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 9.44.83

स्थूलोदराः कृशाङ्गाश्च स्थूलाङ्गाश्च कृशोदराः ।
ह्रस्वग्रीवा महाकर्णा नानाव्यालविभूषिताः ॥ ८३ ॥

sthūlodarāḥ kṛśāṅgāśca sthūlāṅgāśca kṛśodarāḥ |
hrasvagrīvā mahākarṇā nānāvyālavibhūṣitāḥ || 83 ||

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

...by the Grandsire. Some of them were in youth; some were old and some, O Janamejaya, were very young in years. Thousands upon thousands of such came to Kartikeya. They...

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

Sthulodara, Krishanga, Sthulanga, Krishodara, Hrasva, Griva, Mahakarna, Nana, Vyala, Vibhushita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 9.44.83). 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: “sthūlodarāḥ kṛśāṅgāśca sthūlāṅgāśca kṛśodarāḥ
  • sthūlodarāḥ -
  • sthūlodara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sthūlodarā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • kṛśāṅgāś -
  • kṛśāṅga (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sthūlāṅgāś -
  • sthūlāṅga (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sthūlāṅgā (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]
  • kṛśodarāḥ -
  • kṛśodara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • Line 2: “hrasvagrīvā mahākarṇā nānāvyālavibhūṣitāḥ
  • hrasva -
  • hrasva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    hrasva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • grīvā* -
  • grīva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    grīvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • mahākarṇā* -
  • mahākarṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    mahākarṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • nānā -
  • nānā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • vyāla -
  • vyāla (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vyāla (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vibhūṣitāḥ -
  • vibhūṣita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vibhūṣitā (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 9.44.83

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 9.44.83 in Kannada sript:
ಸ್ಥೂಲೋದರಾಃ ಕೃಶಾಙ್ಗಾಶ್ಚ ಸ್ಥೂಲಾಙ್ಗಾಶ್ಚ ಕೃಶೋದರಾಃ ।
ಹ್ರಸ್ವಗ್ರೀವಾ ಮಹಾಕರ್ಣಾ ನಾನಾವ್ಯಾಲವಿಭೂಷಿತಾಃ ॥ ೮೩ ॥

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 9.44.83 in Bengali sript:
স্থূলোদরাঃ কৃশাঙ্গাশ্চ স্থূলাঙ্গাশ্চ কৃশোদরাঃ ।
হ্রস্বগ্রীবা মহাকর্ণা নানাব্যালবিভূষিতাঃ ॥ ৮৩ ॥

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 9.44.83 in Gujarati sript:
સ્થૂલોદરાઃ કૃશાઙ્ગાશ્ચ સ્થૂલાઙ્ગાશ્ચ કૃશોદરાઃ ।
હ્રસ્વગ્રીવા મહાકર્ણા નાનાવ્યાલવિભૂષિતાઃ ॥ ૮૩ ॥

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 9.44.83 in Malayalam sript:
സ്ഥൂലോദരാഃ കൃശാങ്ഗാശ്ച സ്ഥൂലാങ്ഗാശ്ച കൃശോദരാഃ ।
ഹ്രസ്വഗ്രീവാ മഹാകര്ണാ നാനാവ്യാലവിഭൂഷിതാഃ ॥ ൮൩ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 9.44.83 in Telugu sript:
స్థూలోదరాః కృశాఙ్గాశ్చ స్థూలాఙ్గాశ్చ కృశోదరాః ।
హ్రస్వగ్రీవా మహాకర్ణా నానావ్యాలవిభూషితాః ॥ ౮౩ ॥

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