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 9.17.21

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दुर्योधन उवाच ।
वार्यमाणा मया पूर्वं नैते चक्रुर्वचो मम ।
एते हि निहताः सर्वे प्रस्कन्नाः पाण्डुवाहिनीम् ॥ २१ ॥

duryodhana uvāca |
vāryamāṇā mayā pūrvaṃ naite cakrurvaco mama |
ete hi nihatāḥ sarve praskannāḥ pāṇḍuvāhinīm || 21 ||

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

...frightened Kauravas while the latter were flying away. Then Hridika’s son, O king, quickly and fearlessly received that invincible warrior, that irresistible and mighty...
English translation by Kisari Mohan Ganguly (2013) Read online Buy now!

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (9.17.21). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Duryodhana, Varyamana, Maya, Asmad, Purvam, Purva, Nri, Cakru, Vaca, Vacas, Eta, Etad, Eti, Esha, Nihata, Sarva, Praskanna, Pandu, Vahini,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 9.17.21). 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: “duryodhana uvāca ”
duryodhana* -
duryodhana (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
uvāca -
√vac (verb class 2)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]

√vac (verb class 3)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
Line 2: “vāryamāṇā mayā pūrvaṃ naite cakrurvaco mama ”
vāryamāṇā* -
√vṛ -> vāryamāṇa (participle, masculine)

[nominative plural from √vṛ], [vocative plural from √vṛ]

√vṛ -> vāryamāṇā (participle, feminine)

[nominative plural from √vṛ], [vocative plural from √vṛ], [accusative plural from √vṛ]
mayā -
mā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]

mayā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

asmad (pronoun, none)

[instrumental single]
pūrvam -
pūrvam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

pūrva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

pūrva (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
nai -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

nā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

nṛ (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
aite -
cakrur -
cakru (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

cakru (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√kṛ (verb class 1)

[perfect active third plural]

√kṛ (verb class 2)

[perfect active third plural]

√kṛ (verb class 5)

[perfect active third plural]

√kṛ (verb class 8)

[perfect active third plural]

√kṛ (verb class 3)

[perfect active third plural]

√kṛ (verb class 6)

[perfect active third plural]
vaco* -
vacas (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

vacas (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

vaca (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
mama -
asmad (pronoun, none)

[genitive single]

√mā (verb class 2)

[perfect active second plural]

√mā (verb class 3)

[perfect active second plural]

√mā (verb class 4)

[perfect active second plural]

√mā (verb class 1)

[perfect active second plural]
Line 3: “ete hi nihatāḥ sarve praskannāḥ pāṇḍuvāhinīm ”
ete -
eta (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

eta (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

etā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

etad (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

eti (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

eṣā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

eṣa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural]
hi -
hi (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
nihatāḥ -
nihata (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

nihatā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
sarve -
sarva (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [locative single]

sarva (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

sarvā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
praskannāḥ -
praskanna (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

praskannā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
pāṇḍu -
pāṇḍu (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

pāṇḍu (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

pāṇḍu (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
vāhinīm -
vāhinī (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 9.17.21

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;

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Preview of verse 9.17.21 in Kannada sript:
ದುರ್ಯೋಧನ ಉವಾಚ ।
ವಾರ್ಯಮಾಣಾ ಮಯಾ ಪೂರ್ವಂ ನೈತೇ ಚಕ್ರುರ್ವಚೋ ಮಮ ।
ಏತೇ ಹಿ ನಿಹತಾಃ ಸರ್ವೇ ಪ್ರಸ್ಕನ್ನಾಃ ಪಾಣ್ಡುವಾಹಿನೀಮ್ ॥ 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)]

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Preview of verse 9.17.21 in Bengali sript:
দুর্যোধন উবাচ ।
বার্যমাণা মযা পূর্বং নৈতে চক্রুর্বচো মম ।
এতে হি নিহতাঃ সর্বে প্রস্কন্নাঃ পাণ্ডুবাহিনীম্ ॥ ২১ ॥

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 9.17.21 in Gujarati sript:
દુર્યોધન ઉવાચ ।
વાર્યમાણા મયા પૂર્વં નૈતે ચક્રુર્વચો મમ ।
એતે હિ નિહતાઃ સર્વે પ્રસ્કન્નાઃ પાણ્ડુવાહિનીમ્ ॥ ૨૧ ॥

Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)

1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]

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Preview of verse 9.17.21 in Malayalam sript:
ദുര്യോധന ഉവാച ।
വാര്യമാണാ മയാ പൂര്വം നൈതേ ചക്രുര്വചോ മമ ।
ഏതേ ഹി നിഹതാഃ സര്വേ പ്രസ്കന്നാഃ പാണ്ഡുവാഹിനീമ് ॥ ൨൧ ॥

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 9.17.21 in Telugu sript:
దుర్యోధన ఉవాచ ।
వార్యమాణా మయా పూర్వం నైతే చక్రుర్వచో మమ ।
ఏతే హి నిహతాః సర్వే ప్రస్కన్నాః పాణ్డువాహినీమ్ ॥ ౨౧ ॥

Last Updated: 17 September, 2021