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 9.27.40

शक्तिं विनिहतां दृष्ट्वा सौबलं च भयार्दितम् ।
दुद्रुवुस्तावकाः सर्वे भये जाते ससौबलाः ॥ ४० ॥

śaktiṃ vinihatāṃ dṛṣṭvā saubalaṃ ca bhayārditam |
dudruvustāvakāḥ sarve bhaye jāte sasaubalāḥ || 40 ||

Note! This is not a direct translation of the verse, but merely an approximate preview.

...of battle became agitated all around. Beholding those followers of Subala’s son thus advancing in battle, the victorious Pandavas, O monarch, proceeded against them...

English translation by Kisari Mohan Ganguly (2013) Read online Buy now!

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (9.27.40). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shakti, Vinihata, Saubala, Bha, Bhaya, Ardita, Tavaka, Sarva, Jata, Jati, Sasa, Bala,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 9.27.40). 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: “śaktiṃ vinihatāṃ dṛṣṭvā saubalaṃ ca bhayārditam
  • śaktim -
  • śakti (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    śakti (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • vinihatām -
  • vinihatā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • dṛṣṭvā -
  • dṛś -> dṛṣṭvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √dṛś]
  • saubalam -
  • saubala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    saubala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    saubalā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhayā -
  • bhaya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhaya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    bhayā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    bhī (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • arditam -
  • ardita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ardita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    arditā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “dudruvustāvakāḥ sarve bhaye jāte sasaubalāḥ
  • dudruvus -
  • dru (verb class 1)
    [perfect active third plural]
    dru (verb class 5)
    [perfect active third plural]
    drū (verb class 5)
    [perfect active third plural]
    drū (verb class 9)
    [perfect active third plural]
  • tāvakāḥ -
  • tāvaka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative 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]
  • bhaye -
  • bhaya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhaya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    bhayā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • jāte -
  • jāta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    jāta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    jātā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    jāti (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    jan -> jāta (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √jan class 1 verb], [locative single from √jan class 2 verb], [locative single from √jan class 3 verb], [locative single from √jan class 4 verb]
    jan -> jāta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √jan class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √jan class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √jan class 1 verb], [locative single from √jan class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √jan class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √jan class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √jan class 2 verb], [locative single from √jan class 2 verb], [nominative dual from √jan class 3 verb], [vocative dual from √jan class 3 verb], [accusative dual from √jan class 3 verb], [locative single from √jan class 3 verb], [nominative dual from √jan class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √jan class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √jan class 4 verb], [locative single from √jan class 4 verb]
    jan -> jātā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √jan class 1 verb], [vocative single from √jan class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √jan class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √jan class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √jan class 2 verb], [vocative single from √jan class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √jan class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √jan class 2 verb], [nominative dual from √jan class 3 verb], [vocative single from √jan class 3 verb], [vocative dual from √jan class 3 verb], [accusative dual from √jan class 3 verb], [nominative dual from √jan class 4 verb], [vocative single from √jan class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √jan class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √jan class 4 verb]
  • sasau -
  • sasa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    (verb class 4)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    sai (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • balāḥ -
  • bala (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    balā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

Other print editions:

Also see the following print editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 9.27.40

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 9.27.40 in Kannada sript:
ಶಕ್ತಿಂ ವಿನಿಹತಾಂ ದೃಷ್ಟ್ವಾ ಸೌಬಲಂ ಚ ಭಯಾರ್ದಿತಮ್ ।
ದುದ್ರುವುಸ್ತಾವಕಾಃ ಸರ್ವೇ ಭಯೇ ಜಾತೇ ಸಸೌಬಲಾಃ ॥ ೪೦ ॥

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 9.27.40 in Bengali sript:
শক্তিং বিনিহতাং দৃষ্ট্বা সৌবলং চ ভযার্দিতম্ ।
দুদ্রুবুস্তাবকাঃ সর্বে ভযে জাতে সসৌবলাঃ ॥ ৪০ ॥

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 9.27.40 in Gujarati sript:
શક્તિં વિનિહતાં દૃષ્ટ્વા સૌબલં ચ ભયાર્દિતમ્ ।
દુદ્રુવુસ્તાવકાઃ સર્વે ભયે જાતે સસૌબલાઃ ॥ ૪૦ ॥

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 9.27.40 in Malayalam sript:
ശക്തിം വിനിഹതാം ദൃഷ്ട്വാ സൌബലം ച ഭയാര്ദിതമ് ।
ദുദ്രുവുസ്താവകാഃ സര്വേ ഭയേ ജാതേ സസൌബലാഃ ॥ ൪൦ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 9.27.40 in Telugu sript:
శక్తిం వినిహతాం దృష్ట్వా సౌబలం చ భయార్దితమ్ ।
దుద్రువుస్తావకాః సర్వే భయే జాతే ససౌబలాః ॥ ౪౦ ॥

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