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 9.27.41

अथोत्क्रुष्टं महद्ध्यासीत्पाण्डवैर्जितकाशिभिः ।
धार्तराष्ट्रास्ततः सर्वे प्रायशो विमुखाभवन् ॥ ४१ ॥

athotkruṣṭaṃ mahaddhyāsītpāṇḍavairjitakāśibhiḥ |
dhārtarāṣṭrāstataḥ sarve prāyaśo vimukhābhavan || 41 ||

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

...them. Comforted a little, the invincible Sahadeva, O monarch, pierced Shakuni with ten arrows and his steeds with three. With the greatest ease he then cut off the...

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

Atha, Atho, Utkrushta, Mahat, Pandava, Jitakashi, Jitakashin, Dhartarashtra, Tatah, Tad, Tata, Sarva, Prayashah, Vimukha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 9.27.41). 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: “athotkruṣṭaṃ mahaddhyāsītpāṇḍavairjitakāśibhiḥ
  • atho -
  • athā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    atho (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    atha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • utkruṣṭam -
  • utkruṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    utkruṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    utkruṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • mahaddh -
  • atimahat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    mahat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • hyā -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • āsīt -
  • ās (verb class 2)
    [aorist active third single], [injunctive active third single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • pāṇḍavair -
  • pāṇḍava (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    pāṇḍava (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • jitakāśibhiḥ -
  • jitakāśi (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    jitakāśi (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
    jitakāśi (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental plural]
    jitakāśin (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    jitakāśin (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • Line 2: “dhārtarāṣṭrāstataḥ sarve prāyaśo vimukhābhavan
  • dhārtarāṣṭrās -
  • dhārtarāṣṭra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • tataḥ -
  • tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    tata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tan -> tata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative 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]
  • prāyaśo* -
  • prāyaśaḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • vimukhā -
  • vimukha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vimukha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vimukhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • abhavan -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active third plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 9.27.41

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 9.27.41 in Kannada sript:
ಅಥೋತ್ಕ್ರುಷ್ಟಂ ಮಹದ್ಧ್ಯಾಸೀತ್ಪಾಣ್ಡವೈರ್ಜಿತಕಾಶಿಭಿಃ ।
ಧಾರ್ತರಾಷ್ಟ್ರಾಸ್ತತಃ ಸರ್ವೇ ಪ್ರಾಯಶೋ ವಿಮುಖಾಭವನ್ ॥ ೪೧ ॥

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 9.27.41 in Bengali sript:
অথোত্ক্রুষ্টং মহদ্ধ্যাসীত্পাণ্ডবৈর্জিতকাশিভিঃ ।
ধার্তরাষ্ট্রাস্ততঃ সর্বে প্রাযশো বিমুখাভবন্ ॥ ৪১ ॥

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 9.27.41 in Gujarati sript:
અથોત્ક્રુષ્ટં મહદ્ધ્યાસીત્પાણ્ડવૈર્જિતકાશિભિઃ ।
ધાર્તરાષ્ટ્રાસ્તતઃ સર્વે પ્રાયશો વિમુખાભવન્ ॥ ૪૧ ॥

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 9.27.41 in Malayalam sript:
അഥോത്ക്രുഷ്ടം മഹദ്ധ്യാസീത്പാണ്ഡവൈര്ജിതകാശിഭിഃ ।
ധാര്തരാഷ്ട്രാസ്തതഃ സര്വേ പ്രായശോ വിമുഖാഭവന് ॥ ൪൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 9.27.41 in Telugu sript:
అథోత్క్రుష్టం మహద్ధ్యాసీత్పాణ్డవైర్జితకాశిభిః ।
ధార్తరాష్ట్రాస్తతః సర్వే ప్రాయశో విముఖాభవన్ ॥ ౪౧ ॥

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