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 9.28.3

शक्त्यृष्टिप्रासहस्तानां सहदेवं जिघांसताम् ।
संकल्पमकरोन्मोघं गाण्डीवेन धनंजयः ॥ ३ ॥

śaktyṛṣṭiprāsahastānāṃ sahadevaṃ jighāṃsatām |
saṃkalpamakaronmoghaṃ gāṇḍīvena dhanaṃjayaḥ || 3 ||

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

...of great strength, that tiger among men, filled with rage, rushed impetuously against Shakuni. Approaching his enemy, the invincible Sahadeva, that foremost of warriors...

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

Shakti, Shaktin, Prasah, Prasaha, Sahadeva, Jighamsat, Sankalpa, Mogham, Mogha, Gandiva, Dhananjaya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 9.28.3). 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: “śaktyṛṣṭiprāsahastānāṃ sahadevaṃ jighāṃsatām
  • śaktyṛ -
  • śakti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    śakti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    śaktin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
    śaktin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    śaktī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    śaktī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    śaktī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • ṛṣṭi -
  • ṛṣṭi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • prāsahas -
  • prāsah (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    prāsah (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    prāsah (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    prāsaha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tānām -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • sahadevam -
  • sahadeva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sahadeva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sahadevā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • jighāṃsatām -
  • han -> jighāṃsat (participle, masculine)
    [genitive plural from √han]
    han -> jighāṃsat (participle, neuter)
    [genitive plural from √han]
    han (verb class 0)
    [imperative active third dual], [imperative middle third single]
  • Line 2: “saṃkalpamakaronmoghaṃ gāṇḍīvena dhanaṃjayaḥ
  • saṅkalpam -
  • saṅkalpa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    saṅkalpā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    saṅkalpa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • akaron -
  • kṛ (verb class 8)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • mogham -
  • mogham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    mogha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    mogha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    moghā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • gāṇḍīvena -
  • gāṇḍīva (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • dhanañjayaḥ -
  • dhanañjaya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 9.28.3

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 9.28.3 in Kannada sript:
ಶಕ್ತ್ಯೃಷ್ಟಿಪ್ರಾಸಹಸ್ತಾನಾಂ ಸಹದೇವಂ ಜಿಘಾಂಸತಾಮ್ ।
ಸಂಕಲ್ಪಮಕರೋನ್ಮೋಘಂ ಗಾಣ್ಡೀವೇನ ಧನಂಜಯಃ ॥ ೩ ॥

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 9.28.3 in Bengali sript:
শক্ত্যৃষ্টিপ্রাসহস্তানাং সহদেবং জিঘাংসতাম্ ।
সংকল্পমকরোন্মোঘং গাণ্ডীবেন ধনংজযঃ ॥ ৩ ॥

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 9.28.3 in Gujarati sript:
શક્ત્યૃષ્ટિપ્રાસહસ્તાનાં સહદેવં જિઘાંસતામ્ ।
સંકલ્પમકરોન્મોઘં ગાણ્ડીવેન ધનંજયઃ ॥ ૩ ॥

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 9.28.3 in Malayalam sript:
ശക്ത്യൃഷ്ടിപ്രാസഹസ്താനാം സഹദേവം ജിഘാംസതാമ് ।
സംകല്പമകരോന്മോഘം ഗാണ്ഡീവേന ധനംജയഃ ॥ ൩ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 9.28.3 in Telugu sript:
శక్త్యృష్టిప్రాసహస్తానాం సహదేవం జిఘాంసతామ్ ।
సంకల్పమకరోన్మోఘం గాణ్డీవేన ధనంజయః ॥ ౩ ॥

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