -
  • hata (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    hata (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    hatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    hati (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    han -> hata (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √han class 1 verb], [locative single from √han class 2 verb]
    han -> hata (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √han class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √han class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √han class 1 verb], [locative single from √han class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √han class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √han class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √han class 2 verb], [locative single from √han class 2 verb]
    han -> hatā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √han class 1 verb], [vocative single from √han class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √han class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √han class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √han class 2 verb], [vocative single from √han class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √han class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √han class 2 verb]
    han (verb class 2)
    [present middle third single]
  • rājan -
  • rājan (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    rāj -> rājat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √rāj class 1 verb]
  • virathe -
  • viratha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    viratha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    virathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • kṛtavarmaṇi -
  • kṛtavarman (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • Line 2: “duryodhanabalaṃ sarvaṃ punarāsītparāṅmukham
  • duryodhana -
  • duryodhana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    duryodhana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • balam -
  • bala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    balā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • sarvam -
  • sarvam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sarva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sarva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • punar -
  • punar (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    punar (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • āsīt -
  • ās (verb class 2)
    [aorist active third single], [injunctive active third single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • parāṅmukham -
  • parāṅmukha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    parāṅmukha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 9.16.76

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 9.16.76 in Kannada sript:
ಮದ್ರರಾಜೇ ಹತೇ ರಾಜನ್ವಿರಥೇ ಕೃತವರ್ಮಣಿ ।
ದುರ್ಯೋಧನಬಲಂ ಸರ್ವಂ ಪುನರಾಸೀತ್ಪರಾಙ್ಮುಖಮ್ ॥ ೭೬ ॥

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 9.16.76 in Bengali sript:
মদ্ররাজে হতে রাজন্বিরথে কৃতবর্মণি ।
দুর্যোধনবলং সর্বং পুনরাসীত্পরাঙ্মুখম্ ॥ ৭৬ ॥

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 9.16.76 in Gujarati sript:
મદ્રરાજે હતે રાજન્વિરથે કૃતવર્મણિ ।
દુર્યોધનબલં સર્વં પુનરાસીત્પરાઙ્મુખમ્ ॥ ૭૬ ॥

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 9.16.76 in Malayalam sript:
മദ്രരാജേ ഹതേ രാജന്വിരഥേ കൃതവര്മണി ।
ദുര്യോധനബലം സര്വം പുനരാസീത്പരാങ്മുഖമ് ॥ ൭൬ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 9.16.76 in Telugu sript:
మద్రరాజే హతే రాజన్విరథే కృతవర్మణి ।
దుర్యోధనబలం సర్వం పునరాసీత్పరాఙ్ముఖమ్ ॥ ౭౬ ॥

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