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 9.30.2

आसाद्य च कुरुश्रेष्ठ तदा द्वैपायनह्रदम् ।
स्तम्भितं धार्तराष्ट्रेण दृष्ट्वा तं सलिलाशयम् ।
वासुदेवमिदं वाक्यमब्रवीत्कुरुनन्दनः ॥ २ ॥

āsādya ca kuruśreṣṭha tadā dvaipāyanahradam |
stambhitaṃ dhārtarāṣṭreṇa dṛṣṭvā taṃ salilāśayam |
vāsudevamidaṃ vākyamabravītkurunandanaḥ || 2 ||

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

...monarch, arrived at the lake known by the name of Dvaipayana within which Duryodhana then was. Wide as the ocean itself, its aspect was agreeable and its waters were...

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

Asadya, Kurushreshtha, Tada, Dvaipayana, Hrada, Stambhita, Dhartarashtra, Salilashaya, Vasudeva, Idam, Vakya, Kurunandana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 9.30.2). 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: “āsādya ca kuruśreṣṭha tadā dvaipāyanahradam
  • āsādya -
  • āsādya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    āsādya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kuruśreṣṭha -
  • kuruśreṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tadā* -
  • tadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tada (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • dvaipāyana -
  • dvaipāyana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dvaipāyana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • hradam -
  • hrada (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    hradā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “stambhitaṃ dhārtarāṣṭreṇa dṛṣṭvā taṃ salilāśayam
  • stambhitam -
  • stambhita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    stambhita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    stambhitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    stambh -> stambhita (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √stambh]
    stambh -> stambhita (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √stambh]
    stambh -> stambhitā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √stambh]
    stambh -> stambhita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √stambh]
    stambh -> stambhita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √stambh], [accusative single from √stambh]
  • dhārtarāṣṭreṇa -
  • dhārtarāṣṭra (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    dhārtarāṣṭra (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • dṛṣṭvā -
  • dṛś -> dṛṣṭvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √dṛś]
  • tam -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • salilāśayam -
  • salilāśaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • Line 3: “vāsudevamidaṃ vākyamabravītkurunandanaḥ
  • vāsudevam -
  • vāsudeva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vāsudeva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vāsudevā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • idam -
  • idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • vākyam -
  • vākya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vac -> vākya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 3 verb]
    vac -> vākya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 2 verb], [nominative single from √vac class 3 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 3 verb]
    vak -> vākya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √vak class 1 verb]
    vak -> vākya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √vak class 1 verb], [accusative single from √vak class 1 verb]
  • abravīt -
  • brū (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • kurunandanaḥ -
  • kurunandana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 9.30.2

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 9.30.2 in Kannada sript:
ಆಸಾದ್ಯ ಚ ಕುರುಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠ ತದಾ ದ್ವೈಪಾಯನಹ್ರದಮ್ ।
ಸ್ತಮ್ಭಿತಂ ಧಾರ್ತರಾಷ್ಟ್ರೇಣ ದೃಷ್ಟ್ವಾ ತಂ ಸಲಿಲಾಶಯಮ್ ।
ವಾಸುದೇವಮಿದಂ ವಾಕ್ಯಮಬ್ರವೀತ್ಕುರುನನ್ದನಃ ॥ ೨ ॥

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 9.30.2 in Bengali sript:
আসাদ্য চ কুরুশ্রেষ্ঠ তদা দ্বৈপাযনহ্রদম্ ।
স্তম্ভিতং ধার্তরাষ্ট্রেণ দৃষ্ট্বা তং সলিলাশযম্ ।
বাসুদেবমিদং বাক্যমব্রবীত্কুরুনন্দনঃ ॥ ২ ॥

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 9.30.2 in Gujarati sript:
આસાદ્ય ચ કુરુશ્રેષ્ઠ તદા દ્વૈપાયનહ્રદમ્ ।
સ્તમ્ભિતં ધાર્તરાષ્ટ્રેણ દૃષ્ટ્વા તં સલિલાશયમ્ ।
વાસુદેવમિદં વાક્યમબ્રવીત્કુરુનન્દનઃ ॥ ૨ ॥

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 9.30.2 in Malayalam sript:
ആസാദ്യ ച കുരുശ്രേഷ്ഠ തദാ ദ്വൈപായനഹ്രദമ് ।
സ്തമ്ഭിതം ധാര്തരാഷ്ട്രേണ ദൃഷ്ട്വാ തം സലിലാശയമ് ।
വാസുദേവമിദം വാക്യമബ്രവീത്കുരുനന്ദനഃ ॥ ൨ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 9.30.2 in Telugu sript:
ఆసాద్య చ కురుశ్రేష్ఠ తదా ద్వైపాయనహ్రదమ్ ।
స్తమ్భితం ధార్తరాష్ట్రేణ దృష్ట్వా తం సలిలాశయమ్ ।
వాసుదేవమిదం వాక్యమబ్రవీత్కురునన్దనః ॥ ౨ ॥

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