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 9.37.4

सुप्रभा काञ्चनाक्षी च विशाला मानसह्रदा ।
सरस्वती ओघवती सुवेणुर्विमलोदका ॥ ४ ॥

suprabhā kāñcanākṣī ca viśālā mānasahradā |
sarasvatī oghavatī suveṇurvimalodakā || 4 ||

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

...that lived on dry leaves of trees, and diverse others that were observant of diverse kinds of vows, and those that forswore beds for the bare and hard earth, all came...

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

Suprabha, Kancanakshi, Vishala, Manasa, Hrada, Sarasvat, Sarasvati, Oghavat, Oghavati, Suvenu, Vimalodaka,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 9.37.4). 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: “suprabhā kāñcanākṣī ca viśālā mānasahradā
  • suprabhā -
  • suprabhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • kāñcanākṣī -
  • kāñcanākṣī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • viśālā* -
  • viśāla (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    viśālā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • mānasa -
  • mānasa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mānasa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • hradā -
  • hradā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “sarasvatī oghavatī suveṇurvimalodakā
  • sarasvatī -
  • sarasvatī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    sarasvat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • oghavatī -
  • oghavatī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    oghavat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • suveṇur -
  • suveṇu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    suveṇu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • vimalodakā -
  • vimalodakā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 9.37.4

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 9.37.4 in Kannada sript:
ಸುಪ್ರಭಾ ಕಾಞ್ಚನಾಕ್ಷೀ ಚ ವಿಶಾಲಾ ಮಾನಸಹ್ರದಾ ।
ಸರಸ್ವತೀ ಓಘವತೀ ಸುವೇಣುರ್ವಿಮಲೋದಕಾ ॥ ೪ ॥

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 9.37.4 in Bengali sript:
সুপ্রভা কাঞ্চনাক্ষী চ বিশালা মানসহ্রদা ।
সরস্বতী ওঘবতী সুবেণুর্বিমলোদকা ॥ ৪ ॥

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 9.37.4 in Gujarati sript:
સુપ્રભા કાઞ્ચનાક્ષી ચ વિશાલા માનસહ્રદા ।
સરસ્વતી ઓઘવતી સુવેણુર્વિમલોદકા ॥ ૪ ॥

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 9.37.4 in Malayalam sript:
സുപ്രഭാ കാഞ്ചനാക്ഷീ ച വിശാലാ മാനസഹ്രദാ ।
സരസ്വതീ ഓഘവതീ സുവേണുര്വിമലോദകാ ॥ ൪ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 9.37.4 in Telugu sript:
సుప్రభా కాఞ్చనాక్షీ చ విశాలా మానసహ్రదా ।
సరస్వతీ ఓఘవతీ సువేణుర్విమలోదకా ॥ ౪ ॥

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