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 9.24.22

दृष्ट्वा तु हतविक्रान्तं स्वमनीकं महाबलः ।
तव पुत्रो महाराज प्रययौ यत्र सौबलः ॥ २२ ॥

dṛṣṭvā tu hatavikrāntaṃ svamanīkaṃ mahābalaḥ |
tava putro mahārāja prayayau yatra saubalaḥ || 22 ||

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

...those keen shafts, and burnt therewith by Partha even as a herd of elephants is burnt with burning brands, the Kauravas became languid and lost their strength. Armed...

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

Hata, Vikranta, Svamat, Kah, Mahabala, Yushmad, Putra, Maharaja, Maharajan, Yatra, Saubala,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 9.24.22). 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: “dṛṣṭvā tu hatavikrāntaṃ svamanīkaṃ mahābalaḥ
  • dṛṣṭvā -
  • dṛś -> dṛṣṭvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √dṛś]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • hata -
  • hata (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    hata (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    han -> hata (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √han class 1 verb], [vocative single from √han class 2 verb]
    han -> hata (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √han class 1 verb], [vocative single from √han class 2 verb]
    han (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second plural]
  • vikrāntam -
  • vikrānta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vikrānta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vikrāntā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • svaman -
  • svamat (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • ī -
  • ī (noun, feminine)
    [compound]
    ī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    i (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • kam -
  • ka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • mahābalaḥ -
  • mahābala (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “tava putro mahārāja prayayau yatra saubalaḥ
  • tava -
  • yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [genitive single]
  • putro* -
  • putra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • mahārāja -
  • mahārāja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mahārājan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    mahārājan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • prayayau -
  • yatra -
  • yatra (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yatra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yatra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • saubalaḥ -
  • saubala (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 9.24.22

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 9.24.22 in Kannada sript:
ದೃಷ್ಟ್ವಾ ತು ಹತವಿಕ್ರಾನ್ತಂ ಸ್ವಮನೀಕಂ ಮಹಾಬಲಃ ।
ತವ ಪುತ್ರೋ ಮಹಾರಾಜ ಪ್ರಯಯೌ ಯತ್ರ ಸೌಬಲಃ ॥ ೨೨ ॥

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 9.24.22 in Bengali sript:
দৃষ্ট্বা তু হতবিক্রান্তং স্বমনীকং মহাবলঃ ।
তব পুত্রো মহারাজ প্রযযৌ যত্র সৌবলঃ ॥ ২২ ॥

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 9.24.22 in Gujarati sript:
દૃષ્ટ્વા તુ હતવિક્રાન્તં સ્વમનીકં મહાબલઃ ।
તવ પુત્રો મહારાજ પ્રયયૌ યત્ર સૌબલઃ ॥ ૨૨ ॥

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 9.24.22 in Malayalam sript:
ദൃഷ്ട്വാ തു ഹതവിക്രാന്തം സ്വമനീകം മഹാബലഃ ।
തവ പുത്രോ മഹാരാജ പ്രയയൌ യത്ര സൌബലഃ ॥ ൨൨ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 9.24.22 in Telugu sript:
దృష్ట్వా తు హతవిక్రాన్తం స్వమనీకం మహాబలః ।
తవ పుత్రో మహారాజ ప్రయయౌ యత్ర సౌబలః ॥ ౨౨ ॥

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