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 9.18.63

तानापतत एवाशु व्यूढानीकाः प्रहारिणः ।
प्रत्युद्ययुस्तदा पार्था जयगृध्राः प्रहारिणः ॥ ६३ ॥

tānāpatata evāśu vyūḍhānīkāḥ prahāriṇaḥ |
pratyudyayustadā pārthā jayagṛdhrāḥ prahāriṇaḥ || 63 ||

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

...of Pritha, who has Hrishikesa, the refuge of righteousness and fame, for his protector, is competent to vanquish in battle Bhishma and Drona and Karna and the ruler...

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

Tana, Eva, Ashu, Vyudha, Anika, Praharin, Prati, Udya, Tada, Partha, Jaya, Gridhra,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 9.18.63). 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: “tānāpatata evāśu vyūḍhānīkāḥ prahāriṇaḥ
  • tānā -
  • tāna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • apatata -
  • pat (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active second plural]
  • evā -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    evā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • āśu -
  • āśu (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    āśu (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    āśu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    āśu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    āśu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • vyūḍhā -
  • vyūḍha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vyūḍha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vyūḍhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • anīkāḥ -
  • anīka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • prahāriṇaḥ -
  • prahārin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    prahārin (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • Line 2: “pratyudyayustadā pārthā jayagṛdhrāḥ prahāriṇaḥ
  • pratyu -
  • prati (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    prati (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    pratī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    pratī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    pratī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • udya -
  • udya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    udya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ud -> udya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √ud]
    ud -> udya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √ud]
    und -> udya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √und]
    und -> udya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √und]
    vad -> udya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √vad]
    vad -> udya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √vad class 1 verb]
    vad -> udya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √vad class 1 verb]
  • yus -
  • yu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • tadā -
  • tadā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tadā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • pārthā* -
  • pārtha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • jaya -
  • jaya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    jaya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ji (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • gṛdhrāḥ -
  • gṛdhra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    gṛdhrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • prahāriṇaḥ -
  • prahārin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    prahārin (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 9.18.63

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 9.18.63 in Kannada sript:
ತಾನಾಪತತ ಏವಾಶು ವ್ಯೂಢಾನೀಕಾಃ ಪ್ರಹಾರಿಣಃ ।
ಪ್ರತ್ಯುದ್ಯಯುಸ್ತದಾ ಪಾರ್ಥಾ ಜಯಗೃಧ್ರಾಃ ಪ್ರಹಾರಿಣಃ ॥ ೬೩ ॥

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 9.18.63 in Bengali sript:
তানাপতত এবাশু ব্যূঢানীকাঃ প্রহারিণঃ ।
প্রত্যুদ্যযুস্তদা পার্থা জযগৃধ্রাঃ প্রহারিণঃ ॥ ৬৩ ॥

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 9.18.63 in Gujarati sript:
તાનાપતત એવાશુ વ્યૂઢાનીકાઃ પ્રહારિણઃ ।
પ્રત્યુદ્યયુસ્તદા પાર્થા જયગૃધ્રાઃ પ્રહારિણઃ ॥ ૬૩ ॥

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 9.18.63 in Malayalam sript:
താനാപതത ഏവാശു വ്യൂഢാനീകാഃ പ്രഹാരിണഃ ।
പ്രത്യുദ്യയുസ്തദാ പാര്ഥാ ജയഗൃധ്രാഃ പ്രഹാരിണഃ ॥ ൬൩ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 9.18.63 in Telugu sript:
తానాపతత ఏవాశు వ్యూఢానీకాః ప్రహారిణః ।
ప్రత్యుద్యయుస్తదా పార్థా జయగృధ్రాః ప్రహారిణః ॥ ౬౩ ॥

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