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 9.20.14

चापवेगबलोद्धूतान्मार्गणान्वृष्णिसिंहयोः ।
आकाशे समपश्याम पतंगानिव शीघ्रगान् ॥ १४ ॥

cāpavegabaloddhūtānmārgaṇānvṛṣṇisiṃhayoḥ |
ākāśe samapaśyāma pataṃgāniva śīghragān || 14 ||

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

...Kauravas nor the Pandavas could notice any lapses in him, even as the Daityas, O king, could not notice any in Vasava, the wielder of the thunder, in days of yore...

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

Capa, Vega, Bala, Uddhuta, Margana, Vrishni, Vrishan, Simha, Akashe, Akasha, Sama, Pashya, Patanga, Shighraga,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 9.20.14). 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: “cāpavegabaloddhūtānmārgaṇānvṛṣṇisiṃhayoḥ
  • cāpa -
  • cāpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    cāpa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vega -
  • vega (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • balo -
  • bala (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bala (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    balā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    bal (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • uddhūtān -
  • uddhūta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative plural], [ablative single]
    uddhūta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • mārgaṇān -
  • mārgaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • vṛṣṇi -
  • vṛṣṇi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    vṛṣṇi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vṛṣṇi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    vṛṣṇī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    vṛṣan (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    vṛṣan (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • siṃhayoḥ -
  • siṃha (noun, masculine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    siṃhā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
  • Line 2: “ākāśe samapaśyāma pataṃgāniva śīghragān
  • ākāśe -
  • ākāśe (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ākāśa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ākāśa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • sama -
  • sama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sama (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sam (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • paśyām -
  • paśyā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    paś -> paśyā (participle, feminine)
    [accusative single from √paś class 10 verb]
  • a -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pataṅgāni -
  • pataṅga (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • va -
  • va (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    va (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śīghragān -
  • śīghraga (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 9.20.14

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 9.20.14 in Kannada sript:
ಚಾಪವೇಗಬಲೋದ್ಧೂತಾನ್ಮಾರ್ಗಣಾನ್ವೃಷ್ಣಿಸಿಂಹಯೋಃ ।
ಆಕಾಶೇ ಸಮಪಶ್ಯಾಮ ಪತಂಗಾನಿವ ಶೀಘ್ರಗಾನ್ ॥ ೧೪ ॥

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 9.20.14 in Bengali sript:
চাপবেগবলোদ্ধূতান্মার্গণান্বৃষ্ণিসিংহযোঃ ।
আকাশে সমপশ্যাম পতংগানিব শীঘ্রগান্ ॥ ১৪ ॥

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 9.20.14 in Gujarati sript:
ચાપવેગબલોદ્ધૂતાન્માર્ગણાન્વૃષ્ણિસિંહયોઃ ।
આકાશે સમપશ્યામ પતંગાનિવ શીઘ્રગાન્ ॥ ૧૪ ॥

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 9.20.14 in Malayalam sript:
ചാപവേഗബലോദ്ധൂതാന്മാര്ഗണാന്വൃഷ്ണിസിംഹയോഃ ।
ആകാശേ സമപശ്യാമ പതംഗാനിവ ശീഘ്രഗാന് ॥ ൧൪ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 9.20.14 in Telugu sript:
చాపవేగబలోద్ధూతాన్మార్గణాన్వృష్ణిసింహయోః ।
ఆకాశే సమపశ్యామ పతంగానివ శీఘ్రగాన్ ॥ ౧౪ ॥

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