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 9.28.73

आ गोपालाविपालेभ्यो द्रवन्तो नगरं प्रति ।
ययुर्मनुष्याः संभ्रान्ता भीमसेनभयार्दिताः ॥ ७३ ॥

ā gopālāvipālebhyo dravanto nagaraṃ prati |
yayurmanuṣyāḥ saṃbhrāntā bhīmasenabhayārditāḥ || 73 ||

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

...and then proceeded to the Kuru camp. The sun had set a little before. The troops forming the outposts of the camp, learning that all your sons had been slain, wept...

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

Gopala, Avipala, Dravat, Nagara, Prati, Yayu, Manushi, Manushya, Sambhranta, Bhimasena, Bha, Bhaya, Ardita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 9.28.73). 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: “ā gopālāvipālebhyo dravanto nagaraṃ prati
  • ā* -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    o (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • gopālā -
  • gopāla (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • avipālebhyo* -
  • avipāla (noun, masculine)
    [dative plural], [ablative plural]
  • dravanto* -
  • dravat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • nagaram -
  • nagaram (adverb)
    [adverb]
    nagara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nagara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • prati -
  • prati (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    prati (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    pratī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    pratī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    pratī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    prati (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • Line 2: “yayurmanuṣyāḥ saṃbhrāntā bhīmasenabhayārditāḥ
  • yayur -
  • yayu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yayu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [perfect active third plural]
  • manuṣyāḥ -
  • manuṣī (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    manuṣya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    manuṣyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • sambhrāntā* -
  • sambhrānta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sambhrāntā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • bhīmasena -
  • bhīmasena (noun, masculine)
    [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]
  • arditāḥ -
  • ardita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    arditā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 9.28.73

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 9.28.73 in Kannada sript:
ಆ ಗೋಪಾಲಾವಿಪಾಲೇಭ್ಯೋ ದ್ರವನ್ತೋ ನಗರಂ ಪ್ರತಿ ।
ಯಯುರ್ಮನುಷ್ಯಾಃ ಸಂಭ್ರಾನ್ತಾ ಭೀಮಸೇನಭಯಾರ್ದಿತಾಃ ॥ ೭೩ ॥

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 9.28.73 in Bengali sript:
আ গোপালাবিপালেভ্যো দ্রবন্তো নগরং প্রতি ।
যযুর্মনুষ্যাঃ সংভ্রান্তা ভীমসেনভযার্দিতাঃ ॥ ৭৩ ॥

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 9.28.73 in Gujarati sript:
આ ગોપાલાવિપાલેભ્યો દ્રવન્તો નગરં પ્રતિ ।
યયુર્મનુષ્યાઃ સંભ્રાન્તા ભીમસેનભયાર્દિતાઃ ॥ ૭૩ ॥

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 9.28.73 in Malayalam sript:
ആ ഗോപാലാവിപാലേഭ്യോ ദ്രവന്തോ നഗരം പ്രതി ।
യയുര്മനുഷ്യാഃ സംഭ്രാന്താ ഭീമസേനഭയാര്ദിതാഃ ॥ ൭൩ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 9.28.73 in Telugu sript:
ఆ గోపాలావిపాలేభ్యో ద్రవన్తో నగరం ప్రతి ।
యయుర్మనుష్యాః సంభ్రాన్తా భీమసేనభయార్దితాః ॥ ౭౩ ॥

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