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 9.26.21

निकृत्या वै दुराचारो यानि रत्नानि सौबलः ।
सभायामहरद्द्यूते पुनस्तान्याहराम्यहम् ॥ २१ ॥

nikṛtyā vai durācāro yāni ratnāni saubalaḥ |
sabhāyāmaharaddyūte punastānyāharāmyaham || 21 ||

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

...followers of theirs, Bhima then slapped his armpits, terrifying the huge elephants with the noise he produced. Then your army, O monarch, which had lost a very large...

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

Nikriti, Nikritya, Duracara, Yani, Yat, Ratna, Ratnani, Saubala, Sabha, Dyuta, Puna, Tanya, Tani, Aha, Asmad,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 9.26.21). 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: “nikṛtyā vai durācāro yāni ratnāni saubalaḥ
  • nikṛtyā* -
  • nikṛti (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    nikṛtyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vai -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
  • durācāro* -
  • durācāra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • yāni -
  • yānī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
    (verb class 2)
    [imperative active first single]
  • ratnāni -
  • ratnāni (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ratnāni (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ratnāni (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ratna (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • saubalaḥ -
  • saubala (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “sabhāyāmaharaddyūte punastānyāharāmyaham
  • sabhāyām -
  • sabhā (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • aharad -
  • hṛ (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • dyūte -
  • dyūta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • punas -
  • pu (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    puna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • tānyā -
  • tan -> tānyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]
    tan -> tānyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √tan class 4 verb]
    tan -> tānyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √tan class 1 verb]
    tānī (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]
    tānī (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • harāmya -
  • hṛ (verb class 1)
    [present active first single]
  • aham -
  • aha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 9.26.21

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 9.26.21 in Kannada sript:
ನಿಕೃತ್ಯಾ ವೈ ದುರಾಚಾರೋ ಯಾನಿ ರತ್ನಾನಿ ಸೌಬಲಃ ।
ಸಭಾಯಾಮಹರದ್ದ್ಯೂತೇ ಪುನಸ್ತಾನ್ಯಾಹರಾಮ್ಯಹಮ್ ॥ ೨೧ ॥

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 9.26.21 in Bengali sript:
নিকৃত্যা বৈ দুরাচারো যানি রত্নানি সৌবলঃ ।
সভাযামহরদ্দ্যূতে পুনস্তান্যাহরাম্যহম্ ॥ ২১ ॥

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 9.26.21 in Gujarati sript:
નિકૃત્યા વૈ દુરાચારો યાનિ રત્નાનિ સૌબલઃ ।
સભાયામહરદ્દ્યૂતે પુનસ્તાન્યાહરામ્યહમ્ ॥ ૨૧ ॥

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 9.26.21 in Malayalam sript:
നികൃത്യാ വൈ ദുരാചാരോ യാനി രത്നാനി സൌബലഃ ।
സഭായാമഹരദ്ദ്യൂതേ പുനസ്താന്യാഹരാമ്യഹമ് ॥ ൨൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 9.26.21 in Telugu sript:
నికృత్యా వై దురాచారో యాని రత్నాని సౌబలః ।
సభాయామహరద్ద్యూతే పునస్తాన్యాహరామ్యహమ్ ॥ ౨౧ ॥

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