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 9.50.27

ततोऽब्रवीत्सुराञ्शक्रो न मे शक्या महासुराः ।
ऋतेऽस्थिभिर्दधीचस्य निहन्तुं त्रिदशद्विषः ॥ २७ ॥

tato'bravītsurāñśakro na me śakyā mahāsurāḥ |
ṛte'sthibhirdadhīcasya nihantuṃ tridaśadviṣaḥ || 27 ||

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

...foremost one of Bharata’s race, for some time. Gratified with the River, the great ascetic Dadhica then gave a boon to her, saying, 'The vishvadevas, the rishis, and...

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

Tatah, Tad, Tata, Sura, Shakra, Asmad, Shakya, Mahasura, Rite, Rita, Riti, Asthi, Dadhica, Hantu, Tridasha, Dvisha, Dvish,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 9.50.27). 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: “tato'bravītsurāñśakro na me śakyā mahāsurāḥ
  • tato' -
  • tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    tata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tan -> tata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
  • abravīt -
  • brū (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • surāñś -
  • sura (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • śakro* -
  • śakra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • me -
  • ma (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ma (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • śakyā* -
  • śakya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    śakyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    śak -> śakya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √śak class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √śak class 5 verb]
    śak -> śakyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √śak class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √śak class 5 verb], [accusative plural from √śak class 5 verb]
  • mahāsurāḥ -
  • mahāsura (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • Line 2: “ṛte'sthibhirdadhīcasya nihantuṃ tridaśadviṣaḥ
  • ṛte' -
  • ṛte (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ṛte (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ṛta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ṛta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    ṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ṛti (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    ṛti (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • asthibhir -
  • asthi (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • dadhīcasya -
  • dadhīca (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
  • ni -
  • ni (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ni (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ni (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • hantum -
  • han -> hantum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √han]
    han -> hantum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √han]
    hantu (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • tridaśa -
  • tridaśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tridaśa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dviṣaḥ -
  • dviṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    dviṣ (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 9.50.27

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 9.50.27 in Kannada sript:
ತತೋಽಬ್ರವೀತ್ಸುರಾಞ್ಶಕ್ರೋ ನ ಮೇ ಶಕ್ಯಾ ಮಹಾಸುರಾಃ ।
ಋತೇಽಸ್ಥಿಭಿರ್ದಧೀಚಸ್ಯ ನಿಹನ್ತುಂ ತ್ರಿದಶದ್ವಿಷಃ ॥ ೨೭ ॥

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 9.50.27 in Bengali sript:
ততোঽব্রবীত্সুরাঞ্শক্রো ন মে শক্যা মহাসুরাঃ ।
ঋতেঽস্থিভির্দধীচস্য নিহন্তুং ত্রিদশদ্বিষঃ ॥ ২৭ ॥

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 9.50.27 in Gujarati sript:
તતોઽબ્રવીત્સુરાઞ્શક્રો ન મે શક્યા મહાસુરાઃ ।
ઋતેઽસ્થિભિર્દધીચસ્ય નિહન્તું ત્રિદશદ્વિષઃ ॥ ૨૭ ॥

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 9.50.27 in Malayalam sript:
തതോഽബ്രവീത്സുരാഞ്ശക്രോ ന മേ ശക്യാ മഹാസുരാഃ ।
ഋതേഽസ്ഥിഭിര്ദധീചസ്യ നിഹന്തും ത്രിദശദ്വിഷഃ ॥ ൨൭ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 9.50.27 in Telugu sript:
తతోఽబ్రవీత్సురాఞ్శక్రో న మే శక్యా మహాసురాః ।
ఋతేఽస్థిభిర్దధీచస్య నిహన్తుం త్రిదశద్విషః ॥ ౨౭ ॥

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