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 9.26.37

शिलाशितेन च विभो क्षुरप्रेण महायशाः ।
शिरश्चिच्छेद प्रहसंस्तप्तकुण्डलभूषणम् ॥ ३७ ॥

śilāśitena ca vibho kṣurapreṇa mahāyaśāḥ |
śiraściccheda prahasaṃstaptakuṇḍalabhūṣaṇam || 37 ||

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

...remain, O Janardana! Of elephants there remain only a hundred that are formidable, and of foot only 3,000! There remain also Ashvatthama and Kripa and the ruler of...

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

Shilashita, Vibhu, Kshurapra, Mahayashas, Mahayasha, Shira, Shiras, Prahasat, Tapta, Kundala, Bhushana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 9.26.37). 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: “śilāśitena ca vibho kṣurapreṇa mahāyaśāḥ
  • śilāśitena -
  • śilāśita (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    śilāśita (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vibho -
  • vibhu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    vibhu (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • kṣurapreṇa -
  • kṣurapra (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    kṣurapra (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • mahāyaśāḥ -
  • mahāyaśas (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    mahāyaśa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    mahāyaśā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “śiraściccheda prahasaṃstaptakuṇḍalabhūṣaṇam
  • śiraś -
  • śiras (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    śira (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ciccheda -
  • chid (verb class 7)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    chid (verb class 9)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • prahasaṃs -
  • prahasat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • tapta -
  • tapta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tapta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tap -> tapta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √tap class 1 verb], [vocative single from √tap class 4 verb]
    tap -> tapta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √tap class 1 verb], [vocative single from √tap class 4 verb]
  • kuṇḍala -
  • kuṇḍala (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kuṇḍala (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhūṣaṇam -
  • bhūṣaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bhūṣaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    bhūṣaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 9.26.37

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 9.26.37 in Kannada sript:
ಶಿಲಾಶಿತೇನ ಚ ವಿಭೋ ಕ್ಷುರಪ್ರೇಣ ಮಹಾಯಶಾಃ ।
ಶಿರಶ್ಚಿಚ್ಛೇದ ಪ್ರಹಸಂಸ್ತಪ್ತಕುಣ್ಡಲಭೂಷಣಮ್ ॥ ೩೭ ॥

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 9.26.37 in Bengali sript:
শিলাশিতেন চ বিভো ক্ষুরপ্রেণ মহাযশাঃ ।
শিরশ্চিচ্ছেদ প্রহসংস্তপ্তকুণ্ডলভূষণম্ ॥ ৩৭ ॥

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 9.26.37 in Gujarati sript:
શિલાશિતેન ચ વિભો ક્ષુરપ્રેણ મહાયશાઃ ।
શિરશ્ચિચ્છેદ પ્રહસંસ્તપ્તકુણ્ડલભૂષણમ્ ॥ ૩૭ ॥

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 9.26.37 in Malayalam sript:
ശിലാശിതേന ച വിഭോ ക്ഷുരപ്രേണ മഹായശാഃ ।
ശിരശ്ചിച്ഛേദ പ്രഹസംസ്തപ്തകുണ്ഡലഭൂഷണമ് ॥ ൩൭ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 9.26.37 in Telugu sript:
శిలాశితేన చ విభో క్షురప్రేణ మహాయశాః ।
శిరశ్చిచ్ఛేద ప్రహసంస్తప్తకుణ్డలభూషణమ్ ॥ ౩౭ ॥

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