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 9.54.44

अप्रियाणि ततोऽन्योन्यमुक्त्वा तौ कुरुपुंगवौ ।
उदीक्षन्तौ स्थितौ वीरौ वृत्रशक्राविवाहवे ॥ ४४ ॥

apriyāṇi tato'nyonyamuktvā tau kurupuṃgavau |
udīkṣantau sthitau vīrau vṛtraśakrāvivāhave || 44 ||

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

...warriors looked like an Eastern and a Western cloud agitated by the wind, roaring awfully and pouring torrents of rain in the rainy season. Those two high-souled 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 (9.54.44). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Apriya, Tatah, Tad, Tata, Anyonyam, Anyonya, Uktva, Kurupungava, Sthita, Sthiti, Vira, Vritra, Shakra, Shakri, Shakru, Iva, Ahu,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 9.54.44). 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: “apriyāṇi tato'nyonyamuktvā tau kurupuṃgavau
  • apriyāṇi -
  • apriya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • 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]
  • anyonyam -
  • anyonyam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    anyonya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    anyonya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    anyonyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • uktvā -
  • uktvā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    vac -> uktvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √vac]
    vac -> uktvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √vac]
  • tau -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • kurupuṅgavau -
  • kurupuṅgava (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Line 2: “udīkṣantau sthitau vīrau vṛtraśakrāvivāhave
  • Cannot analyse udīkṣantau*st
  • sthitau -
  • sthita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    sthiti (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    sthā -> sthita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative dual from √sthā class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √sthā class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √sthā class 1 verb]
  • vīrau -
  • vīra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • vṛtra -
  • vṛtra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śakrāvi -
  • śakra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    śakri (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    śakru (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • ivā -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • ahave -
  • ahu (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    ahu (noun, feminine)
    [dative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperfect middle first single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 9.54.44

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 9.54.44 in Kannada sript:
ಅಪ್ರಿಯಾಣಿ ತತೋಽನ್ಯೋನ್ಯಮುಕ್ತ್ವಾ ತೌ ಕುರುಪುಂಗವೌ ।
ಉದೀಕ್ಷನ್ತೌ ಸ್ಥಿತೌ ವೀರೌ ವೃತ್ರಶಕ್ರಾವಿವಾಹವೇ ॥ ೪೪ ॥

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 9.54.44 in Bengali sript:
অপ্রিযাণি ততোঽন্যোন্যমুক্ত্বা তৌ কুরুপুংগবৌ ।
উদীক্ষন্তৌ স্থিতৌ বীরৌ বৃত্রশক্রাবিবাহবে ॥ ৪৪ ॥

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 9.54.44 in Gujarati sript:
અપ્રિયાણિ તતોઽન્યોન્યમુક્ત્વા તૌ કુરુપુંગવૌ ।
ઉદીક્ષન્તૌ સ્થિતૌ વીરૌ વૃત્રશક્રાવિવાહવે ॥ ૪૪ ॥

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 9.54.44 in Malayalam sript:
അപ്രിയാണി തതോഽന്യോന്യമുക്ത്വാ തൌ കുരുപുംഗവൌ ।
ഉദീക്ഷന്തൌ സ്ഥിതൌ വീരൌ വൃത്രശക്രാവിവാഹവേ ॥ ൪൪ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 9.54.44 in Telugu sript:
అప్రియాణి తతోఽన్యోన్యముక్త్వా తౌ కురుపుంగవౌ ।
ఉదీక్షన్తౌ స్థితౌ వీరౌ వృత్రశక్రావివాహవే ॥ ౪౪ ॥

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