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 9.47.20

तस्याः पचन्त्याः सुमहान्कालोऽगात्पुरुषर्षभ ।
न च स्म तान्यपच्यन्त दिनं च क्षयमभ्यगात् ॥ २० ॥

tasyāḥ pacantyāḥ sumahānkālo'gātpuruṣarṣabha |
na ca sma tānyapacyanta dinaṃ ca kṣayamabhyagāt || 20 ||

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

...knowing her observances, addressed her sweetly, O Bharata, saying, 'You practisest penances of the austerest kind! This is known to me, O you of excellent vows! That...

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

Pacanti, Sumahat, Sumaha, Kala, Aga, Purusharshabha, Sma, Tad, Tanya, Tani, Dina, Kshaya, Abhi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 9.47.20). 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: “tasyāḥ pacantyāḥ sumahānkālo'gātpuruṣarṣabha
  • tasyāḥ -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • pacantyāḥ -
  • pacantī (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    pac -> pacantī (participle, feminine)
    [ablative single from √pac class 1 verb], [genitive single from √pac class 1 verb]
  • sumahān -
  • sumahat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
    sumaha (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • kālo' -
  • kāla (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • agāt -
  • aga (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    aga (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active third single], [aorist active third single]
    (verb class 3)
    [aorist active third single]
    (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • puruṣarṣabha -
  • puruṣarṣabha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “na ca sma tānyapacyanta dinaṃ ca kṣayamabhyagāt
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sma -
  • sma (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sman (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • tānya -
  • tānī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    tānī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    tānī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
    tan -> tānya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √tan class 8 verb]
    tan -> tānya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √tan class 8 verb]
    tan -> tānya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √tan class 4 verb]
    tan -> tānya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √tan class 4 verb]
    tan -> tānya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √tan class 1 verb]
    tan -> tānya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √tan class 1 verb]
  • apacyanta -
  • pac (verb class 1)
    [imperfect passive third plural]
    pac (verb class 4)
    [imperfect middle third plural], [imperfect passive third plural]
    pañc (verb class 1)
    [imperfect passive third plural]
  • dinam -
  • dina (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dina (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    dinā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kṣayam -
  • kṣaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kṣaya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kṣayā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • abhya -
  • abhi (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    abhi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    abhi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    abhi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    abhī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    abhī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    abhī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    abhi (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • agāt -
  • aga (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    aga (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active third single], [aorist active third single]
    (verb class 3)
    [aorist active third single]
    (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 9.47.20

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 9.47.20 in Kannada sript:
ತಸ್ಯಾಃ ಪಚನ್ತ್ಯಾಃ ಸುಮಹಾನ್ಕಾಲೋಽಗಾತ್ಪುರುಷರ್ಷಭ ।
ನ ಚ ಸ್ಮ ತಾನ್ಯಪಚ್ಯನ್ತ ದಿನಂ ಚ ಕ್ಷಯಮಭ್ಯಗಾತ್ ॥ ೨೦ ॥

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 9.47.20 in Bengali sript:
তস্যাঃ পচন্ত্যাঃ সুমহান্কালোঽগাত্পুরুষর্ষভ ।
ন চ স্ম তান্যপচ্যন্ত দিনং চ ক্ষযমভ্যগাত্ ॥ ২০ ॥

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 9.47.20 in Gujarati sript:
તસ્યાઃ પચન્ત્યાઃ સુમહાન્કાલોઽગાત્પુરુષર્ષભ ।
ન ચ સ્મ તાન્યપચ્યન્ત દિનં ચ ક્ષયમભ્યગાત્ ॥ ૨૦ ॥

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 9.47.20 in Malayalam sript:
തസ്യാഃ പചന്ത്യാഃ സുമഹാന്കാലോഽഗാത്പുരുഷര്ഷഭ ।
ന ച സ്മ താന്യപച്യന്ത ദിനം ച ക്ഷയമഭ്യഗാത് ॥ ൨൦ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 9.47.20 in Telugu sript:
తస్యాః పచన్త్యాః సుమహాన్కాలోఽగాత్పురుషర్షభ ।
న చ స్మ తాన్యపచ్యన్త దినం చ క్షయమభ్యగాత్ ॥ ౨౦ ॥

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