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 9.42.37

शिरस्तच्चापि नमुचेस्तत्रैवाप्लुत्य भारत ।
लोकान्कामदुघान्प्राप्तमक्षयान्राजसत्तम ॥ ३७ ॥

śirastaccāpi namucestatraivāplutya bhārata |
lokānkāmadughānprāptamakṣayānrājasattama || 37 ||

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

...All of us shall exert ourselves!' Having said these words unto that foremost of rivers, they then consulted with one another thus, 'All of us shall emancipate Sarasvati...

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

Shira, Shiras, Tat, Tad, Capin, Capi, Namuci, Tatraiva, Aplutya, Bharata, Loka, Kamadugha, Prapta, Akshaya, Rajasa, Tta,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 9.42.37). 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: “śirastaccāpi namucestatraivāplutya bhārata
  • śiras -
  • śiras (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    śira (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tac -
  • tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • cāpi -
  • cāpin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    cāpī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    cāpī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    cāpi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • namuces -
  • namuci (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • tatraivā -
  • tatraiva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
  • āplutya -
  • āplutya (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • bhārata -
  • bhārata (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhārata (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “lokānkāmadughānprāptamakṣayānrājasattama
  • lokān -
  • loka (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • kāmadughān -
  • kāmadugha (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • prāptam -
  • prāpta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    prāpta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    prāptā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • akṣayān -
  • akṣaya (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • rājasa -
  • rājasa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    rājasa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ttam -
  • tta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    tta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ttā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • a -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 9.42.37

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 9.42.37 in Kannada sript:
ಶಿರಸ್ತಚ್ಚಾಪಿ ನಮುಚೇಸ್ತತ್ರೈವಾಪ್ಲುತ್ಯ ಭಾರತ ।
ಲೋಕಾನ್ಕಾಮದುಘಾನ್ಪ್ರಾಪ್ತಮಕ್ಷಯಾನ್ರಾಜಸತ್ತಮ ॥ ೩೭ ॥

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 9.42.37 in Bengali sript:
শিরস্তচ্চাপি নমুচেস্তত্রৈবাপ্লুত্য ভারত ।
লোকান্কামদুঘান্প্রাপ্তমক্ষযান্রাজসত্তম ॥ ৩৭ ॥

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 9.42.37 in Gujarati sript:
શિરસ્તચ્ચાપિ નમુચેસ્તત્રૈવાપ્લુત્ય ભારત ।
લોકાન્કામદુઘાન્પ્રાપ્તમક્ષયાન્રાજસત્તમ ॥ ૩૭ ॥

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 9.42.37 in Malayalam sript:
ശിരസ്തച്ചാപി നമുചേസ്തത്രൈവാപ്ലുത്യ ഭാരത ।
ലോകാന്കാമദുഘാന്പ്രാപ്തമക്ഷയാന്രാജസത്തമ ॥ ൩൭ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 9.42.37 in Telugu sript:
శిరస్తచ్చాపి నముచేస్తత్రైవాప్లుత్య భారత ।
లోకాన్కామదుఘాన్ప్రాప్తమక్షయాన్రాజసత్తమ ॥ ౩౭ ॥

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