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 9.56.65

ततोऽन्तरिक्षे निनदो महानभूद्दिवौकसामप्सरसां च नेदुषाम् ।
पपात चोच्चैरमरप्रवेरितं विचित्रपुष्पोत्करवर्षमुत्तमम् ॥ ६५ ॥

tato'ntarikṣe ninado mahānabhūddivaukasāmapsarasāṃ ca neduṣām |
papāta coccairamarapraveritaṃ vicitrapuṣpotkaravarṣamuttamam || 65 ||

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

...however, moved not an inch but stood immovable like a mountain. Thus struck in that battle, the son of Pritha, O monarch, looked beautiful, as he bled profusely, like...

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

Tatah, Tad, Tata, Antariksha, Ninada, Mahana, Divaukas, Apsaras, Apsarasa, Sha, Uccaih, Ucca, Amara, Praverita, Vicitrapushpa, Utkara, Varsha, Uttamam, Uttama,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 9.56.65). 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'ntarikṣe ninado mahānabhūddivaukasāmapsarasāṃ ca neduṣām
  • 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]
  • antarikṣe -
  • antarikṣa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • ninado* -
  • ninada (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • mahāna -
  • mahāna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mahāna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhūd -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [injunctive active third single]
  • divaukasām -
  • divaukas (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • apsarasām -
  • apsaras (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
    apsarasā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ne -
  • na (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ni (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    ni (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • du -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • ṣām -
  • ṣā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “papāta coccairamarapraveritaṃ vicitrapuṣpotkaravarṣamuttamam
  • papāta -
  • (verb class 3)
    [imperative active second plural]
    pat (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    pat (verb class 4)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • co -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • uccair -
  • uccaiḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    uccaiḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    ucca (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    ucca (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • amara -
  • amara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • praveritam -
  • praverita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    praverita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    praveritā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • vicitrapuṣpo -
  • vicitrapuṣpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vicitrapuṣpa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • utkara -
  • utkara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • varṣam -
  • varṣa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    varṣa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    varṣā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • uttamam -
  • uttamam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    uttama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    uttama (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    uttamā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 9.56.65

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 9.56.65 in Kannada sript:
ತತೋಽನ್ತರಿಕ್ಷೇ ನಿನದೋ ಮಹಾನಭೂದ್ದಿವೌಕಸಾಮಪ್ಸರಸಾಂ ಚ ನೇದುಷಾಮ್ ।
ಪಪಾತ ಚೋಚ್ಚೈರಮರಪ್ರವೇರಿತಂ ವಿಚಿತ್ರಪುಷ್ಪೋತ್ಕರವರ್ಷಮುತ್ತಮಮ್ ॥ ೬೫ ॥

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 9.56.65 in Bengali sript:
ততোঽন্তরিক্ষে নিনদো মহানভূদ্দিবৌকসামপ্সরসাং চ নেদুষাম্ ।
পপাত চোচ্চৈরমরপ্রবেরিতং বিচিত্রপুষ্পোত্করবর্ষমুত্তমম্ ॥ ৬৫ ॥

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 9.56.65 in Gujarati sript:
તતોઽન્તરિક્ષે નિનદો મહાનભૂદ્દિવૌકસામપ્સરસાં ચ નેદુષામ્ ।
પપાત ચોચ્ચૈરમરપ્રવેરિતં વિચિત્રપુષ્પોત્કરવર્ષમુત્તમમ્ ॥ ૬૫ ॥

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 9.56.65 in Malayalam sript:
തതോഽന്തരിക്ഷേ നിനദോ മഹാനഭൂദ്ദിവൌകസാമപ്സരസാം ച നേദുഷാമ് ।
പപാത ചോച്ചൈരമരപ്രവേരിതം വിചിത്രപുഷ്പോത്കരവര്ഷമുത്തമമ് ॥ ൬൫ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 9.56.65 in Telugu sript:
తతోఽన్తరిక్షే నినదో మహానభూద్దివౌకసామప్సరసాం చ నేదుషామ్ ।
పపాత చోచ్చైరమరప్రవేరితం విచిత్రపుష్పోత్కరవర్షముత్తమమ్ ॥ ౬౫ ॥

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