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 9.18.40

भीमसेनं तदा राजन्धृष्टद्युम्नं च पार्षतम् ।
बलेन चतुरङ्गेण नानादेश्या न्यवारयन् ॥ ४० ॥

bhīmasenaṃ tadā rājandhṛṣṭadyumnaṃ ca pārṣatam |
balena caturaṅgeṇa nānādeśyā nyavārayan || 40 ||

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

...Indeed, upon the slaughter of that hero by the illustrious Yudhishthira, your troops were like ship-wrecked merchants on the vast deep without a raft to cross it....

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

Bhimasena, Tada, Rajan, Rajat, Dhrishtadyumna, Parshata, Bala, Caturanga, Nanadeshya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 9.18.40). 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: “bhīmasenaṃ tadā rājandhṛṣṭadyumnaṃ ca pārṣatam
  • bhīmasenam -
  • bhīmasena (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • tadā* -
  • tadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tada (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • rājan -
  • rājan (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    rāj -> rājat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √rāj class 1 verb]
  • dhṛṣṭadyumnam -
  • dhṛṣṭadyumna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pārṣatam -
  • pārṣata (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pārṣata (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “balena caturaṅgeṇa nānādeśyā nyavārayan
  • balena -
  • bala (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    bala (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • caturaṅgeṇa -
  • caturaṅga (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    caturaṅga (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • nānādeśyā* -
  • nānādeśya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    nānādeśyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • nyavā -
  • nyava (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • arayan -
  • ray (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active third plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 9.18.40

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 9.18.40 in Kannada sript:
ಭೀಮಸೇನಂ ತದಾ ರಾಜನ್ಧೃಷ್ಟದ್ಯುಮ್ನಂ ಚ ಪಾರ್ಷತಮ್ ।
ಬಲೇನ ಚತುರಙ್ಗೇಣ ನಾನಾದೇಶ್ಯಾ ನ್ಯವಾರಯನ್ ॥ ೪೦ ॥

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 9.18.40 in Bengali sript:
ভীমসেনং তদা রাজন্ধৃষ্টদ্যুম্নং চ পার্ষতম্ ।
বলেন চতুরঙ্গেণ নানাদেশ্যা ন্যবারযন্ ॥ ৪০ ॥

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 9.18.40 in Gujarati sript:
ભીમસેનં તદા રાજન્ધૃષ્ટદ્યુમ્નં ચ પાર્ષતમ્ ।
બલેન ચતુરઙ્ગેણ નાનાદેશ્યા ન્યવારયન્ ॥ ૪૦ ॥

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 9.18.40 in Malayalam sript:
ഭീമസേനം തദാ രാജന്ധൃഷ്ടദ്യുമ്നം ച പാര്ഷതമ് ।
ബലേന ചതുരങ്ഗേണ നാനാദേശ്യാ ന്യവാരയന് ॥ ൪൦ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 9.18.40 in Telugu sript:
భీమసేనం తదా రాజన్ధృష్టద్యుమ్నం చ పార్షతమ్ ।
బలేన చతురఙ్గేణ నానాదేశ్యా న్యవారయన్ ॥ ౪౦ ॥

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