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 9.27.18

तेन शब्देन वित्रस्ताः सर्वे सहयवारणाः ।
प्राद्रवन्सहसा भीताः शकुनेश्च पदानुगाः ॥ १८ ॥

tena śabdena vitrastāḥ sarve sahayavāraṇāḥ |
prādravansahasā bhītāḥ śakuneśca padānugāḥ || 18 ||

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

...Sanjaya said,'During the progress of that battle which was so destructive of men and steeds and elephants, Subala’s son, Shakuni, O king, rushed against Sahadeva....

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

Tad, Tena, Shabda, Vitrasta, Sarva, Sahaya, Varana, Pra, Prat, Ravat, Sahasa, Bhita, Shakuni, Padanuga,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 9.27.18). 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: “tena śabdena vitrastāḥ sarve sahayavāraṇāḥ
  • tena -
  • tena (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    tan (verb class 8)
    [perfect active second plural]
    tan (verb class 4)
    [perfect active second plural]
    tan (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • śabdena -
  • śabda (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • vitrastāḥ -
  • vitrasta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vitrastā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • sarve -
  • sarva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [locative single]
    sarva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    sarvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • sahaya -
  • sahaya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sahaya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sah (verb class 10)
    [imperative active second single]
  • vāraṇāḥ -
  • vāraṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vāraṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “prādravansahasā bhītāḥ śakuneśca padānugāḥ
  • prād -
  • pra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    pra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    prā -> prāt (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √prā class 2 verb], [vocative single from √prā class 2 verb], [accusative single from √prā class 2 verb]
  • ravan -
  • ru -> ravat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √ru class 1 verb], [vocative single from √ru class 1 verb]
  • sahasā* -
  • sahasa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sahasā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • bhītāḥ -
  • bhīta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    bhītā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • śakuneś -
  • śakuni (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • padānugāḥ -
  • padānuga (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    padānugā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 9.27.18

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 9.27.18 in Kannada sript:
ತೇನ ಶಬ್ದೇನ ವಿತ್ರಸ್ತಾಃ ಸರ್ವೇ ಸಹಯವಾರಣಾಃ ।
ಪ್ರಾದ್ರವನ್ಸಹಸಾ ಭೀತಾಃ ಶಕುನೇಶ್ಚ ಪದಾನುಗಾಃ ॥ ೧೮ ॥

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 9.27.18 in Bengali sript:
তেন শব্দেন বিত্রস্তাঃ সর্বে সহযবারণাঃ ।
প্রাদ্রবন্সহসা ভীতাঃ শকুনেশ্চ পদানুগাঃ ॥ ১৮ ॥

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 9.27.18 in Gujarati sript:
તેન શબ્દેન વિત્રસ્તાઃ સર્વે સહયવારણાઃ ।
પ્રાદ્રવન્સહસા ભીતાઃ શકુનેશ્ચ પદાનુગાઃ ॥ ૧૮ ॥

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 9.27.18 in Malayalam sript:
തേന ശബ്ദേന വിത്രസ്താഃ സര്വേ സഹയവാരണാഃ ।
പ്രാദ്രവന്സഹസാ ഭീതാഃ ശകുനേശ്ച പദാനുഗാഃ ॥ ൧൮ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 9.27.18 in Telugu sript:
తేన శబ్దేన విత్రస్తాః సర్వే సహయవారణాః ।
ప్రాద్రవన్సహసా భీతాః శకునేశ్చ పదానుగాః ॥ ౧౮ ॥

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