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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 9.19.16
दृष्ट्वापतन्तं सहसा तु नागं धृष्टद्युम्नः स्वरथाच्छीघ्रमेव ।
गदां प्रगृह्याशु जवेन वीरो भूमिं प्रपन्नो भयविह्वलाङ्गः ॥ १६ ॥
dṛṣṭvāpatantaṃ sahasā tu nāgaṃ dhṛṣṭadyumnaḥ svarathācchīghrameva |
gadāṃ pragṛhyāśu javena vīro bhūmiṃ prapanno bhayavihvalāṅgaḥ || 16 ||
Note! The following is not a direct translation of the verse, but merely an approximate preview.
...21,000 foot-soldiers who were without cars and steeds and elephants. Having slain that strong division, Bhima, of prowess incapable of being baffled, showed himself...
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 (9.19.16). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Patat, Sahasa, Sahas, Naga, Dhrishtadyumna, Shighram, Shighra, Eva, Gada, Pragrihya, Ashu, Java, Vira, Bhumi, Prapanna, Bhayavihvala, Angas, Anga,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 9.19.16). 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: “dṛṣṭvāpatantaṃ sahasā tu nāgaṃ dhṛṣṭadyumnaḥ svarathācchīghrameva”
- dṛṣṭvā -
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√dṛś -> dṛṣṭvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √dṛś]
- patantam -
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patat (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]√pat -> patat (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √pat class 1 verb]
- sahasā -
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sahasā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sahas (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]sahas (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]sahasā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- nāgam -
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nāga (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]nāga (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]nāgā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- dhṛṣṭadyumnaḥ -
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dhṛṣṭadyumna (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- svarathā -
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√svṛ (verb class 1)[present active second plural]√svar (verb class 1)[present active second plural]
- acch -
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ad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]ad (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- śīghram -
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śīghram (indeclinable)[indeclinable]śīghra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]śīghra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]śīghrā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- eva -
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eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- Line 2: “gadāṃ pragṛhyāśu javena vīro bhūmiṃ prapanno bhayavihvalāṅgaḥ”
- gadām -
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gadā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- pragṛhyā -
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pragṛhyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]pragṛhya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pragṛhya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- āśu -
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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]
- javena -
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java (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]java (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- vīro* -
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vīra (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- bhūmim -
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bhūmi (noun, feminine)[accusative single]bhūmi (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- prapanno* -
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prapanna (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- bhayavihvalā -
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bhayavihvalā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]bhayavihvala (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]bhayavihvala (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- aṅgaḥ -
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aṅgas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]aṅga (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 9.19.16
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 9.19.16 in Kannada sript:
ದೃಷ್ಟ್ವಾಪತನ್ತಂ ಸಹಸಾ ತು ನಾಗಂ ಧೃಷ್ಟದ್ಯುಮ್ನಃ ಸ್ವರಥಾಚ್ಛೀಘ್ರಮೇವ ।
ಗದಾಂ ಪ್ರಗೃಹ್ಯಾಶು ಜವೇನ ವೀರೋ ಭೂಮಿಂ ಪ್ರಪನ್ನೋ ಭಯವಿಹ್ವಲಾಙ್ಗಃ ॥ ೧೬ ॥
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 9.19.16 in Bengali sript:
দৃষ্ট্বাপতন্তং সহসা তু নাগং ধৃষ্টদ্যুম্নঃ স্বরথাচ্ছীঘ্রমেব ।
গদাং প্রগৃহ্যাশু জবেন বীরো ভূমিং প্রপন্নো ভযবিহ্বলাঙ্গঃ ॥ ১৬ ॥
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 9.19.16 in Gujarati sript:
દૃષ્ટ્વાપતન્તં સહસા તુ નાગં ધૃષ્ટદ્યુમ્નઃ સ્વરથાચ્છીઘ્રમેવ ।
ગદાં પ્રગૃહ્યાશુ જવેન વીરો ભૂમિં પ્રપન્નો ભયવિહ્વલાઙ્ગઃ ॥ ૧૬ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 9.19.16 in Malayalam sript:
ദൃഷ്ട്വാപതന്തം സഹസാ തു നാഗം ധൃഷ്ടദ്യുമ്നഃ സ്വരഥാച്ഛീഘ്രമേവ ।
ഗദാം പ്രഗൃഹ്യാശു ജവേന വീരോ ഭൂമിം പ്രപന്നോ ഭയവിഹ്വലാങ്ഗഃ ॥ ൧൬ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 9.19.16 in Telugu sript:
దృష్ట్వాపతన్తం సహసా తు నాగం ధృష్టద్యుమ్నః స్వరథాచ్ఛీఘ్రమేవ ।
గదాం ప్రగృహ్యాశు జవేన వీరో భూమిం ప్రపన్నో భయవిహ్వలాఙ్గః ॥ ౧౬ ॥