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 9.27.20

इह कीर्तिं समाधाय प्रेत्य लोकान्समश्नुते ।
प्राणाञ्जहाति यो वीरो युधि पृष्ठमदर्शयन् ॥ २० ॥

iha kīrtiṃ samādhāya pretya lokānsamaśnute |
prāṇāñjahāti yo vīro yudhi pṛṣṭhamadarśayan || 20 ||

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

...encountered Bhima and pierced him with ten arrows, Shakuni, meanwhile, O monarch, having pierced Bhima with three arrows, covered Sahadeva with ninety. Indeed, those...

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

Iha, Kirti, Samadha, Aya, Pretya, Loka, Prana, Yah, Vira, Yudh, Prishtha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 9.27.20). 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: “iha kīrtiṃ samādhāya pretya lokānsamaśnute
  • iha -
  • iha (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • kīrtim -
  • kīrti (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    kīrti (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • samādhā -
  • samādhā (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • aya -
  • aya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • pretya -
  • pretya (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • lokān -
  • loka (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • sam -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sam (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • aśnute -
  • (verb class 5)
    [present middle third single]
  • Line 2: “prāṇāñjahāti yo vīro yudhi pṛṣṭhamadarśayan
  • prāṇāñ -
  • prāṇa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • jahāti -
  • (verb class 3)
    [present active third single]
  • yo* -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vīro* -
  • vīra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • yudhi -
  • yudh (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    yudh (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • pṛṣṭham -
  • pṛṣṭha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • adarśayan -
  • dṛś (verb class 0)
    [imperfect active third plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 9.27.20

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 9.27.20 in Kannada sript:
ಇಹ ಕೀರ್ತಿಂ ಸಮಾಧಾಯ ಪ್ರೇತ್ಯ ಲೋಕಾನ್ಸಮಶ್ನುತೇ ।
ಪ್ರಾಣಾಞ್ಜಹಾತಿ ಯೋ ವೀರೋ ಯುಧಿ ಪೃಷ್ಠಮದರ್ಶಯನ್ ॥ ೨೦ ॥

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 9.27.20 in Bengali sript:
ইহ কীর্তিং সমাধায প্রেত্য লোকান্সমশ্নুতে ।
প্রাণাঞ্জহাতি যো বীরো যুধি পৃষ্ঠমদর্শযন্ ॥ ২০ ॥

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 9.27.20 in Gujarati sript:
ઇહ કીર્તિં સમાધાય પ્રેત્ય લોકાન્સમશ્નુતે ।
પ્રાણાઞ્જહાતિ યો વીરો યુધિ પૃષ્ઠમદર્શયન્ ॥ ૨૦ ॥

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 9.27.20 in Malayalam sript:
ഇഹ കീര്തിം സമാധായ പ്രേത്യ ലോകാന്സമശ്നുതേ ।
പ്രാണാഞ്ജഹാതി യോ വീരോ യുധി പൃഷ്ഠമദര്ശയന് ॥ ൨൦ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 9.27.20 in Telugu sript:
ఇహ కీర్తిం సమాధాయ ప్రేత్య లోకాన్సమశ్నుతే ।
ప్రాణాఞ్జహాతి యో వీరో యుధి పృష్ఠమదర్శయన్ ॥ ౨౦ ॥

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