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 9.42.6

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अथागम्य महाभागास्तत्तीर्थं दारुणं तदा ।
दृष्ट्वा तोयं सरस्वत्याः शोणितेन परिप्लुतम् ।
पीयमानं च रक्षोभिर्बहुभिर्नृपसत्तम ॥ ६ ॥

athāgamya mahābhāgāstattīrthaṃ dāruṇaṃ tadā |
dṛṣṭvā toyaṃ sarasvatyāḥ śoṇitena pariplutam |
pīyamānaṃ ca rakṣobhirbahubhirnṛpasattama || 6 ||

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

...without delay, so that I may slay him.' Hearing these words the river became agitated. With joined hands the lotus-eyed lady began to tremble exceedingly in fear like...
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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 (9.42.6). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Atha, Agamya, Mahabhaga, Tat, Tad, Tirtha, Daruna, Tada, Toya, Sarasvati, Shonita, Paripluta, Piyamana, Rakshas, Bahu, Nripa, Sattama,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 9.42.6). 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: “athāgamya mahābhāgāstattīrthaṃ dāruṇaṃ tadā ”
athā -
athā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

atha (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
agamya -
agamya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

agamya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
mahābhāgās -
mahābhāga (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

mahābhāgā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
tat -
tat (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tad (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
tīrtham -
tīrtha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
dāruṇam -
dāruṇa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

dāruṇa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

dāruṇā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
tadā -
tadā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

tadā (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tadā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tadā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “dṛṣṭvā toyaṃ sarasvatyāḥ śoṇitena pariplutam ”
dṛṣṭvā -
√dṛś -> dṛṣṭvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √dṛś]
toyam -
toya (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

toyā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
sarasvatyāḥ -
sarasvatī (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
śoṇitena -
śoṇita (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

śoṇita (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
pariplutam -
paripluta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

paripluta (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

pariplutā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
Line 3: “pīyamānaṃ ca rakṣobhirbahubhirnṛpasattama ”
pīyamānam -
√pā -> pīyamāna (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √pā class 1 verb], [accusative single from √pā class 2 verb]

√pā -> pīyamāna (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √pā class 1 verb], [accusative single from √pā class 1 verb], [nominative single from √pā class 2 verb], [accusative single from √pā class 2 verb]

√pā -> pīyamāna (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √pā class 3 verb]

√pā -> pīyamāna (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √pā class 3 verb], [accusative single from √pā class 3 verb]

√pai -> pīyamāna (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √pai class 1 verb]

√pai -> pīyamāna (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √pai class 1 verb], [accusative single from √pai class 1 verb]

√pi -> pīyamāna (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √pi class 1 verb], [accusative single from √pi class 2 verb], [accusative single from √pi class 3 verb]

√pi -> pīyamāna (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √pi class 1 verb], [accusative single from √pi class 1 verb], [nominative single from √pi class 2 verb], [accusative single from √pi class 2 verb], [nominative single from √pi class 3 verb], [accusative single from √pi class 3 verb]

√pī -> pīyamāna (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √pī class 1 verb], [accusative single from √pī class 2 verb], [accusative single from √pī class 3 verb], [accusative single from √pī class 4 verb]

√pī -> pīyamāna (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √pī class 1 verb], [accusative single from √pī class 1 verb], [nominative single from √pī class 2 verb], [accusative single from √pī class 2 verb], [nominative single from √pī class 3 verb], [accusative single from √pī class 3 verb], [nominative single from √pī class 4 verb], [accusative single from √pī class 4 verb]

√pīy -> pīyamāna (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √pīy class 1 verb]

√pīy -> pīyamāna (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √pīy class 1 verb], [accusative single from √pīy class 1 verb]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
rakṣobhir -
rakṣas (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

rakṣas (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
bahubhir -
bahu (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

bahu (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
nṛpa -
nṛpa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
sattama -
sattama (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

sattama (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 9.42.6

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 9.42.6 in Kannada sript:
ಅಥಾಗಮ್ಯ ಮಹಾಭಾಗಾಸ್ತತ್ತೀರ್ಥಂ ದಾರುಣಂ ತದಾ ।
ದೃಷ್ಟ್ವಾ ತೋಯಂ ಸರಸ್ವತ್ಯಾಃ ಶೋಣಿತೇನ ಪರಿಪ್ಲುತಮ್ ।
ಪೀಯಮಾನಂ ಚ ರಕ್ಷೋಭಿರ್ಬಹುಭಿರ್ನೃಪಸತ್ತಮ ॥ ೬ ॥

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 9.42.6 in Bengali sript:
অথাগম্য মহাভাগাস্তত্তীর্থং দারুণং তদা ।
দৃষ্ট্বা তোযং সরস্বত্যাঃ শোণিতেন পরিপ্লুতম্ ।
পীযমানং চ রক্ষোভির্বহুভির্নৃপসত্তম ॥ ৬ ॥

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 9.42.6 in Gujarati sript:
અથાગમ્ય મહાભાગાસ્તત્તીર્થં દારુણં તદા ।
દૃષ્ટ્વા તોયં સરસ્વત્યાઃ શોણિતેન પરિપ્લુતમ્ ।
પીયમાનં ચ રક્ષોભિર્બહુભિર્નૃપસત્તમ ॥ ૬ ॥

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

1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]

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Preview of verse 9.42.6 in Malayalam sript:
അഥാഗമ്യ മഹാഭാഗാസ്തത്തീര്ഥം ദാരുണം തദാ ।
ദൃഷ്ട്വാ തോയം സരസ്വത്യാഃ ശോണിതേന പരിപ്ലുതമ് ।
പീയമാനം ച രക്ഷോഭിര്ബഹുഭിര്നൃപസത്തമ ॥ ൬ ॥

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 9.42.6 in Telugu sript:
అథాగమ్య మహాభాగాస్తత్తీర్థం దారుణం తదా ।
దృష్ట్వా తోయం సరస్వత్యాః శోణితేన పరిప్లుతమ్ ।
పీయమానం చ రక్షోభిర్బహుభిర్నృపసత్తమ ॥ ౬ ॥

Last Updated: 17 September, 2021