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 9.36.39

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वैशंपायन उवाच ।
पूर्वं कृतयुगे राजन्नैमिषेयास्तपस्विनः ।
वर्तमाने सुबहुले सत्रे द्वादशवार्षिके ।
ऋषयो बहवो राजंस्तत्र संप्रतिपेदिरे ॥ ३९ ॥

vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca |
pūrvaṃ kṛtayuge rājannaimiṣeyāstapasvinaḥ |
vartamāne subahule satre dvādaśavārṣike |
ṛṣayo bahavo rājaṃstatra saṃpratipedire || 39 ||

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

...Time. Smeared with white sandal-paste, O king, Baladeva, repairing to that tirtha, duly gave away wealth unto many ascetics of cleansed souls. Having given also many...
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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 (9.36.39). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vaishampayana, Purvam, Purva, Kritayuga, Rajanna, Sha, Tapasvin, Tapasvi, Vartamana, Subahula, Satra, Dvadashavarshika, Rishi, Bahu, Bahava, Rajan, Rajat, Tatra, Samprati,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 9.36.39). 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: “vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca ”
vaiśampāyana* -
vaiśampāyana (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
uvāca -
√vac (verb class 2)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]

√vac (verb class 3)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
Line 2: “pūrvaṃ kṛtayuge rājannaimiṣeyāstapasvinaḥ ”
pūrvam -
pūrvam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

pūrva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

pūrva (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
kṛtayuge -
kṛtayuga (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
rājannai -
rājanna (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

rājanna (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
emi -
√i (verb class 2)

[present active first single]
ṣe -
ṣa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]

ṣa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

ṣā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
iyās -
ī (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

ī (noun, masculine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

√i (verb class 2)

[optative active second single]
tapasvinaḥ -
tapasvin (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

tapasvin (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

tapasvī (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
Line 3: “vartamāne subahule satre dvādaśavārṣike ”
vartamāne -
vartamāna (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

vartamāna (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

vartamānā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

√vṛt -> vartamāna (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √vṛt class 1 verb]

√vṛt -> vartamāna (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √vṛt class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √vṛt class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √vṛt class 1 verb], [locative single from √vṛt class 1 verb]

√vṛt -> vartamānā (participle, feminine)

[nominative dual from √vṛt class 1 verb], [vocative single from √vṛt class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √vṛt class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √vṛt class 1 verb]
subahule -
subahula (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

subahula (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
satre -
satra (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

satra (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

satrā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
dvādaśavārṣike -
dvādaśavārṣika (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

dvādaśavārṣika (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
Line 4: “ṛṣayo bahavo rājaṃstatra saṃpratipedire ”
ṛṣayo* -
ṛṣi (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
bahavo* -
bahu (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

bahava (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
rājaṃs -
rājan (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

√rāj -> rājat (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √rāj class 1 verb]
tatra -
tatra (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

tatra (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tatra (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
samprati -
samprati (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

samprati (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

samprati (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

sampratī (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

sampratī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]

sampratī (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

samprati (Preverb)

[Preverb]
pedire -
√pad (verb class 4)

[perfect middle third plural]

√pad (verb class 1)

[perfect middle third plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 9.36.39

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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The Mahabharata in Kannada (Set of 32 Volumes)
by Bharatha Darshana Bangalore (2003)

ಶ್ರೇಮಹಭಾರತ [ಮಹಾಭಾರತ]; 13907 pages;

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Preview of verse 9.36.39 in Kannada sript:
ವೈಶಂಪಾಯನ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಪೂರ್ವಂ ಕೃತಯುಗೇ ರಾಜನ್ನೈಮಿಷೇಯಾಸ್ತಪಸ್ವಿನಃ ।
ವರ್ತಮಾನೇ ಸುಬಹುಲೇ ಸತ್ರೇ ದ್ವಾದಶವಾರ್ಷಿಕೇ ।
ಋಷಯೋ ಬಹವೋ ರಾಜಂಸ್ತತ್ರ ಸಂಪ್ರತಿಪೇದಿರೇ ॥ ೩೯ ॥

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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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 9.36.39 in Bengali sript:
বৈশংপাযন উবাচ ।
পূর্বং কৃতযুগে রাজন্নৈমিষেযাস্তপস্বিনঃ ।
বর্তমানে সুবহুলে সত্রে দ্বাদশবার্ষিকে ।
ঋষযো বহবো রাজংস্তত্র সংপ্রতিপেদিরে ॥ ৩৯ ॥

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 9.36.39 in Gujarati sript:
વૈશંપાયન ઉવાચ ।
પૂર્વં કૃતયુગે રાજન્નૈમિષેયાસ્તપસ્વિનઃ ।
વર્તમાને સુબહુલે સત્રે દ્વાદશવાર્ષિકે ।
ઋષયો બહવો રાજંસ્તત્ર સંપ્રતિપેદિરે ॥ ૩૯ ॥

Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)

1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]

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Preview of verse 9.36.39 in Malayalam sript:
വൈശംപായന ഉവാച ।
പൂര്വം കൃതയുഗേ രാജന്നൈമിഷേയാസ്തപസ്വിനഃ ।
വര്തമാനേ സുബഹുലേ സത്രേ ദ്വാദശവാര്ഷികേ ।
ഋഷയോ ബഹവോ രാജംസ്തത്ര സംപ്രതിപേദിരേ ॥ ൩൯ ॥

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 9.36.39 in Telugu sript:
వైశంపాయన ఉవాచ ।
పూర్వం కృతయుగే రాజన్నైమిషేయాస్తపస్వినః ।
వర్తమానే సుబహులే సత్రే ద్వాదశవార్షికే ।
ఋషయో బహవో రాజంస్తత్ర సంప్రతిపేదిరే ॥ ౩౯ ॥

Last Updated: 17 September, 2021