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 9.41.38

अथर्षयश्च देवाश्च गन्धर्वाप्सरसस्तथा ।
सरस्वतीं तथा दृष्ट्वा बभूवुर्भृशदुःखिताः ॥ ३८ ॥

atharṣayaśca devāśca gandharvāpsarasastathā |
sarasvatīṃ tathā dṛṣṭvā babhūvurbhṛśaduḥkhitāḥ || 38 ||

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

...challenged each other very earnestly in respect of the superiority of their penances. The great Muni Vishvamitra, burning (with jealousy) at sight of the energy of...

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

Atha, Rishi, Deva, Gandharvapsaras, Tatha, Sarasvati, Bhrishaduhkhita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 9.41.38). 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: “atharṣayaśca devāśca gandharvāpsarasastathā
  • athar -
  • athā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    atha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • ṛṣayaś -
  • ṛṣi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • devāś -
  • deva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    devā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • gandharvāpsarasas -
  • gandharvāpsaras (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • tathā -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “sarasvatīṃ tathā dṛṣṭvā babhūvurbhṛśaduḥkhitāḥ
  • sarasvatīm -
  • sarasvatī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • tathā* -
  • tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tatha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • dṛṣṭvā -
  • dṛś -> dṛṣṭvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √dṛś]
  • babhūvur -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [perfect active third plural]
  • bhṛśaduḥkhitāḥ -
  • bhṛśaduḥkhita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    bhṛśaduḥkhitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 9.41.38

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 9.41.38 in Kannada sript:
ಅಥರ್ಷಯಶ್ಚ ದೇವಾಶ್ಚ ಗನ್ಧರ್ವಾಪ್ಸರಸಸ್ತಥಾ ।
ಸರಸ್ವತೀಂ ತಥಾ ದೃಷ್ಟ್ವಾ ಬಭೂವುರ್ಭೃಶದುಃಖಿತಾಃ ॥ ೩೮ ॥

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 9.41.38 in Bengali sript:
অথর্ষযশ্চ দেবাশ্চ গন্ধর্বাপ্সরসস্তথা ।
সরস্বতীং তথা দৃষ্ট্বা বভূবুর্ভৃশদুঃখিতাঃ ॥ ৩৮ ॥

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 9.41.38 in Gujarati sript:
અથર્ષયશ્ચ દેવાશ્ચ ગન્ધર્વાપ્સરસસ્તથા ।
સરસ્વતીં તથા દૃષ્ટ્વા બભૂવુર્ભૃશદુઃખિતાઃ ॥ ૩૮ ॥

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 9.41.38 in Malayalam sript:
അഥര്ഷയശ്ച ദേവാശ്ച ഗന്ധര്വാപ്സരസസ്തഥാ ।
സരസ്വതീം തഥാ ദൃഷ്ട്വാ ബഭൂവുര്ഭൃശദുഃഖിതാഃ ॥ ൩൮ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 9.41.38 in Telugu sript:
అథర్షయశ్చ దేవాశ్చ గన్ధర్వాప్సరసస్తథా ।
సరస్వతీం తథా దృష్ట్వా బభూవుర్భృశదుఃఖితాః ॥ ౩౮ ॥

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