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 9.28.57

आख्यातवानहं तेभ्यस्तदा कुशलिनं नृपम् ।
तच्चैव सर्वमाचक्षं यन्मां दुर्योधनोऽब्रवीत् ।
ह्रदं चैवाहमाचष्ट यं प्रविष्टो नराधिपः ॥ ५७ ॥

ākhyātavānahaṃ tebhyastadā kuśalinaṃ nṛpam |
taccaiva sarvamācakṣaṃ yanmāṃ duryodhano'bravīt |
hradaṃ caivāhamācaṣṭa yaṃ praviṣṭo narādhipaḥ || 57 ||

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

...and regained his senses, he enquired of me about his brothers and his troops. I had seen everything with my eyes and therefore told him everything, that his brothers...

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

Akhyata, Vana, Ham, Tad, Tada, Kushalin, Nripa, Tat, Sarvam, Sarva, Aca, Ksha, Yat, Yad, Asmad, Duryodhana, Hrada, Aha, Yah, Pravishta, Naradhipa,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 9.28.57). 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: “ākhyātavānahaṃ tebhyastadā kuśalinaṃ nṛpam
  • ākhyāta -
  • ākhyāta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ākhyāta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vāna -
  • vāna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vāna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    u -> vāna (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √u class 1 verb], [vocative single from √u class 2 verb], [vocative single from √u class 5 verb]
    u -> vāna (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √u class 1 verb], [vocative single from √u class 2 verb], [vocative single from √u class 5 verb]
  • ham -
  • ham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    han (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
  • tebhyas -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [dative plural], [ablative plural]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [dative plural], [ablative plural]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [dative plural], [ablative plural]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [dative plural], [ablative plural]
  • tadā -
  • tadā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tadā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • kuśalinam -
  • kuśalin (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • nṛpam -
  • nṛpa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “taccaiva sarvamācakṣaṃ yanmāṃ duryodhano'bravīt
  • tac -
  • tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • sarvam -
  • sarvam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sarva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sarva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • āca -
  • āca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ac (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
  • kṣam -
  • kṣa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kṣa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kṣā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • yan -
  • yat (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yat (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    yat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    i -> yat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> yat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • mām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative single]
  • duryodhano' -
  • duryodhana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • abravīt -
  • brū (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • Line 3: “hradaṃ caivāhamācaṣṭa yaṃ praviṣṭo narādhipaḥ
  • hradam -
  • hrada (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    hradā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aivā -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • aham -
  • aha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • ācaṣ -
  • āca (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    ac (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active second single]
    añc (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active second single]
  • ṭa -
  • ṭa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ṭa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yam -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • praviṣṭo* -
  • praviṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • narādhipaḥ -
  • narādhipa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 9.28.57

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 9.28.57 in Kannada sript:
ಆಖ್ಯಾತವಾನಹಂ ತೇಭ್ಯಸ್ತದಾ ಕುಶಲಿನಂ ನೃಪಮ್ ।
ತಚ್ಚೈವ ಸರ್ವಮಾಚಕ್ಷಂ ಯನ್ಮಾಂ ದುರ್ಯೋಧನೋಽಬ್ರವೀತ್ ।
ಹ್ರದಂ ಚೈವಾಹಮಾಚಷ್ಟ ಯಂ ಪ್ರವಿಷ್ಟೋ ನರಾಧಿಪಃ ॥ ೫೭ ॥

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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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 9.28.57 in Bengali sript:
আখ্যাতবানহং তেভ্যস্তদা কুশলিনং নৃপম্ ।
তচ্চৈব সর্বমাচক্ষং যন্মাং দুর্যোধনোঽব্রবীত্ ।
হ্রদং চৈবাহমাচষ্ট যং প্রবিষ্টো নরাধিপঃ ॥ ৫৭ ॥

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 9.28.57 in Gujarati sript:
આખ્યાતવાનહં તેભ્યસ્તદા કુશલિનં નૃપમ્ ।
તચ્ચૈવ સર્વમાચક્ષં યન્માં દુર્યોધનોઽબ્રવીત્ ।
હ્રદં ચૈવાહમાચષ્ટ યં પ્રવિષ્ટો નરાધિપઃ ॥ ૫૭ ॥

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 9.28.57 in Malayalam sript:
ആഖ്യാതവാനഹം തേഭ്യസ്തദാ കുശലിനം നൃപമ് ।
തച്ചൈവ സര്വമാചക്ഷം യന്മാം ദുര്യോധനോഽബ്രവീത് ।
ഹ്രദം ചൈവാഹമാചഷ്ട യം പ്രവിഷ്ടോ നരാധിപഃ ॥ ൫൭ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 9.28.57 in Telugu sript:
ఆఖ్యాతవానహం తేభ్యస్తదా కుశలినం నృపమ్ ।
తచ్చైవ సర్వమాచక్షం యన్మాం దుర్యోధనోఽబ్రవీత్ ।
హ్రదం చైవాహమాచష్ట యం ప్రవిష్టో నరాధిపః ॥ ౫౭ ॥

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