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 9.43.18

स तस्मिन्काञ्चने दिव्ये शरस्तम्बे श्रिया वृतः ।
स्तूयमानस्तदा शेते गन्धर्वैर्मुनिभिस्तथा ॥ १८ ॥

sa tasminkāñcane divye śarastambe śriyā vṛtaḥ |
stūyamānastadā śete gandharvairmunibhistathā || 18 ||

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

...fear of sin! The water of that river, O Shakra, has been made sacred by the Munis! Formerly the presence of that river at its site was concealed. The divine 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 (9.43.18). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tad, Kancana, Divya, Sharastamba, Shri, Shriya, Vrit, Vrita, Stuyamana, Tada, Gandharva, Muni, Tatha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 9.43.18). 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 tasminkāñcane divye śarastambe śriyā vṛtaḥ
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tasmin -
  • tad (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • kāñcane -
  • kāñcana (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    kāñcana (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • divye -
  • divya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    divya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    divyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    div (verb class 1)
    [present passive first single]
  • śarastambe -
  • śarastamba (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • śriyā* -
  • śrī (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    śrī (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    śriyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    śriya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • vṛtaḥ -
  • vṛt (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    vṛt (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    vṛta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    vṛ -> vṛta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √vṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √vṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √vṛ class 9 verb]
    vṛ -> vṛta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √vṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √vṛ class 9 verb]
  • Line 2: “stūyamānastadā śete gandharvairmunibhistathā
  • stūyamānas -
  • stu -> stūyamāna (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √stu class 2 verb]
  • tadā -
  • tadā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tadā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • śete -
  • śī (verb class 2)
    [present middle third single]
  • gandharvair -
  • gandharva (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • munibhis -
  • muni (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    muni (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • tathā -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 9.43.18

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 9.43.18 in Kannada sript:
ಸ ತಸ್ಮಿನ್ಕಾಞ್ಚನೇ ದಿವ್ಯೇ ಶರಸ್ತಮ್ಬೇ ಶ್ರಿಯಾ ವೃತಃ ।
ಸ್ತೂಯಮಾನಸ್ತದಾ ಶೇತೇ ಗನ್ಧರ್ವೈರ್ಮುನಿಭಿಸ್ತಥಾ ॥ ೧೮ ॥

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 9.43.18 in Bengali sript:
স তস্মিন্কাঞ্চনে দিব্যে শরস্তম্বে শ্রিযা বৃতঃ ।
স্তূযমানস্তদা শেতে গন্ধর্বৈর্মুনিভিস্তথা ॥ ১৮ ॥

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 9.43.18 in Gujarati sript:
સ તસ્મિન્કાઞ્ચને દિવ્યે શરસ્તમ્બે શ્રિયા વૃતઃ ।
સ્તૂયમાનસ્તદા શેતે ગન્ધર્વૈર્મુનિભિસ્તથા ॥ ૧૮ ॥

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 9.43.18 in Malayalam sript:
സ തസ്മിന്കാഞ്ചനേ ദിവ്യേ ശരസ്തമ്ബേ ശ്രിയാ വൃതഃ ।
സ്തൂയമാനസ്തദാ ശേതേ ഗന്ധര്വൈര്മുനിഭിസ്തഥാ ॥ ൧൮ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 9.43.18 in Telugu sript:
స తస్మిన్కాఞ్చనే దివ్యే శరస్తమ్బే శ్రియా వృతః ।
స్తూయమానస్తదా శేతే గన్ధర్వైర్మునిభిస్తథా ॥ ౧౮ ॥

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