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 9.53.14

स्नात्वा तत्रापि धर्मात्मा परां तुष्टिमवाप्य च ।
ऋषिभिश्चैव सिद्धैश्च सहितो वै महाबलः ।
उपविष्टः कथाः शुभ्राः शुश्राव यदुपुंगवः ॥ १४ ॥

snātvā tatrāpi dharmātmā parāṃ tuṣṭimavāpya ca |
ṛṣibhiścaiva siddhaiśca sahito vai mahābalaḥ |
upaviṣṭaḥ kathāḥ śubhrāḥ śuśrāva yadupuṃgavaḥ || 14 ||

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

...blessedness. Even this was said by Shakra himself about the high blessedness of Kurukshetra. All that Shakra said was again approved and sanctioned by Brahman, by...

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

Snatva, Tatra, Api, Dharmatman, Para, Tushtiman, Vapya, Rishi, Siddha, Sahitri, Sahita, Mahabala, Upavishta, Katha, Shubhra, Yadupungava,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 9.53.14). 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: “snātvā tatrāpi dharmātmā parāṃ tuṣṭimavāpya ca
  • snātvā -
  • snātvā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    snā -> snātvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √snā]
    snā -> snātvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √snā]
    snātvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • tatrā -
  • tatra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tatra (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • dharmātmā -
  • dharmātman (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • parām -
  • parā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • tuṣṭima -
  • tuṣṭiman (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    tuṣṭiman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • vāpya -
  • vāpya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vāpya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    -> vāpya (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √]
    -> vāpya (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √]
    vap -> vāpya (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √vap]
    vap -> vāpya (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √vap]
    -> vāpya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √]
    vap -> vāpya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √vap]
    -> vāpya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √]
    -> vāpya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √]
    vap -> vāpya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √vap]
    vap -> vāpya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √vap]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “ṛṣibhiścaiva siddhaiśca sahito vai mahābalaḥ
  • ṛṣibhiś -
  • ṛṣi (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • siddhaiś -
  • siddha (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    siddha (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
    sidh -> siddha (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental plural from √sidh class 4 verb]
    sidh -> siddha (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental plural from √sidh class 4 verb]
    sidh -> siddha (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental plural from √sidh class 1 verb]
    sidh -> siddha (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental plural from √sidh class 1 verb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sahito* -
  • sahitṛ (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    sahita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    sah -> sahita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √sah class 1 verb], [nominative single from √sah class 10 verb]
  • vai -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
  • mahābalaḥ -
  • mahābala (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 3: “upaviṣṭaḥ kathāḥ śubhrāḥ śuśrāva yadupuṃgavaḥ
  • upaviṣṭaḥ -
  • upaviṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kathāḥ -
  • kathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    katha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • śubhrāḥ -
  • śubhra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    śubhrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • śuśrāva -
  • śru (verb class 5)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • yadupuṅgavaḥ -
  • yadupuṅgava (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 9.53.14

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 9.53.14 in Kannada sript:
ಸ್ನಾತ್ವಾ ತತ್ರಾಪಿ ಧರ್ಮಾತ್ಮಾ ಪರಾಂ ತುಷ್ಟಿಮವಾಪ್ಯ ಚ ।
ಋಷಿಭಿಶ್ಚೈವ ಸಿದ್ಧೈಶ್ಚ ಸಹಿತೋ ವೈ ಮಹಾಬಲಃ ।
ಉಪವಿಷ್ಟಃ ಕಥಾಃ ಶುಭ್ರಾಃ ಶುಶ್ರಾವ ಯದುಪುಂಗವಃ ॥ ೧೪ ॥

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 9.53.14 in Bengali sript:
স্নাত্বা তত্রাপি ধর্মাত্মা পরাং তুষ্টিমবাপ্য চ ।
ঋষিভিশ্চৈব সিদ্ধৈশ্চ সহিতো বৈ মহাবলঃ ।
উপবিষ্টঃ কথাঃ শুভ্রাঃ শুশ্রাব যদুপুংগবঃ ॥ ১৪ ॥

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 9.53.14 in Gujarati sript:
સ્નાત્વા તત્રાપિ ધર્માત્મા પરાં તુષ્ટિમવાપ્ય ચ ।
ઋષિભિશ્ચૈવ સિદ્ધૈશ્ચ સહિતો વૈ મહાબલઃ ।
ઉપવિષ્ટઃ કથાઃ શુભ્રાઃ શુશ્રાવ યદુપુંગવઃ ॥ ૧૪ ॥

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 9.53.14 in Malayalam sript:
സ്നാത്വാ തത്രാപി ധര്മാത്മാ പരാം തുഷ്ടിമവാപ്യ ച ।
ഋഷിഭിശ്ചൈവ സിദ്ധൈശ്ച സഹിതോ വൈ മഹാബലഃ ।
ഉപവിഷ്ടഃ കഥാഃ ശുഭ്രാഃ ശുശ്രാവ യദുപുംഗവഃ ॥ ൧൪ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 9.53.14 in Telugu sript:
స్నాత్వా తత్రాపి ధర్మాత్మా పరాం తుష్టిమవాప్య చ ।
ఋషిభిశ్చైవ సిద్ధైశ్చ సహితో వై మహాబలః ।
ఉపవిష్టః కథాః శుభ్రాః శుశ్రావ యదుపుంగవః ॥ ౧౪ ॥

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