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 9.37.20

विशालां तु गयेष्वाहुरृषयः संशितव्रताः ।
सरित्सा हिमवत्पार्श्वात्प्रसूता शीघ्रगामिनी ॥ २० ॥

viśālāṃ tu gayeṣvāhurṛṣayaḥ saṃśitavratāḥ |
saritsā himavatpārśvātprasūtā śīghragāminī || 20 ||

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

...some that were called Vaneyas. And it resounded with the chanting of the Vedas, and teemed with diverse kinds of animals. And it was the favourite abode of men without...

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

Vishala, Gaya, Rishi, Samshitavrata, Sarit, Himavat, Parshva, Prasuta, Shighragamin,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 9.37.20). 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: “viśālāṃ tu gayeṣvāhurṛṣayaḥ saṃśitavratāḥ
  • viśālām -
  • viśālā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • gayeṣvā -
  • gaya (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
  • āhur -
  • ah (verb class 5)
    [perfect active third plural]
  • ṛṣayaḥ -
  • ṛṣi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • saṃśitavratāḥ -
  • saṃśitavrata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    saṃśitavratā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “saritsā himavatpārśvātprasūtā śīghragāminī
  • sarit -
  • sarit (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • sā* -
  • so (noun, feminine)
    [accusative plural]
  • himavat -
  • himavat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    himavat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • pārśvāt -
  • pārśva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    pārśva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • prasūtā -
  • prasūtā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • śīghragāmin -
  • śīghragāmin (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    śīghragāmin (noun, neuter)
    [vocative single]
  • ī -
  • ī (noun, feminine)
    [compound]
    ī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    i (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 9.37.20

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 9.37.20 in Kannada sript:
ವಿಶಾಲಾಂ ತು ಗಯೇಷ್ವಾಹುರೃಷಯಃ ಸಂಶಿತವ್ರತಾಃ ।
ಸರಿತ್ಸಾ ಹಿಮವತ್ಪಾರ್ಶ್ವಾತ್ಪ್ರಸೂತಾ ಶೀಘ್ರಗಾಮಿನೀ ॥ ೨೦ ॥

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 9.37.20 in Bengali sript:
বিশালাং তু গযেষ্বাহুরৃষযঃ সংশিতব্রতাঃ ।
সরিত্সা হিমবত্পার্শ্বাত্প্রসূতা শীঘ্রগামিনী ॥ ২০ ॥

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 9.37.20 in Gujarati sript:
વિશાલાં તુ ગયેષ્વાહુરૃષયઃ સંશિતવ્રતાઃ ।
સરિત્સા હિમવત્પાર્શ્વાત્પ્રસૂતા શીઘ્રગામિની ॥ ૨૦ ॥

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 9.37.20 in Malayalam sript:
വിശാലാം തു ഗയേഷ്വാഹുരൃഷയഃ സംശിതവ്രതാഃ ।
സരിത്സാ ഹിമവത്പാര്ശ്വാത്പ്രസൂതാ ശീഘ്രഗാമിനീ ॥ ൨൦ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 9.37.20 in Telugu sript:
విశాలాం తు గయేష్వాహురృషయః సంశితవ్రతాః ।
సరిత్సా హిమవత్పార్శ్వాత్ప్రసూతా శీఘ్రగామినీ ॥ ౨౦ ॥

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