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 9.40.7

स समीपगतो भूत्वा धृतराष्ट्रं जनेश्वरम् ।
अयाचत पशून्दाल्भ्यः स चैनं रुषितोऽब्रवीत् ॥ ७ ॥

sa samīpagato bhūtvā dhṛtarāṣṭraṃ janeśvaram |
ayācata paśūndālbhyaḥ sa cainaṃ ruṣito'bravīt || 7 ||

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

...and with his senses under control, acquired the status of Brahmanhood by practising well-directed austerities. There was a great Kshatriya, celebrated over the world...

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

Samipaga, Tas, Dhritarashtra, Janeshvara, Pashu, Dalbhi, Dalbhya, Aina, Rushita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 9.40.7). 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: “sa samīpagato bhūtvā dhṛtarāṣṭraṃ janeśvaram
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • samīpaga -
  • samīpaga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    samīpaga (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • to* -
  • tas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhūtvā -
  • bhū -> bhūtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √bhū]
  • dhṛtarāṣṭram -
  • dhṛtarāṣṭra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dhṛtarāṣṭrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • janeśvaram -
  • janeśvara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “ayācata paśūndālbhyaḥ sa cainaṃ ruṣito'bravīt
  • ayācata -
  • yāc (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active second plural], [imperfect middle third single]
  • paśūn -
  • paśu (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    paśū (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • dālbhyaḥ -
  • dālbhī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    dālbhya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ainam -
  • aina (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • ruṣito' -
  • ruṣita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    ruṣ -> ruṣita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √ruṣ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √ruṣ class 4 verb], [nominative single from √ruṣ class 10 verb]
  • abravīt -
  • brū (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 9.40.7

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 9.40.7 in Kannada sript:
ಸ ಸಮೀಪಗತೋ ಭೂತ್ವಾ ಧೃತರಾಷ್ಟ್ರಂ ಜನೇಶ್ವರಮ್ ।
ಅಯಾಚತ ಪಶೂನ್ದಾಲ್ಭ್ಯಃ ಸ ಚೈನಂ ರುಷಿತೋಽಬ್ರವೀತ್ ॥ ೭ ॥

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 9.40.7 in Bengali sript:
স সমীপগতো ভূত্বা ধৃতরাষ্ট্রং জনেশ্বরম্ ।
অযাচত পশূন্দাল্ভ্যঃ স চৈনং রুষিতোঽব্রবীত্ ॥ ৭ ॥

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 9.40.7 in Gujarati sript:
સ સમીપગતો ભૂત્વા ધૃતરાષ્ટ્રં જનેશ્વરમ્ ।
અયાચત પશૂન્દાલ્ભ્યઃ સ ચૈનં રુષિતોઽબ્રવીત્ ॥ ૭ ॥

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 9.40.7 in Malayalam sript:
സ സമീപഗതോ ഭൂത്വാ ധൃതരാഷ്ട്രം ജനേശ്വരമ് ।
അയാചത പശൂന്ദാല്ഭ്യഃ സ ചൈനം രുഷിതോഽബ്രവീത് ॥ ൭ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 9.40.7 in Telugu sript:
స సమీపగతో భూత్వా ధృతరాష్ట్రం జనేశ్వరమ్ ।
అయాచత పశూన్దాల్భ్యః స చైనం రుషితోఽబ్రవీత్ ॥ ౭ ॥

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