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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 9.18.57
अल्पं च बलमेतेषां कृष्णौ च भृशविक्षतौ ।
यदि सर्वेऽत्र तिष्ठामो ध्रुवो नो विजयो भवेत् ॥ ५७ ॥
alpaṃ ca balameteṣāṃ kṛṣṇau ca bhṛśavikṣatau |
yadi sarve'tra tiṣṭhāmo dhruvo no vijayo bhavet || 57 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...Asura Vali was slain by Indra. Save Bhima of mighty strength, there is none else in this world that can achieve that which was achieved by Bhima himself at the slaughter...
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 (9.18.57). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Alpam, Alpa, Bala, Etad, Esha, Krishna, Bhrisha, Vikshata, Yadi, Yad, Sarva, Atra, Dhruva, Asmad, Vijaya,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 9.18.57). 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: “alpaṃ ca balameteṣāṃ kṛṣṇau ca bhṛśavikṣatau ”
- alpam -
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alpam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]alpa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]alpa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]alpā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- balam -
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bala (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]bala (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]balā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- eteṣām -
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etad (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]eṣa (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]
- kṛṣṇau -
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kṛṣṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhṛśa -
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bhṛśa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]bhṛśa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√bhṛś (verb class 6)[imperative active second single]
- vikṣatau -
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vikṣata (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- Line 2: “yadi sarve'tra tiṣṭhāmo dhruvo no vijayo bhavet ”
- yadi -
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yadi (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]yadi (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yadi (indeclinable)[indeclinable]yad (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- sarve' -
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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]
- atra -
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atra (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]atra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]atra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tiṣṭhāmo* -
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√sthā (verb class 1)[present active first plural]
- dhruvo* -
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dhruva (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- no* -
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na (noun, masculine)[nominative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[accusative plural], [dative plural], [genitive plural]
- vijayo* -
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vijaya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- bhavet -
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√bhū (verb class 1)[optative active third single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 9.18.57
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 9.18.57 in Kannada sript:
ಅಲ್ಪಂ ಚ ಬಲಮೇತೇಷಾಂ ಕೃಷ್ಣೌ ಚ ಭೃಶವಿಕ್ಷತೌ ।
ಯದಿ ಸರ್ವೇಽತ್ರ ತಿಷ್ಠಾಮೋ ಧ್ರುವೋ ನೋ ವಿಜಯೋ ಭವೇತ್ ॥ ೫೭ ॥
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 9.18.57 in Bengali sript:
অল্পং চ বলমেতেষাং কৃষ্ণৌ চ ভৃশবিক্ষতৌ ।
যদি সর্বেঽত্র তিষ্ঠামো ধ্রুবো নো বিজযো ভবেত্ ॥ ৫৭ ॥
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 9.18.57 in Gujarati sript:
અલ્પં ચ બલમેતેષાં કૃષ્ણૌ ચ ભૃશવિક્ષતૌ ।
યદિ સર્વેઽત્ર તિષ્ઠામો ધ્રુવો નો વિજયો ભવેત્ ॥ ૫૭ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 9.18.57 in Malayalam sript:
അല്പം ച ബലമേതേഷാം കൃഷ്ണൌ ച ഭൃശവിക്ഷതൌ ।
യദി സര്വേഽത്ര തിഷ്ഠാമോ ധ്രുവോ നോ വിജയോ ഭവേത് ॥ ൫൭ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 9.18.57 in Telugu sript:
అల్పం చ బలమేతేషాం కృష్ణౌ చ భృశవిక్షతౌ ।
యది సర్వేఽత్ర తిష్ఠామో ధ్రువో నో విజయో భవేత్ ॥ ౫౭ ॥